A review by anna4
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Even though this book picks up basically right where Godkiller left off, it quickly falls back into a more medium, almost a slower paste until things start to pick up again around the 50%-60% mark I’d say.

My whole reading experience was basically an up and down. Every time I thought I reached a point where I could really dive into the story, the next chapter put me almost into a slump. This might be due to the different pov, which I usually really like. Might also be because of the writing, which was fine overall but did have some moments which felt ??? 

Funny enough, while Elo was probably my least favourite pov in Godkiller, his and Inara’s were actually my favourite ones here. Especially because Inara’s povs involved Telle, who I happen to really like.
Kissen was in the beginning not very likeable and I can’t even explain why. I couldn’t really care for Skedi’s chapters, except for the last 20%, because they felt like a 2.0 version of Inara’s pov. Which, thinking about it, might have been on purpose considering their relationship.
Arren’s chapter were a great addition to everyone else's pov. Especially because one might argue Arren and Elo’s relationship was a main plot here. 

What this book mostly focuses on is the rebellion. So you can expect a lot of fights, strategic conversations and, the best part, more (powerful) gods. 
This was already my favourite part in Godkiller and exploring more of the world and the respective gods in different parts of said world was really interesting as well as seeing the relationship people have with their gods, which couldn’t be more different comparing the ones who worship Hseth and the ones who worship Scian.

Thank you HarperCollins UK/Harper Voyager for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.