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God of Ruin
by Rina Kent
There's no way this is the book I've been anticipating all summer.
So many people have said this already so I'll keep this short: the similarity between the books in this series is crazy. Killian says "My genius neurons" in God of Malice and Landon says the exact same thing in God of Ruin.
Killian in God of Malice:
Landon in God of Ruin:
Killian has a long paragraph where he says everything he knows about the heroine and Landon has a long paragraph where he says everything he knows about the heroine.
God of Malice:
God of Ruin:
And I guess this is a good time to note that this is one of only times we get a glimpse into the personalities of the heroines. This is the first, and last, time we as readers are hearing about many of these interests.
In God of Wrath, Jeremy's mom has a conversation with the heroine about how grateful she (the mom) is that Cecily sees the real him (or something along those lines). Guess what? Landon's mom has that exact same conversation with Mia.
God of Wrath:
God of Ruin:
RK even used ellipses in both
So many people have said this already so I'll keep this short: the similarity between the books in this series is crazy. Killian says "My genius neurons" in God of Malice and Landon says the exact same thing in God of Ruin.
Killian in God of Malice:
"My genius neurons took care of half of it and the professor helped me with the other half when I went all charming on her."
Landon in God of Ruin:
One of the perks of my genius neurons is being proficient in languages and picking them up from a very young age.
Killian has a long paragraph where he says everything he knows about the heroine and Landon has a long paragraph where he says everything he knows about the heroine.
God of Malice:
"You don't have a favorite color, since you wear all of them. Your favorite band is Nirvana since you have their songs in all your Instagram stories. Your favorite movie is Inception, per a painting you posted a year ago on your IG that was captioned, ‘Inspiration by my favorite film ever, Inception.’ You also love chocolate and cherry flavor ice cream—together—your paternal grandfather, and the shorts and tank top style. You have an inferiority complex due to your mother’s and brothers’ talent, which makes you look more and more uncomfortable in family pictures as time goes by. It probably started early on and accumulated over the years until it drove you to that cliff.”
God of Ruin:
“Despite wearing black all the time, your favorite color is, in fact, blue. I suppose you don’t wear it as much because you hold it in high regard and don’t want to waste it on everyday activities. Your favorite movie is a tie between Mad Max and Fight Club because, unlike your prim and proper anti-chaos talk, you do enjoy watching violence and anarchy, which is why you often complain about Maya’s romantic comedy movie nights. Your favorite food is Italian, mostly pasta, specifically carbonara. Your interests include chess, meditation, working out, and, of course, growing plants and then talking to them as if they possess a soul and feelings. Oh, and you definitely have deviant sexual tastes that fit mine like a glove.”
And I guess this is a good time to note that this is one of only times we get a glimpse into the personalities of the heroines. This is the first, and last, time we as readers are hearing about many of these interests.
In God of Wrath, Jeremy's mom has a conversation with the heroine about how grateful she (the mom) is that Cecily sees the real him (or something along those lines). Guess what? Landon's mom has that exact same conversation with Mia.
God of Wrath:
"We haven't talked much since you got here, for obvious reasons, but I wanted to thank you, Cecily."
"For...what?"
"For seeing the man inside Jeremy, not the cold exterior he showcases to the world. It takes a brave soul to dig deeper and see him for what he truly is and not be repulsed by it."
God of Ruin:
“Lan did everything while growing up—the good, the bad, and the entirely screwed up,” she says with a sad smile. “He thinks we didn’t realize this, but his father and I always knew that he took part in countless events and activities to fill the emptiness that kept growing inside him. The bigger the hole got, the more intense his hobbies turned. Levi and I let him do whatever he pleased and gave him room to enroll in violent sports, not because we encouraged it, but because we were at a loss for what could benefit him. Therapy didn’t help. Restraining him had the opposite effect, and monitoring him made him vindictive. I guess what I’m trying to say is, thank you, Mia.”
I face her, hugging an art award to my chest. “I…didn’t do anything.”
“You gave him the balance he spent his entire life searching for, and that’s everything. You gave him what we couldn’t.”
RK even used ellipses in both