A review by quorumbutton
David Mogo, Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The worldbuilding (Nigerian godpunk post-apocalyptic urban fantasy) was great. However, I often lost interest in what was going on - I think because the prose tended toward exposition, even in the first person POV, so I'd sort of skim along. I also felt the pacing suffered: lots of timeskips, relationships feeling shallow because events happened so quickly one after another, cursory explanations of events that could have used a whole chapter to cover. Apparently this book was originally supposed to be a trilogy, and I think it shows.

My favorite characters were some of the supporting ones; David was ok as a narrator but I didn't love him. It kind of always felt like he was just reacting to events, talking about what he didn't want to do & then having to do it. The flaws of this book were noticeable enough to lower my enjoyment, but not actually abolish it.
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