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Slayer of Gods
From the #1 Amazon Bestselling author Garrett Curbow comes a fast-paced, violent, and luscious epic fantasy.
Eileen survived the flames of Witches. She fought against the swords of men. Now she faces her most menacing enemy yet. Now she must slay a god.
Six months after the Battle of Berea, Eileen and her friends are living peaceful lives. Finn is struggling to fit into his new position as king. Castor’s toy business is backed up with orders. Eileen and Serilda have made a home for themselves in a remote, cozy cottage. But, as winter looms, their sense of security collapses around them like flakes of falling snow. A raging fireball shoots toward Berea, announcing the arrival of an ancient evil. In one fiery swoop, Eileen is thrown once more into the violent, war-torn world she thought she’d escaped from.
Darkness stirs in the northern edges of Kaede. Ciara is a prisoner of the Nox, forced to work day and night in the canyons. She is there as a fighter for the Resistance, a Daughter of Light, but fighting seems impossible when she is weaponless, powerless, and outnumbered by thousands. Broken, beaten, and fighting for her life, Ciara has two goals: destroy the Nox from the inside out; make it back home in one piece.
New romance ignites, old flames die out, and lives change forever in this action-filled, second volume of the Daughter of Light Trilogy.
Eileen survived the flames of Witches. She fought against the swords of men. Now she faces her most menacing enemy yet. Now she must slay a god.
Six months after the Battle of Berea, Eileen and her friends are living peaceful lives. Finn is struggling to fit into his new position as king. Castor’s toy business is backed up with orders. Eileen and Serilda have made a home for themselves in a remote, cozy cottage. But, as winter looms, their sense of security collapses around them like flakes of falling snow. A raging fireball shoots toward Berea, announcing the arrival of an ancient evil. In one fiery swoop, Eileen is thrown once more into the violent, war-torn world she thought she’d escaped from.
Darkness stirs in the northern edges of Kaede. Ciara is a prisoner of the Nox, forced to work day and night in the canyons. She is there as a fighter for the Resistance, a Daughter of Light, but fighting seems impossible when she is weaponless, powerless, and outnumbered by thousands. Broken, beaten, and fighting for her life, Ciara has two goals: destroy the Nox from the inside out; make it back home in one piece.
New romance ignites, old flames die out, and lives change forever in this action-filled, second volume of the Daughter of Light Trilogy.
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April 29, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'They collided and connected like something that was always meant to be. Like a new star exploding into existence. Like a snowflake sticking into the grass. A rainbow splitting the sky - a sea wave folding into itself - a light breeze on a warm day...'
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I loved this book a lot more than I did the first, with book 1 I found that there were some plot points that I didn't understand, but with this one I whizzed through it. The writing was fantastic, Garrett is great at setting the scene and character descriptions. The action in this and the build up to the main event was amazing, and the plots connecting and becoming an even bigger thing, it was all so exciting to read.
I loved - The balcony scene in Finn's palace. I won't spoil anything, but it was written so well, I felt so connected to the moment.
Eileen's flashbacks were so brilliant, it felt like watching the scenes in a movie, so disorientating.
I really loved the nostalgia and melancholy feelings that Eileen experienced in the Botanical Gardens and the realisation of how much Castor must care about her to bring her there. "I never thought I'd feel this close to home again."
*spoiler*
In the final battle scene, where Soairse is killed, I especially loved Eileen's POV of, I thought it was so powerful and shocking to read.
Didn't love - *spoiler* I wish that Soairse had a little bit of a better motive behind her destruction. I thought that maybe because she was the fire god that she might have wanted the witches to be able to take over the world and roam free, for example.
'They collided and connected like something that was always meant to be. Like a new star exploding into existence. Like a snowflake sticking into the grass. A rainbow splitting the sky - a sea wave folding into itself - a light breeze on a warm day...'
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I loved this book a lot more than I did the first, with book 1 I found that there were some plot points that I didn't understand, but with this one I whizzed through it. The writing was fantastic, Garrett is great at setting the scene and character descriptions. The action in this and the build up to the main event was amazing, and the plots connecting and becoming an even bigger thing, it was all so exciting to read.
I loved - The balcony scene in Finn's palace. I won't spoil anything, but it was written so well, I felt so connected to the moment.
Eileen's flashbacks were so brilliant, it felt like watching the scenes in a movie, so disorientating.
I really loved the nostalgia and melancholy feelings that Eileen experienced in the Botanical Gardens and the realisation of how much Castor must care about her to bring her there. "I never thought I'd feel this close to home again."
*spoiler*
In the final battle scene, where Soairse is killed, I especially loved Eileen's POV of, I thought it was so powerful and shocking to read.
Didn't love - *spoiler* I wish that Soairse had a little bit of a better motive behind her destruction. I thought that maybe because she was the fire god that she might have wanted the witches to be able to take over the world and roam free, for example.
May 23, 2023
Where to start... Okay so, I got the first book after seeing Garrett's Tiktok, wanting to support a writer who had worked very hard and for very long on his book. After two of these books, I can say that these are one of my favourites.
Likes:
The world building was amazing. I've read books where I felt the towns and continents weren't expanded on enough, but here it was. The atmosphere was described in a beautiful and vivid way.
Regardless of a few contras that I'll explain below, I wasn't able to put the books down and I'm glad I didn't. All the POVs are exciting and eventful, not a single page is wasted.
The characters were relatable, or at least understandable and I grew close to all of them. The characters and the world feels so *real*, which not many books are able to do to me.
The writing is amazing too. I love the plot, especially the parts with Ciara and the Nox.
Dislikes:
I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the first book when I started reading it because of the characters and their morals. Eileen has a habit of trusting people who have wronged her (Serilda, Damon and those two chicks who died at the beginning) which was very infuriating to me.
The characters have grown into their personalities, which may have taken a little longer than it should've.
The amount of characters that get killed is kind of shocking, maybe because I've never read books where more than a few characters die, but with Garrett, nobody is safe.
Quite a few spelling mistakes sprinkled throughout, not too many that it becomes an issue, but more than what you'd expect.
All in all, Daughter of Light and Slayer of Gods are some of the best bits of literature I've ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes on. Every single part of the book is so incredibly captivating. It's simply beautiful. Definitely one of the pinnacles of modern YA fantasy. It deserves so much more attention than some of the garbage that is being put out nowadays (*cough cough* hi colleen). Thank you Garrett for creating one of my most cherished books and being an inspiration.
Likes:
The world building was amazing. I've read books where I felt the towns and continents weren't expanded on enough, but here it was. The atmosphere was described in a beautiful and vivid way.
Regardless of a few contras that I'll explain below, I wasn't able to put the books down and I'm glad I didn't. All the POVs are exciting and eventful, not a single page is wasted.
The characters were relatable, or at least understandable and I grew close to all of them. The characters and the world feels so *real*, which not many books are able to do to me.
The writing is amazing too. I love the plot, especially the parts with Ciara and the Nox.
Dislikes:
I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the first book when I started reading it because of the characters and their morals. Eileen has a habit of trusting people who have wronged her (Serilda, Damon and those two chicks who died at the beginning) which was very infuriating to me.
The characters have grown into their personalities, which may have taken a little longer than it should've.
The amount of characters that get killed is kind of shocking, maybe because I've never read books where more than a few characters die, but with Garrett, nobody is safe.
Quite a few spelling mistakes sprinkled throughout, not too many that it becomes an issue, but more than what you'd expect.
All in all, Daughter of Light and Slayer of Gods are some of the best bits of literature I've ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes on. Every single part of the book is so incredibly captivating. It's simply beautiful. Definitely one of the pinnacles of modern YA fantasy. It deserves so much more attention than some of the garbage that is being put out nowadays (*cough cough* hi colleen). Thank you Garrett for creating one of my most cherished books and being an inspiration.
December 10, 2023
This book was very entertaining and the characters are likable enough. The main problem I have with this series is how often coincidences save the characters from imminent doom. It feels like cheating to get your characters out of a difficult situation without having them work for it.
March 7, 2025
3.5/5⭐️
i really missed reading this series so im thankful i finally had the time to get back into it! there were moments that i think some plot points happened too quickly, but i was still engaged the whole time. there were bits and pieces where it was giving stranger things x throne of glass and i honestly didn’t know how to feel about that. i did enjoy this a lot, but i think i liked the first the most so far! i’m excited to read the third!
i really missed reading this series so im thankful i finally had the time to get back into it! there were moments that i think some plot points happened too quickly, but i was still engaged the whole time. there were bits and pieces where it was giving stranger things x throne of glass and i honestly didn’t know how to feel about that. i did enjoy this a lot, but i think i liked the first the most so far! i’m excited to read the third!
