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The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
5.0
This book is one of my favorite reads of the year. A wonderful story of a mother’s love and how far she will go to protect her children. A story of self discovery and taking one’s power back. I absolutely could not put it down and flew through it in 2 days. Highly recommend!
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
3.0
✨3.5 Stars✨
I liked this book but I didn’t love it. It was an enjoyable read but some parts felt like a slog to get through. Don’t get me wrong, Schwab’s prose are exquisite. However, for some reason I felt disconnected to the story and characters. I couldn’t get fully immersed in the story. And honestly, I am not sure why. This should have been a book I loved and I am still a bit confused that I didn’t love it. Still, it is a good book and I can see why people do love it and I would recommend it to others.
I liked this book but I didn’t love it. It was an enjoyable read but some parts felt like a slog to get through. Don’t get me wrong, Schwab’s prose are exquisite. However, for some reason I felt disconnected to the story and characters. I couldn’t get fully immersed in the story. And honestly, I am not sure why. This should have been a book I loved and I am still a bit confused that I didn’t love it. Still, it is a good book and I can see why people do love it and I would recommend it to others.
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
4.0
4.5/5 round down. First I want to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book! This is an absolutely delightful and masterful debut by Hannah Kaner. If you like a good quest story or if you love The Witcher books you will have a great time with Godkiller!
Godkiller is set in a world still reeling from a war between Gods and men. Men won and the Prince who led them to victory over the Gods rules the land. Worship of Gods, who are kept alive or brought into existence by the prayers and offerings of humans, is forbidden and the once sacred city of the Gods is blocked to all except the most stalwart pilgrims who seek to enter by evading or bribing the knights who guard it.
We follow Kissen, a hardened orphan who is a Godkiller (veiga), Inara, a noble child, Skediceth, a small god attached to Inara who is longing to be free to receive the worship of the masses and Elogast, a knight turned baker who is haunted by his violent past but must return to his old ways when he called upon by his closest friend.
All four undertake a trip to the forbidden city to fulfill their quests and what transpires is an unraveling of hopes, dreams, secrets, and pledges.
This book has one of my favorite tropes, found family. It is widely diverse and Hannah Kaner’s representation of PTSD meant a lot to me personally. I am also always on the look out for great disability rep and this book did not disappoint. Kaner’s world is fully developed and I felt immersed in the place and time of our characters. Her characters came alive for me. I cannot wait to see what comes next for Elogast, Kissen, Inara and Skedi!
My only nitpick is there were a few times I found the prose confusing and had to read a few parts several times to understand what was going on.
Godkiller is set in a world still reeling from a war between Gods and men. Men won and the Prince who led them to victory over the Gods rules the land. Worship of Gods, who are kept alive or brought into existence by the prayers and offerings of humans, is forbidden and the once sacred city of the Gods is blocked to all except the most stalwart pilgrims who seek to enter by evading or bribing the knights who guard it.
We follow Kissen, a hardened orphan who is a Godkiller (veiga), Inara, a noble child, Skediceth, a small god attached to Inara who is longing to be free to receive the worship of the masses and Elogast, a knight turned baker who is haunted by his violent past but must return to his old ways when he called upon by his closest friend.
All four undertake a trip to the forbidden city to fulfill their quests and what transpires is an unraveling of hopes, dreams, secrets, and pledges.
This book has one of my favorite tropes, found family. It is widely diverse and Hannah Kaner’s representation of PTSD meant a lot to me personally. I am also always on the look out for great disability rep and this book did not disappoint. Kaner’s world is fully developed and I felt immersed in the place and time of our characters. Her characters came alive for me. I cannot wait to see what comes next for Elogast, Kissen, Inara and Skedi!
My only nitpick is there were a few times I found the prose confusing and had to read a few parts several times to understand what was going on.