What I liked about him as a villain was that he had a purpose that made sense, and he was honest about his awfulness. I’m no stranger to rooting for villains or loving villains. Taken on his own, I actually kind of like Malachiasz as a villain. It’s not exactly a stretch, but I really love the exploration of this in the book. I feel like, as a society, we tend to really glorify gods, so it’s such a shock to find that the gods may have a dark side. The thing I loved the most about this was a deeper exploration of the gods and creatures in this world and the way they’re not quite what you’d expect. If you’re looking for something dark and devious, with unapologetically horrible characters (and I mean that in the best of ways), this really scratches that itch. Dark is my thing, and this book definitely delivered on that aspect. Duncan expands the world from the first book, making it bigger, more dangerous, and really putting the “dark” in dark fantasy. This review may contain spoilers for Wicked Saints. This was a buddy read with Dini DiniPandaReads, so you can find our (spoiler free!) discussion questions at the end. Where it worked in the first book, it didn’t work in this one, because it was so dang obvious. I’m also of the opinion that you can’t make betrayal the main basis of two books. Serephin continued to be a high point, and I was surprised that I did enjoy Malachiasz still to some extent. In the end, I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first book. Ruthless Gods expands the world of Wicked Saints with a larger, more disturbing world, higher stakes, more sarcastic characters to love, and aaaall the betrayal. Obviously, this is a series that was written just for me. I really enjoyed Wicked Saints, and I confess that I absolutely love the tagline between the two: Wicked Saints worship Ruthless Gods. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. Many thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for a review copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Duncan paints a Gothic, icy world where shadows whisper, and no one is who they seem, with a shocking ending that will leave you breathless. In her dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in her Something Dark and Holy trilogy, Emily A.
The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet-those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something. Malachiasz is at war with who-and what-he’s become.Īs their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him.
Published by: Wednesday Books on April 7, 2020 DuncanĪlso by this author: Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy, #1) Ruthless Gods (Something Dark and Holy, #2) by Emily A.
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