Book Review: The Orphanage of Gods by Helen Coggan

Hi Cara,

The Orphanage of Gods by Helen Coggan has been on my TBR for most of 2019. I even have a NetGalley and illumicrate version of the book But finally, I got to crack the book open.

 

 

Twenty years ago, the humans came for their gods.

In the bloody revolution, gods were all but wiped out. Ever since, the children they left behind have been imprisoned in an orphanage, watched day and night by the ruthless Guard. Any who show signs of divine power vanish from their beds in the night, all knowledge of their existence denied.

No one has ever escaped the orphanage.

Until now.

Seventeen-year-old Hero is finally free – but at a terrible price. Her sister has been captured by the Guard and is being held in a prison in the northern sea. Hero desperately wants to get her back, and to escape the murderous Guardsmen hunting her down. But not all the gods are dead, and the ones waiting for Hero in the north have their own plans for her – ones that will change the world forever . . .

As she advances further and further into the unknown, Hero will need to decide: how far is she willing to go to do what needs to be done?

 

(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)

 

 

The Orphanage of Gods is not what I expected.  The Story is interesting has multiple elements and busy action scenes. 

 

The book is split into 3 different points of view:

• Hero- Half God who has escaped from the orphanage.
• Raven – Half God, 10 years old, groomed to leave the resistance for the Gods.
• Kestrel – Mortal girl who grew up with Hero in the Orphanage. Hero saved from prison and she joins the resistance.  

By having 3 separate point of views it made it feel like its 3 separate stories with over lapping character. 

I found the history of how the Gods came about and the toppling of the Gods. It would be interesting to find out more about the emergence of the Gods.

Another element that I liked was the powers the Gods / Half God. Especially that they could have more than 1.

The end part of the book feels a little rushed, everything seems to come to a conclusion very quickly. It took me by surprise what happened at the final

I wanted to like the characters more, but the only one I really connected with is Hero. Her powers and kindness make you like her.

The Orphanage of Gods is an easy to read fantasy fiction. 

 

My rating for The Orphanage of Gods is 3.5 out of 5. 

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