#CoAaA

[frantastichenrik]

Sincere question why does the "Legacy of Orïsha" trilogy lack a fandom? Like yeah, I see people praising the books, and I myself enjoy them (have not read #3 yet) , but there is not a huge following, not many fanfic or fan art) when the 1st book came out I was looking forward to seeing a new fandom grow but it never happen. I wonder what is going to happen when the movies come out?

[once-upon-an-animation]

In case anyone is wondering, THIS is what I was expecting Zelie’s actress to look like. Peep the very dark skin? Yeah.

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

Okay, I finished CAA... I am very interested in everybody else's thoughts.

I might do a full reaction/breakdown later if enough of the fandom is still around, but for now, I'll stick to a spoiler-free:

It was abrupt. So abrupt. I liked the book, but that ending. Very sudden. And I'm left with a majorly important question imo.

Five years was a damn long time for the direction the story took and that ending.

But I liked it.

But maybe it could have been better.

[davyreads]

okay so that children of blood and bone cast reveal…..

[walkingzero1]

Why is this book reading like a stale ass fanfic?

I can't, I really can't lol.

You mean i paused one terrible book(COAAA) to pick up another? hoooomagawd

[cercelmariyan]

Azi, 03.05.2021 am avut un pic de lucru la Expresorul meu de origine Italian “Faema Family” am curatat piesele originale din alama cu Cif pasta nu lichid (Galben de la Kaufland și am reparat tot azi pompa de apa, nu mai trăgea apa și la-m granat eu suflând in furtun tur (sunt doua furtune, tur și retur) și am pornit expresorul in timp ce suflam și și-a revenit. Acest caz se mai întâmpla din cauza calcar care blochează datorită calcarului in pompa de apa (o piesa greu de găsit) după toate acestea voi lasă sa curgă in gol fără cafea o ceașca-doua. Acum va invit la o cafea parfumata și gustoasa. Toată instalația din Expresor este din alama nu ca alte aparate scumpe, eftine sa fie din plastic sau mai știu eu ce. Tu la cât timp o mai împrospăteze? Piesele din Alama nu se curată cu nicio substanța ci doar cu Cif pentru ca NU ataca materialul. chiar dacă găsiți in comerț soluții pentru Decaltrarea sau curățare, evitați sa folosiți așa ceva. asta e ca și cum ai folosi soluții anti calcar pentru mașina de spalat. orice mașina de spalat cu atât e folosită foarte des cu atât NU se depune calcar pe rezistența de încălzit apa. Sunt multe secrete importante care NIMENI nu ți le va spune. Bafta tuturori și Paste Fericit tuturori. https://www.instagram.com/p/COaAa-DsmAN/?igshid=1itxb23yhnp72

[alwayssad-shock]

Nunca me quisiste, pero me gustaba mentirme y pensar que si

Después de tanto que me dijeran que eras un buen cabro, después de ver que (F) no me convenía como que empecé a ignorar un poco todo lo que me había hecho, como la mente es frágil.. no recordé, como no me nombraste con el ig, como dijiste que tú mejor polvo fue con x,mientras a mi me decías que no habías tenido mas ganas con nadie , como me decías que tu ex era poco cariñosa, que era esto que era lo otro, olvide un poco los juegos mentales, olvidé como me dolió todo tanto a tal nivel de estar llorando en la madrugada para que parara para que dejar de doler , para no quererte más, como me dijiste no bloqueo ni q la otra y te bloqueare a ti como haciéndome sentir menos, como me ignoraste el último mensaje como me mandaste a la chucha por un segundo ignore todo eso para pensar que quizás si me ambas pero eras un cabro chico confundido por un momento olvidé que nunca me has querido realmente, que jugaste desde el día 1, cuando me prometiste coaaa que no pudiste cumplir, cuando me decías que íbamos a pololear y ahora solo esta creciendo dentro de mi un gran rechazo hacia a ti y hacía a todos me da tanto asco más gente que siento que me encerraría en mi cuarto a llorar en posición fetal por días que esa posición me protegería de que nadie me tocase (en sentido figurado) .. lo más extraño que hace como 5 min quería llorar y casi no puedo como que me siento más vacía que ayer .. ojalá eso será una señal de que estoy olvidado todo ..

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

It's on!!!!!! Let's goooooooo!!!!

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

Here's one of my big questions after the ending of Children of Anguish and Anarchy:

What the hell happened to the medallions??? Are Zélie and Mae'e free? Did the medallions leave scars? Do they live with these medallions forever? Do the medallions take over their life force eventually? WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE MEDALLIONS!?!?!?

Of course we're all wondering about Roën (and Harun), but that was my other huge plot question that was just not addressed at all.

