A review by barda
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I couldn't choose between giving it 3.75 and 4 stars so rounded up to 4 stars.

This was a very enjoyable debut novel, with a very rich world. The ideas about gods and how they're created by thoughts and prayers of people was really well done.

I broadly enjoyed the characters, in particular Kissen and Skedi. Kissen I enjoyed just because I really like competent but flawed female main characters, and Skedi was a fascinating look into a god with a different morality compared to the humans around him. I mostly wasn't as keen on Elo and found him a bit one-note, so I hope he gets a bit more development in the second book. 

The writing and use of language were excellent, especially for a debut novel; however, I found some parts to be over-described and thus dragged the story on too much. My main complaint about the novel was the pacing, with it being slightly too slow in parts. I'm also torn about the twist in the end of
the king wanting to become a god
, it's a really cool idea but I feel it could have been foreshadowed in the text a bit more, as the reveal seemed to me to come out of nowhere. 

Overall, however, I enjoyed this and will be picking up the next one when it comes out. 
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