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A review by turtles1738
Disquiet Gods by Christopher Ruocchio
2.0
Disquiet Gods starts extremely strong and was on track to surpass Ashes of Man and Howling Dark as my favorite in the series. Then chapter 40 hits.... Which I can only describe as a 100+ page church sermon with bible verses and all. In the chapter it reveals that The Quiet is God, The Watchers are Archangels, and Hadrian is mfing Jesus. I wish I was joking, it’s has to be the biggest bait and switch I’ve personally ever experienced in a series. The thing is I do think exploring the concept of a God being real is interesting. However, it’s not explored and just comes off as a Catholic fanfic. Where Ruocchio can pretend his version of God is the absolute power. I digress.
After that, the story starts to pick up again with Calen Harendotes and learning all about his lore. However, that is short lived as we soon speed off to Vorgossos. Where the book then rushes to its climax. Leading to a somewhat anticlimactic and rushed ending. I completely forgot about Cassandra. The girl on the cover. Hadrian's kid, but I guess that's apt since she's not really a character and more serves as a plot device to give Hadrian someone to care about. Overall, I’ll probably end up reading the last book, since I’m already so deep into the series, but I don’t see myself reading anything else from Ruocchio in the future.
After that, the story starts to pick up again with Calen Harendotes and learning all about his lore. However, that is short lived as we soon speed off to Vorgossos. Where the book then rushes to its climax. Leading to a somewhat anticlimactic and rushed ending. I completely forgot about Cassandra. The girl on the cover. Hadrian's kid, but I guess that's apt since she's not really a character and more serves as a plot device to give Hadrian someone to care about. Overall, I’ll probably end up reading the last book, since I’m already so deep into the series, but I don’t see myself reading anything else from Ruocchio in the future.