God of Pain

Legacy of Gods #2

by Rina Kent

I made a terrible mistake.

Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided.

But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one.

Creighton King is bad news with a gorgeous exterior.

He’s silent, brooding, and obviously emotionally unavailable.

So I thought it was over.

Until he awakens a beast inside me.

My name is Annika Volkov, and I’m Creighton's worst enemy.

He won’t stop until he breaks me.

Or I break him.

This book can be listened to on its own.

Genres: Dark Romance, Romance, Dark, College, Enemies To Lovers, BDSM, Contemporary

528 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2022

About the author

Rina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 bestselling author of all things dark romance.
Better known for writing unapologetic anti-heroes and villains, Rina weaves tales of characters you shouldn’t fall for but inevitably do. Her stories are laced with a touch of darkness, a splash of angst, and just the right amount of unhealthy intensity.
When she’s not busy plotting mayhem for her ever-expanding Rinaverse, she leads a private life in London, travels, and pampers her cats in true Cat Lady fashion.


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Reviews

[lana myers #1 fan 🍉 (ervena) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars (yes i decreased my rating even more 🤭)

spoilers —

why does rina kent love making people hate the royal elite parents? can she stop making the parents villains its so fucking annoying?

my expectations for this book were SO HIGH, i was so fucking excited for the grumpy/sunshine trope, but it gave nothing.

the plot was all over the fucking place. the fucking kidnapping to the island was a shit comedy show. and do not even get me started on HOW BLAND creigh and annika were.

annika was not a sunshine, she was just a naive 17-year-old girl who made the color purple her whole personality. i loved annika in god of malice, but i didn't connect with her the way i wanted to. why does she 'say' she changes and is more confident after having sex for the first time. like change does not come that quickly. i hate how most of rina kents mfc's personality depend and revolve on sex. like after they experience it for the first time, thats all they think about.

rina kent is usually good with mental illness/health representation, but when it came to annika's mental health, it perished. it was described that she was depressed but there was no development of mental health. it was mentioned 2-3 times by other people, and then they still treat her like shit. same with creigh, his trauma is mentioned once or twice, but it doesn't showcase the full effect.

creigh WAS BORING. I THOUGHT HE WAS A VIRGIN. BOO. he wasn't the grump i wanted. he wasnt all that mysterious either. he was plain and simple, with trauma, your average book boy. WHERE DID HIS BOXING/FIGHTING GO. i thought it would've been a big part of his character but he fights like 1-2 times for a few pages.

someone please teach rina kent what grovelling is.

don't even get me started on the parents. i absolutely hated lia and adrian in this book, they were absolute assholes. protecting your child is very different than controlling every aspect of their life. lia and adrian were so fucking unreasonable it made me want to fucking stab them. the fucking sexism was real.

why does aiden, a 50 year old man, have so much fucking beef with his 25 year old child? is aiden that fucking insecure with his dick that he challenges his child, HIS CHILD, as if he were dirt under his shoe. eli is a psychopath, yea, but holy fuck me aiden needs to get his ego and shit under control, it's annoying.

i actually quite like eli, which is a shocker for me. his relationship with creigh was adorable. i loved that eli genuinely cared about creigh. eli has definitely upped himself on my log men list.

the plot was all over the place, i feel like the rina kent mystery plot spark has left for this series because, 1) it got boring and simple. 2) it's getting so repetitive. 3) it's plain fucking stupid.

the dialogue was SO CRINGE. it's the reason it took me so long to finish this book.

personally, for me, the smut was not it. maybe it's cus i have a stupid cold, but i was skimming them. the smut was boring. ALSO why are all the men so fucking obsessed with anal, its okay to not like anal. why do they keep pushing it upon the women.

yan, MY MAN YAN, I MISSED HIM. I NEED A BOOK FOR HIM.

i do not want jeremy and ceciley, i hate this bitch. she’s 100% going to be the “im not like other girls” character.

