A review by brooketreads
The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber V. Nicole

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was conflicted on the first book, but this one I just felt mad a lot of the time.

I know others loved Dianna’s bad/villain streak in this book, but not me. She did so much work on herself in the last book, and to just show up with her emotions “turned off” and threaten Liam… no. I just wasn’t here for it. I’ve seen characters turn their emotions off in other things and I just hate that. For me, it also felt cliché. Like of course instead of facing her emotions she explodes and goes on a self-destructive path. Liam was being really strong and level headed through it all though. I wouldn’t have expected any less from him. Still, I didn’t feel Liam was as strong of a character in this book for some reason.

I thought the first book was too long, and this one was even longer… unnecessarily so. And again, just as book one, this one was doing too much too.

When Dianna saves Liam though. And yes, I’m going to keep calling him Liam still because I loved the reason for his chosen name in book one. It was everything. “…I want you to remember that I love you.” 

Other things I hated besides the length and Dianna’s resurgence:
  1. Azrael being alive because of course he is…
  2. Azrael being Dianna’s dad because of course he is… 
  3. The nickname Sami.
  4. The rename to Reggie… like why do people have to have multiple names.
  5. Vincent.
  6. Kaden obviously.
  7. The reveal of the actual villain… 🙄
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