received a copy of this book in advance to review. Thank you to the author and the publisher. 

Really enjoyable, possibly better than the first?

In Godkiller, the book slowly collected a cast of characters and tied them together on a singular journey, creating a lovable found family in pursuit of a goal. In Sunbringer, the main POV from book 1 is separated from the other characters, believed to be dead, and the POV of the king was added in. 

This book was constantly shifting alliances and assumptions. I wanted to root for Kissen and Inara even as they were (unbeknownst to them) working against one another towards opposite goals. I loved the further development of the magic system, the introduction of more gods, and the way all of the moving pieces finally settled together in the end for a push to the third book. 

The only thing quibble I had was the pacing. I think this started SO strong but got a little bogged down in the middle for a while. there was a lot happening and it was overwhelming at times. this had just a touch of book 2 syndrome but I suspect that when book 3 comes out, all of that maneuvering will prove necessary. 

I will say that the author did a good job of keeping the characters voices distinct and developing each. If you loved the found family in book 1, book 2 will let you learn a lot more about them individually but unfortunately loses some of the interactions of them together. I was also hoping for maybe a bit of romance with Kissen & Elo but I’m not sure that’s where the author is going and it certainly wasn’t hinted at in this book. All in all, I am happy with that installment and will be preordering book 3.