Rina KentDark Romance · Romance
God of War
Synopsis
The finale of the Legacy of Gods series is a dark enemies-to-lovers romance built on amnesia and a marriage no one expected.
Ava Nash, a twenty-one-year-old cellist living with serious mental-health struggles, wakes in a hospital with no memory of the previous two years, and finds Eli King at her bedside, telling her they have been married all that time and that he is obsessed with her.
Eli is cold, controlling, and several years older, the man who once broke teenage Ava's heart and the last person she would expect to be tied to. As fractured memories resurface, Ava must piece together how the marriage began, confront the coercive circumstances around it, and fight for her autonomy and stability.
The book blends slow-burn romance with psychological suspense, leaning into obsession, recovery, and the question of who Ava can trust, including herself. Told in dual point of view, it closes the next-generation saga begun in God of Malice. Eli is a King-family son and Ava the daughter of the Nash family, drawing the series' interlinked dynasties to a conclusion.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (5)
TraumaSubstance AbuseSelf HarmSuicideViolence
- Can I take a moment to just squeal and jump, because hello, rina kent gave me my favorite hero in this series? God of war is the last and the sixth book in the legacy of gods series, all of them are stand alone, connected in the same world, you can read them in any order you like, there are tiny spoilers here and there, but if you don’t mind them, you should be good to read the books. Plot : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Story : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spice : 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tropes : forced proximity, contemporary, dark romance, touch her and die, obsessive hero, possessive hero, protective hero, virgin heroine. Pacing : medium. Characters : i) Eli king — Eli is one of my favourite heroes from this series, this is my second book, though. Landon was good, but Eli tops the list for me. What do you mean, he made sure that she was not forced to go to a mental institution, made her feel like her life is hers, gave her everything she wanted, fought her parents, cecy, and Ariella when it came to her. Yeah, my man was down bad for ava. Also the fact that he did not pay her any attention when she was a kid, and confessed her feelings for him, but yearned for her so much throughout the book. I f•••••• love this man. Eli “my wife” king, always there for ava. Ava nash / king — Ava is so demure and perfect in the way she does not bend for Eli. No matter how much of a crush she harboured for him when she was a teenager. Her little ways to annoy eli, making sure all the women who are interested in him stay away as a revenge, also struting into his workplace in skimpy clothing, woman knows she has eli wrapped around her finger. Their dynamic was funny, refreshing, and so fun to read. I thought i’d hate eli because there was nothing redeemable until i finished the book, and then i couldn’t stop crying internally, because this man made sure his woman did not jump off the building, did not tell his parents that she had stabbed him in an attempt to get away, did not eat, did not sleep, when she was away, gave her the divorce papers because she threatened him with her life, and nothing was more previous than ava for him. She was indeed embedded deep within him. What I loved : the story, the plot, it was intriguing, and so interesting, the 3 AM stubborn streak of not sleeping was worth it! The characters, I loved leo, ava, cecily, and Aiden. The side character’s appearances was also good to read. What I struggled with : nothing. Loveable characters or not : yess. 🤧 Strong character development : yess. Plot driven / character driven : plot driven. Favorite quotes/ highlights : when Ava stabs eli for not letting her go, and accidentally hurting him, because she didn’t mean to. Eli acts composed, and cold, but runs when he thinks ava’s life could be in danger, also he lets her add color pink to his gray life. I love how whipped and pretty eli is. “my wife” references, yeah, eli you have my heart, as well as Ava’s. Sorry, ava. I’m more possessive than you. Any other details : god of war, indeed. This man would go to war for his wife. He does not do in betweens, and casual. This book is five stars, because everytime I read a rina kent book, the vocabulary is just so interesting. Please ma’am teach me more words. Those pink flowers on the cover are the reference for ava’s love for flowers in their home. And the color pink, because missy is so barbie coded and eli is ken coded, but make it dark. I love this book, and this universe. There’s something about a happy ending that is earned, this book felt like that. Eli was so careful, protecting, did not see her as broken, and that made me happy, because a man like eli, he would heal so many hearts of people out there. I loved him so much. He did not once made her feel like something was wrong with her, he took care of her in his own way. Even stayed away from her, because he thought his face triggered her, but made sure she was taken care of by the people around them. I’m even more excited for the other books in the series, and Jeremy and cecy’s story.
- 5 stars Male Lead: Eli King Female Lead: Ava Dahlia Nash How can people hated Ava Dahlia Nash? She was just being a realistic girl in a world full of insecure, weak-hearted men. I loved sassy girl like Stella from Winx Club and Ava is the epitome of Stella. They will defo be bestie in another lifetime. She has a high standard for men and we, women needs to take note from her. The chances of getting the right man in your life are low, but never zero. All these log men being insecure of Ava and Remi tells a lot. Jeremy, I liked you but to put a barrier between Cecy and Ava just because you're insecure was just not it. You're a man with balls, so act like one. Rina sucks at writing about women complexity. The fact that she gave us Cecy and Ava's friendship and decided to ruin it. I just don't get it why people hated on the girls so much more than the men. All of the men written by her were hot in expectation, but in reality, it'd be total creepy. Kill did 'that' to Glyn on their first met on the cliff, Creigh kidnapped Anni, Jeremy forced Cecy to play his f••••• up game, Russian Roulette, Lan being controlled of his siblings, Bran were sometimes ignorant, Niko was f••••• up in his mind and never a great brother to the twin. But of course, people turned blind eyes on them cause they apparently healed the girls' trauma. And when one of the girls decided to say stupid things, the hates spread all over the fanclub faster than germs. 'I wish I could be hit with amnesia so I can just forget him, his favorite drink, his wardrobe choices, and his entire malicious personality.' Oh, so she jinxed it. Oof, Ava gurl... 'This is unfair. Why are men better in fiction? Petition to transform the entire male population into men written by women. Please and thank you.' What she said. Yes, Queen. 'THAT AFTERNOON, ELI INVITES ME TO WATCH HIM BE A SEX GOD. Sorry, I meant play polo.' I don't blame you, Ava. I've been waiting for this polo scene. Ack, I just know it's one of the top hottest Eli's scene. Ava, I get you. I definitely don't blame you'd be drooling for your hot husband. I just love when hot people married each other. Did I ever mention that I loved every scenes of the RES men's group chat. They never changed after all. It was so hilarious to see how Levi, Xan and Cole lost their mind when they were told that the girls are having boyfriend. Levi was the most hilarious one. He was fine with Niko but still couldn't accept Kill. Xan, also. What do u mean he took Jeremy, the lizard to a fishing trip? But Cole, it's hurting me right now to see that he still cannot accept Eli. Whoops, I guess he finally came to his senses. But, it was for the sake of Ava, of course. He'd want to see his little girl happy. That's why he was ready to let her go. King-Nash in laws and Astor-Nash in laws are so f•••••• iconic. The way the gatekeep their connection within their circle only. I cried so hard. I loved this book! So much that I keep myself busy with other stuff so that I wouldn't finish this book that quickly. I don't want to let go of this book pls.
- I am not accepting that this world is over...