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Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

7 reviews

alexlynx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Instantly bought the second book. This is so unhinged in the best way, I am almost unsure if I just read a real book. The most fascinating part of all of this was (without giving too much away) that the main character has many versions of themselves and the writing style changes according to that. It adapts over time as well and it is hilarious, exciting, scary, marvellous. Can't wait to read the second part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Dementia, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Death, Grief, Animal death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Self harm

madscientistcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Physical abuse

ilsevdhout's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Sexual violence, and Racism

robbin_bobbin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is by far my favorite book of the year. it feels like a big step up from Edgmon’s first series and they feel more comfortable in here (not that the first one wasn’t good!). i found myself relating to the main character in so many ways and i would root for them and their loved ones no matter what. this book will haunt me with its amazingness and ill gladly let that happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness and Body horror

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

princegene95's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Colonisation, Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Medical content, and Transphobia

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Thank you to NG for an e-arc and St. Martins Press for a gifted finished copy. All opinions are my own.

God, I adored this book. 

Godly Heathens is one of my most anticipated releases this year - and it did not disappoint. 

I received this e-arc version, but surprisingly I was gifted a finished copy and honestly lost my fucking mind. 

H.E. Edgmon is a brilliant author, 

I have to do this in point form to even bring across all the points for this book: 
- The trans and queer joy.
- "Gods are not cis" ugh god this was so good but makes so much sense like why would a god be cis when they are above our gender norms?
- All the characters. They were so fucking good. Even the ones you're suppose to "hate" you end up loving them.
- Plot twists. There was a good portion of them but they didn't make the story seem silly or that Edgmon was just doing it for the "wow" factor.

I do not know when book 2 is coming out but I need it immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

ladykyuuketsuki's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Ableism, Colonisation, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts