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God of Malice by Rina Kent

260 reviews

dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book. Loved it so much that I bought the cute hardback edition. The obsessed mmc who would burn the world for u vibe is top tier and this book displayed that perfectly. Killian is goddamn perfect and I would like to know where to purchase one of him. Definitely would recommend God of Malice (even though I’m tempted to gatekeep Killian).

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

At first I was like- will I like this? 
Then I asked - do I kinda like this? 
Then I had a weird existential crisis 
Then it just got a little too much for me. 
So give it a try-maybe you’ll like it, maybe you’ll have a crisis…

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

⭐⭐⭐.5/5 || 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

🩸 psycho mmc, like actually 🩸
🩸 innocent fmc 🩸
🩸 touch her and die 🩸
🩸 dark college romance 🩸
🩸 rivaling gangs for each university 🩸
🩸 gothic mansion mafia vibes 🩸
🩸 what did i just read?? 🩸

No seriously, what did I just read? TW for SA, this book is wild. The mmc is not a good guy; like the author's note at the beginning of the book says, he is truly a psycho, a villain, not just a morally gray good guy. So like if you can't handle that, def don't read this book. I went into it knowing all that and I *still* struggled to enjoy the book after the very first interaction in Ch 2 (spoiler alert, he SA's her), and like the rest of the book is her falling in love with him, only after she puts up a lot of fight, and like technically the rest of everything is consensual, but Killian Carson most certainly does not know the meaning of the word "no". 

Good thing he's hot and also FICTIONAL, because that is literally his only redeeming quality. Well, that and he does soften a little for her. Like he truly does love her, and she loves him and yearns for all the stuff he does, but it takes TIME, and I struggled to forgive him for Ch 2. I still don't know that I have, but I love a good protective mmc trope, and that's definitely Killian. He's actually more of a "burn the world to save her" type and I do eat that up, but dear lord, is this truly A READ.

I probably will continue with the rest of the series, most because surely the rest of them can't truly be as psychotic as Killian, and also because I've heard some hype about both Nikolai and Jeremy, so hopefully I'll enjoy the rest more. I also would've loved more plot, especially with the whole Devlin thing, but this book is obviously setting up for there to be more plot for the rest of the series, so I'll be expecting that from the rest of them for that particular storyline.

Anyway, 3.5 because is Killian hot? Yes. Did it do something for me? Also, yes. But have I forgiven him even though Glyndon has and said that truly deep down it was consensual? No, cause Glyndon may be living in delusion. But ultimately, it was she that experienced it, so I guess what she thinks matters more. And also, it's fictional, thank GOD.

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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artfulknight's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

This was the stupidest piece of steaming radioactive trash I've ever had the misfortune to stumble across.  It reads like a failed Wattpad project.  Ive never felt so unsafe in my life just lying on my bed reading a book.  I would rather be visited by the 3 ghosts of Chrismas than have to read another sentence.  Vile.  Grossly offensive.  Insensitive.  And also badly edited. 0/10 stars.  

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

🌶🌶🌶🌶 beware the 1st chapter.

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'll be honest I don't know how I feel about much of this book, but I liked enough of it that I will probably read the rest of the series. But man this is not for the faint of heart. 

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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

Killian Carson, you’re one weird mofo. Chapter 2….nasty. Then you go on to 🍇 her again? Multiple times. Weird. The only thing i like is when he calls her baby, that’s it. 

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Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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