This one was a bit slower for me to get into than Godkiller. I still very much enjoyed the book! Overall I give this a 3.9/5.

After feeling mediocre about Godkiller, I was hoping this would be more interesting and dive more into the story, but I basically felt the same for this book as I felt for the first one. The premise is incredibly interesting but the writing falls flat and all of the characters just feel the same. I needed more out of this one, but I didn't get that.

I was in love with the first book, as the sequel, it seemed much slower and had a hard time holding my attention throughout the book. Knowing there’s a third one, I can see how this was building up for a fantastic third act! I am still invested in the world and what will happen next!

This was a pretty good sequel. I appreciated Kissen’s character development in this one but was annoyed but the extended period of time the characters spent separated. One of my biggest grievances with the second book in a series.

The book in the begining was slightly slow paced but overall I enjoyed this book! I was happy to read this book and the romance was interesting. I likd Godkiller a little bit more but I was happy to continue the book series.

I went and read the first book after reading a little bit of this book and I suggest doing that. It took a bit to get into this book but once I did I was hooked. I’m really glad I found these books and will be a re-read later on!

I was eagerly awaiting this book and then life got in the way and I didn’t get a chance to read it until months later! But sadly I had a hard time getting into this one - it felt a lot slower but that could just be middle book set up that happens a lot of times. By the end I was way more intrigued and I will be recommending still and continuing!

I think this book suffers from "middle book" syndrome. The entire plot felt like a stop-gap to a larger arc rather than a satisfying sort in and of itself. I do really enjoying the world building though and find the pantheon of gods we get to further explore fascinating and fun!

This was such a gripping read! The stakes are high and there's no right answer or easy way out. I really enjoy stories like that, so this (and Godkiller) are excellent for me!

I took one star off because I found myself increasingly annoyed with every single character except Skediceth. Skedi is the best and can do no wrong, lol! It felt like all the human characters were modeled after the same personality: obstinate to the point of making dumb choices because of their pride and stubbornness. I really wanted more variety in personalities and was getting tired of people refusing to listen to each other because *reasons.*

But the story itself was so compelling and complicated (in a good way). And I loved seeing more from Skedi's perspective!

I desperately need to know what happens next and can't wait for the conclusion to this trilogy!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC.

This was a fine sequel. It might have been me, but it took a very long time for me to get into it. I honestly feel like there's not much to say. I'll give it a reread someday because I did love the first one.

This was an excellent continuation of the series, and I'm absolutely looking forward to the next book.

Questions from book one are answered, but several more arise and I cannot wait to read more from this author and in this world


Thank you Netgalley and HarperCollins for the ARC.

I did not think that Sunbringer could be more shocking than Godkiller, but I'm glad I was wrong. A strong sequel! Picks up right where Godkiller ended and it did not disappoint.

A bit less satisfying than the first novel in the series, because there are fewer surprises to discover in this world in terms of what it means to be a god, and what it means to kill a god. This one does have that middle-book-in-a-trilogy feeling of mostly moving pieces around and putting things on the board for a future installment: There are a lot of big, satisfying emotions and a fair bit of action, but central conflicts don't get resolved, just iterated and expanded.

But I do love these characters and this world, and how each of the main characters are navigating a similarly fraught but narratively very different tension between the people they love and the things they want. All four of the main players here are stuck between wanting to be themselves as they see themselves, and trying to be part of a relationship. And in each case, that relationship has been meaningful to them in the past, but they have complicated feelings around it, and around what the situation they're in is doing to it.

This absolutely isn't a jumping-on point for the series — it's a direct continuation of the book before it, in ways that really require the investments and depth the first book created. This one moves faster and covers more ground. It feels shallower as a result, but it's certainly gripping, and it leaves everyone in a particularly tense place for the next book in the run.

Godkiller was well written. The characters and world building were excellent. I have it listed as one of my top ten reads of last year. Were my expectations too high? 



Unfortunately, Sunbringer is a weak follow-up to Godkiller. The overall ideas in the series are very interesting; but Sunbringer is meandering. It goes nowhere at a crawling pace. One of the things I loved about Godkiller was the connection between the main characters. But in Sunbringer Kissen is no longer with the rest of them; and how they interact without her is strange and uneventful. There was also the sloppy addition of many side characters. The time spent on them seemed wasteful and inefficient. I often asked myself, who is this again? 



I had been looking foward to reading this book and continuing the story of these characters. Then it took me weeks to get through a book that would have normally taken me an afternoon.



I would recommend pretending Godkiller is a standalone. It’s a fantastic standalone.

i know this starts right after godkiller but omg this started out way too slow. it only really picked up towards the later third of the book? i was honestly getting so bored.

I really enjoy this world and the characters, but for some reason it took me a while to get into this. Maybe it's because of things happening in my personal life; maybe it's because of the more fragmented POVs, or maybe it's because there's less Kissen in this volume. (She's probably my favorite character.) Overall, though, the story progresses in intriguing ways--and the ending made me excited to read the next installment.

This book was a good follow up book to Godkiller, but to me it felt like the last half of the book was better than the first half. I really wanted more but at the same time I enjoyed it. I'm excited to see where the story goes from here. The character development was really good.

Sunbringer was a good follow up to Godkiller. The last quarter of the book was absolutely the best part. I really wanted the characters to have more time together to really showcase the dynamic they have. With that said though, I can see that the world building is there and leading up to an epic next book.

I didn’t love this one as much as the first, sadly. It suffered from middle book syndrome, and it didn’t help that the characters were separated - the pacing was slow for the majority of the first part. I became less invested throughout, but I’m hopeful that the next book will pick back up again. I do still love Inara and Skedi!

This is a sold sequel to the first book, godkiller. I enjoy the character development in this one, and I'm excited to see what comes next.