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Sunbringer
by Hannah Kaner
Fallen Gods #2
Fantasy High Fantasy
NetGalley ARC
Avon/Harper Voyager
Ages: 16+


By the King's decree, Gods are forbidden, and even though there are those sent out into the world to kill the Gods by destroying their shrines, the shrines of one God that was thought dead are being rebuilt.

Inara and Elogast are trying to accept the loss of Kissen. Inara and her little god Skedi are searching for information about their bond, and Elogast knows he must be the one to kill his once best friend, who is now harboring a god instead of his heart.


While the blurb sounds really interesting, sadly the story is not. It goes nowhere very slowly. There's hardly any action until the end, and the storytelling is more telling than showing. There is a lot of disjointedness to it, it jumps from here to there without much details of why.

Yeah, sure, it was all leading up to the end, but (the ending wasn't all that either) there wasn't a lot that got it moving at a good speed. I was bored and couldn't wait for the ending, so maybe that's why the ending wasn't that entertaining for me.

What I think is missing is more history of the magic, world, and Gods. There is information stuck in here and there, but not enough to keep my attention.

I still like the characters Inara and Skedi, their story is the most interesting and detailed. Kissen's was in the first book, but in this one, it got boring as did Elogast's. They both started to feel like rambling just to add words to the story. Yes, they lead up to something, but it just took forever to get there.

Will I read the next one? Eh. I don't know. Honestly, it's not high on my got-to-read list.

2 Stars