Daughters Of Nri (The Return Of The Earth Mother): 1

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But the only similarities is that the lead characters are black girls, they have magic, and the king is out to get them. The setting is incredibly engrossing, and since I'm not very familiar with the part of history the world was based on (medieval Nigeria I believe), it was fascinating to learn about. Their journeys to accepting their powers and recognising what that may mean was reminiscent of many us young people trying to understand our strengths.

Listen, I could go on and on and on about this book, I have a few issues here and there that have to do with personal preferences (mainly to do with the resolution of the villain’s arc, the POV style of writing that switches every time in the very short chapters and the slow start), but Ms Amayo did what she had to do.

Despite their progress, it is clear both characters have so much more room for growth, which I’m excited to see in the upcoming books.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Amayo’s “Daughters of Nri” is a fantasy novel rooted in African legends and mythology, which makes for a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed exploring a completely new world with a different setting.Sure, there are some points that could use a little polish but the story is absolutely worth reading and I am counting down the months until the sequel is published. Our fullness as humans is represented, our weakness and our strengths are recognised and celebrated. They definitely had their big moments where they pushed the plot forward, but I do think a lot was attributed to outside feelings/events pushing them forward.

You don't create an Infinity Gauntlet-style weapon and make acquiring it a Plan B or something that the characters stumble into in the middle of the book. She felt a little harder for me to connect to and I did find her plot to be a bit slower and lower stakes at first. We support each other immensely in this world but that doesn’t come easily, it is a journey to get there.

Overall, it was a 3 star read for me, which isn't bad, and hopefully I will pick up the second book when it comes out. But I found myself being slightly bored with the majority of this book and I was hoping for a bit more in terms of story progression and character development. I genuinely had to just keep telling the editing side of my brain to shut up and let me enjoy the story, but it just felt rough around the edges. Daughter's of Nri is a beautifully written novel paving the way for a powerful collection to follow. The way of writing is beautiful, although sometimes repetitive, but the characters don't exactly show their feelings, instead we are constantly told how they feel.