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A review by allivenger
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
3.0
I really wanted to like this book. The non-binary and queer representation in this book was amazing and it hooked me in with its raw and gritty take on what’s it’s like to be trans and non-binary while also battling mental illness. But where it lost me was about the halfway point and then was a dumpster fire from there.
All Gem wants to do is leave the little town they grew up in and move to New York to start their future with the boy (also trans and a beautifully flamboyant theater kid) that they’ve been in love with for years. But when Willa Mae shows up and says Gem’s a reincarnated God and their soulmate? Shit hits the fan. What happens after is the biggest bunch of bullshit I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to.
::spoilers ahead::
I loved Enzo up until the point where I started to get suspicious. He’s got absolutely everything going for him and gets jealous easily and not in a cute way. So when it’s revealed Enzo is the big bad they locked away in the ether I wasn’t exactly surprised. What I was surprised about was Gem’s absolute devotion to this creature. And they had absolutely no redeeming qualities. And yet Gem made excuses and refused to let anyone kill Enzo or “reset the scales” that Enzo so obviously messed up by killing the other gods. I was screaming at Gem like they were a real person and I was their mother. Because the relationship between Gem and Enzo was TOXIC AF. And still is. Because the book ended on a cliffhanger and no one is redeemed. You could say that Gem learned nothing in their lifetimes because at the end of the day, why should Gem be the one to change? I’m not continuing the series.
All Gem wants to do is leave the little town they grew up in and move to New York to start their future with the boy (also trans and a beautifully flamboyant theater kid) that they’ve been in love with for years. But when Willa Mae shows up and says Gem’s a reincarnated God and their soulmate? Shit hits the fan. What happens after is the biggest bunch of bullshit I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to.
::spoilers ahead::
I loved Enzo up until the point where I started to get suspicious. He’s got absolutely everything going for him and gets jealous easily and not in a cute way. So when it’s revealed Enzo is the big bad they locked away in the ether I wasn’t exactly surprised. What I was surprised about was Gem’s absolute devotion to this creature. And they had absolutely no redeeming qualities. And yet Gem made excuses and refused to let anyone kill Enzo or “reset the scales” that Enzo so obviously messed up by killing the other gods. I was screaming at Gem like they were a real person and I was their mother. Because the relationship between Gem and Enzo was TOXIC AF. And still is. Because the book ended on a cliffhanger and no one is redeemed. You could say that Gem learned nothing in their lifetimes because at the end of the day, why should Gem be the one to change? I’m not continuing the series.