884 reviews for:

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Shauna Lawless

4.1 AVERAGE

caitlin_wanders's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

samuelson_obi's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pennj's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

agfasman's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

tessarichard's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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: No

mayflowerkat's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Quite heavy on the history and politics  and light on the fantasy!

shona_reads_in_devon's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was such a strong start to this trilogy. I ate this up. Really gorgeously narrated too.

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is a vivid and luscious story utilising Irish folklore to fascinating effect. Shockingly, I know almost zero about Irish mythology but my goodness this has whetted my appetite. I also know nothing about the Viking presence in Ireland so I am all over this because I love stories rich in local folklore so much.

We've got two stonking FMCs here in Gormflaith and Fódla. I love them both - very different characters, both motivated by the same love for their children but it manifests in each in very different ways. I'm all for reading about scheming and murderous female protagonists, give me more!

The magic, the machinations, the marriages of political convenience are all ramping up and I am ready to sink straight into the next one.

beeah's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective 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: Complicated

mel91's review

4.25

adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dumbbrunettetrope's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

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Really interesting take on ancient Irish history and mythology but felt like the plot took ages to get going- but i did enjoy the plot once it got to more action