Daughters Of Nri (The Return Of The Earth Mother): 1

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I ended up bookmarking the glossary separately so I could flick to the back whenever a word came up that I didn’t know. I’m still extremely interested in reading more from the series though as I love this world, and really do enjoy the characters. She doesn't shy away from describing the colours and tones of the skin, nor the way that hair textures and practices differ, and I loved to see this representation as a strong stable of the whole book.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. When her village is attacked in a heartbreaking scene, she’s forced to travel with a new group of people through the forest. Woven within the magical pages of this beautiful debut novel, by Reni K Amayo is a story about self-discovery. Despite their progress, it is clear both characters have so much more room for growth, which I’m excited to see in the upcoming books.They had no idea that the other existed but they could feel the innate magic inside them that binds them together. The actress, Weruche Opia who narrators the audiobook has a great voice which makes for a smooth listening experience. In other words, when someone treats you badly don’t try to get revenge or even treat them badly because of it – respond to them with kindness or don’t react at all.

I loved this story, I think it was beautifully done, and if you’re a fan of strong female-led fantasy rich in culture and history, this one's for you. I genuinely had to just keep telling the editing side of my brain to shut up and let me enjoy the story, but it just felt rough around the edges. We only find out how important the crystal is in the middle of the book, which isn't a great technique.Some fantasy novels struggle to set the scene but I was so impressed with the way Amayo managed to drop the reader right into the middle of the action.

Amayo’s “Daughters of Nri” is a fantasy novel rooted in African legends and mythology, which makes for a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed exploring a completely new world with a different setting. That means that there were just a lot of odd choices I noticed that really took me out of the story and prevented me from being fully taken in. This can be anything from using the second person POV (like in Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy), to full-blown New Weird books.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. One of my favorite things about this book is that the sisters weren't just dumped together and expected to work/figure things out together. I was caught between giving two or three stars, but ultimately decided on the higher score after reading Amayo's inspiration behind the book. But I found myself being slightly bored with the majority of this book and I was hoping for a bit more in terms of story progression and character development. She is a tough older lady character who has more knowledge than she first lets on and I think she came into her own as the book progressed.

It took a long time to get to the point of why the twins are special, and by the time their actual twin action happened, it was a rushed conclusion that's only a little satisfying. She was probably the most adventurous out of the two girls but I’m sure that’s because she had more freedom compared to Sinai in some aspects.There were a lot of times I just felt the writing didn't quite flow, and it was hard for me to become immersed in the story. We constantly get told that the Eze is such a terrible human being, but we never actually see him doing anything villainous? Although I wasn't absolutely thrilled with this book, it's absolutely worth a read, and I have every intention of continuing with this series. And because the story is African (although West African) there are enough similarities that I can relate to.