yeah

the TENSION between Kissen and Elogast got me screaming and kicking my feet begging them to kiss already

Read “Godkiller” by Hannah Kaner and instantly fell in love with it. The story. The characters. Amazing. Had to draw what I imagined Kissen looking like in my head.

The way I would use Inception tech to interact SOLELY with fictional characters

is insane

Crimpety Crimp 🙂🙃

My Donkey "Matty" on a Pillow

So she doesn't bring her staff, which she needs to help her walk, or any of the other valuable things she could use when in this terrible traumatic place.

But she does bring this worlds equivalent of a morning after pill.

Kissen I love your priorities

Sunbringer

There are potential spoilers for the first book in this series: Godkiller

Author: Hannah Kaner

Series: Fallen Gods (#2)

My Rating: 9/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads: 4.04/5

Date Read: April 2024

'People like me don't change the world. We just survive it.' ---------------------------

Plot Summary: Following the events of the first book our traveling group of four has been split up with Elo, Inara and Skediceth forced to return to Kissen's home of Lesscia. Elo struggles with the physical and mental reminders of the betrayal of his closest friend and begins to plan how he will stop Arren's plans of rising to the rank of the gods. At the same time Inara struggles with guilt over Kissen's apparent death and the feeling that no one, not even her friend Skediceth want her around anymore. While Elo plans a revolution against the King, Kissen travels through her old home of Talicia returning to her roots as a godkiller and stumbling across horrible premonitions of the future of Middren.

TL:DR: Another fantastic installment in the Fallen Gods series, this book does not disappoint with the introduction of even more diverse and likeable side characters. Our main characters undergo major character growth as they struggle to reconcile with the traumatic events they have all been through. They are beautiful disasters.

Main Characters:

Kissen - a fierce godkiller whose career puts her in constant contact with dangerous forces, Kissen is separate from her previous traveling companions in this book. She continues to be an independent force of nature but she will now be forced to face her beliefs and previously strong convictions to survive.

Inara - her bond with Skediceth has been irreparably changed after their travel to Blenraden. She is now facing the reality of her situation and struggling with the insecurities that no one truly wants her and the guilt that she contributed to Kissen's apparent death.

Skediceth - similar to Inara, Skediceth is coming to terms with the new reality of his relationship with the young girl. However, for the first time he begins to experience the power that comes with human offerings and being known by more than just Inara.

Elogast - the betrayal of Arren, and the willingness of his closest friend to sacrifice his life to gain power has shaken Elo to his soul. He focuses on building a revolution against the king to distract himself from the pain and uncertainties left in it's wake.

Arren - the king of Middren who originally outlawed gods. He now works to raise himself to the level of a god, securing his lands power by establishing himself as a subject of worship in place of the gods he believes are destroying his people. No matter the cost.

Thoughts and Feelings:

The first book of this series had some minor pacing issues that caused it to be a bit slow and I did not have that problem with this book. I continue to be absolutely enthralled by the world and the characters. I personally enjoyed that the story was happening in two different places at once and that Kaner committed to keeping the characters separate and that they grieved for each other for as long as possible. I think it added to the character development and the arcs that Inara and Elogast went through over the course of the narrative. I do agree with some others that not being able to travel with Kissen as much was sad, but I LOVED diving more into Elogast's character and how he struggles to come to terms with his betrayal and what his future looks like. Elo clearly struggles mentally and is using this promise of revolution and revenge as a way to cope with his loss. Inara similarly has become infatuated with this idea of revenge for her mother to her detriment. She becomes too focused on this idea of revenge that she disregards everyone else around her. And she is forced to pay dire consequences for that. Which is great. I love it when characters make mistakes, have to face the consequences, recognize that what they are doing is wrong, and then growing from that. And I think Inara's character growth was really well done. But she still has a long way to go! She is young and brash and she doesn't listen, but she faces the consequences of her actions and grows through her bad choices. The reveals that occur in the later half of the book are definitely not surprising. They are things that I was anticipating from the first one, but it didn't bother me that they were obvious. Mostly because it felt like the reveals were supposed to be surprising to the characters but not necessarily the readers and it achieved that. The representation is also fantastic in this book. Disabled characters, queer characters, mentally disabled characters all of them are represented by well rounded personalities and backgrounds. It is great.

My thoughts of Godkiller by Hannah Kaner! (spoiler free, go read it yourself!)

I just finished this book last week after it'd been sitting on my Kindle for months and I'm kind of sad I never picked it up sooner! I had been wanting a book like this for eons. Out of the gate, it presents a unique world with fascinating gods and magic rules I haven't seen anywhere else before. The characters you meet along the way immediately steal your heart and feel so realistic, which is honestly a breath of fresh air. Kaner has an extremely talented way of worldbuilding and making these fantasy characters feel like real people. Except for Skediceth, the god of white lies, who I am glad to say reads exactly how I'd expect him to. Ultimately I loved this book and thought it was a great time and I'll start the sequel, Sunbringer, as soon as I'm finished with Iron Flame.

4/5 overall

Dieses handgefertigte tibetische Zafu-Meditationskissen ist eine perfekte Ergänzung zu Ihrer Meditationspraxis. Hergestellt aus Seidenbrokat und gefüllt mit 100% reinem Kapok in Nepal, ist dieses Kissen entworfen, um optimalen Komfort und Unterstützung während Ihrer Meditationssitzungen zu bieten. Das Kissen ist perfekt für alle, die bequem und stilvoll meditieren möchten. Der Bezug aus Seidenbrokat fühlt sich weich an und bietet eine bequeme Oberfläche für Ihre Meditationspraxis. Die Kapok-Füllung passt sich Ihrem Körper an und bietet eine bequeme und stützende Sitzfläche, die dazu beiträgt, Unbehagen und Müdigkeit während langer Meditationssitzungen zu verringern. Das Kissen ist mit einem wunderschönen tibetischen Patchwork-Lotus-Muster versehen, das Ihrem Meditationsraum einen Hauch von Eleganz und Spiritualität verleiht.

A Carnival Of Joy !

Official licensed fan art for Alfred Hitchcock fans.

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Intelligentes Kissen Climacontrol – mit perfektem Temperaturausgleich dank aktiver NASA-Klima-Technologie

Haben Sie zu kalt, wärmt es! Haben Sie zu warm, kühlt es! Hochwertige Gänsedaunen und -federn werden mit einem temperatur -regulierenden Outlast®-Hightech-Gewirke kombiniert. Dieses ist unterhalb der Hülle eingelegt und entfaltet so seine Wirkung unmittelbar.

Das revolutionäre Outlast®-Temperaturregulierungskonzept, auf der Basis der PCM-Technologie (Phase Change Material), nimmt die überschüssige Wärme auf und speichert sie. Wird es kälter, wird diese wieder abgegeben, um so während der ganzen Nacht eine ideale Komforttemperatur zu bieten.

(via Dekokissen mit "Thunderbirds Figuren, offiziell lizenzierte Fan Art" von Mauswohn)