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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Spoiler-Free Summary
Tall, blonde, foul-mouthed American businesswoman Faith snoops her way into another dimension, where she promptly talks her way into slavery, ritual sacrifice, and finally the service of an amnesiac god who needs to go on a cross-country quest to kill himself. Sort of. It's a whole thing.
What Works for Me
✅ Genuine slow burn.
✅ Adventure story crossing an entire fantasy landscape, experiencing different cultures and fights along the way.
✅ Genuine female friendship.
✅ Protective possessive god of war trying his very best to protect Faith from his... uh... magical eggplant.
✅ The monk!
✅ The fates. They're just so... weird and creepy and enigmatic, and I wanted to see more of them.
✅ Adventure story crossing an entire fantasy landscape, experiencing different cultures and fights along the way.
✅ Genuine female friendship.
✅ Protective possessive god of war trying his very best to protect Faith from his... uh... magical eggplant.
✅ The monk!
✅ The fates. They're just so... weird and creepy and enigmatic, and I wanted to see more of them.
What Doesn't Work for Me
❎ It reads like Ruby wrote it over the course of 4-5 years (which she did) and had to remind herself of what happened. There's a ton of repetition, and scenes where Established Fact is no longer Established Fact. If this were anything but a KU romantasy novel, I would have dropped it at several points.
❎ As a foul-mouthed blonde woman (not tall), I found Faith a little insufferable and Mary Sue-ish. She has no real goals or wants for herself, behaves like the self-insert characters I wrote into c. 2002 LOTR fanfic, and has minimal situational awareness. She feels more like a caricature than a real person, so it's hard to take her emotional moments seriously.
❎ As a foul-mouthed blonde woman (not tall), I found Faith a little insufferable and Mary Sue-ish. She has no real goals or wants for herself, behaves like the self-insert characters I wrote into c. 2002 LOTR fanfic, and has minimal situational awareness. She feels more like a caricature than a real person, so it's hard to take her emotional moments seriously.
Review
I read this in less than two days, barely moving from the couch. When I finished it, I immediately read the fourth book and then started the second -- in the same day. Had a great time with series but have lost interest in book three.
This is a contrived, silly, inconsistent fantasy romance adventure -- and I loved it for that. Recommend to fans of SJM's works or Ice Planet Barbarians.
This is a contrived, silly, inconsistent fantasy romance adventure -- and I loved it for that. Recommend to fans of SJM's works or Ice Planet Barbarians.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
I am not a fan of the more casual “rom-com”-ish style of writing when in a high fantasy setting with (seemingly) high stakes. It comes off as annoying and shallow when I felt like the story warranted a more serious tone. If it wasn’t for that, I think I would have enjoyed this much more because the premise was interesting and the chemistry between the two leads was decent.
The world building? The characters? THE SEXUAL TENSION?
Ruby Dixon could spit on me and I'd cry from happiness.
I am a Dixon SLUT.
Ruby Dixon could spit on me and I'd cry from happiness.
I am a Dixon SLUT.
This book is entirely too long with too little going on. The entire premise of this book is actually unique and interesting. Gods in punishment are cast down to a world and broken into four pieces (aspects) with each aspect representing a sin - apathy, hedonism, lies, and arrogance. In this world they must anchor themselves to a human and then seek out their counterparts to defeat them. The last one remaining is whole again and returns to their world. Super fascinating plot. However, the execution was plain with very little happening majority of the story and the dialogue was juvenile and out of place. It was disappointing because I had high hopes.
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not me seeing one (1) comment recommending this book and immediately jumping on it.
This book is just pure vibes and is exactly what I was looking for. Honestly, I’ve been a Ruby Dixon fan since IPB (no judgement!!) and this filled the whole in my heart I’ve been missing since I left those blue aliens. Honestly, I think this is probably more palatable for a people who are scared of IPB, so read this and become obsessed with Ruby Dixon!
Faith is a normal woman going through her day to day life when she unexpectedly stumbles into a portal and winds up in a random world and winds up bonded to a god. Or rather, an aspect of a god. And now their lives are tied together and they need each other to survive? Sign me upppppp. He becomes a better person because of his love for her? I’m all in. Locked and loaded. Adventure and romance and fantasy? Hell yeah.
Honestly it’s like any story that involves like a normal human woman who somehow becomes important and is surrounded by magic is just my jam.
I kind of wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! Also, it’s like 650 pages? That is crazy, but worth it!
Is it the best writing or storytelling? Probably not, but it is vibes and fast paced and was just a lot of fun! Also, it’s a very original story, and I really wasn’t sure how it would end!
Do I now have another series I feel the need to read in its entirety? …yes.
This book is just pure vibes and is exactly what I was looking for. Honestly, I’ve been a Ruby Dixon fan since IPB (no judgement!!) and this filled the whole in my heart I’ve been missing since I left those blue aliens. Honestly, I think this is probably more palatable for a people who are scared of IPB, so read this and become obsessed with Ruby Dixon!
Faith is a normal woman going through her day to day life when she unexpectedly stumbles into a portal and winds up in a random world and winds up bonded to a god. Or rather, an aspect of a god. And now their lives are tied together and they need each other to survive? Sign me upppppp. He becomes a better person because of his love for her? I’m all in. Locked and loaded. Adventure and romance and fantasy? Hell yeah.
Honestly it’s like any story that involves like a normal human woman who somehow becomes important and is surrounded by magic is just my jam.
I kind of wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! Also, it’s like 650 pages? That is crazy, but worth it!
Is it the best writing or storytelling? Probably not, but it is vibes and fast paced and was just a lot of fun! Also, it’s a very original story, and I really wasn’t sure how it would end!
Do I now have another series I feel the need to read in its entirety? …yes.