Godkiller

I am obsessed...

When I started reading this book, my dumbass went on TikTok and saw some people either say they didn't enjoy the book or outright dnf it. I can't sympathize with that. The criticism that I see is that it starts of great, but slows down at some point. I again, cannot sympathize with that. The pacing of the book was perfect, the characters were interesting and flawed, yet weren't obnoxious or unnecessary.

The world building had me longing for more information throughout the book, keeping me excited everytime I learned something new. Especially towards the end, when the characters get to the place they were going. I didn't expect to get creeped out as I did, but it makes sense considering the state of the world the characters exist in. The mystery of who cursed Elo and why Inara's house and the people in it were burned down were welcome side plots to saving the King and finding out why Inara was bound to a seemingly unknown god who lost his memories. They didn't distract as they were intertwined to the main plot, but seemed throughout the story to be side occurrences.

I knew that going into this book that the romance wasn't going to be as heavily present like in books in the ACOTAR series. The romance was more like the one in the Folk of Air Trilogy, present, but does not take up much space. To be honest, I first started reading this book assuming that Kissen and Skedi were the romantic pairing, considering that she is a godkiller and he a god. It would've made the prefect enemies-to-lovers story. Instead, she is paired with Elo, a knight, which still works because Kissen doesn't like Knights. While I would've loved more romantic scenes and moments between the two, the scenes and moments given throughout the book had me squealing like never before. I cannot wait to see how their relationship moves forward in the next book.

I loved the character development of the characters and they were so well paced alongside the main plot. It allowed characters to have flaws that either are removed over time as they grow and mature further, or changes in a way that they become something positive and necessary for their survival. The characters are all so different from one another, each coming from a different walk of life (including wealth class), but they learn to love and care for each other. They didn't say it explicitly, but I do consider their story together as a “Found family” trope.

Another thing that I love is that the book doesn't end on a huge cliffhanger, but leaves enough plot points open that keeps you curious for more. Who is Inara Craier. Why did her mother do what she did? What will happen to the King? How long will it take for Kissen to reunited with Inara and Elo?

I cannot wait to read the sequel and look forward to future book of Miss Kaner.