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.