A review by gabsoulutely
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was highly anticipating the sequel of Godkiller and the writing of Hannah Kaner did not disappoint. I enjoy the writing style she uses, however, the actual story and characters just fell flat this second time around.
I feel that the Sunbringer book brought out the worst, most static parts of the characters and that they acted like the character development they went through in the first book was thrown out the window. And no, they were not as strong individually as they were together.
 

The ending felt like a cop out the way it was executed and I can't help but feel there are at least two plot holes in the way everything happened. 

I was constantly annoyed by Elogast, Inara, and Arren whenever their povs came up and it just was too much annoyance for me to give a complete 5 star review. Kissen and Skedi were my favorite characters in this sequel still, but I still hated how Kissen just felt like a side character in her own story. She's literally the Godkiller! And yet, her part in the story just felt so minimal and disappointing... like tell me you hate Kissen without telling me you hate her. 

Overall, this sequel was alright and I'm giving it a four star solely because I'm glad the world was explored some more than in the first book. I also really love Kissen and Skedi still so I will be reading the finale book later.
idk what to feel about Lessa, but we'll see what happens.
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