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The Waning: Age of Realignment I Paperback – 1 juli 2024

Engelstalige uitgave Wunmi Aramiji (auteur)
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I am the beginning and the end.
The darkness that creates and devours.
The virgin, the mother, and the barren one.
The sacred whore.
I am the stillness from which chaos emerges.

Meera is one of five women who each hold a part of the defeated goddess of death and chaos within them. When the group’s high priestess is murdered, Meera and her three remaining spirit sisters must undergo the Waning ceremony for the second time. Only one of them will be chosen to serve as a vessel for the goddess again. She will become high priestess and mother of witches. The other three women will die trying.

As Meera strives to survive the ceremony, she must also contend with the greed of the noble class and the faith her fellow Endzone laborers have put in her. Will she be able to kill the king and end his oppressive regime or will the king be successful in his quest to birth a new evil into the world? With only three months left until the Waning, time is not on Meera’s side.

Set in the desert kingdom of Ile-Oja, the waning reimagines aspects of Yoruba culture and spirituality to create a dazzling world unlike any other.
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  1. Printlengte
    432 pagina's
  2. Taal
    Engels
  3. Publicatiedatum
    1 juli 2024
  4. Leeftijd lezen
    16 - 18 jaar
  5. Afmetingen
    12.7 x 2.74 x 20.32 cm
  6. ISBN-13
    979-8990470910
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Deandre Brown
5,0 van 5 sterren A Generational Talent
Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 6 juli 2024
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The Waning is right on the border between young adult and adult fiction. Great for those who find YA has become a bit too immature, too tropey, or no longer exciting but also find “adult” fantasy to be too slow-paced.

This reminds me of NK Jemisin’s 100 thousand kingdoms. Not in the plot or the story-line but in its skillful interplay of balancing real world issues with writing a fully immersive fantasy novel. NK Jemisin’s later works went on to become a huge success. I expect just the same for this author.

I found this book after the author posted about being rejected by multiple agents and deciding to self-publish on instagram. I’m impressed by just how capable she truly is. Usually, booktok and bookstagram recommendations are mediocre at best.

Lastly, the book is very well written. There are a few typos (even books published by publishing houses have some) but they were minor and few and far between. I did cross check another reviewer who found typos that I didn’t notice while reading. Of 23 instances of the derivatives of the word faith/fate, 2 were the incorrect homophone. I would recommend using the “peek inside” feature on Amazon to read the first chapter of the book if you have any doubts about the author’s talent or the quality of the book.

I plan on getting a physical copy as well partly because I’m almost certain the book will be acquired and re-published by a major publisher and I want to have a memento of the book while it was completely/entirely the author’s own work with no assistance.

It was a phenomenal read. I’m excited for the second book in the series and I can’t wait to see how the author grows!

(It was 4.5 ⭐️ but rated 5 because of how impressed I was by her talent)
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Carrirth
5,0 van 5 sterren AMAZING
Beoordeeld in Australië op 1 juli 2024
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I NEED THIS IN A PHYSICAL COPY NOW! OMG THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD! I READ IT IN THREE HOURS COULDNT PUT IT DOWN!
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Jakori
5,0 van 5 sterren Amazing
Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 5 juli 2024
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I can’t even begin to put into words how amazing this book was , if you haven’t read this please do!
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Erin Gill
4,0 van 5 sterren Occasionally confusing, fully enjoyable.
Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 11 juli 2024
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This book definitely sucked me in and kept me intrigued. It had complex characters from under-represented backgrounds, unique storyline, and a heroine I couldn’t help but root for. However there were times the mythology confused and bogged it down a bit, and other times scenes seemed to come from left field and didn’t have much bearing on the overarching plot. In these times it felt like the book couldn’t decide what it was: New Adult Dystopia? Mythological allegory? Romance? I think the reason it was confusing is that there are elements of all three threaded throughout the story. Upon completion 99% of the confusing bits made sense to me again.

Overall, an entertaining and engaging read, and I will be looking for the next installment!!
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Marie L. Vera
3,0 van 5 sterren Well told story, but...
Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 5 juli 2024
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Overall, the plot was interesting and compelling, but the writing was bogged down by grammatical errors and misspelled words. For instance, when describing something that was fate, the author used the word, "faith," on more than one occasion. Further, when one character was using a "pail," for water, the word choice was "pale." I could go on; i.e. the word, "murmur" misspelled "mummer."

I *really* want Ms. Aramiji to succeed in her literary endeavors, as she has demonstrated great curiosity about the world, greed, apathy, power dynamics, and economic justice. But, I found the misspellings, poorly chosen words, and at least one character blunder actually detracted from my overall reading enjoyment. It is clear that a second book will be released, so my hope is that her publisher and/or editor do a better job at catching and correcting easily fixed mistakes, so that her readers aren't distracted from the richness of the storyline.
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