rai621 's review for:

Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan

2.0

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I am so disappointed in this book, which is sad because I was really looking forward to reading it. Where to start? Is it the curse of the sequel? Because I simply did not enjoy this part of the story, at all. Once I got about halfway through the book, I had already forgotten what had transpired in the first half. It wasn't memorable and was very redundant, in that it felt like I kept reading the same chapter over and over. I also feel like this book didn't give me any new information that I already knew from reading the first book. And don't even get me started with the whole "I hate you! You betrayed me so I'm gonna betray you! But I love you so much & can't tell you until you're literally dying in my arms" nonsense between the MC & her LI. The MC Nadya, if she's meant to be a heroine, falls short. Like, she doesn't even get in the vicinity of heroine. I didn't particularly enjoy reading any of her chapters because I got tired of reading about what a victim she is and her defeatist attitude. The book was just boring. I mean, I couldn't even be bothered to care when Kostya died. Instead, I was left wondering if we were supposed to care seeing as he was barely in the story. I just feel like we could've done without this book in the series, but whatevs, read at your own risk, I suppose.