In Book 2, three Gods have now been resurrected, returning to the world (which has greatly changed since their deaths) and wanting to go back to their perceived perch atop the pecking order.īut that is not to be and as power changes hands and clashes continue to occur, we see characters make moves to get to their end goal.

But at its heart is the fear of what’s to come. This is sprawling, cinematic, engaging storytelling. We start at Point A and end at Point Z and a significant amount of events occur at each point along the way. What I liked: Look, the reality is A LOT of stuff happens in these books. This one picks up after the events of Book 1 and continues the stories of those characters we’ve grown to love or hate. With this one, I couldn’t resist, and from recent social media postings, it looks like Gwynne has begun the process of working on Book 3. One thing that has created a bit of a negative or hesitancy for me, is the fact that two of the fantasy series I love the most are still unfinished (looking squarely at you Martin and Rothfuss) and thus, when a series begins, I’ll often hold off to see if I want to devote that much time and energy to something that may never be complete.

So, I wanted to say sorry.įor those unfamiliar, I enjoy reading fantasy occasionally. Thus, here we are, a month and a week post release day and I’ve just finished reading it. Much to my chagrin, life happened, and I was slowed down in my reading time and availability. I was approved for this book prior to publication and, while I was reading ‘The Shadow of the Gods’ which was Book 1 in this series. Title: The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #2)įirstly – my sincerest apologies to Mr.

The bloodsworn trilogy book 2