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

Here's the non-spoiler review I just wrote for retail sites:

This is the series that got me back into reading, so it will always hold a special place in my heart. But the five year gap between book 2 and book 3…I felt it.

Bottom line: I did enjoy reading the book. However, it doesn't get full stars because the trilogy finale just doesn't hold up to the first two, and I think there's a lot of things that could have been done for a better read. The book reads a bit like Tomi lost enthusiasm during COVID and like she was just kinda finishing from an outline without the heart of the other books.

The deep emotions of the first two books just aren't there. There's a whole lot of telling rather than showing. You can tell by the smaller size of book 3 that we just don't get as much detail or exploration or action as we did in the previous books. I sobbed through entire portions of book 1 and book 2. In book 3, I had some perfunctory tears at the end of the story. But it absolutely wasn't the same emotional ride as before.

Characters from the last books are just shoved aside in favor of introducing the new characters and new worlds. The worldbuilding and new magic systems are amazing…but I would gladly lose them to be able to complete the story that it felt like the Orisha trilogy was originally telling. I would gladly lose them to be able to get answers to questions I had after book 2 that did not get addressed at all in book 3. Some characters were also just straight up lost and ignored and their fate's left open as plot bunnies.

I think we all knew that the cliffhanger in book 2 was going to drastically change the direction of the story, but I didn't expect that it would mean the story we spent getting built up in two books would just be completely abandoned and wrapped up in what was, quite frankly, an extremely unrealistic and unbelievable answer. The ending of book 3 and the entire series was just so abrupt. For as much work as Tomi does teaching writing, I really would have expected a fully played out climax with a suspenseful build and some sort of closure/ending. But it felt rushed. The ending was quick and then all of a sudden we're at the epilogue. It was not a well paced climax. After all the build up, the ending just fell flat. The final action was basically 0 compared to the buildup, and there absolutely was no taking us down from the climax. AND, I was left with a pretty big question at the end, plot-wise, which just doesn't get addressed whatsoever.

I've spent a lot of time on the things that I wish had been done differently, but since I did overall enjoy the read, I want to also point out what I enjoyed.

The writing was good, even if the storytelling wasn't the best. I finished the book in two days, and I did so because I did want to know what happened.

The worldbuilding and new magic systems we see are very interesting, though they might have been better explored in their own books and their own stories.

I don't know if it was always Tomi's plan or if she was responding to the fanbase, but I heavily appreciate how she handled Amari's character in particular.

I honestly thought the pacing in book 3 was much better than book 2. Book 2 was so heavy and hard to get through emotionally. I felt book 3 found its footing a lot better in giving me a lot of action but also not overwhelming me.

That said, I think the book definitely just suffered a mismatch of my expectations developed from the first two books and the final product, especially after so much time in between releases. It's been five years. A pandemic happened. A lot was going on in general, and I know Tomi must have grown so much in this time. Perhaps Tomi just outgrew the story she was telling for the age group she was writing for in the time it took for this series to get fully published and will blossom even further in her future projects.

I would like to go back and re-read all three books together and see how I feel about the finale after that. I did not re-read the series before book 3 (so the tons of flashback and reminder scenes were helpful for me, but might feel like too much on a re-read), and I would like to do that for a better overall picture of book 3.

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

"Death doesn't destroy you, Zélie. It frees you. It answers your call." -Inan, Children of Anguish and Anarchy, pg. 336

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

"Either we unify, or we lose everything." -Inan, Children of Anguish and Anarchy, pg. 186

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

I stumbled across an old prediction post of mine where I swore book 3 was going to be Children of Gods in some way, and today it hit me that Children of Grief and Gods imo would have been a much better title than Children of Anguish and Anarchy A) because the god thing was HUGE in the books, B) maji have the literal magic of the gods running through their blood, and C) wtf did this book have to do with anarchy? They continually refer to Orïsha as a kingdom and talk about who will lead it in the future. D|

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

When we make it back to our lands, we weep. The tears we cry form rivers through our mountains. Our heartbreak hollows us from the inside out, leaving us with nothing but our scars. But we do not weep for those we have lost, we do not weep for the horrors we have faced. We weep because we are warriors. We weep because, against all odds, we have prevailed. In our sacred lands, we find the truth--the power no king can erase, a power carved through the valleys of our hearts, a force no enemy can bind in chains. We weep because our magic is eternal. We weep because our gods reign. We weep because we feel the ancestors who watch from above, waiting for the day until we rise to meet our dead. -Children of Anguish and Anarchy mythos, pg. 353

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

"You can't stop me!" -Zélie, Children of Anguish and Anarchy, pg. 349

[ba-mi-soro-orisha]

"You're the strongest force I know." -Inan to Zélie, Children of Anguish and Anarchy, pg. 336