1.26k reviews for:

No Gods, No Monsters

Cadwell Turnbull

3.6 AVERAGE

bojosephh's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

ashmeanything's review

3.0

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I'm not sure if I have ever read a more intricately-woven book than this one. It is so clear that the author wrote this with such care, and the story is quite unique. My issue (which the author even addressed in the afterword) is that there were a few too many things happening, especially with small characters that were not explored as much. I was genuinely interested in so many of the things happening - how does this world fit together?! - but felt that my attention was moved around enough that I never really sunk into the story. I'd be ambiently curious to see when the series continues, but I'm not going to keep up with the next book(s) when this one already had me forgetting whole plot lines by the end. Love the energy of it and the many instances of casual queer rep and POC, though!

Content warning for suicide, drug abuse, partner violence, police violence, guns, medical struggles, family trauma, and (arguably) torture.

Used for 2022 r/Fantasy Bingo (no ifs, ands, or buts, hard mode); also fits anti-hero, revolution, urban fantasy, mental health, wibbly wobbly timey wimey, BIPOC author, family matters, and shapeshifters. Whew!

smalefowles's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Very ambitious, but only the fragmented beginning of what will clearly be a much larger saga. I am interested in continuing to read the saga, so that's something.

theforest's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hcrim1's review

3.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

suzi4213's review

4.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense

bpcowles0's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jacobdums's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 31%

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I switched to an ebook since I couldn’t keep everything straight through the audiobook. Great narrator, but if your attention wanders the plot moved on without you. 

cybeliah's review

3.75

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

riskeytaker's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes