Friday 56 and Book Beginning: Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi || Friday 50/50: Book With Most Complex/Straightforward Plot Structure

This is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice

These are the rules:

1. Grab a book, any book.

2. Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader.

3. Find any sentence (or a few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.

4. Post it.

5. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda's most recent Friday 56 post.

Please join us over at RoseCityReader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.

So, Kind of cheating here. When I first shared this it was just a chapter sample. This is the full book, I'm currently reading it. And baby Jesus is it good. Thank you, NetGalley.

Synopsis:

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. 
But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now, Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. 
Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers—and her growing feelings for the enemy.

Book Beginning:
I try not to think of her. But when I do I think of rice. When Mama was around, the hut always smelled of jollof rice.

My 56:
"I don't need you." Zélie narrows her eyes. "I'll find them by myself." But fear drips from her skin like sweat.
Her fear of being alone.

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50/50 Friday is a new weekly link-up hosted by Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader and Laura @ Blue Eye Books.  Every week they have a new topic featuring two sides of the same coin - you share a book that suits each category and link up on the hosts' blogs.

These are two books that I enjoyed. Both kinds of plots can produce an enjoyable book. Also, to make it easier, I'm going with books from the past 6 months. Book cover is linked to my review.

Complex

Stright-Forward