brooke (hiatus)'s Reviews > God of Fury

➸ 2.75 stars

“i love you, lotus flower, and that means i'll be by your side during all of your battles with your demons. i'll kill them for you if you let me.”

i went into this book with the lowest expectations ever bc miss rk has a habit of ruining her characters in their own books and shocker, she ruined niko’s character for me at the start of the story so i avoided being disappointed. why was landon’s character sm better in this story than his own book?? rk’s mind needs to be studied.

someone pls ban “holes” from rk’s vocabulary im literally begging atp. this book had no right being as long as it was, literally 581 pages of ✨NOTHING✨ 200 pages could have easily been cut out and the story still would’ve gotten across to everyone. the middle section was giving me severe whiplash bc i felt like i was continuously reading the same thing over and over again. brandon made this book so much more bearable for me. after writing so many books i feel like we all thought her writing would have improved by now, but no it still remains absolutely cringy and juvenile. this has got to be the worst series to date, i fear eliava can’t save it atp (i have hope they will tho) i mean she has eight months to write their book so let’s see if she can redeem this series. even tho she’s taking her time to write GOW she will still find a way to fuck it up 😭 yes i will continue to read her books no matter how awful they are

brandon: oh brandon king, you will always be loved by me!! 🧸 he deserves the entire world, but the world doesn’t deserve him. i loved how incredibly loyal he was to everyone around him. his self hate and his internal thoughts hurt me so deeply. i just wanted to give him the biggest hug. he’s just that character you continuously want to tell how proud you are of them. the pride i had when he was finally able to look in the mirror again and finally let himself be happy by freeing himself from his burdens, cryingg that’s my best boy!!

niko: idk how to feel about his character?? if i was brandon i would’ve gotten a restraining order against him. i hate how he knew how important lan was to brandon and he still continuously hurt him and disregarded his feelings, he constantly made him choose between lan and him. i lost so many brain cells every time he talked to his dick and spoke abt it in third person which he called “koya jr” btw (yes his dick has a name) "kolya jr" was practically the third main character with the dumb amounts of monologue there was abt his fkn dick. "you know you're aching for it. bran jr demands a meeting with kolya" PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS. chapter 3 was honestly a tough read bc of how bad and icky it was. why was she sexualising a 5 year old and saying his dick has been an “adventurous whore” since that age and calling it “pouty” this is not dark romance, it’s straight predatory. omfg and if i have to hear the pet name “baby” ONE MORE TIME i will rip my fucking hair out. i’m pretty sure niko used it a total of 190+ times.. if it isn’t “lotus flower” i don’t want it.

nikobran: i rly loved the domestic scenes, i needed sm more!! the soft moments in london?? everything. i loved how well they balanced each other out — bran was the only one who could calm niko’s violent tendencies and niko was the one who showed bran what it’s like to be truly loved. bran is so much more complicated compared to the chaotic and straightforward niko which therefore creates a push and pull between them.

killian being the least fav son and son in law sends me. levi’s dislike for him is so valid bc i also hate that man with every fibre in me. glyn still has the personality of a door and is still an unbearable bore, pls free me from her insufferable character. she tried way too hard to pit bran against lan AND IT NEVER WORKED!! they’ve got that unbreakable twin bond you can’t mess with. her sibling relationship w bran n lan is so superficial. lan spoke w his entire chest when he said she was “unnecessary” lmaooo.

the only thing i loved about this book was the sibling relationship and dynamic between lan and brandon my 3 stars are for them ONLY. the love and admiration they have for each other is everything to me 🩷💗💘 lan teaming up with niko to get revenge for what happened to bran 8 years ago just so he can finally live in peace gave me so much serotonin. THE HOSPITAL SCENE?? NOW THAT ONE MADE ME FUCKING SOB, I GOT ALL SOFT N SHIT. THE WAY THEY BONDED IN THAT SCENE WAS EVERYTHING TO ME!! they are truly the best sibling dynamic.

exhibit a: “i’d kill for you, i’d shoot myself if that makes you breathe better without me shadowing you, but i’d never…ever hurt you, bran.”

exhibit b: “i always needed you, idiot. i used that as an excuse to spend time with you because you’d made it your mission to avoid me for the past eight years. i fucking hated that. you were supposed to be the one who understood me best, but you turned your back on me.”

exhibit c: “i love you, little bro,” he whispers. “i need you to know that. i need you to know you’re the first person i loved unconditionally and always will.”

me:


even tho rk wrote their sibling relationship amazingly im still fuming on how she done mia and maya dirty. why did she ruin their sibling relationship?? for what?? it just confirms she hates women bc eli and creigh also had a good sibling dynamic. rk literally count ur days u weird fkn loser!!! i’m a maya sokolov defender until the day i die. it’s not her fault rk hates powerful women w every fibre in her

overall, i did enjoy this book but it wasn’t amazing. i’m so glad rk is taking the time to write eliava’s book!! she knows people are eagerly anticipating their story so hopefully she does justice to their characters. if i have to read about another spineless virgin heroine tho i will literally kms 😭