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lillimariexo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
mlottermoser's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Cursing
venomtancitaro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
phaedruus's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
vvabecca's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
singalana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
lausiusplau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
star_charter152's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Slavery, Grief, and War
Minor: Confinement, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
valjeanval's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The plot, however, is meandering and constantly interrupted by random encounter fight scenes. Fun to play as a game, less fun to read. And those fight scenes are gory to a level that I just don't enjoy. It also suffers from being only half a book, and I'm not sure I enjoyed it enough to pursue the sequel right away. We shall see, but overall, a unique piece of norse-inspired fantasy though not entirely my cuppa.
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
kajsaschubeler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
📚 The first installment in the Bloodsworn Saga
👉 Published by orbit, 2021
📑 496 pages
🔖 The Shadow of the Gods are a story weaved from three tales.
That of Elvar, a young woman looking to earn her battle-fame with the Battle-Grim.
That of Varg, a former thrall looking for a way to avenge his dead sister.
And that of Orka, whose husband, Thorkel, and son, Becca, means the world to her.
All three live in a world that bares the wounds left by the fall of the Gods. Each try to make a life for themselves – by seeking fame, revenge, or peace.
But something stirs in the mountains and the woods, and the ships travelling the whale-road aren't always as friendly as they seem.
As the actions of unknown strangers interfere in each of their lives –
Elvar and the Battle-Grim are thrown into the beginning of a saga tale as they hunt down a berserker
Varg is offered the chance of a new life with the Bloodsworn
and Orka and her families life is forever changed as children starts disappearing in the night
– and soon each of them will have to decide what matters, and what is worth fighting for.
🏷️ John Gwynne paints a striking image of a country with great mountains, vast stretches of forrest, and an array of fjords that shape peoples lives.
It's is a cold, dark and dangerous worl to live in, but it is also a place where love has a chance to change the future of the world.
Gwynne is clearly inspired by the Nordic countries, their history and mythology, and it's a pleasure to recognise old saga-tales resting between the pages – resung and retold, shaped into something new.
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail