4.75 stars. 
 The wolf did not pity the lamb. The storm begged no forgiveness of the drowned. 
 ItaEUR(tm)s rare that a sequel manages to be equally as devastating as the first book. Nevernight was easily one of the best books IaEUR(tm)ve read in the last year, but Godsgrave has managed to score a pretty high place up there as well. 
 I finished this book at 1am, and I genuinely couldnaEUR(tm)t sleep because of how much those plot twists fucked me up. Naturally, I ended up making chocolate chip cookies alone in my kitchen in the middle of the night to try to distract myself from my feelingsaEUR|aEUR|aEUR|spoiler alert: IT DIDNaEUR(tm)T WORK. 
 Just a note before I continue: if you consider mentioning sexuality and queer characters/relationships to be a spoiler, kindly see yourself out because I am 100% going to be talking about the rep in this series. As a bi woman, knowing about lgbtq+ rep in book is often a huge motivation for me to read it, especially on the wonderful (and unfortunately still rare) occasion that itaEUR(tm)s found in my favorite genreaEUR"fantasy. 
 Moving onaEUR" 
 Godsgrave has a different feel to it than Nevernight. ItaEUR(tm)s got a similarly dark and twisty plot, with the delightfully original voice, unique world-building, and badass main character that I fell in love with in book 1. But something about this one feels deeper, grittier, and even more deliciously morally gray. If the first book was about revenge and blood and murder school, this one is about revenge and blood and a fucking gladiator competition, with a side of f/f romance and moral conflicts.