I was a little slow reading this but once got into it I couldn’t stop. Hannah mothered a little bit having this as her debut🤭 I need the next book expeditiously!!

Kissen is so personal to me not everyone is gonna get her like do and that’s ok. Not to mention she’s for the gays so cheers to that.

Inara was a cute lil bean that I just wanted to wrap up and store in my pocket not to mention we’re both motherless…. A win is a win. She’s also better than me cause I would’ve brought her mother back and fought her for keeping all that shit from her.

I can not see past what Skedi did to Ina like that nonsense had me so mad. Of all the ways he could’ve done “hurt” to her he decides to take her free will in all his God righteousness. But he’s such a lil bear bless him.

Elogast…. Elogast…. Elo. The man that you are!!
All I gotta say is that I love me a black king 🫶🏾 He really went to give his life for that rat but his girl came through.

Arren is dirt.

Unfortunately this wasn’t a book for me right now. The writing style was good, I just struggled to immerse myself in the story.
The premise was good, I was really intrigued by the idea of this.
I do think I’ll try and read it again another time, I am a mood reader and perhaps that influenced my view of this book at the time.

This was a great beginning to a series and a fantastic debut book.

Kaner created such a unique world and I found the different gods very interesting and reminded me of how much I loved learning about the gods in the bear and the nightingale but paired with a main character who very much had Witcher vibes.

There was such a great mix of world building and action but also creating relationships and trust between the three main characters who were all coping with their own grief and trauma. The characters work through their lack of trust is other people and prejudices to come to care for each other.

The representation in this book was also great. Not only does one of our main characters have a physical disability but also some of the side characters. There were also multiple f/f relationships throughout the book.

Godkillers gets a solid 4 stars from me and would have been a 5 if I had connected with the characters just a little bit more, during the high stakes moments I found that I wasn’t as worried for the characters as I should have been which was a shame but I will definitely be checking out the next book in this series once it is released as there are many questions that I need answers to.

Such a great debut that lived up to expectations. Interesting concept that really lived up to the hype.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for the advance reader copy.

Ein super Debutroman!
Eine super interessante Geschichte, die einen von Beginn an packt und mitreißt. Religiöse Kulte und Supermächte sind meistens ein Muss in jedem Fantasyroman. In "Godkiller" zwar auch, aber hier mit einem super coolen originellem Spin.
Die Chrakter haben Schichten und sind nicht so wie sie auf den ersten Blick scheinen mit eigenen Geheimnissen, Traumata, Vorlieben und Ängsten. Ganz so wie echte Menschen eben und das macht für eine verdammt gute Leseerfahrung.
Auch das Ende ist super gelungen mit einem Twist, der mich auf das nächste Buch hoffen lässt.

Oh my fucking god. Words cannot express how much I loved this book! I really loved the disability representation and how it was so normalised in it.

Let’s talk about one of my favourite reads of 2022!

Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins.

So my first love is the story idea itself, it is such a fascinating idea of gods, how they sustain themselves and how they are as weak as they are powerful.

Kissen is a great main character for the story to focus on, she has dealt with a lot of hardships and is still able to keep going. Whilst her physical disability is touched on it is not what defines her and besides she is pretty badass! There is also LGBT+ rep in her character as well as a version of sign language.

I really liked the world building in this book and I was able to get a sense of the world without being overpowered. There is political intrigue as well as romances, betrayals, some spicy language and some great action scenes.

One slight criticism is that I would have liked for the side characters to be developed as Kissen was but perhaps that is to come in book 2.

At around 300 pages it is a quick read and I found the story moved along well in the usual fantasy quest style, there were a couple of sections where I thought the pacing could have been picked up a little but I also wanted more more more!

Overall, for an adult fantasy debut novel I really loved it and whilst I was given an advanced reading copy by netgalley and the publishers I have purchased another hardback copy (which is stunning btw!) and can’t wait for book 2!

Kissen is a Godkiller, after barely surviving being made a sacrifice as a small child, she hates greedy gods who demand blood sacrifices and will do anything to stop them… for the right price.
Elogast is a baker, but before that he was the King’s most trusted knight who helped him rid the kingdom of gods.
Inara is a young, isolated noble girl whose life is turned upside down after a tragedy, and who just happens to have somehow become a god called Skediceth’s only tether to the world.
Despite their differences, all three must set off for the abandoned and destroyed city of Blenraden, where gods were once plentiful beyond belief. The journey will be fraught with peril, and our unlikely trio must stick together to survive.

Godkiller got off to a slow start for me, and I’m still to pinpoint why. It had everything I love in a fantasy story from the very beginning, but perhaps a slightly slower pace than I have come to expect from modern fantasy. That being said, once it got going I absolutely adored it.

The characters are wonderfully vivid and morally grey - all of them have their own motives, and secrets which they would go a long way to protect. Even Skediceth, who at times I found myself actively disliking, grew on me as the story progressed. I adored Kissen, Elo and Ina and the relationships they formed with one another. Their pasts were effective at making them really vibrant characters.
The quest was seemingly simple, but had the added complexity of the different missions and motives the characters had for needing to reach Blenraden.
The worldbuilding gave me everything I wanted, I felt I knew enough about the world for each point in the story, without being overwhelmed with all the information at the beginning.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Godkiller and I am excited for the next book in the series!

So we have 4 POVs in this book, and with it clocking in at a little over 300 pages I was slightly concerned about the amount of time I would spend with each, now I shouldn't have been as each character was fully fleshed out in their own stories and others, as all 4 POVs interconnect.

We mainly follow Kissin, who we join in the Prologue as she and her family are being sacrificed to a fire god.

Skip to 15 years later and Kissin is a renowned Veiga... a Godkiller.... and Inara and Skedi need her help. Elo is a retired Knight enjoying life as a Baker when he gets pulled back into the world of the Gods too.

