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Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
I really enjoyed this book, and I think I would have loved it even more if I had read it faster. But unfortunately, my reading the last 3 months has been super slow, sometimes not picking up a book for days at a time, not because I'm not interested in the story, but because my brain is just tired.
I loved so many aspects of this book. The main character is disabled and disfigured, which is so rare to see in fantasy. Kissen has a prosthetic leg, and uses a cane and a wheelchair at times. Her found family is also disabled and it's just so good and nice to see that incorporated into a fantasy setting seamlessly as it should be. One member of her family uses a wheelchair and the other is deaf, and they all use signspeak to speak to each other. I was literally 🥺 the entire time we were with Kissen's found family, and I really hope we get to see more of them in the second book.
Kissen herself is a badass and every word that comes out of her mouth made me snort. Her personality and the dialogue between her and the other characters was 👌🏼
Elo is such a soft boy, I just want him to be happy baking bread for the rest of his life. He showed a darker, fiercer side at the end, which I'm interested to see how it plays out in book two.
And I really grew to like and root for Inara. She definitely had a greater role to play in this book than I was expecting going in. Skedi, I had mixed feelings for, and still kind of do, but he also sort of redeemed himself.
Pacing wise, the book was pretty fast-paced (if I wasn't such a slow reader). Unfortunately because it took me so long to read, I started to forget who certain characters were and what had happened earlier in the book. The font was also so tiny, making the book seem a lot shorter than it was. I would recommend the ebook if small font makes things harder to read.
I am looking forward to the sequel, though I will definitely have to reread this one.
I loved so many aspects of this book. The main character is disabled and disfigured, which is so rare to see in fantasy. Kissen has a prosthetic leg, and uses a cane and a wheelchair at times. Her found family is also disabled and it's just so good and nice to see that incorporated into a fantasy setting seamlessly as it should be. One member of her family uses a wheelchair and the other is deaf, and they all use signspeak to speak to each other. I was literally 🥺 the entire time we were with Kissen's found family, and I really hope we get to see more of them in the second book.
Kissen herself is a badass and every word that comes out of her mouth made me snort. Her personality and the dialogue between her and the other characters was 👌🏼
Elo is such a soft boy, I just want him to be happy baking bread for the rest of his life. He showed a darker, fiercer side at the end, which I'm interested to see how it plays out in book two.
And I really grew to like and root for Inara. She definitely had a greater role to play in this book than I was expecting going in. Skedi, I had mixed feelings for, and still kind of do, but he also sort of redeemed himself.
Pacing wise, the book was pretty fast-paced (if I wasn't such a slow reader). Unfortunately because it took me so long to read, I started to forget who certain characters were and what had happened earlier in the book. The font was also so tiny, making the book seem a lot shorter than it was. I would recommend the ebook if small font makes things harder to read.
I am looking forward to the sequel, though I will definitely have to reread this one.