i want niko and bran SO BAD. i swear if rina kent messes up this mlm romance, i will attack.
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to the people that got an arc, a big FUCK YOU. also people, LIKE MY REVIEW (i need attention 👩🏻‍💻) x

creighton king and annika volkov will fucking serve.🧎🏽‍♀️🧎🏽‍♀️🫶🏼

LITTLE PURPLE, HE CALLS HER LITTLE PURPLE. 🍆🍆

this is coming september 15 AND ITS A GRUMPY/SUNSHINE, i already need it to HURRY UP‼️‼️

A PRAISE KINK. AHH. on. my. fucking. knees.

annika is amazing, and fucking adorable and i love her. anyone who doesn't like her is invalid. i will fight tooth and nail for her. 👯‍♀️

adien and adrian being in-laws as me fucking cackling and orbiting mars.

also rina kent better not fuck up with the parents like she did with the first book. if these parents aren't good fucking parents, i will perish. 😁 #notmyadien #notmylia
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how are people (*cough cough* devil girl) out here rating books 1 stars when they aren’t even out yet? 🤨🤏🏼🧍🏽‍♀️sit your as* down, you’ll have your time to hate it when it’s here 🙄🫡

[Marianna Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am inhaling these books like they are my last meal on earth. What sort of crack did you put in this series Rina Kent? If you’re looking for a strictly smutty, dark, good time and some morally black possessive and psychotic men…. These are the books for you.

Creighton… surprised me. It’s ALWAYS the quiet ones. Killian and God of Malice still remain on top but this book had my jaw on the FLOOR!! To say I didn’t see certain moments happening. Is an understatement.

There’s just something about a man who only exists for her that gets me every goddamn time. I know this is an unpopular opinion but I’m so obsessed with Creigh and Annika they will forever live in my head rent free.

“I love you to the point where I see darkness without you and light only when I’m with you. You’re my sanctuary and the only person who makes me whole.”

I’m done.

[⚔Irunía⚔ · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 stars.

Why is it so in my fashion to be the one crying the loudest about the all lucky arc readers out there who had got their hands on this book first and also to eventually wind up being the last person to actually read the book? 🤣

The next one in the series comes out in less than two weeks. This woman writes faster than I read. Explains a lot of things, tbh. 💀

To be fair I don't think this is the worst RK's book. Not by any means. The story is your typical Rina Kent's book in its full unabashed cheesy glory.

Normally I take comfort in her books because I know what to expect from them. There's definitely something appealing about familiar things. I also know what to not expect from that bitch. I'm not coming back to RK's peaceful harbor for good writing, original characters or plausible plot twists. By all means! We are having an agreement here.

But for some reason I had more difficulty connecting to Annika and Creighton's story than I had expected.

For the most part, I'm annoyed that I don't get to see any growth from Rina Kent as a writer. Her stories and her writing are so trite and there are so many of them already that each time I find it more and more difficult to draw comfort from her mainstream, mediocre content. I think I finally reached the point where familiarity breeds contempt.

I like seeing authors get better and better with each new book, but unfortunately this is not the case with Miss Rina. Maybe she should try NOT releasing a new book every other month??

I'm really sad right now because normally Rina's books awaken the comedian from the depths of my soul and I'm having a lot of fun clowning her shit, but today I just want to rant like a middle-aged woman whose coffee wasn't served hot enough. 🤧

❥ 11 (eleven) one (1) sentence paragraphs in a row?? Are you kidding me?? 💀

With 4 of them consisting of one word only?? Written in italics, too, in order to keep us on tenterhooks. 💀💀💀

He slides his thumb all over my face again, the darkness shifting, morphing, and simmering on the surface.

I watch it with keen interest.

Just like the other time, it seems that whenever he punishes me, something inside him claws to the surface.

Fighting.

Biting.

Hitting.

It’s like he’s…warring for control. But against whom? And for what?

As if validating my thoughts, he shoves his hand in his pocket and steps back.

He’s leaving.

Again.

I can’t help feeling the tinge of emptiness at the dysfunctionality of it all.

But I won’t have him throw me away like this. I wanted the way out he offered, but he didn’t let me take it.

The least he can do is treat me like I matter.

Who's even surprised this book is 487 pages long? If you pay attention, you'll notice how this book is infested with tiny paragraphs.

I see what you're doing, Rina. 👁️👁️ Looks cheap.

❥Is that how a sunshine heroine is supposed to sound?

“I have little faith in his world. Our world. Women are just a flashy accessory and a currency for the highest bidder. I’m aware that I’m expected to strengthen the Bratva’s alliances with anyone they deem worthy.”

Yes, I continue to treat people nicely, remember their names and ask about their last social media post, but it’s all part of a feigned behavior. Whatever drew me to them in the first place has long since shriveled and died.

Someone tell Miss Rina that putting on a façade of sunshine and being sunshine are two completely different personality types.

Annika's vibe:


❥Grumpy?? I don't think that being silent is equivalent to being grumpy but okay.

The promised grumpy/sunshine dynamic where?? You can't seriously believe that you'll deliver a good grumpy/sunshine romance when you already have your main characters deeply in lust with each other from the first few pages. Comes as no surprise the tension sipped so quickly out of this book. Feelings need time to develop.

Due to the fact that I only speak when it’s absolutely necessary and after I allow my brain to mull over my words, I notice things. Patterns, lingering gazes, and unresolved obsessions.

Still came as the biggest surprise to our king of acute observation Creighton that a sheltered mafia princess was a virgin. 🤣🤣 I wish characters stopped acting so scandalized by something that's perfectly normal, such as being a virgin at barely eighteen.

❥

Cecily is one of the purest souls to ever exist with enough heart to fit the globe.

I swear after reading this book I do understand Cecily hate a lot better. 🤣🤣🤣

❥

I swear on Tchaikovsky’s grave.

SOMEONE PROTECT THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS. Annika, fuck off. Let the man rest in peace. 😔😔

❥Genetic writing, mundane descriptions, recycled characters, typical RK plot.

My vision reddens, then gradually blackens as my limbs soak in the hot crimson liquid.
A low, haunting moan of pain saturates my ears and clashes against my bones.
I’m frozen, bound, helpless, and trapped in the middle of an intricate web.

There’s darkness, though, the slow, simmering type that could and would transform into a hurricane.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF READING ABOUT SIMMERING DARKNESS, HOT CRIMSON LIQUID and other supposedly edgy bullshit.
RK has never been very articulate in her prose, but lately all these clichéd analogies, metaphors and phrases are so overabundant that they force me to skim half of the book.

❥It really feels like authors just press copy and paste when it comes to describing their anti-heroes:

That look in his eyes is downright demented.

“I am sick. You should’ve stayed away while you had the chance.”

The thought of something happening to her turns me into a feral beast.

I have a feeling that I can pull out the darkness lurking beneath the surface if I dig deeper and tug harder.

Nikolai has a serious thirst for blood and violence.

“Part of my devil’s taste is that I can only feel pleasure if I inflict pain.”

Something tells me I poked the monster in his cave and he might come after me.

You simply can't get any more unoriginal and trite than this. Good old 'monsters, devils, deviant and demented souls' with their infinite 'thirst for blood and violence'. (🙄)

Make me think that the hero is demented. I don't care how many times you tell me he's scary when the only remotely bad thing he manages to commit is trying to set some house on fire and FAILING. 🤣🤣🤣 Demented also-ran felon.

❥Generic dirty talk.

“When did you become this soaking wet, hmm? Was it before or after I spanked your little arse? Maybe during? Did you get turned on by the thought of being owned by me? Did you picture my cock tearing through your cunt until you screamed and choked on my name?”

THIS IS BLATANT PLAGIARISM. RINA, STOP COPY PASTING YOUR OWN SMUT. 🤣🤣 It's embarrassing how all of her heroes sound like the exact replica of one another. Was it Killian? Or Levi? Or Aiden? or Knox? Could be anyone really.

Who thought the quiet Creighton had such a dirty mouth? It’s almost like I’m meeting another version of him.

No, Annika, you just met a recycled version of all the other male characters ever written by Miss Kent. 💔

❥The plot twist. 🤡🤡🤡 I actually burst out laughing for the first time throughout the book and nearly died from all the tears once I was finished with the last part. The scene where Annika pulled that trigger was truly the only highlight of my reading time. It was just so OTT stupid and dramatic and —

Pain explodes in my chest and a smile curves my lips as I sway and fall toward the ground.
She said she didn’t miss and she meant it.
But I don’t hit the ground. Instead, I’m held by Landon.
He stares at me with his soulless eyes and it’s fucking sad that he’s the one I see last.

