Pawn's Gambit

I decided to continue on with the audio, as I received Never Die to judge for best narration from the Indie Ink Awards. Kim Bretton does a fantastic job bringing these novels to life. 
This one follows the Art of War, now referred to as Yuu, as she hides from the repercussions of her miscalculation at the end of Never Die. It takes place five years later, but is written to be read as an entirely independent story. Which is good because it has been nine months in between them for me. 
This is pretty unique as the author is giving us the same world, with a previously seen character, but it's a completely different story. The tone, the plot, the pacing. Everything is different. 
Yuu is wrapped up in a competition filled with merciless and vengeful gods, taking out their spite and boredom on those chosen to participate. 
Personally a 4/5* for me. For me the story hit a little less than ND, and for the audio, calling the character Yuu got very confusing as your brain tells you they're saying “YOU”.