A review by thebiglebrewski
Dreadgod by Will Wight

4.5

I believe that this would be a five star book if not for two contributing factors:

1) I read a a lot of Cradle quickly throughout 2023, and was feel a bit of "Cradle fatigue"

2) As a result of this fatigue, and paired with starting a Stormlight Archive reread to prepare for book 5 of that series later this year, I took a long pause from Dreadgod (about 6 months)

I believe that had these two factors not happened, I would rate this as a 5 star book on the level of Reaper. As it is, I found the first half of the book to be a bit slow to start, with a final 1/3 that was more than epic enough to make up for it. 

This entry in the series had arguably more set piece moments than any before it, as the characters were spread across the land dealing with their own issues. This kept the pedal to the metal throughout the back third of the book and left me wanting "just one more chapter" for hours. In some senses, this book is the opposite of Ghostwater (SPOILER:

In Ghostwater, Lindon had a "catch-up mechanism" to help him catch up to Yerin. In this book, Lindon has to help his companions catch up to him

), but I like this book quite a bit more than Ghostwater. It feels much more grounded and less Deus Ex Machina in the methods advancing the plot and the characters. 

The back half of this series really has been a joy to read. I am looking forward to finishing the series later this year!