A review by f18
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

I've read two books by this author before and didn't really like either of them, but her book concepts always really appeal to me and I've found some passages of her writing extremely compelling. I love weird books and hers are definitely that. Other people with similar taste to me liked this one so I decided to give her a last try.

This one immediately wasn't working for me as it felt more urban fantasy despite being set in the future (I have never got on with UF and I'm starting to wonder if perhaps near-future scifi isn't my thing either?). I read from three main POV characters (plus an interlude from a robot) and didn't find myself particularly interested in any of them, though I was somewhat intruiged by the ... magic system? The gods.

The whole bit with the potential rapist of the preteen girl's mom befriending her in an inappropriate setting really rubbed me the wrong way and having looked at some reviews other people have disliked how that was handled in the story later on so I think I'm going to sadly use that as a sign to not continue. It seems this author isn't for me.