A review by thewiserslone
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m sad to say I was bored through almost the entire first half of this book. And stuff *happens* so I don’t have a good reason why I was bored. I’m not as familiar with Norse folklore so the world building and creatures were hard to picture (even with descriptions, I was googling a lot). Also, I think I had a hard time connecting with all the main 3 POVs. Varg was the most interesting because he was the closest to “magical” for me, which is my reading comfort zone. The very last page was pretty interesting with all the story lines mingling, but I don’t think that’s enough for me to want to read book 2.