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To Cage a God
by Elizabeth May
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If I could give all of the stars to this book, I would. To Cage a God is a wonderful union of plot, characters and romance arcs. There’s five POVs and two couples—one of which is a lesbian pairing—and the tropes are delivering: second chance romance and enemies to lovers!
To Cage a Gods is a NA romantasy and the first book in These Monstrous Gods duology. The setting is inspired by Imperial Russia, with a ruthless ruling class—the alurea—who crush the common folk with the destructive powers of the gods trapped within them. The gods are actual dragons! But rebel sisters Sera and Galina, who are common folk, have a secret. Thanks to some experiments, in fact, they are also bound to gods. Spearheading the rebel cause, Galina infiltrates the palace, while Sera moves the strings on the outside. Both come with their set of difficulties. Galina has the difficult task of fooling the vicious Empress, and in the meantime, she has to try not to catch difficulties for princess Vasilisa, who is very different from her mother. Sera, on the other hand, needs to make sure her ex Vitaly—leader of the faithless and a man with very few morals who has no idea of who Galina is—doesn’t unwittingly put an end to her and Sera’s plans by taking out all the alurea, Galina included.
The drama is indeed drama-ing.
The worldbuilding, conflict and the relationship between the characters were amazing. I loved Sera and Galina’s sisterly bond, and I adored the romantic plots. Second chance romance is one of my favorite tropes, so I adored Sera and Vitaly—especially seeing how they’re opposite sides of the same coin. Both rebels, but Vitaly is unhinged and ruthless. Dangerous. A very dark morally gray whose moral compass is twisted and broken unless there’s Sera holding him back. And then we have Galina and Princess Vasilisia with their tension, witty remarks and should-be-enemies-to-lovers aesthetic who had a beautiful buildup. I loved seeing how they sort of naturally drifted close and learned to trust each other.
I was on the edge of my seat during the whole final chapters of the book, and I couldn’t stop singing Whatever It Takes from Hazbin Hotel. If you’re familiar with the show and the song, you’ll understand why this song is perfect for the ending. I’m also very excited for the sequel!
Thank you to the author and Daphne Press for gifting me an ARC!
If I could give all of the stars to this book, I would. To Cage a God is a wonderful union of plot, characters and romance arcs. There’s five POVs and two couples—one of which is a lesbian pairing—and the tropes are delivering: second chance romance and enemies to lovers!
To Cage a Gods is a NA romantasy and the first book in These Monstrous Gods duology. The setting is inspired by Imperial Russia, with a ruthless ruling class—the alurea—who crush the common folk with the destructive powers of the gods trapped within them. The gods are actual dragons! But rebel sisters Sera and Galina, who are common folk, have a secret. Thanks to some experiments, in fact, they are also bound to gods. Spearheading the rebel cause, Galina infiltrates the palace, while Sera moves the strings on the outside. Both come with their set of difficulties. Galina has the difficult task of fooling the vicious Empress, and in the meantime, she has to try not to catch difficulties for princess Vasilisa, who is very different from her mother. Sera, on the other hand, needs to make sure her ex Vitaly—leader of the faithless and a man with very few morals who has no idea of who Galina is—doesn’t unwittingly put an end to her and Sera’s plans by taking out all the alurea, Galina included.
The drama is indeed drama-ing.
The worldbuilding, conflict and the relationship between the characters were amazing. I loved Sera and Galina’s sisterly bond, and I adored the romantic plots. Second chance romance is one of my favorite tropes, so I adored Sera and Vitaly—especially seeing how they’re opposite sides of the same coin. Both rebels, but Vitaly is unhinged and ruthless. Dangerous. A very dark morally gray whose moral compass is twisted and broken unless there’s Sera holding him back. And then we have Galina and Princess Vasilisia with their tension, witty remarks and should-be-enemies-to-lovers aesthetic who had a beautiful buildup. I loved seeing how they sort of naturally drifted close and learned to trust each other.
I was on the edge of my seat during the whole final chapters of the book, and I couldn’t stop singing Whatever It Takes from Hazbin Hotel. If you’re familiar with the show and the song, you’ll understand why this song is perfect for the ending. I’m also very excited for the sequel!
Thank you to the author and Daphne Press for gifting me an ARC!