Rina KentDark Romance · Romance
God of Malice
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.
How it reads
- Writing3.0
- Impact3.0
- Characters4.0
- Plot3.0
- Atmosphere3.0
Prose complexity 4/10
Spice level
5.0 avg spice
Content warnings (1)
Sexual Content
- God of malice is the first book in the legacy of gods series. I read god of ruin, war, pain, wrath, malice, and then i’m gonna start god of fury last. For trigger warnings, check rina’s website : Https://www.rinakent.com/content-warnings/ Spoilers ahead. Killian’s book was talked about so much in the book community that i wanted to know what was so special about him, and now I know. It was all over booktok, one of the reasons why i even bought this book, and miss ma’am rina, i bow to you, this book took me on a hell of ride, which I loved til the end. Dark romances are all so good, and delicious in a way, but this one was so goooood, i knew I would love Killian, and i had second thoughts too, but we’ll pretend the cliff scene is non existent, thank you. Story : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Summary : glyndon is drowning in guilt for her friend’s death, blames herself for it. And therefore she’s at the cliff where he allegedly pushed himself, and died, she went there to get some air, only to encounter the monster of her life —killian Carson, who tells her “blow me or die” 👺😭 this mannn— The story progresses after that, but we get interactions between niko, Jeremy, crieghton, Annika, and many more. The plot only picks up after the 50% mark, after glyn is falling for Killian, and then finds out that he had a hand in driving her friend to kill himself. She distances herself from him, but Killian does not let her go, obviously because in his head, she’s different, and makes his demons rest. He also finds out that his mother isn’t scared of him, but for the things he could do. They have a sweet family reunion. And then someone beats glyndon, only to find out that it was the said friend who orchestrated all this. The plot was so good, at that point. And, then Killian with his friends of course, beats the s••• out of the said friend too. His girl will not be hurt by anyone. He protects her, and also confesses to her, and the part where glyn realizes that he does love her, is also the part where i think rina may have fallen for Killian too while writing, because each and every word is so beautiful. I will anything rina writes. She’s my favourite writer. Enough of that, and then Killian takes her to the same cliff, and proposes to her, and hea. Plot : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (i loved this story too much) Writing style : eloquent and precise. Rina never fails to write the most mature characters perfectly, miss ma’am surely eats perfection when she’s writing. All the books in this series don’t feel like a book, they feel like the story were real. MMC : Killian Carson — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FMC : glyndon king — ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ side characters : levi and Astrid stood out to me, i now understand — even without having read their book— why they have three kids. Maybe it’s time to go read the dad’s book. Story setting : dark college. Dedicated to by the author : to all the people who love unapologetic villains, hell to the f•••••• yeah, miss rina, let me give you a kiss, because you wrote Killian so well, he felt so real to me, i love that man, and you. Pacing : slow to medium to fast. The plot starts making sense after the 50% mark. Tropes : contemporary, dark romance, dark college romance, touch her and die, possessive MMC, obsessive MMC, over the top hero, morally black MMC, who did this to you MMC. Type of romance : dark. (Please be careful when you pick this book, it is dark, keep your mental health a priority) What i loved : i loved Killian, I knew i would love him at the beginning of the book, and after i turned more pages, this man — even nonchalance would bow at his feet, he’s so calm in the most terrifying of situations, does not blink, does not get threatened, in fact enjoys the thrill of seeing inside things he finds curious. I loved glyn, she fought him, but also surrendered to him in the right amount of push and pull. I think i may have fallen for the dad, levi. His name is so attractive — sir levi king, i need to go read your book, but my tbr is crying already. 😩😭 Favourite parts/ highlights : the banter between the main characters, lol. It’s so funny and touching. “i get they all think you’re an exemplary student.” “I am an exemplary Student. How do you think I got into med school?” “back at the topic at hand. Do I have your admiration?” “for what?” “for being a first - class genius.” “i’ll have you know that my secondary school boyfriend had a huge dick.” “you said that to piss me off, didn’t you?” glyn is such a diva, along with Mia. Who calls landon a m•••••••••••• tool. 😂 “you chose me.” “what?” “back there, you chose me in front of your brother. Brothers, plural. And that f••••• eli.” s•••, he was conscious during that? Killian kisses the top of my head, and before i can backpedal, he says words that go straight to my heart.“I’ll make sure you always choose me as much as I choose you.” “i’m going to f••• up his life, no only for thinking he could manipulate me but also for daring to put his filthy hands on what’s mine. ” Killian possessiveness is so attractive, ugh 😩🥵🤌🏼 Is a part of a series : yes. Series name : legacy of gods. Series order number : 1 of 6. Plot or character driven : a mix. Loveable characters : yes. Strong character development : yes. Flaws of characters a main focus : yes. Interconnected/ or standalone : interconnected standalone. But this is the first book, so you can start with this one. I understand why the cover is red, because red is killian’s favorite colour, associated with blood. He has this urges to kill, to experiment, but they only lessen in number because of glyndon, he only wanted to be chosen, and i love him, so much. He’s my new favorite psychopath. If it makes you want to read more MMC like these, then do check out the web of silence duet — little stranger and little liar by Leigh Rivers. Malachi will surely steal your heart, if you loved Killian.
