In her Debut
novel, Hannah Kaner has four individuals forced together on a quest to find
answers from the Fallen Gods:
Kissen is a Godkiller. She makes her way in the world by killing the Gods who are still around and determine to make plight against Humans. Kissen has every reason to hate Gods, as she was once destined to be a sacrifice for one. Kissen enjoys what she does and there has never been a God that she has refused to kill, until she meets a young girl name Inara, who somehow has a God bound to her. If Kissen were to kill the God it may kill her as well. This is why they are on a journey together, to try and find an Old Gol who can tell them how to break the bond. Along the way the meet a mysterious man Elos the baker, who is more than he seems, but with the darkness and treachery on the trail another set of eyes is reluctantly welcome. Especially when the world is in a time of upheaval, demons stalk the night and a civil war is brewing and all must face their reckoning.
This Kaner's debut novel and what a novel to debut with. I will say that this book does not read like a debut with the writing, plot and characters so well developed. The book reads like it was written by a seasoned writer, so I was really shocked to discover this was her debut. This book really hooked me in the first chapter, but I will admit that the next 50ish pages are a bit slow as we meet the characters of the book but after that it is really interesting when the quest really starts.
This book has a simple world so
not much world building is required, as it had a very medieval feel to it and
that Gods were once prevalent throughout the land are no more or not as strong
as they once were. Gods feed on prayers and offering and as they have dried up
so have the Gods and their powers. I would also classify it as Fantasy Light
due to this fact, as the world is not that complex as High fantasy novel. I'm personally
okay with the world building taking a side to the quests that our characters
are on, as this is not a very long book I feel like excessive world building
would have gotten in the wat of the plot.
I loved that there were Gods
for everything really, anything that people have ever prayed to. There were the
more known Gods like God of War and God of fertility and such but there was
also God of Little White Lies (Skedi), God of different rivers and water and
even buttons. I liked the creativity that Kaner had on this aspect.
I really enjoyed that we get
the view of a fledgling God, Skedi as he tries to make sense of his purpose in
life and the things that he desires among everything else, for offerings and
prayers. Each POV is unique in this book, there is really no repetitiveness
between the characters. I can’t help but like all the characters in their own
way. Kissen’s with her path of vengeance against all Gods for what was done to
her. Elo’s never wavering loyalty and love for his King, Inara a girl who has
lost everything but the God who is bound to her and Skediceth (Skedi) a God of
white lies who yearns to be free and wants to be a true God.
This was a great debut novel
and I really enjoyed this book. I felt like I was invested in all four
characters, which I don't think has happened before in a book for me. I can't
wait to read the next book in this series to see where Kaner takes this story
especially with that ending and what comes to light in this book.
Enjoy!!!
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