Reviews

Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akhtar

thero159's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

flutist59's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

bottomless_coffee's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

riley_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

merikwon's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

edgaruribe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

primmiiee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

katlac's review against another edition

I don’t think it was the right time for me to read this 

sinadia's review against another edition

Might revisit this one; was an impulse pick from Prime Reading and wasn’t bad just I decided I really wanted to focus on my French language read and non-fiction I had in progress at the time.

I thought the setting had potential! 

kathleenabby's review against another edition

dark

2.75

THIS BOOK WAS RUTHLESS!! And I'm in two minds on what I think about it!

📚 This is middle-eastern Grimdark fantasy that mirrors the crusades. We mainly follow two PoVs Micah leader of of invading army and Kevan a once legendary warrior.

✨ Review ✨
I love that the PoVs came from opposing sides and when going into the world-building and lore it created a really well-rounded view. 

The mythology and clash of cultures was fantastic! 

I also love morally grey and unlikeable characters which is one of the reasons I quickly immersed myself into the book however after a while they felt very cookie cutter. I wanted more complexity and depth. 

There is a moment in the book that also completely ruined a character for me at the halfway point. There was a disturbing scene that felt very much like it was shock for the sake of shock. This book was already brutal and I don't think it serves a perpose and it also undermimed his motivations. He no longer made sense as a character to me.

I really loved the premise and magic system and for the most part it was well done but the pacing was off and disjointed. It's really slow at points but the important moments felt they were rushed and glossed over. There was no sense of time.

There are things to like about this but for me it's not enough to want to pick up the next book!