- 3.75 stars Male Lead: Killian Carson Female Lead: Glyndon King This book was way too darker than RES. What was Rina thinking when she first wrote that cliff scene? That was so weird and unnecessary. And that was straight SA scene which make me uncomfortable reading it. She could've done better on writing their first meet. Or is it really their first meet? Oh, how the hell did he know her name? 'Lan is a sculptor, a hardcore sadist who can and will make his subjects into stones if he gets a chance. Bran, on the other hand, is a painter of landscapes and anything that doesn’t include humans, animals, or whatever has eyes. I’m…a painter, too. I guess. A sketcher and a dabble incontemporary impressionism. I’m just not as defined as my siblings. And definitely not as technical or talented.' Oh girl, don't say that. Please never compared yourself to your brothers ever again. You were doing just fine actually. Let them be jealous of the only King's girl heiress. Okay, maybe a little when I heard him tell his assistant teacher, “I can’t believe Glyndon is the Astrid C. King’s daughter and Landon and Brandon King’s sister. Her technique is juvenile at best and so chaotic that it’s embarrassing to compare her to them. ” Forget about Killian or Jonathan. Let me have a word with Professor Skies. F••• you, man. If this is how you behave, how can you even call yourself a professor? If you think Glyndon lacks something, you should teach her, encourage her not comparing her. Now, about Killian. I liked his name though. His name sounds hot like a killer. Okay no, I wasn't supposed to like that but Killian really suit him. And I hated that his father, Asher f•••••• Carson couldn't accept him the way he is. And to said he is defective because he punched someone. Let me tell you the reason he did that was to protect his cousin. It was acceptable for Levi not to like and approve Killian but, his own father, Asher did not accept him? That was so sad and disappointing. It's not like you were any better, Asher. Another thing that broke me was the broken siblings relationship between Killian and Gareth. I loved the way Reina, our Prom Queen defended Killian all her life from Asher, that bastard who was supposed to be called a father figure to Killian. WTF!? He couldn't be more annoying, huh? I can't believe that I can relate to everything about Glyndon. Not everything, no. She's rich as hell, I'm not. Sometimes, she couldn't help but comparing herself to her mother and brothers' talent. Well, Killian the killer has always had the feelings to kill somebody but he never did that because he said Glyndon is the one who holds him back. On the other side, I think Landon also had the needs to kill but never did that too, he just caused troubles. Yes, way worst than what Killian did. But, to say that Landon is worse than Killian, I don't think so. I think they're both equal in case of craziness level but Killian has always minding Glyndon's and his own business while Landon will do anything to remind everyone that he exists and that no one can ever crossed him.
- THIS HAS CRACK IN IT and you can't convince me otherwise!!!! Addictive is what it is and dear lord seeing all the parents and the kids, I can't take it
- Way too long, too many characters, and rape is not hot.