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The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

13 reviews

monicadee88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Incredible debut novel! It's a genre-bending rollercoaster of an adventure that starts off fast and never slows down. The varied characters are dynamic, each flawed in their own way and yet sympathetic and redeemable. Drayden created a fantastical futuristic world, but I wish there was deeper world-building and an overall longer story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was a lot of fun and I was honestly excited to get through this story to find out what happened in the end. I loved all the characters other than Muzi's friend, Mr. Tau, and Sydney. I really love how chaotic the story was but it was perfect because it still made sense and what was happening was very clear. The blend of fantasy, sci-fi, and mythology was just a breath of fresh air, honestly. 

I will be taking a star off because a character repeatedly misgendered a trans woman at the end of the story and because

Mr. Tau is a child rapist and had the nerve to cry about feeling "guilty". Bro, end yourself, no one cares about your tears. I also hated that Numvula's mother slut shammed/victim shammed and humiliated her in front of the damned town. The mother paid for it promptly afterwards and so did 2,600 people, if I read correctly.

One last issue I had with the story is that the ending felt really rushed, I would have liked a bit more of the story towards the end. 

All in all I really enjoyed this story, it was so fun and exciting to read. 

I'm giving this 4 out of 5 stars!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Rape, Animal death, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Drug use, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Police brutality

thatwasmyfavorite's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Rape, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Dysphoria

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was such a great mix of sci fi and fantasy! Loved the balance of robots and gods and pop stars, as well as the variety of queer characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Abandonment, Death, Torture, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Transphobia

emzhay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Deadnaming and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

a mass death event taking place at a concert

pinkhyxteria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death, and Death of parent

tascaraudo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

What a wonderful world Drayden has given us. I loved the characterization of the robots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Transphobia

wardenred's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

3.0

 

I... honestly have no idea what my impression of this book even is. On one hand, it was a reasonably quick and mostly enjoyable read for me, mostly because there wasn't a single character who wasn't interesting to follow. On the other hand, there was just too much going on, which paradoxically led to a distinct feeling of "not enough." With the story constantly jumping between viewpoints, and big events, and various aspects of the setting, every individual storyline remained underexplored. Things kind of got tied together, somewhat, toward the end, but it still felt a lot like I was reading a bunch of different books at once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Drug use, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

ambientcrows's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Rape

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was beautifully written, and I enjoyed the characters and worldbuilding. The ending felt a bit rushed, but I liked the journey overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Vomit, Genocide, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Excrement and Eating disorder