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The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

21 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, I’m loving it

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shesreadingagain_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

5.0

Epic doesn't even do it justice. Orka, you baaaad bitch! I love her so much. I feel like mothers can relate to her. Because yes, you can kill my husband but taking my kin??? Hell no, I would murder everyone until I find out where my son is too. Damn, I don't blame her. I know there are other povs (Elvar and varg) but Orka is in my top 2 of best fictional female characters.

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_caramelchronicles's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I make a choice each and every day... I think on what I have. On what is before me. And they make my heart swell and my head giddy. There is no room left for any dwelling on the past.

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phaedruus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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aedory's review against another edition

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4.0

At first the switching POVs, unfamiliar terminology and (initially) slower pacing of this book made it hard for me to get into it. I almost gave up on it a few times, but the vivid and beautiful writing style kept me engaged enough to keep going - and I'm glad I did. 
I became incredibly attached to all the POV characters (but not really many of the side characters tbh) , and am excited to see their growth in the next book, as well as (hopefully) seeing their stories overlap.
Though the pacing remained a bit too slow for my liking, it really picked up in the final quarter or so and I was completely hooked from that point until the end - and even would've careened straight into the next book had it not been very, VERY late lol.
Now that I'm more familiar with the style and world of this trilogy, I hope the next two books will be a bit easier to dive into :) 


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sabrinakreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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? No

4.5


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zeroschatz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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dmeda03's review against another edition

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vezreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An absolutely epic fantasy! 
Im not much of a high fantasy girlie, I was put off by series like Game of Thrones and thought this genre maybe wasn't for me. But this book may have changed my mind. It was refreshing reading a fantasy with nearly no misogyny at all, the battle scenes were really clear and crisp, the creatures in this world were so creepy and fascinating and the plot was really plotting. My favourite thing about it though was the characters, they were fantastic, I really fell in love with them. Their motivations were always really clear and even though they were flawed I couldn't help but root for them the whole way through (even when they were making the most ridiculous decisions). Loved This. Can't wait to read the next

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eh1736's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0


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