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A review by imme_van_gorp
God of War by Rina Kent
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Unfortunately, this whole book had me feeling nothing but confused, bored and annoyed. I had no idea what was going on most of the time, but I did know I couldn’t stand either of them. There was clearly no actual love between these two and I hated their ridiculously immature and vengeful behaviour towards each other. It sucked.
Really though, why on earth should I believe they had a genuine connection that was based on anything other than lust? I shouldn’t. Cus they didn’t. They didn’t like each other, they didn’t respect each other, they didn’t even really know each other. They just had this crazy sexual attraction towards each other that they mostly let out through hateful words but eventually through the occasional intimacy in the bedroom. That’s not love. Far from it.
Also, I’m not sure why Rina Kent suddenly decided she wanted to try her hand at being a mystery writer or something, but she certainly doesn’t have the skills for it, so she should quit trying. The lack of clarity in the plot was nothing but frustrating and definitely far from intriguing.
Lastly, I’m not sure who decided it is a cool plot device to portray the hero as the most awful person in the whole world, only to reveal at the end that he had his own ridiculous “reasons” for acting like the devil, but I personally think it’s the worst and I see it happen way too often in books. This idiotic situation always means we have to sit through major episodes of arseholery during almost all of the book, just to eventually get a dumb reveal about how obsessed he really is? Please. It’s so tired.
In conclusion, this book is better left avoided. And if you are somehow still curious, I hope I can save you the trouble with this short summary:
The hero treats the heroine like a cold arsehole, which makes the heroine behave like a brat. He will shut her out, ignore her, act like he couldn’t care any less about her, but then he will still have random bursts of caveman possessiveness after which he immediately treats her like trash again. Meanwhile, she will do nothing but continue to embarrass herself with silly revenge plots trying to get his attention, mostly including idle threats about sleeping with other men.
There, that’s the whole plot. Sound fun to you? Go ahead and pick this up! But if it sounds as dreadful to you as it was for me? Then do yourself a favour and stay away.
<b><u>'Legacy of Gods' series:</u></b>
1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6406244457">God of Malice</a> - 1.0 star
3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6406441000">God of Wrath</a> - 2.5 stars
5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6198193638">God of Fury</a> - 3.5 stars
<b>6. God of War - 1.0 star</b>
Really though, why on earth should I believe they had a genuine connection that was based on anything other than lust? I shouldn’t. Cus they didn’t. They didn’t like each other, they didn’t respect each other, they didn’t even really know each other. They just had this crazy sexual attraction towards each other that they mostly let out through hateful words but eventually through the occasional intimacy in the bedroom. That’s not love. Far from it.
Also, I’m not sure why Rina Kent suddenly decided she wanted to try her hand at being a mystery writer or something, but she certainly doesn’t have the skills for it, so she should quit trying. The lack of clarity in the plot was nothing but frustrating and definitely far from intriguing.
Lastly, I’m not sure who decided it is a cool plot device to portray the hero as the most awful person in the whole world, only to reveal at the end that he had his own ridiculous “reasons” for acting like the devil, but I personally think it’s the worst and I see it happen way too often in books. This idiotic situation always means we have to sit through major episodes of arseholery during almost all of the book, just to eventually get a dumb reveal about how obsessed he really is? Please. It’s so tired.
In conclusion, this book is better left avoided. And if you are somehow still curious, I hope I can save you the trouble with this short summary:
The hero treats the heroine like a cold arsehole, which makes the heroine behave like a brat. He will shut her out, ignore her, act like he couldn’t care any less about her, but then he will still have random bursts of caveman possessiveness after which he immediately treats her like trash again. Meanwhile, she will do nothing but continue to embarrass herself with silly revenge plots trying to get his attention, mostly including idle threats about sleeping with other men.
There, that’s the whole plot. Sound fun to you? Go ahead and pick this up! But if it sounds as dreadful to you as it was for me? Then do yourself a favour and stay away.
<b><u>'Legacy of Gods' series:</u></b>
1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6406244457">God of Malice</a> - 1.0 star
3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6406441000">God of Wrath</a> - 2.5 stars
5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6198193638">God of Fury</a> - 3.5 stars
<b>6. God of War - 1.0 star</b>