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A review by edgybutfemme
Vengeful Gods by Elliott Rose
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 5 - Featuring many explicit scenes with lots of detailed language. This book is heavier on the spice, but the plot is still there and doing something interesting. Also, it's at least a little kinky.
The Smut / Kinks include: DP, DVP, somnophilia, non con/dub con, consensual non-consent, period play, forced orgasms, handcuffing, spanking, impact play, breath play, edging, degradation, voyeurism, sharing, chasing, masks, spit play, snowballing, toy usage. Gosh, don't you love it when a book needs like a whole paragraph for kinks?
I am really enjoying this series of interconnected stand alones and I am very much looking forward to Poe and Em's full length novels! As with the novella Noire Moon (which is about Poe meeting her boys), you should definitely mind the trigger warnings on this one.
Though Fox, Ven, Ky and Thorne are not quite as kinky as Poe and her men, they are still very kinky and have quite a lot of sex in this book. All three men are walking red flags, but of course if you are like me that's a selling point. One of my favorite things about this why choose romance was that it is extremely polyamorous and all of the men have compelling romances with each other. In fact, even though the word isn't used, several characters even describe the feeling of compersion (feeling joy at watching your partner be happy with another partner), which made me extremely happy as a polyam person. I really enjoyed all the various dynamics, but I honestly think one of my favorites had to be Ven & Ky. They have serious grumpy/sunshine energy and were a delight to read. Also, I love that they already had a pre-established relationship before all four of them got together in this book.
The only thing that kept this book from being a 5 star read for me was some particular quirks of Fox's perspective that I typically struggle with and primarily find in very heterosexual erotica. Fox would occasionally say things like "my ovaries start dancing with joy" or describing a guy as "pussy-nip". She tends to become a useless puddle around this guys, especially towards the beginning of the story. Some of the turns of phrase felt a little cringe-y to me (and I have, for the most part, tried to kill the part of me that cringes), but it wasn't prevalent enough to get me to walk away and she really grew on me as a protagonist over the story. If that doesn't bother you and the trigger warnings don't scare you off, I can still confidently recommend this book if you are an enjoyer of dark romance and properly red flag men! I got this book for the hot and fucked up smut. For me, this book delivers and left me wanting to read more by this author, so I'm calling it a win!
I am really enjoying this series of interconnected stand alones and I am very much looking forward to Poe and Em's full length novels! As with the novella Noire Moon (which is about Poe meeting her boys), you should definitely mind the trigger warnings on this one.
Though Fox, Ven, Ky and Thorne are not quite as kinky as Poe and her men, they are still very kinky and have quite a lot of sex in this book. All three men are walking red flags, but of course if you are like me that's a selling point. One of my favorite things about this why choose romance was that it is extremely polyamorous and all of the men have compelling romances with each other. In fact, even though the word isn't used, several characters even describe the feeling of compersion (feeling joy at watching your partner be happy with another partner), which made me extremely happy as a polyam person. I really enjoyed all the various dynamics, but I honestly think one of my favorites had to be Ven & Ky. They have serious grumpy/sunshine energy and were a delight to read. Also, I love that they already had a pre-established relationship before all four of them got together in this book.
The only thing that kept this book from being a 5 star read for me was some particular quirks of Fox's perspective that I typically struggle with and primarily find in very heterosexual erotica. Fox would occasionally say things like "my ovaries start dancing with joy" or describing a guy as "pussy-nip". She tends to become a useless puddle around this guys, especially towards the beginning of the story. Some of the turns of phrase felt a little cringe-y to me (and I have, for the most part, tried to kill the part of me that cringes), but it wasn't prevalent enough to get me to walk away and she really grew on me as a protagonist over the story. If that doesn't bother you and the trigger warnings don't scare you off, I can still confidently recommend this book if you are an enjoyer of dark romance and properly red flag men! I got this book for the hot and fucked up smut. For me, this book delivers and left me wanting to read more by this author, so I'm calling it a win!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent
I highly recommend going to the author's website for a comprehensive breakdown on content warnings, including a chapter by chapter breakdown: https://www.elliottroseauthor.com/vengeful-gods-content-and-trigger-warning/