Paths cross, bonds are formed and I love each of these characters so much. They all have their own traumas and stories and aren't perfect but try their best.

I was also lucky enough to attend an event with the author recently as well and the thought and planning that went into this book is just perfection, and I cannot wait to read more in this world!

I thought this was an enjoyable YA fantasy read. A really interesting concept with some unexpected twists that I didn’t see coming. I did find parts of it a bit slow, but the last 25% was really action packed and fast-paced.

I also hadn’t realised when reading it that it’s going to be part of a series. So I was quite concerned getting towards the end that there were a lot of unanswered questions. But as a first book to set the scene for a series, it did the job well and I’m now looking forward to reading more from this world.

Really enjoyable read, i'm looking forward to the rest of the series. As some others have said, if you are a fan of the Witcher, you will probably enjoy this book!

The only reason I requested this book was for the cover, but I am so glad it drew me in. An absolutely amazing debut book!

My only annoyance with the book is the pacing. In the middle it suddenly felt slow and the plot felt almost non-existent. It picked up again but I hate feeling like I'm slugging through the middle of the book.

I feel that it had some similar vibes to the Witcher, so fans of the Witcher may also enjoy this!

The world building in this book is amazing, it is vivid and loud and so well put together that everything felt so easy to understand how it fitted together.

I also enjoyed the characters. They were all distinctive, they all had realistic flaws but were all likeable in different ways.

I really enjoyed this debut from Hannah Kramer. Right from the offset, the prologue was devastating, but completely addictive. The story starts off really quick introducing Kissen your badass mc who has a prosthetic leg and a grumpy attitude.

Set in a World where Gods were killed and banished by the King, giving Kissen her job as Godkiller. It follows four main characters in unlikely circumstances heading towards Blenraden, a ruined city.

The writing was beautifully detailed that I could really envision the world, the characters and Skedi, the little bonded God.

I look forward to see where this trilogy takes us. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this in advance.

As this is a Harper Voyager title, a full review is being held until the HarperCollins Union gets a fair contract.

I actually got a bit stumped trying to read this at first, my brain was not processing the dialogue between the characters properly and I was missing words out. So much that I actually stopped reading, I then purchased the audiobook and read along from the beginning! I really enjoyed it!! My brain was being very silly! It’s written so well!

I liked how the characters were diverse, we had different representations and talk about flipping the narrative and changing it up… since when are Gods outlaws?! I loved that!! It was a different take for sure and I really enjoyed that!

I think it was a fabulous debut, and the world was so intriguing! The chapters were rich and the multiple POV brought diverse and substance. I really enjoyed it! I can’t wait to read the next one!

I was drawn to Godkiller by its stunning cover and promise of a brilliantly built fantasy setting. I can attest to both.

Despite the awkward prologue (which does set up the story well despite its misgivings), the world in which this story takes place is fully fleshed out. I felt immersed in the belief system and did not feel exhausted by the journey across the continent. The way Kaner approached how the gods of this world were, and are, created was something I hadn’t encountered before, and I really enjoyed the small details. Learning about the then versus the now helped me to fully realise how the characters may approach the task at hand.

Kissen is a strong female main character who held her own in a story with several other narratives. I understood her motivations and actions, and nothing felt awkward. Inara and Skedi are an interesting pair, and I felt their relationship was an interesting take on the connections between worshiped and worshiper. The story touched a lot on trust, and innate greed. Elogast was my favourite perspective, however; his characterisation felt the strongest but I was consistently surprised by him. Again, his relationship with trusting others made for an interesting turn of events.

I struggle with stories that take place during long journeys; I don’t know why but I didn’t flinch with Godkiller. Packed with action and with a story that didn’t ease or slow, the journey felt fun and fresh.

A fantastic debut from Hannah Kaner, and I will be picking up any sequel that may come in this series!

In the aftermath of a brutal war between humans and gods, Godkiller follows the stories of four very different characters. The four main protagonists begin a quest together and share an unlikely friendship.

Kaner has produced a wonderful and somewhat terrifying fantasy world, filled with depth and lore that can easily match the fantasy greats. The characters are diverse and intriguing and as a reader, I really routed for them to overcome any differences they had.

This is a confident and powerful debut for Hannah Kaner!

GODKILLER is a pacy, dark, rich story set in an imaginative world.

I love the premise and system of gods. The way they are created from human desire for help with things, how easily new ones can be made and old ones forgotten. It sets up the god-war really well, the idea that gods would fight one another for reverence if the new are pushing the old to the side.

It also creates an interesting dynamic when the gods are outlawed. If they form from the desired to be helped, then banning them will not stop them. It's a fertile ground for battles (with godkillers like Kissen taking them on) and also discontent as people are ordered to give up their faith.

The world itself has some very inventive elements. There's a town built entirely on a bridge over a gorge with rules about weight. I loved this setting so much (and had been waiting for it the entire time as the end papers of my copy are a really pretty illustration of it, which had piqued my interest.)

The book has four narrators - Kissen, Inara (the little noble girl), Elogast, and Skedi. It gives plenty of different perspectives on the story, a chance to dig into their different desires and wounds. Other than Inara and Skedi (who are a team for most of the book), they're all so suspicious of each other, full of tensions, and it was delightful to watch those dynamics shift and change across the book.

This is the first book in a trilogy and I look forward to seeing this brewing war of gods and men in the coming books.

An exciting start to a new fantasy series following a god killer and a young girl with a god as her pet.
Intriguing and fresh this is for lovers of The Witcher minus the misogyny😶‍🌫️ Looking forward to seeing where this story goes in the next install

My favourite read of 2022!

This book is absolutely amazing! If you have been think about reading this book I urge you to run to your local book store and grab a copy