Book Review
Jul. 14th, 2025 06:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariSunbringer
by Hannah Kaner
This is the sequel to Godkiller and the second book in the trilogy. It was a good follow-up to the first book. Most of the action returns to Lesscia, the city in which the story began. But now the city is caught between King Arren's advance and the rebellion fomenting against him. Elogast and Inara find themselves fighting against the royal forces in very different ways, while Kissen journeys back towards her friends via a circuitous route determined by two gods and their agendas.
Plot-wise, Sunbringer is very much a middle book, bringing more into play and setting up the final conflict. I really liked the way Kaner embedded plenty of character development and exploration in a lot of action. Inara gains a lot of self-understanding and uses that to wield her own power and agency. Elogast grapples with finding himself once again in command during a violent conflict. Kissen finds herself in the odd position of a godkiller who is working with the gods. I also really enjoyed seeing more of the gods of Middren and how they operated, especially when they were benevolent and had non-toxic relationships with their followers.
by Hannah Kaner
This is the sequel to Godkiller and the second book in the trilogy. It was a good follow-up to the first book. Most of the action returns to Lesscia, the city in which the story began. But now the city is caught between King Arren's advance and the rebellion fomenting against him. Elogast and Inara find themselves fighting against the royal forces in very different ways, while Kissen journeys back towards her friends via a circuitous route determined by two gods and their agendas.
Plot-wise, Sunbringer is very much a middle book, bringing more into play and setting up the final conflict. I really liked the way Kaner embedded plenty of character development and exploration in a lot of action. Inara gains a lot of self-understanding and uses that to wield her own power and agency. Elogast grapples with finding himself once again in command during a violent conflict. Kissen finds herself in the odd position of a godkiller who is working with the gods. I also really enjoyed seeing more of the gods of Middren and how they operated, especially when they were benevolent and had non-toxic relationships with their followers.
