4.18 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

‘You were the one who wanted to save the world… I just wanted to save you’

The ending :(

stroodel93's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: No
slow-paced

jennamarink's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Complicated
adventurous dark tense 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: Yes

The first half of Children of Fallen Gods was a bit of a slog — slow pacing, emotionally repetitive, and a grumpy MMC who’s still not winning me over. But the last third really pulled me back in. The tension ramped up, the stakes felt real, and Aefa’s arc in particular hit hard — tragic, layered, and far more compelling than the main romance at times. I’m still not sold on Max, but I’m invested enough in the world and side characters to see this series through. A solid bridge book with a strong finish, even if it took a while to get there.
adventurous mysterious tense 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