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A review by afternoon_sunshowers
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Phew. I haven’t read a straight up epic fantasy in several years and what a way to get back into it. This was violent, gory, and sometimes a bit dense in world-building and language, all of which took me a bit to get into.
Lots of characters and parallel storylines that didn’t start to intertwine until around the 80% mark, and the final action scenes were nonstop.
Getting attached to characters is risky because chances are they’ll die orbetray people like Biorr . And the very end, when Okra’s full name and identity as Skullsplitter, apparently retired leader of the Bloodsworn my only comment in my kindle was “oh shit.”
I’ve heard book 2 ends on a major cliffhanger so I may give it a little more time before picking it up so I’m not stuck with that waiting for book 3 in this trilogy(?).
Lots of characters and parallel storylines that didn’t start to intertwine until around the 80% mark, and the final action scenes were nonstop.
Getting attached to characters is risky because chances are they’ll die or
I’ve heard book 2 ends on a major cliffhanger so I may give it a little more time before picking it up so I’m not stuck with that waiting for book 3 in this trilogy(?).
Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery