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God of Malice by Rina Kent

22 reviews

aubrieanne's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Blood, Chronic illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Animal death, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Animal cruelty

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I will read the other books in the series because I’m curious what happens next. It’s entertaining to read. I hate Killian. Their relationship isn’t adorable and I don’t ship it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Blood, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

culzean's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Torture, Suicide, Kidnapping, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and War

serenaann's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

kellybronwynt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Car accident, and Gaslighting

emmadb766's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Way too over hyped. From an ethical standpoint this book is very debatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

bbygirl21's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

I really enjoyed this book. I do have some mixed feelings about Killian, but for the most part I loved his character. I love how protective and possessive he is with Glyndon. I love that because he loves Glyndon he was willing to do things with her in mind. The chapters in his pov were fun to read. I've never read a character quite like his.

Glyndon is just a sweetheart. I love how much she cares about everyone. And I hated that Devlin used her compassion and empathy for others against her. I'm so happy he got what was coming for him in the end.

I will say I think my favorite character so far in this series just from this book alone was Brandon. I can't wait to get to his book. But I'm also excited for all the other characters books as well. 

I absolutely recommend this. And I'm excited to get into Creighton and Annika's book next. I really loved their interactions in this book, so I feel like theirs is gonna be a really fun one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, and Addiction

blissful_barker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

poupimali's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

The first attempt to read this book, few month ago, was a failure.
I stopped within 30 pages and the chapter still remains an issue for me (I will explain below).

I tried again this time with the audiobook and it was a way better experience.

It is not quite an ennemies to lovers but we can relate.
Virgin and awakening FMC 
Psychopath MMC
Secret societies (along with mafia vibes)
He falls first 

Now I have two issues (big ones):
- the first “spice scene” and how it is treated all along the book.

It is basically a rape and a particularly degrading one, it made me really uncomfortable the first time and still do also because it is romanticized all along the book and no it is not.

- the POV of two characters (one chapter each) that give no information whatsoever. These don’t add anything to the story or the other characters. It adds pages but nothing to the plot.

Nevertheless the narrators are really good. So thanks to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Torture

renfyre's review against another edition

I can enjoy some pretty dark stuff that makes you have to suspend your feminism to enjoy it.  And the author's forward doesn't obscure anything about what's in the book. She says plainly this is a morally black MMC and the TWs include non con. So i cant complain that i was curious anyways and that's what i found. Dead dove - don't eat, and all that. 

But badly written dark stuff? The grammar is atrocious so that on every page there is some awkward line that doesn't technically mean what she clearly means to say. Where are her editors? The info dumping and absurd way people talk/ text to each other is beyond what i can stomach. Such overdramatic wattpad prose. These characters are young college students. So 18,19,20 years old. And I'm sorry but I know what 19 year Olds look like. I can't take any of this seriously. It's all so over the top with the secret societies and rival universities. But also it's USA vs. UK! And the Russian mob! And and and. 

And while yes, Dead dove - don't eat. I am loath to see that dark romance, at least for fans of this series and its like, means romanticizing and sexualizing rape. Like on the page, no ambiguity about it, violent rape. With force and crying and threats of death if the FMC doesn't comply. And to use the whole "of well her body reacted to it so she secretly wants it" line of argument is just sick and frankly dangerous. Call me a prude, but I'm not turned on by

women shaking and crying while they're face fucked against their will on pain of being either anally raped or being thrown off a cliff or both. 

Taking all of this author's books off my TBR and avoiding all romance recs from anyone who recommends them in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Car accident