Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

It is disheartening that what can potentially be the introduction of Yoruba culture to the world on a massive scale, is soiled by the utter misrepresentation of our voices and language. Zlie struggles to use her magic during the ritualshe experiences flashbacks of the day Baba died, when Zlie inadvertently brought magic back to Orsha not just for maji like her, but for some nobles now known as ttns. Zlie and Tzain bury their father, Baba, at sea. It completely ruins the whole mood when you just hear random noises during a serious moment. Children of Virtue and Vengeance Summary. Please! please! please get someone else to at least say the Yoruba parts.

All the meaning for the incantations and even some of the conversations was completely lost as she desperately tried to string a series of incomprehensible sounds together. My ears bled every time she pronounced Mama Agba as ‘aGGGG-BBA’. Children of Blood and Bone and its sequel Children of Virtue and Vengeance are published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, a Macmillan imprint, and sources say the third and final book in the. Tomi Adeyemis new book, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, is fantasy for young adults. Apart from the accent which sounds South African instead of West African, her Yoruba is atrocious. However, as a Yoruba speaking Nigerian I could NOT make head or tail of any of her Yoruba. It is obvious that this lady is an experienced voice narrator of a high caliber. And her delivery of sound effects is very well done and doesn’t sound fake or forced. I give credit to the Narrator for her ability to change the timbre and pitch of her voice for so many characters. The story plot lines as usual is well written by Tomi Adeyemi. GOOD Character acting, BAD Yoruba pronounciation

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi