Reviews

Demigod 12 by Gail Carriger

leighryks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

wards256's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

iam's review

5.0

Lovely sequel, though I sort of hesitate to call it that, given that this series reads as one book that was arbitratily split into 3 separate books.

Demigod 12 covers Phex's pantheons rise to fame and the brunt of their first tour.
We grow closer to the main six as their relationships deepen, but we also get to know Tillam a lot better, both through Phex's and Missit's relationship deepening and through the two pantheons spending more time together.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the romantic undertones in book 1, and I wasn't the biggest fan of it here either, though it didnt hold a super big part in this book yet.

Phex keeps being an absolute delight of a main character. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I truly adore reading from his perspective. Something about his combination of stoicism, care for others, reticience and natural self-deprication just worked for me.

The plot around the divinity not being what it seems deepens as well, though there are no conclusions there yet.

It ends similarly frustratingly in the middle of the plot like book 1, but thankfully book3, [b:Dome 6|195030387|Dome 6|Gail Carriger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1696187452l/195030387._SY75_.jpg|196470975], is already out, and I highly recommend reading the three as a whole.

febyidrus's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

2.75

ddmgembala's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

sn03's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

tag_gregory's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Being a demigod is hard work. 

Phex, our fave potential god has been upgraded to demigod and the group of talented friends he’s gathered together to form his pantheon has a new name. Asterism (definition: a prominent pattern or group of stars, typically having a popular name, but smaller than a constellation.) 
That’s what they all feel like, too, as they orbit around their sun, Phex. But, poor Phex, being a god isn’t all fun and games. No. Phex is so busy worrying about everyone, protecting them from the obsessed worshipers who get ‘fixed’, and trying to figure out how two gods can love each other without bringing down the whole divinity on their heads, that it sometimes seems to take the joy out of godding. But that’s okay. I know he’ll make it.

I believe in Phex & Asterism!

shays's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

 In Demigod 12, Phex must also reckon with his growing feelings for Missit, even as romance is forbidden by the divinity. However, as they grow closer, Phex comes to realize that the Dyesi understanding of love and desire among humans is limited at best. Resolving the conflict of Demigod 12 hinges not on action, but on interpersonal communication, and the characters finding a way to convey inconceivable ideas across species boundaries. The pantheon system may be broken and perhaps even exploitative, but the motivations that underlie it are nothing he could have expected. 

Full review: https://shayshortt.com/2023/08/22/demigod-12/

jajorgen's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

djbrinsky's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.75