stormlightreader 's review for:

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

4.5

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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This is my second attempt at reading a John Gwynne book. The first was Malice, which unfortunately I could not get into and gave up on about three quarters of the way through. The Shadow of the Gods was a different story altogether and Norse inspired fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy I'm annoyed I didn't try sooner. The Shadow of the Gods is very character driven, the plot feels secondary to the character development, which is not a criticism because the lack of characters I cared about was why I couldn't get into Malice. Elvar and Grend were my favourite characters - their relationship is great! Varg grew on me and Orka is a fantastic character. The Shadow of the Gods is very intriguing and the ending leaves you wondering where book 2 will go.