The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne

Review by Samantha M. Siciliano

THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT IN THE BLOODSWORN SERIES! If you haven’t read my review for the first or second book, they were posted on June 1, 2025 and June 12, 2025 (the post before this one). 

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Quick Summary:

The Fury of the Gods is a POV Norse fantasy that follows the journeys of five main characters: Varg, Orka, Elvar, Biorr, and Gudvarr. Four gods are now alive and free, trying to find their places in the world 300 years after Gudfalla. There are epic battles, characters, and spectacular world building. If you love reading about intense battles, this is the book for you! Welcome, to the Fury of the Gods.

The Review:

I finished this book hours ago and I am still sitting here, trying to figure out how to write a review, without spoiling the ending of the book. John Gwynne did a fantastic job of utilizing his characters to tell the story of what was happening throughout the major battle for Vigrid. It was awesome to read from the perspectives of each warring side to understand the motivations of the POV character as well as what the gods were thinking, the battle plans, and to just hear from some of the secondary characters that we have grown to love. I think Gwynne was really able to weave the characters together in a way that not only enhanced the story, but allowed the reader to feel like they were right there in the moment. 

The battles and the war for Vigrid where beyond impressive. I was grimacing when weapons struck hard against bodies, I felt my stomach lurch when weapons or shields were pulled away, I was tense when the gods were throwing each other around. And at the end, I felt like a warrior rising from behind my book. I read about all the destruction and dead that were surrounding the characters and thanked my lucky stars that I survived, as well as some of the characters I cared most about. Unfortunately, we lost some to the soul road. That made me want to savor what the future would now hold for the survivors. Also, two characters that I wanted to become a couple did and that made me absolutely so happy! If you are not a fan of battles or reading about them, you may find this book a bit boring. But I really enjoyed the fast, heated pace of the battles. 

The best part of the book was that it wrapped up so nicely. The characters were able to avenge family and friends, communities were able to start rebuilding in the new world, and oaths that were made were kept. 

I know this review is short and really doesn’t go into details of the book, I just don’t want to spoil the ending because it really is so satisfying. This book receives the whopping 4.5/5 stars. The only reason for the lower star is because I would have liked more with individual character development. This book was more about actions and planning and being the most cunning which was great. However, I just love little quests and excursions that help characters develop more. Overall, I am so glad that I have read this series. I will have these books in my thought cage for a very long time.

IN CONCLUSION, READ THE FRACKING BOOK!

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