She’s a ray of hope in the darkness depicted in this book. Sloane is the main character and she’s a scion who can incinerate her enemies and has spent her whole life hiding this. The characters were relatable and each played their part well. It was really a compelling plot with intriguing characters. Deborah Falaye has just dipped into the surface of the bag of stories and the potential this story has. Blood Scion Reviewīlood Scion is so creatively written that you’d never know this was a debut novel if you didn’t know beforehand. 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.įollowing one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes. 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.

Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin “Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” -Roseanne A. Felt like I was learning it again for the first time. I especially loved the way the creation story was narrated. It took me back to my childhood and made the story relatable. I enjoyed the anecdotes and how Yoruba mythology and gods were intricately woven into the story. Hence I’d always wondered why we didn’t have stories around them like the Greek gods. I had to learn their names, stories and powers growing up and I’ve always marvelled at them even going out of my way to learn more. The Yoruba gods are known to be powerful and sometimes petty which is quite interesting. I was so proud as a Yoruba girl to see Yoruba representation of the gods, names, incantations and anecdotes.

Blood scion review