Reviews

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

leonieparamor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

2.5

polarbearedie's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was fun and kept you gripped in the story the whole way through.

mollyhardt's review against another edition

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

2.0

I did not care about anything that happened in this book. Skimmed the last 90 pages because I was already over it. Shocked that a 290 page book felt as tedious as this.

asriram's review against another edition

3.0

This book was decent. Nothing spectacular, nothing terrible.

emmleo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5

Har blandede følelser om denne. Det jeg likte var konseptet med gudene og karakterene. Plottet og settingen var spennende nok. Jeg er svak for fantasy settinger med konsepter om ulike guder, gamle og nye, og jeg syns det var artig måten Kaner hadde gjort det her. At guder lever pga altere/offer og bønner fra mennesker. Samtidig er det en krig mot guder og hk har som jobb med å drepe guder. Prologen var veldig fengslende, men var veldig brå overgang fra fortid til nåtid der Kissen er etablert i yrket som gudedreper. Forventet kanskje noe annet, at vi fikk se hennes første jobb og konsekvensene av det. Boken var veldig treig til tider, syns det var problemer med pacing. Perioder der det ikke skjedde noe særlig plot eller karakterrelatert ting. Over til karakterene, vil si jeg likte alle POV karakterene, mest Kissen og Inara & Skedi. Elo var ok. Kissen var distinkt og en bicon <3. Inara og Skedi var også fengende. Stort pluss for mye representasjon, både skeive og funksjonsnedsatte karakterer, og psykiske lidelser. Satte stor pris på det og syns det var et fint touch å få se noe slikt, hvordan de lever i en fantasyverden. Klarte å spoile meg selv med å lese blurben for bok 2 så visste plottwistene på slutten. Så ikke like spennende, men følte allikevel at jeg mistet litt engasjement mot slutten. Jeg er allikevel interessert i å lese bok 2, mest pga ting rundt Inara & Skedi.

eswinbanks's review against another edition

4.0

A solid debut with a particularly intriguing premise. Humanity going to war with the gods is always going to be a cool premise; especially when it involves Witcher-esque trained killers whose sole purpose it is to hunt gods. Hannah Kaner definitely delivers here. Whilst the book does have its flaws, I was pretty entertained for the majority of the book.

Godkiller starts off with an explosive prologue setting the pace for what is sure to be a captivating story. This continues with the books early chapters, featuring strong pacing and wicked plot beats. Kaner has a lovely writing style and the mythology penned in this world is rich and vibrant.

Unfortunately there are some flaws. After the books wicked opening few chapters, the plot stagnates for a good 50 pages or so where very little happens, both plot wise and character wise. That said, it does pick up quickly after this with the pacing returning to its previous highs culminating in an excellent climax of events during the narratives closing act.

For the most part, the character work is solid. I was instantly drawn to Inara and Skedi, and I thought their growth of relationship was beautiful. It took me a while to grow an attachment to Kissen and Elo, but by the halfway point I was attached.

Godkiller definitely suffers via its length. I feel like the book would have benefitted from an extra 100/200 pages so Kaner could fully flesh out the world building and some character relationships - mainly that of Elo and Arren. I found it hard to resonate with Elo’s arc early on because of how intrinsically it’s tied to his friendship with Arren, considering we only get a chapter of the two together. If Godkiller had those extra pages, Kaner could have expanded on their friendship to greater effect, which would have made that arc much stronger. I also think the series would benefit from a prequel novella detailing the original war with the gods as well as Elo and Arren’s experience with the war.

All in all, I was impressed with Godkiller despite my criticisms. It’s a really good book. It’s just held back in certain ways from being a great book. The story was deeply captivating, Skedi and Inara were adorable, and the series premise has heaps of potential. I definitely view this as a setup book, and now the stage has been set I have particularly high hopes for Sunbringer.

arose93's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? Yes

4.5

ladylilyofold's review against another edition

4.0

3.75/5 This was an enjoyable read. Written well and the pacing was good. I enjoyed the characters and the premise of the gods. Nice little twists at the end to make me want to pick up the second book.

theon0fwales's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

bexs848's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0