May 30, 2023
DNF
1.6 Stars for the author's writing style
1.1 Stars for plot development
1.0 Stars for characters and character development
Total Rating: 1.2
I feel awful, I truly, truly do. I wanted so badly to read this book and maybe there would be more growth in his writing and the plot that would hold my attention, but it wasn't what I wanted to see. I still can't stand reading Ciara's POV, and the new POV from Katya was added within the first five chapters. It was unappealing to read a new characters POV while still struggling to get back into Finn and Eileen's story.
Ciara is still fighting a 'war' that isn't crucial to the initial story; Katya has a warlock son and is a seer of some sort herself, but her story was still being woven into the current narrative when I stopped. Eileen is picking up ample time with her cousin Finn and sending letters to Castor, but I just couldn't get into either of their narratives.
Garrett Curbow's writing is a little less appealing this novel, it's still very good, just not what I want to read from him. Writing the world building just seems to be challenging as he goes into the narrative. I don't think I'll be able to attempt picking this book back up; the first was fine, but there are just too many loose ends from the first that aren't capable of holding my attention in this one and at 150 pages into the book. I want to know the story but I'd rather read cliff notes than dragging myself through the novel.
1.6 Stars for the author's writing style
1.1 Stars for plot development
1.0 Stars for characters and character development
Total Rating: 1.2
I feel awful, I truly, truly do. I wanted so badly to read this book and maybe there would be more growth in his writing and the plot that would hold my attention, but it wasn't what I wanted to see. I still can't stand reading Ciara's POV, and the new POV from Katya was added within the first five chapters. It was unappealing to read a new characters POV while still struggling to get back into Finn and Eileen's story.
Ciara is still fighting a 'war' that isn't crucial to the initial story; Katya has a warlock son and is a seer of some sort herself, but her story was still being woven into the current narrative when I stopped. Eileen is picking up ample time with her cousin Finn and sending letters to Castor, but I just couldn't get into either of their narratives.
Garrett Curbow's writing is a little less appealing this novel, it's still very good, just not what I want to read from him. Writing the world building just seems to be challenging as he goes into the narrative. I don't think I'll be able to attempt picking this book back up; the first was fine, but there are just too many loose ends from the first that aren't capable of holding my attention in this one and at 150 pages into the book. I want to know the story but I'd rather read cliff notes than dragging myself through the novel.
April 10, 2023
SURREAL. CAPTIVATING
I don't know if his gift is a magical power or a gift or both. But when I read his words, I can SEE and FEEL everything as if I'm there. I can feel the tapestries, the stitching on the velvet couches, the cloaks, the cobble stones, the wooden planks, the frosted over cave walls. I can SMELL the stench of the twisting, blackened alleys and of the dingy, rank pubs. I can TASTE the rancid smoke on my tongue. I can SEE every minute detail of the towns and landscapes that it discards and mutes the room I am currently in. I'm blown away. His writing is surreal. I cannot wait to read yet another one of his amazing, can't put down novels.
I don't know if his gift is a magical power or a gift or both. But when I read his words, I can SEE and FEEL everything as if I'm there. I can feel the tapestries, the stitching on the velvet couches, the cloaks, the cobble stones, the wooden planks, the frosted over cave walls. I can SMELL the stench of the twisting, blackened alleys and of the dingy, rank pubs. I can TASTE the rancid smoke on my tongue. I can SEE every minute detail of the towns and landscapes that it discards and mutes the room I am currently in. I'm blown away. His writing is surreal. I cannot wait to read yet another one of his amazing, can't put down novels.
July 8, 2023
I really loved this book! The storytelling is beautiful and I love this world. Seeing Castor and Eileen’s relationship develop was fantastic. There were a few things that I was confused about why was included here as it seemed out of place, almost like someone accidentally pulled a whole chapter to the wrong book, like the one chapter that is set in Daenysi doesn’t feel right. Other than that, a great book and I’m looking forward to the third one
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