![]() The horrible prejudice that existed against akis was almost entirely told through exposition, and there was only one brief scene where I saw prejudice unfold instead of just hearing Taj talk about how much everybody hates akis. ![]() ![]() I was very confused by Kos itself, if it was a city or a country or both and what was the deal with all the different areas (suburbs?) and what exactly the forum was. I think the first 30-ish percent was trying to build up the world and the characters, but it just didn’t work for me. But it had been meandering for so long beforehand that when people actually started trying to kill Taj, I realized I didn’t actually care all that much. I stopped right after the action started, when I should have been ready to learn about the conspiracy and get into the meat of the story. But it doesn’t, being called to eat the sins of the royal family is apparently a normal occurance, and it isn’t until the second time it happens, about 30% into the book, that the plot starts to get moving. It opens with Taj and his friend Bo being called to the palace to eat a sin that killed another aki, and I thought this was the big sin from the back cover and the book was going to jump right into the action. To start with, it’s really slow to start. ![]() So I was really disappointed to find this book overall lackluster. I really liked the concept behind this, of “sins” being such a problem that mages have to pull them out in the form of beasts and then other people have to eat them to get rid of them. Now Taj must fight to save the princess that he loves – and his own life.Ī gritty Nigerian-influenced fantasy. When Taj is called to eat a sin of a royal, he’s suddenly thrust into the center of a dark conspiracy to destroy Kos. Most aki are driven mad by the process, but 17-year-old Taj is cocky and desperate to provide for his family. When he kills a sin-beast, a tattoo of the beast appears on his skin while the guilt of committing the sin appears on his mind. But Taj’s livelihood comes at a terrible cost. Taj is the most talented of the aki, young sin-eaters indentured by the mages to slay the sin-beasts. In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts – lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt. Packed with dark magic and thrilling action, Beasts Made of Night is a gritty Nigerian-influenced fantasy perfect for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi and Nnedi Okorafor.Trigger Warnings: Death, death of children, poverty, injury, death of parent (implied), prejudice Now Taj must fight to save the princess that he loves–and his own life.ĭebut author Tochi Onyebuchi delivers an unforgettable series opener that powerfully explores the true meaning of justice and guilt. When Taj is called to eat a sin of a member of the royal family, he’s suddenly thrust into the centre of a dark conspiracy to destroy Kos. Most aki are driven mad by the process, but Taj is cocky and desperate to provide for his family. When he kills a sin beast, a tattoo of the beast appears on his skin while the guilt of committing the sin appears on his mind. In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts–lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt. …A paean to an emerging black legend.– Kirkus Reviews, Starred Reviewīlack Panther meets Nnedi Okorafor’s Akata Witch in Beasts Made of Night, the first book in an epic fantasy duology. This compelling Nigerian-influenced fantasy has a wonderfully unique premise and lush, brilliant worldbuilding that will consume you until the last page.– Buzzfeed…Unforgettable in its darkness, inequality, and magic.
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