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Beautifully written well paced and interesting story with a creative and unique take on the trickster theme Mortal Gods is one of the most captivating book I have laid my eyes upon in a long time I was glued to it until the end I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys myths reinterpreted retold 281 Style and Plot Before reading this book one should understand that it was self published which means that there are several formatting and grammatical errors throughout the text However if you look past those and there aren t so many that this is impossible the story itself is well written and than makes up for them On Monday I infuriated a god named Anteilis This is the first line of Mortal Gods depositing us directly into the mind of Loki a god who is attempting to find out who set fire to her Yggdrasil and caused several other events that she s getting blamed for for the sake of simplicity I ll be referring to Loki as her throughout the review although the character is technically genderless True to its beginning the book remains fast paced but never feels rushed The story portrays how people react when faced with sudden nigh unlimited power and immortality Some thrive Some hide Some go insane As you read the story through Loki s twisted eyes you can t help but be pulled into this world where suddenly the fundamental laws of reality no longer apply. Mortal godsplaining The book has two major plots to it the mortal attempts to get on the same ground as the gods and the repercussions of those attempts and the development of Loki as a catalyst While both seem equally important throughout the story the ending definitely does not treat them as such the climax gives most of the attention to one while giving the other a nod or two This may feel a bit unsatisfying but the loose ends of both conflicts are tied up and it does prompt discussion on which one was supposed to be the point of the book Mortal Gods asks several questions of the reader that demand to be considered Is it possible for an immortal to retain their humanity or should that even be attempted When you ve put yourself beyond mortal restraints what is there left to restrain you Everyone s heard of with great power comes great responsibility but how much of it is actually someone s responsibility and how much is their right This is not just a book for mythology lovers this is also a book for people who love the what ifs. Mortal godstar Characterization Our main character is obviously Loki a woman who has taken her name from the Norse god of mischief and she has the wicked sense of humor and devil may care attitude to match it She was quick to take to the power of a god and revels in it but she s also often plagued by questions about where her responsibility lies It s not easy to throw off the life and society that one has been born into of course and so Loki struggles to understand exactly what her role is in the world She makes every effort to live up to her name becoming the god of mischief and dualities in every way possible remaking herself into something physically genderless taking a neutral but hardly uninvolved stance on everything and seeing many things with a clarity that others lack It s ironic then that she s often also indecisive and uncertain Quinn does an excellent job of maintaining Loki s unpredictability allowing the reader to understand her but holding back just enough to maintain an element of surprise. Book Mortal godspell It s stated that there are 48 gods in the modern pantheon but probably only half of them are ever mentioned and of those only a handful are focused on in any depth Some gods chose to take the names of mythological characters such as Morrigan or Cupid while others chose to make up their own names such as Quif Kingfisher or Etci not the god of online handmade marketplaces and one unfortunate Tim Although several gods are spoken of in the book Quinn has managed to give them all distinct personalities and backstories without spending too much time on them or making them all blur together so even a god whose been mentioned once is easily remembered A strong cast is one of the most important parts of a book and Quinn has pulled it off well. Book Mortal godskin It s important to note that the author Bonnie Quinn wrote and posted Mortal Gods one chapter at a time on a public art website before taking it down when it was finished and putting it through edits It was in progress before the Marvel movie Thor came out in theaters which means that it unfortunately has another major character with the same name sucking up all of the attention However do not read this book with the picture of Marvel s Loki in your head The two characters are extremely different despite being from the same namesake and thinking of one while reading watching the other is unfair to either of them 281
In the modern era a small and scattered group of people have for reasons unknown found they have the ability to reshape reality simply by willing it so They have become known as gods Among them is Loki once a woman now a genderless creation of its own with no ties to its past life no obligations and no sense of consequences to its actions For almost twenty years now the mortals and gods have lived in relative peace with a small handful of gods attempting to keep some measure of order among themselves Loki is one of their number and when a series of strange events point towards divine power it is tasked with investigating the source Loki is quickly pulled into a web of conspiracy between groups of gods and mortals all striving to dictate how humanity will progress And caught in the middle is Loki named by prophecy that it will be the catalyst that leaves the world forever changed Mortal GodsI am a hobbyist author that hopes to write stuff that people dont hate Aside from these lofty aspirations I enjoy painting playing copious amounts of video games and doting on my three cats I am a hobbyist author that hopes to write stuff that people don t hate Aside from these lofty aspirations I enjoy painting playing copious amounts of video games and doting on my three cats site_link..
Mortal godsplaining Mortal Gods is psychological hysterical and evocative and not one to be passed up 4 out of 5 stars
