I was given an ARC of this book for review by NetGalley but that has not affected my opinion stated here.

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner is a great start to a series, even from the prologue I was intrigued by the setting and characters we are introduced to and it only got better from there.

The way gods exist in this world I found to be unique and interesting. Requiring shrines to survive, having the power to bend the world to their will but only if they are worshipped and ultimately being able to be killed by humans sets up a great power dynamic which sucked me in from the start. The magic system in this world associated with the gods also added a lot of intrigue to the story.

A big positive for this book is it's characters, a found family situation in which each don't know whether they can trust each other, but ultimately want to, brings along a heart-warming aspect to the story. I found each character interesting and so didn't mind when we switched point of view quite often, though my favourite was Kissen from start to finish. Overall there is 4 POVs, not so many that it becomes confusing but enough that it also keeps it interesting. I'm not usually a fan of child characters in adult fantasy books but Inara had an interesting enough plotline and characteristics that she won me over by the end.

The plot in this first book is solid and allows us to explore the world and characters enough so that we get a good idea of the situation presented along with a backstory to why the world is the way it is. This book is quite short on average for a fantasy instalment and I think due to this I was left feeling a little underwhelmed by what is covered plot wise. The ending was great and I was satisfied by how it rounded up, but felt we could have gone a little further.

Overall, I rated this book 4 stars and I'll definitely be picking up the next instalment in this series.