It felt like Sloane was written for me in a way. It touched my heart that deep down, my ancestors made their way of living with the hardships and did what they could to survive and in a way, I related to Sloane so much. I am not fully Black, but as someone who’s culture, family history and only knows that colonialism played a role with our very limited knowledge of where I come from- this book made me feel seen. Even though, I think I am growing out of YA in general, but books like Blood Scion just proves me wrong again and again, because there’s something about these books makes me fall in love. “Sometimes, the things we don’t want to do are exactly what needs to be done.”īlood Scion is everything I want in a book, and honestly made me realize how much I love YA fantasy. Links: Goodreads/ Amazon/ Book Depository

Sloane rises through the ranks and gains strength but, in doing so, risks something greater: losing herself entirely, and becoming the very monster that she ahbors.įollowing one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, this deeply felt and emotionally charged debut from Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and Daughter of Smoke and Bone that will utterly thrill and capture readers. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within. Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. I will be the worst monster they ever created.įifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will-she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods. Thank you to Coloured Pages for doing this tour, and let me be on it! I’m so excited to share Blood Scion and everything I love about it! About the Book:Ī young girl with forbidden powers must free her people from oppression in this richly layered epic fantasy from debut author Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology and perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.

Blood scion review