Ruthless Gods
In Ruthless Gods, Emily A. Duncan’s stunning sequel, the girl, the monster, and the prince must confront the darkness controlling their lives.
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. 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.
First of all, I just want to take these three wonderfully disastrous children and wrap them in blankets, give them a cup of tea, and send them to bed. With all they have to deal with emotionally and physically, they could certainly use a nap.
Nadya and Malachiasz’s relationship has changed since Wicked Saints ended, but it’s written so well. My heart broke multiple times reading their shared scenes, because I just knew something bad was going to happen to tear them apart. I don’t often cry when reading, but the ending to Ruthless Gods had me blinking away the tears. I’m both scared and thrilled to see where the last book in this series takes my favourite couple.
Poor Serefin, my alcoholic king just trying to do his best to not plunge his kingdom into the abyss. He especially needs a nap. I admire his determination to save his country from an unending war. Serefin tugged on my heartstrings too, but mostly at how the gods were manipulating him, and how he had to make a horrible decision no one should have to. I wish there was time for more romantic, or even just comforting scenes, between him and Kacper, but Serefin had a lot on his plate. Sadly, romantic interludes weren’t high on the priority list.
I put off reading Ruthless Gods for months, not because I was worried it would disappoint, but because I was worried about how good it would be. Duncan has a way of sucking me in with her exceptional prose and compelling characters. How does one find the time to do nothing but read such a wonderful book?
Ruthless Gods is an incredible follow-up that will have readers begging for more.
Ruthless Gods Rating: ★★★★★
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. 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.
First of all, I just want to take these three wonderfully disastrous children and wrap them in blankets, give them a cup of tea, and send them to bed. With all they have to deal with emotionally and physically, they could certainly use a nap.
Nadya and Malachiasz’s relationship has changed since Wicked Saints ended, but it’s written so well. My heart broke multiple times reading their shared scenes, because I just knew something bad was going to happen to tear them apart. I don’t often cry when reading, but the ending to Ruthless Gods had me blinking away the tears. I’m both scared and thrilled to see where the last book in this series takes my favourite couple.
Poor Serefin, my alcoholic king just trying to do his best to not plunge his kingdom into the abyss. He especially needs a nap. I admire his determination to save his country from an unending war. Serefin tugged on my heartstrings too, but mostly at how the gods were manipulating him, and how he had to make a horrible decision no one should have to. I wish there was time for more romantic, or even just comforting scenes, between him and Kacper, but Serefin had a lot on his plate. Sadly, romantic interludes weren’t high on the priority list.
I put off reading Ruthless Gods for months, not because I was worried it would disappoint, but because I was worried about how good it would be. Duncan has a way of sucking me in with her exceptional prose and compelling characters. How does one find the time to do nothing but read such a wonderful book?
Ruthless Gods is an incredible follow-up that will have readers begging for more.
Ruthless Gods Rating: ★★★★★