This was such a good follow up to Godkiller. I thought the pacing was well done and the world building was still solid. Plus the author did a great job of portraying grief that was true to the two main characters who were feeling it (Keeping it vague to avoid spoilers from the first book). They each took it in different ways but definitely in ways that their characterization accommodated. I was so glad to see that they didn't sacrifice all of their characterization from the first book. In fact, their flaws and ways of thinking were more pronounced in this book because of how their grief as affecting them. I truly can't wait to see where the plot and the characters end up in the next book.