Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2) in Aussie Readers

Sep 28, 2017 Kira rated it really liked it

Shelves: keeper, fantasy, paranormal, aussie-author, trilogy-series, own

4.5★ It has been a few days since I finished reading Godsgrave, and I have the flu so my brain has been all muddled trying to come up with a review (I read the book before the flu took hold – thankfully). It doesn’t help that I want to write without giving away any spoilers, so where do I begin?

Like Nevernight, Godsgrave begins by switching back and forth between two different events in Mia’s timeline. It was used to great affect in the first book, but I’m not sure it has the same impact here.

Th 4.5★ It has been a few days since I finished reading Godsgrave, and I have the flu so my brain has been all muddled trying to come up with a review (I read the book before the flu took hold – thankfully). It doesn’t help that I want to write without giving away any spoilers, so where do I begin?

Like Nevernight, Godsgrave begins by switching back and forth between two different events in Mia’s timeline. It was used to great affect in the first book, but I’m not sure it has the same impact here.

The characters I fell in love with – Mia, Ashlinn, and Mercurio – were all back, along with a whole heap of new characters in the form of the Gladiatii. I really should try not to get attached to any of the characters, as the body counts in these books are high. Nevertheless, I was dismayed at a couple of deaths early on, which made me a little more cautious when it came to some of the other characters. There is one character who makes only a couple of brief cameo’s and I can tell you that it blew me away (I really, really want to let Mr Kindly out of the bag on this, but I won’t).

The plot is fantastic, with twists and turns you simply can’t predict. A lot of second books in a trilogy suffer from middle-book-slump, but there is none of that here. If anything, I felt Godsgrave was a stronger book in this regard. Nevernight felt like more of a character and situation setup by comparison. The big surprises at the end (and there were a few of them) I didn’t see coming and completely blew me away.

All in all there isn’t much I disliked about Godsgrave. The love affair Mia has felt a little too forced, since the relationship didn’t develop in a more natural way, especially after what happened in Book One and Mia’s penchant for revenge. Then again, I may just have preferred her to be with someone else 😉 The long passages in italics to denote the previous/lead-up event also hurt my eyes, but ultimately I can deal with it since it doesn’t last the entire book.

Godsgrave is out now, and if you have read Nevernight, go grab a copy. If you haven’t read either, then buy both.

Now I just have to wait for Book Three… ...more

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Mar 30, 2020 Tien rated it really liked it

Shelves: australian-author, fantasy, for-review, own, signed-by-author, mm-20

☝️ ME! At the end of this book!

I have always thought that something in book 1 was just not true. Even if I began to doubt myself throughout this book, that last word though! Wooh... Jay Kristoff's a maestro of plucking his readers' heart strings, is what! Tho... maybe I should save my crowing until I read book 3 to see if I'm anywhere near right lol

The first part of Godsgrave was a little hard to read as there are 2 time settings, months apart. Each chapter has both past & present times and whil ...more

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Nov 23, 2017 Alan Baxter rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, dark-fantasy, grimdark

I loved Nevernight and Godsgrave is a damn fine sequel with a killer ending. Can't wait for Book 3! ...more

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Oct 11, 2019 Nicki Markus rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-fantasy-sci-fi

Godsgrave was a lovely continuation of the Nevernight trilogy. It didn't captivate me quite as much as the first, but middle books in trilogies are often the weakest when taken individually. Nonetheless, there was still plenty of action, adventure and murder as we followed Mia into the gladiatorial arena, and Kristoff left us with a cliffhanger ending that made me long to get to book three, especially if there will be more of a reveal then about Mia's powers as a darkin. I have requested the fin ...more

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