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A review by betweentheshelves
Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After striking a devastating blow to Godolia, the Gearbreakers have falled back to recover. Now, those same rebels are being hunted by Zenith. The last surviving leader of Godolia. Since the attack, Eris has been Godolia's prisoner. When discovers Sona, the girl she loves, also survived, she has a moment of hope. Until she realizes Sona has once again become a brainwashed soldier of Godolia. And Eris's mortal enemy.
With the rebellion barely holding on and Godolia moving forward inducting children to their cause, the odds have never been stacked higher against the Gearbreakers. Their only hope is Sona and Eris finding their way back to each other. From opposite sides of the war.
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Children's for an advanced copy of Godslayers to review! I loved Gearbreakers last year and I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Especially with that cliffhanger! Thank goodness this is just a duology.
Where Mikuta really excels is her characters. Not only are the heroes fully developed, but we get complex development from the villains as well. Honestly, that's a mark of a good character writer. If you can get us to care about the villain in some capacity. I loved the development between Eris and Sona in this book as well. While Sona might be brainwashed for part of it, you can feel their strong connection despite it all. You're still rooting for them even though the odds might be stacked against them.
My only complaint is that at times, it was a bit difficult to follow everything that was going on. However, this very well could be attributed to it being awhile since I read the first book. Science fiction and fantasy books with this much detail are always hard to read with a gap between them. There are so many details you forget! Reading them back to back would actually help to clear up any confusion!
Despite that, I was invested in the story. If you like battles in your science fiction, there are quite a few in here! In generall, Mikuta did a good job wiwth the action scenes. The action itself was easy to follow, which is always a bonus in a novel like this.
All in all, this is a strong follow up to the first book! If yo'ure looking for a new sci-fi duology for the summer, I'd recommend picking this one up.
With the rebellion barely holding on and Godolia moving forward inducting children to their cause, the odds have never been stacked higher against the Gearbreakers. Their only hope is Sona and Eris finding their way back to each other. From opposite sides of the war.
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Children's for an advanced copy of Godslayers to review! I loved Gearbreakers last year and I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Especially with that cliffhanger! Thank goodness this is just a duology.
Where Mikuta really excels is her characters. Not only are the heroes fully developed, but we get complex development from the villains as well. Honestly, that's a mark of a good character writer. If you can get us to care about the villain in some capacity. I loved the development between Eris and Sona in this book as well. While Sona might be brainwashed for part of it, you can feel their strong connection despite it all. You're still rooting for them even though the odds might be stacked against them.
My only complaint is that at times, it was a bit difficult to follow everything that was going on. However, this very well could be attributed to it being awhile since I read the first book. Science fiction and fantasy books with this much detail are always hard to read with a gap between them. There are so many details you forget! Reading them back to back would actually help to clear up any confusion!
Despite that, I was invested in the story. If you like battles in your science fiction, there are quite a few in here! In generall, Mikuta did a good job wiwth the action scenes. The action itself was easy to follow, which is always a bonus in a novel like this.
All in all, this is a strong follow up to the first book! If yo'ure looking for a new sci-fi duology for the summer, I'd recommend picking this one up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Suicide