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A review by hannahbailey
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
adventurous
dark
funny
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
3.5
Brilliantly narrated by Kit Griffiths, the audiobook was an engaging and pleasant listen. Kissen is by far the standout character with her sharp tongue and quick wit. I actually laughed a lot early on with Kissen’s unexpected swearing and general annoyance at everyone around her — that was refreshing!
There’s also great rep — Kissen is an amputee, her friend is deaf and a few characters communicate in sign language.
Whilst an enjoyable read with an interesting world being built as the characters trek through it, I found it lost momentum towards the last third. There was conflict but I found myself less invested than I thought I would be given how much I was enjoying the first 50% or so. I don’t feel like we really got anywhere and the characters didn’t really develop. I did love Kissen, but I was less interested in the other characters — more could’ve been done with them.
Having finished it I feel a bit ambivalent towards it which I suppose isn’t great when finishing a novel 🥲 I’ll be interested to see where the sequel takes these characters as this definitely felt like an intro to something much bigger!
TW: murder, violence, death (of parent), fire, coercion, injury detail, blood
There’s also great rep — Kissen is an amputee, her friend is deaf and a few characters communicate in sign language.
Whilst an enjoyable read with an interesting world being built as the characters trek through it, I found it lost momentum towards the last third. There was conflict but I found myself less invested than I thought I would be given how much I was enjoying the first 50% or so. I don’t feel like we really got anywhere and the characters didn’t really develop. I did love Kissen, but I was less interested in the other characters — more could’ve been done with them.
Having finished it I feel a bit ambivalent towards it which I suppose isn’t great when finishing a novel 🥲 I’ll be interested to see where the sequel takes these characters as this definitely felt like an intro to something much bigger!
TW: murder, violence, death (of parent), fire, coercion, injury detail, blood
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War