A review by elizajaquays
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

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

4.75

Do you like chaotic disaster gays who have never made a good decision once in their life? Because buckle up buttercup, have I got the book for you.

Gem has never met a bad decision they can’t make worse. And I love this for them. And for me, because Gem’s trainwreck of bad decisions was amazing and this book was a ride.

Gem’s got a plan. That plan’s name is Enzo. Or rather, getting out of the small town and making it to Brooklyn to meet up with their bff/crush Enzo is the plan.

Unfortunately for Gem (and fortunately for us readers waiting for disaster to strike), that plan has a major flaw. Namely that Gem’s a reincarnated god and a bunch of other reincarnated gods would very much like to kill them. Permanently.

Turns out their past self did a whole bunch of murder and the other gods are pretty miffed about it. Or so Willa Mae, the cute new girl in town, says. Also she’s his soulmate. Probably.

Godly Heathens had me laughing, crying, cringing, and biting my nails as I raced to the last page.

In case it wasn’t obvious, I had an amazing time with this and I’m so excited to see where things go in the sequel because holy cliffhanger, Batman!

I really enjoyed The Witch King duology so I was excited to read more of Edgmon’s work. Godly Heathens contains a predominantly queer cast, polyamory, and indigenous rep.

Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the eARC, all thoughts are my own.
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