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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Strange story structure, it felt like several books crammed into one, and a lot of the story seemed to happen offscreen while the MC was captured. Twists happened really quickly with not much buildup.
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fairly standard heroes journey with an AMAZING setting and mythology. I want more post apocalyptic Lagos.
**I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for participation in the blog tour**
What a truly unique and wonderful novel.
I've never read a book like David Mogo Godhunter* and I likely never will again. I can't think of any other book that has a premise quite like this. It's utterly one on its own and it's glorious.
Set in Lagos we follow David Mogo a Godhunter. In this version of our world, the Gods have been expelled from their home and are now (in most cases) wreaking havoc on the humans below. That's where David comes in, being half God and all. He moves them on and deals with the more difficult cases. When desperation for money strikes he agrees to hunt down two gods and that's really where the story takes off from.
The world and the characters within this novel are so fully formed it feels like you've been there and you know these people. I started to understand the geography of the land and could understand battles more as a result. The characters are so well developed. They each have their own little ticks that you notice more as you read. David tended to make me giggle with his dry humour and sarcasm. Papa Udi exuded wisdom whilst permanently seemingly like a despairing parent which suited his position so well and Fati just made me smile. They each played an important role throughout the story and added that little something that made me enjoy this book all the more.
The book felt as though it was divided into three parts with each having a slightly different adversary but linking to form one overarching plot. It also felt as though it was David's journey of self-acceptance which I adored.
I felt like I learnt quite a bit from this novel too, which is always the sign of a good book to me.
www.a-novel-idea.co.uk
What a truly unique and wonderful novel.
I've never read a book like David Mogo Godhunter* and I likely never will again. I can't think of any other book that has a premise quite like this. It's utterly one on its own and it's glorious.
Set in Lagos we follow David Mogo a Godhunter. In this version of our world, the Gods have been expelled from their home and are now (in most cases) wreaking havoc on the humans below. That's where David comes in, being half God and all. He moves them on and deals with the more difficult cases. When desperation for money strikes he agrees to hunt down two gods and that's really where the story takes off from.
The world and the characters within this novel are so fully formed it feels like you've been there and you know these people. I started to understand the geography of the land and could understand battles more as a result. The characters are so well developed. They each have their own little ticks that you notice more as you read. David tended to make me giggle with his dry humour and sarcasm. Papa Udi exuded wisdom whilst permanently seemingly like a despairing parent which suited his position so well and Fati just made me smile. They each played an important role throughout the story and added that little something that made me enjoy this book all the more.
The book felt as though it was divided into three parts with each having a slightly different adversary but linking to form one overarching plot. It also felt as though it was David's journey of self-acceptance which I adored.
I felt like I learnt quite a bit from this novel too, which is always the sign of a good book to me.
www.a-novel-idea.co.uk
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
This was quite a wild ride! I am still a bit confused what to think about it.
It was not bad, but I just couldn’t connect to it as much as I wanted. It should have been right up my alley: fast paced with a unique African setting, something I’m trying to read more of.
I guess my main issue was more with our main character, which in a first person POV book unfortunately becomes much more prevalent. David Mogo was so… meh.
He was your typical protagonists who kept trying to do the right thing while spectacularly failing at it. And he also kept getting his ass handed to him almost every single time. And he whined and was broody.
Okay, he wasn’t that bad, we just didn’t click.
There were awesome characters besides him though, like Papa Udi and Fati, who I wished got more screen time, because they were pretty badass.
The Gods were all insanely interesting as well and I just loved that I got a glimpse into this pantheon.
All in all, it was fun, but I think my expectations were too high and different from what this book ended up being.
Still, if you’re looking for a fast paced, quick read set in Africa, this could be a good pick.
"There's a legend?" I blink. "Why didn't anyone tell me!?"
"It's not like it's common knowledge," Shonekan says. "Something I found in the archives at the university library."
"There are books about orishas there?"
"There are books about everything there, David."
"So why don't we, like, just go there and look around?"
"Have you been inside a university library before? Seen how big it is?"
"Well, no."
He tuts.
"It's not like it's common knowledge," Shonekan says. "Something I found in the archives at the university library."
"There are books about orishas there?"
"There are books about everything there, David."
"So why don't we, like, just go there and look around?"
"Have you been inside a university library before? Seen how big it is?"
"Well, no."
He tuts.
This is a difficult read if you’re not familiar with dialect BUT VERY WORTH IT!! The story is great and the characters are multidimensional and relatable. If you take the time to learn about the bits of culture you don’t know you’ll get a much richer experience reading this book than fantasies written by and catering to an audience of white people. I loved it, so glad to be opening with this while diversifying my bookshelf.
adventurous
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:
Yes
The worldbuilding (Nigerian godpunk post-apocalyptic urban fantasy) was great. However, I often lost interest in what was going on - I think because the prose tended toward exposition, even in the first person POV, so I'd sort of skim along. I also felt the pacing suffered: lots of timeskips, relationships feeling shallow because events happened so quickly one after another, cursory explanations of events that could have used a whole chapter to cover. Apparently this book was originally supposed to be a trilogy, and I think it shows.
My favorite characters were some of the supporting ones; David was ok as a narrator but I didn't love him. It kind of always felt like he was just reacting to events, talking about what he didn't want to do & then having to do it. The flaws of this book were noticeable enough to lower my enjoyment, but not actually abolish it.
My favorite characters were some of the supporting ones; David was ok as a narrator but I didn't love him. It kind of always felt like he was just reacting to events, talking about what he didn't want to do & then having to do it. The flaws of this book were noticeable enough to lower my enjoyment, but not actually abolish it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Death