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A review by sinamile
Band of Broken Gods by Ryan Kirk
5.0
CW/TW: graphic gore, death, parental death, mention of spousal abuse, swords, knives, stabbing, blood, sword fight, imprisonment, murder, graphic violence,
1. I didn't want it to end. I don't want it to end. I want more. Why'd it have to end?
2. I am weak for short chapters and this book has some lovely short chapters that are nice and easy to get through. I've realised that a story can be long, but when the chapters are short and aren't filled up with too much info dumping, I enjoy them very much.
3. The beginning was a little hard to get through because it read as if I'm supposed to already know what's going on, as if I already know all the terminology and all the characters and I was confused as heck. But when I finally actually knew the terminology and the magical system and the characters it was actually really good and I enjoyed it very much.
4. I love the dual POVs in this book. I love that I got to know the two main characters through each other and through their own thoughts. I enjoyed both POVs and not once did I feel like one POV was lacking, I kept wanting to know more and more from each POV and I love everything that I got.
5. I need more back story about the Band, I need to know what the heck was up with them and why that one person stayed a god and the others didn't, like why the huge punishment despite everything. I'm trying to ask questions without dropping spoilers, but for real for real, I have a lot of questions I need answers to.
6. Please don't die, please don't die, please don't die. Which is basically what I was chanting for most of the last 3rd of the book. I was stressed for most of it because I didn't want either MC to die because I love both father and daughter and I need to know what will happen next because the ending is hinting at something big and I NEED TO KNOW!
7. I didn't think I'd enjoy this nook as much as I did, but I'm so glad that I did and I cannot wait for the next one. Break my heart Ryan Kirk, I'm ready!
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1. I didn't want it to end. I don't want it to end. I want more. Why'd it have to end?
2. I am weak for short chapters and this book has some lovely short chapters that are nice and easy to get through. I've realised that a story can be long, but when the chapters are short and aren't filled up with too much info dumping, I enjoy them very much.
3. The beginning was a little hard to get through because it read as if I'm supposed to already know what's going on, as if I already know all the terminology and all the characters and I was confused as heck. But when I finally actually knew the terminology and the magical system and the characters it was actually really good and I enjoyed it very much.
4. I love the dual POVs in this book. I love that I got to know the two main characters through each other and through their own thoughts. I enjoyed both POVs and not once did I feel like one POV was lacking, I kept wanting to know more and more from each POV and I love everything that I got.
5. I need more back story about the Band, I need to know what the heck was up with them and why that one person stayed a god and the others didn't, like why the huge punishment despite everything. I'm trying to ask questions without dropping spoilers, but for real for real, I have a lot of questions I need answers to.
6. Please don't die, please don't die, please don't die. Which is basically what I was chanting for most of the last 3rd of the book. I was stressed for most of it because I didn't want either MC to die because I love both father and daughter and I need to know what will happen next because the ending is hinting at something big and I NEED TO KNOW!
7. I didn't think I'd enjoy this nook as much as I did, but I'm so glad that I did and I cannot wait for the next one. Break my heart Ryan Kirk, I'm ready!
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“I’m worried I’m going to lose her.”
“She’s not yours.”
“What?”
Meshell took another long drink. “I don’t know why parents are incapable of seeing such an obvious truth. She’s a person, not a possession. You can’t lose what you never owned.”
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“It’s the same now, even if you don’t see it. When you bring a child into this world, you’re giving birth to something that will die. We hope it will be after we go to the gate ourselves, but one way or another, we all eventually say goodbye. She might never speak to you again, but if so, that will be no more than the fulfillment of a bargain you made when she was born.”