mozaslan's review
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
vulturetime's review against another edition
2.5
Feel kinda bad for the rating but it is what it is. The core conflict of the book is a struggle between gods and humans (to put it incredibly simply) and I think I'm finding I don't really care about those stories anymore. There's just too many logistics I think about and things I wonder.
As the book was, I wish we got to see how the world was operating after the Fall and just more of the characters outside of the action scenes they were placed into.
As the book was, I wish we got to see how the world was operating after the Fall and just more of the characters outside of the action scenes they were placed into.
kolymaarasto's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I loved the general idea of this book and enjoyed the setting. The main character is something i struggled with. Good thing: he is definitely no Mary Sue. Unfortunately, he is mainly pushed around by the events, his main skill is getting captured and the one time he acts voluntaritly is when everyone around him is telling him to stop because he is being stupid. That made it hard for me to root for him and lessened my enjoyment of the story considerably.
scrow1022's review
4.0
Put this down, picked it up - a few times. LOTS of fight scenes which I have a hard time visualizing (I do with any book). But interesting to think about the gods/world in that light, to reflect on the characters and the decisions they make. And they stuck with me, all of them. His next series is in a different setting, but I hope he comes back to this one at some point - I'd like to read more and it definitely feels like there could be.
savannahroberts's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
grandiose_r's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.25
emily_mh's review
Can’t get into this at the mo, might try again another time!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Child abuse, Blood, Death, and Murder
Minor: Vomit, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Excrement, Alcohol, Drug use, Physical abuse, Ableism, War, Animal death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: police corruption, child bride Minor: death of pet, theft, fainting, gentrificationikai's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
It's always cool to see a new place and new pantheons, but this book was such a drag that I couldn't enjoy any of it.
ejr_5's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kitvaria_sarene's review
4.0
The publisher calls this God-Punk - that is a bit to detailed or me, so I'll go with either Urban Fantasy or Dystopia...
While David Mogo wasn't just as fast paced and fun as some of my other favourite UFs, the fresh setting, and different tone and voice more than made up for it!
I've seen some other reviews complaining about too much introspection and not enough action, and I can't say I consciously noticed that or was in any way bothered.
I did really like the main character and especially his Papa Udi and a girl named Fati. I did lose track about who is who a few times with the other side characters though, as the cast grew, and they all seemed to have a whole multitude of names (or titles?). I always found my footing again, but my memory is already bad for names, so this was the only real challenge for me.
Bits and pieces of the dialogue where in slang, and I had to work to catch all of that, but it was little enough to actually add to the setting, and not feel like a chore. I got used to it pretty quickly and then it got easier to "translate". Here's one such example:
I usually hate info dumps, and I also saw some reviews complain about those in here - I actually felt like I got just the utter basic info, and had to make do with that! Which is fine, especially with such a short and quick read.
All in all this was fun to read and to explore Lagos, which I have since looked up!
While David Mogo wasn't just as fast paced and fun as some of my other favourite UFs, the fresh setting, and different tone and voice more than made up for it!
I've seen some other reviews complaining about too much introspection and not enough action, and I can't say I consciously noticed that or was in any way bothered.
I did really like the main character and especially his Papa Udi and a girl named Fati. I did lose track about who is who a few times with the other side characters though, as the cast grew, and they all seemed to have a whole multitude of names (or titles?). I always found my footing again, but my memory is already bad for names, so this was the only real challenge for me.
Bits and pieces of the dialogue where in slang, and I had to work to catch all of that, but it was little enough to actually add to the setting, and not feel like a chore. I got used to it pretty quickly and then it got easier to "translate". Here's one such example:
"I understand." He chews a bit. "That thing wey you do with Sango, your body suppose don scatter."
"I feel like say pessin carry my body knack am for ground, arrange am back," I say, glad to be back to the old us. "The thing dey pain, I no lie."
I usually hate info dumps, and I also saw some reviews complain about those in here - I actually felt like I got just the utter basic info, and had to make do with that! Which is fine, especially with such a short and quick read.
All in all this was fun to read and to explore Lagos, which I have since looked up!