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Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

209 reviews

skienight's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

I was enthralled by this story from the prologue. The world building was exceptional, the characters were fantastically diverse and beautifully flawed, the narrative was compelling, and I adored every moment I was in the story. I was also a fool ™️ who didn't realize this was the first in a trilogy and book two isn't due it until next spring! Cue me aiming to get it on my library hold list ASAP to get near the front of the line!

10/10 so glad I finally picked this one up! I've been eyeing it on bookshelves for at least a year and it was 100% worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

schnaucl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

The characters were interesting as was the world building.   Gods exist, but they can be at least temporarily killed.  Some gods are old and powerful with wide purview, some are smaller with power over things like broken sandals.   They come into being and gain power through prayers and tokens and sacrifices.

<Spoiler>The suggestion is that as soon as gods get a taste of worship they want more and that makes them dangerous to humans.   It'll be interesting to see if Skedi is able to resist the impulse in the future.

I figured as soon as Arren got a a heart from a god that his aim was to become a god.  And of course, no concern that countries that are held together by one charismatic individual often fall apart as soon as that person dies, but perhaps he think that won't be an issue if he's a god,  nevermind the legions of godkillers.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Child death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ameydireads's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

2.0

“The people with the sharpest edges sometimes hid the deepest wounds” 

The story is set in an interesting world–a place where gods were destroyed in the great war. Kissen is a godkiller in this world and occassionaly gets called for duty when there’s a rogue god. With a title like ‘Godkiller’, I was eager to dive into Kissen’s life and see her in action, but I was disappointed to find that she is only one part of the story. 

The main story starts when Kissen meets Inara, a little girl bound to Skediceth, the god of white lies. How Skedi is alive without a shrine is a mystery. Together, they take off on a journey to uncover the truth and hopefully break the bond between Inara and Skedi. Along the way, they meet Elogast, a former knight, who has his own motives. When strange things start happening to their group, it feels like something or someone is preventing them from finding answers. 

Despite an interesting world with interesting characters, I felt like something was missing. The story was all over the place, focusing on the many characters and world-building, causing it to lose depth of story. For example, Inara ability to see other people’s emotions in the form of colours could have played a more significant role but felt underused. Some of the plot twists felt abrupt and a little out of the blue. Generally, the writing was not to my liking. Although the book has a lot of potential, it was not a good fit for me. I do plan to read the next book in the hope of getting more depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

kirjakorppi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Trafficking

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Slavery

earlgreyjedi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

This story was absolutely incredible and I can’t wait for book 2. A diverse and interesting cast of characters mixed with unique and compelling world building makes for a hell of a tale. Kissen, our scarred but strong bi (or pan) queen, was an excellent foil to Inara, a sweetheart with more secrets than someone so young should have ever amassed (including a small god named Skediceth). And then enters Elogast who is also dealing with trauma of the past while trying to figure out what it will take to mend. All of our heroes are somewhere on the “neutral” scale, with Kissen being chaotic, Elogast lawful, and Inara true (although she could potentially be considered neutral good too). Skedi’s alignment is a little more complicated and is what makes his plot so interesting. Watching all of the characters interact with one another is such a treat. Their growth throughout the story as they slowly become found family is really what I loved the most. I also wanted to add that I adored the food descriptions. Please release a cookbook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

holly_daze_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

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I liked this book. I liked the worldbuilding and I think liked the characters. My favorite part was the themes of found family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Trafficking