7.35k reviews for:

The Shadow of the Gods

John Gwynne

4.16 AVERAGE

jennengelbrecht's review against another edition

3.0

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This is super hard to review bc I started it like maybe August 2022? I read half then got called up for whatever it was I was waiting for (I think Thursday Murder) and when I came back to finish, it was checked out to someone else. So all these months later I finally got it and finished it but I think I forgot a lot of the beginning. But the second half was hella good! Very well written. I didn’t like Elvar and sort of thought she was an idiot, but by the end you realize that she sort of IS an idiot and for some reason that made me happier. I’m hopeful she will be less annoying now that she knows what’s going on. Varg is absolutely adorable and Orka- forget it. I don’t know that there’s ever been more of a badass ever written. On a weird note, I was reading this at a lacrosse game and someone asked what I was reading and I was like ohhhh noooo, ‘it’s a dragon book but I don’t usually read dragon books’ BUT!! That’s what I always say whenever I’m reading fantasy books- which happens a lot. So maybe I actually DO read fantasy? Who knows. As soon as I turned the last page, checked out book two and started it so I guess that’s a yes. #engelbrechtreads2023 #engelbrechtreads

kaitreads89's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional

celestedo's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

slink_2015's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 60%

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Thought Cage. 

That is all. 

jab333's review against another edition

3.0

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Real rating's 3.5. The beginning and end were good, but the middle was a bit of a slog.

sbookgoblin's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nathan_9080's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

kmack79's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

bsbooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

avinashshekhar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense fast-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