Lazy_Cat reseñó Godkiller de Hannah Kaner (Fallen Gods, #1)
Somewhat Held Back
3 estrellas
A world where gods were once rampant now sees religion as outlawed. The fates of a young noble girl who is bound to a small god, a godkiller, and a former royal knight become intertwined.
I was very much into this book at first. The world building is good, and the first few chapters have pretty fantastic prose and character introductions. It definitely will suck you in. However, towards the later half of the book I found myself feeling a bit disappointed with how some of the characters, and their relationships to each other, developed. Particularly Elo, who I grew to increasingly dislike despite my best wishes. It does end on a fairly good note--this book is definitely more of a 3.5 than a 3. If it weren't for those flagging and awkward moments, it could have easily been a 4. I just didn't feel compelled to hurry and …
A world where gods were once rampant now sees religion as outlawed. The fates of a young noble girl who is bound to a small god, a godkiller, and a former royal knight become intertwined.
I was very much into this book at first. The world building is good, and the first few chapters have pretty fantastic prose and character introductions. It definitely will suck you in. However, towards the later half of the book I found myself feeling a bit disappointed with how some of the characters, and their relationships to each other, developed. Particularly Elo, who I grew to increasingly dislike despite my best wishes. It does end on a fairly good note--this book is definitely more of a 3.5 than a 3. If it weren't for those flagging and awkward moments, it could have easily been a 4. I just didn't feel compelled to hurry and read the next installation, though.