Reviews

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

maru_kon's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Orka can step on me any day of the week 🙏 

bee54's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

dylan_harney's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

maricelbearicel's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

braatenn's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

If I hear the term “thought cage” one more time…

catalinathebes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

okjaaaaa's review

2.0

You say "Norse inspired" but the only thing this inspired is an urge to plant my foot up the author's ass.

solakai's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

bookish_withsky's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this. The character work is done so well. There is a bit of an issue with pacing, but it helps to get to know the characters as well, so I can’t be entirely mad about it. It lagged sometimes, but the overall story is wonderful, cannot wait to continue.

jake_s's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I took me a while to get into it but in the end it was worth it and I'm excited to continue the series.

Having three main characters to follow on their separate journies, all with their own vast number of side characters, can get a bit confusing early on. I found myself not very invested in one the main characters arc (Varg), one of the reasons being I couldn't always remember who exactly was who within their story which resulted in me not really caring compared to the others.

Overall it is a decent read if you stick with it and would recommend.