#KIssen

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Dr. Aspen Greaves- The Javelin Project (Time to Orbit: Unknown) by Derin Edala

Kissen- The Fallen Gods Trilogy by Hannah Kaner 

Catalina “Cat” Alvarez- All for the Game by Nora Sakavic

Arcturus Mesarthim- The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

[pheenic]

Kissen this is just Kissen from Godkiller.

[lavellan-the-ninth]

Characters that would get along soo well would be Kissenna (from Godkiller- Hannah Kaner) and Gideon. I fucking swear to you. Them together would kill the book.

[random-jot]

god I love Kissen

[deutschrapfinest]

Ich bin der Beste auf der Welt Aber nur wenn es darum geht: Wie krass fickt man sich selbst?

Weiche Kissen - Kontra K & Clueso

[postapocalypticspacepirate]

yeah

[whatswiththemustache]

i just think they're neat

[sonichok]

Little scene i drew from the book godkiller by hannah kaner

[kyrieeleisonelise]

Has anyone else red Godkiller?

I’ve just finished it and I can hardly find any fanart of it, which is surprising because it’s such a good book (I don’t even usually like fantasy).

I’ve tried to draw my versions of the characters.

[greeen-bean]

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

[pheenic]

Kissen

[lavellan-the-ninth]

It KILLED me. But that's a job of every book I've read and will read, i suppose.

STILL, i will write my proper paragraph about Sunbringer later.

[needynova]

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

[mp-cat-me-if-you-can]

Cushion with "Blue Pixel Art Cat in Retro Look" by mpcatmeifyoucan

[uncomplicatedbookreviews]

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.

[luniastheelf]

Yes this was so good!! I'm being consumed, not one piece of me is normal.

Second book (Sunbringer) is also a blast with a natural continuation if the story in a way I never would have tought about.

And the stakes rise even higher yet they also become more and more personal.

This series is so good I stayed up until dawn multiple timea even before my 14 hour shifts because I just couldn't put it down. (It was totally worth it.)

Please read it, please give it a chance, I promise it will be worth it.

Okay everyone PLEASE go read Godkiller by Hannah Kaner because I need someone to scream with.

Things I loved:

A fantasy novel UNDER 300 pages that's well developed

A God of white lies who feels real and not a caricature

Human/God bonds that feel So personal

Bisexual revenge queen

Complex world building

Hand wave magic system but in the BEST way

A quest! An adventure!

Disability rep

The stakes are SO high and yet everything feels so intimate I can't