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God of Malice

God of Malice

Contemporary RomanceRomance
Pages
468
Published
2022
Language
English

Synopsis

A dark new-adult college romance set on Brighton Island, where the children of two feuding crime dynasties attend rival universities. Glyndon King is an art student from a famous, intimidating family, gifted but weighed down by an inferiority complex and self-destructive thoughts. Killian Carson is a charming, brilliant medical student and a founding member of the Heathens, a violent secret society, and beneath the charm is a controlled, predatory nature he keeps carefully leashed. When Killian fixes his attention on Glyndon, she recognizes the danger in him but is drawn into his orbit anyway, and his fascination escalates into obsession. Their bond develops amid society initiations, family rivalries, and long-buried secrets that tie their parents' generation together. Told in dual point of view, the story leans into power, control, and the pull between a girl learning her own strength and a young man who refuses to let her go. It is the opening entry of the Legacy of Gods series and establishes the wider cast of King, Carson, Volkov, and Sokolov heirs who anchor later books.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTense
Dark Academia
Writing3.0Impact3.0Characters4.0Plot3.0Atmosphere3.0
Spice level
5.0 avg spice

Genres

Contemporary Romance Romance Dark Romance Contemporary Literature Erotica New Adult Romance

About the author

R
Rina Kent

Writing under a pen name, Rina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, and number-one bestselling author of dark romance, known for centering anti-heroes and villains: characters readers are not supposed to fall for but do. She grew up in London in a multilingual household where English, French, and Arabic were all spoken, and she still leads a deliberately private life there. By her own account she traces the fascination back to childhood, when an early attachment to a villain set her on a lifelon...

Characters

Killian CarsonProtagonist

A charming medical student and founding Heathens member whose predatory nature becomes obsession.

Glyndon KingProtagonist

A gifted art student from an intimidating crime family, drawn into Killian's dangerous orbit.

Gareth CarsonSupporting

Killian's brother and a complicated ally.

Landon KingSupporting

Glyndon's controlling older brother and a secret-society leader; later a lead in his own book.

Brandon KingSupporting

Glyndon's twin brother; the more supportive sibling; later an MM lead.

All characters in God of Malice

Frequently asked questions

  • Is God of Malice a standalone story?

    God of Malice is the first book in the Legacy of Gods series, and while it focuses on a complete romance arc, the overarching plot and some character developments continue into subsequent books.

  • Do I need to read Rina Kent's other series before God of Malice?

    No. God of Malice opens the Legacy of Gods series and is written to stand alone, though it shares the Rinaverse with her Royal Elite and mafia books and the leads are children of earlier-series couples.

  • Does God of Malice feature multiple points of view?

    The narrative of God of Malice is told from the alternating perspectives of Killian Carson and Glyndon King, offering insight into both main characters' thoughts and motivations.

  • Is God of Malice a dark romance?

    Yes. The publisher explicitly labels it a dark, unconventional romance, with an obsessive anti-hero and intense on-page content.

  • Who are the main characters?

    Killian Carson, a medical student and Heathens founder, and Glyndon King, an art student from a prominent family. The story is told from both their points of view.

  • Where does God of Malice fall in the series?

    It is Book 1 of the six-book Legacy of Gods series.

  • When was it published?

    The original ebook released in July 2022; a Penguin UK print edition followed later.

  • Is it told in single or dual POV?

    Dual POV, alternating between Glyndon and Killian.

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