Reviews

L'ombra degli dèi by John Gwynne

toxicpancake's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

9klar8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

haleysreading's review against another edition

4.0

absolutely loved the change from my usual fantasy books to this. viking lore is so so interesting and this book in particular is incredibly good. loved it from start to end

eleanorkt93's review against another edition

4.0

Bit of a slow burn but lovely writing style, makes it very easy to pick it up and become immersed. Enjoyed having the POV of multiple characters and expect the world building will set the landscape for the sequel in the series.

cfeely's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.5

witchofthesword's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Very flatly written. Without names very few of the characters would be discernible from the others. Descriptions are very sparse so while the world building has substance, there’s very little presence to make it vivid. Also, if I have to hear the phrase “thought cage” ever again I’m going to vomit. Plot was okay, writing did it a disservice. Narrator did a fantastic job though.

enyah's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.25

maevedora's review against another edition

4.0

I don’t really know how to feel about this, but I think I liked it? Lol.

There were some pacing and editing issues that bugged me, but I loved the world building and characters!! I saw part of the ending coming, but it still caught me off guard. Looking forward to the next book!

fcq15's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

arbitrary_abode's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0