Ruthless Gods Published by Macmillian on April 2020
Pages: 432
Format: eBook
Source: Publisher
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Darkness never works alone...
Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who--and what--he’s become.
As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet—those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.
In her dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in her Something Dark and Holy trilogy, Emily A. Duncan paints a Gothic, icy world where shadows whisper, and no one is who they seem, with a shocking ending that will leave you breathless
Darkness never works alone...
Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who--and what--he’s become.
As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet—those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.
In her dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in her Something Dark and Holy trilogy, Emily A. Duncan paints a Gothic, icy world where shadows whisper, and no one is who they seem, with a shocking ending that will leave you breathless
This is such a hard review for me.
I really loved Wicked Gods. I liked how different it was, the dynamics between the three main characters and the dark and shifting magic. And that ending almost killed me.
So why did I have such a hard time getting through this sequel?
The foundation is there, but I felt like it had problems. It was way too long and the beginning moved slowly for me. Nadya was harder for me to like this time around too. There was a lot of uncertainty and angst with Nadya which made her too whiny for me.
The plot picked up when our favorite dark hero came back. I liked the dynamics between Nadya and her friends. And the ending was great and I do what to know what happened!
Overall, I thought the sequel dragged for me and I wish it was shorter. I am also totally aware that I am in the minority there. But I’m still invested in the story and I can’t wait to read the last one.
Kimberly majored in Songwriting and currently works full time in the music industry. When she's not listening to music, knitting or writing, you can find her outside reading her favorite genres: Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Mystery, and Romance.
