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What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge

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betweentheshelves's review

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

Honestly, this book was a bit all over the place, both world building and plot wise. There was so much to remember about this world, and yet there wasn't space for it to be fully explored. I do appreciate that this appears to be a standalone YA fantasy (which is rare these days), but giving the world room to breathe would have helped with some of the confusion.

The characters are pretty well developed, at least the main cast. The side characters all tend to blend into the background. The magic system and god-pact system could have used a bit more explanation as well, because there were times where I thought a pact was being made and that didn't seem to be the case. 

There are also heavy religious tones throughout, so just something to be aware of if you pick this one up! It wasn't really for me, but I could definitely see how others could connect to it.
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emlyy_who's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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