I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
This book was released a couple of weeks ago, which is lucky for you because you’ll be able to run – not walk – to your local book shop and get this book. And you should, because this one is probably my favorite new author that I’ve read this year. Considering the fact that I routinely read 75-100 books a year, this means that Godkiller is in the top 2%.
I’ll admit that the ingredients in this book is my current recipe for good stuff. Queer representation? Check. Disabled protagonist? Check. Gods and demons? Double check! Found family? Oh, my gosh, really?? YES! Epic traveling quest? Okay, now you’ve hit all my buttons.
I can’t help it, I somehow identify with Kissen. She saw the horrors that fanatic faith can wreak and took control of that horror by killing the cause of it. Gods. Kissen is the titular godkiller here and she’s a disabled badass, and if you know anyone who is disabled you will know that is just a requirement and NOT a contradiction. I can’t help but identify with the idea that you should take the things that harmed you and murder the shit out of them. You can determine for yourself what that says about me, because I really don’t care.
I can’t help but identify with the idea that you should take the things that harmed you and murder the shit out of them.
The story encountered here is certainly epic but it is not the sprawling, intricate weaving of most epics. You will not need to keep track of dozens of characters and half-forgotten intrigues across a thousand pages. No, this story is as tightly plotted as a seal’s ass is waterproof. Focused only on the characters on the page and the loved ones they’ve left behind them, this story will literally drag you with it to the forbidden and destroyed city of Blenraden, home of the last wild gods. If the journey doesn’t kill you, the inhabitants might.
Do I need to say I loved it? I loved it. I can’t wait for more.