This woman watched too many bad soap operas. The way she describes someone's near death experience has me rolling on the floor. 🤣🤣

“Creigh! Can you hear me?”
I grab him by the collar and use the last breaths in my lungs to choke out, “T-tell…Mum and…Dad…t-that I-I’m sorry…”
The last sight I catch is blurred blue-gray eyes and the last thing I hear is my custom-made Grim Reaper calling my name.
But I’m already gone.
The rage dulls to nothingness and I close my eyes.
It’s finally…over.

The last line is me when I was finished with this book. 🤣🤣

Sorry, but I think Annika shooting him was THE FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE ENTIRE BOOK. Someone pls tell me that Rina wasn't writing that scene with a straight face. I was choking from all the laughter as Annika was sobbing her heart out, maybe I'm a psychopath after all because that scene —

“Because he wanted you to, Anoushka.” Jeremy’s voice softens, and my brother’s voice doesn’t soften. “He looked to be in pain and resolved to see it all…end.”
“No…” I sob, hitting my brother’s chest. “Ah…ah… This…hurts. Why does it hurt? Ah…make it stop hurting. There was a lot of blood, Jer. What if he…? What if… What…”

reeked of a cheap drama show that had hired really bad actors that turned it into a black comedy. 🤣🤣

[Mareeva]

Rating? WUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You guys are finally witnessing my descent into madness. I have never laughed this hard in my life. I am crying, I am stuttering, I am questioning my existence. This is camp. This is that one acid trip you wish to never relive. This is RINA KENT.

[Rina Kent]

GOD OF PAIN IS A COMPLETE STANDALONE!
NOW LIVE┃ Legacy of Gods Tree

➜ https://amzn.to/3AC5Ct6

[T.S · Rating 1 out of 5]

by the power and strength vested in me 🤓👆
by the rage and disappointment draped over me
i now declare this book blocked and deleted from my mind

You may now….. kiss my ass

[youssra · Rating 2 out of 5]

– 2.5 stars ★


“I like spending time with her. She’s the light I never thought I needed and the one person who can fill up the hollowness.”

I really enjoyed this book in the beginning but it eventually bored me out bc it kept on going, at some point i just wanted Rina to wrap it up and give me an ending. I didn’t necessarily hate this but i also didn’t love it.

Idk if i’m the only one but i sometimes couldn’t feel the connection between Annika and Creighton. He seemed emotionally unavailable, and she was kind of naive in my eyes. Anyway i think it was an amazing story but would’ve been greater if the length was shorter.

[maria (catching up) · Rating 2 out of 5]

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 1.75 ✰

⋆𐙚₊˚⊹”She’s the light I never thought I needed and the one person who can fill up the hollowness.” ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

➳ my thoughts:

I should’ve taken the title as a warning because I was indeed in pain while reading this.

I don’t even know what I just read, the first 40% was nice, kinda entertaining; the last 60% was a completely mess, all went downhill from there. First of all, I don’t see the reason why Rina needed to write a book with bdsm when the fmc is 17 years old, I couldn’t care less if both of them were at least 21 but it just didn’t make sense with these main characters.

the plot in this? lost. I feel like half of the book was written by someone and the other half by another person. Nothing was coherent, everything was all over the place. Rina added so many tropes and subplot elements in the book and none of them contributed anything to the story, at some point I didn’t even knew why I was reading this.

This book could have been at least 100 pages shorter and maybe I would have liked it more, also the plot twist was so predictable.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

➳ characters:

✎ Annika: miss dramaqueen

I’ve never rolled my eyes as much as I did while reading her pov, she is not a sunshine like she was portrayed in god of malice, I’m going to say this in the nicest way possible but she’s just a stupid girl who doesn’t know when to shut up. I really liked her when I read GOM and I thought that I was going to like her more here…. well, I couldn’t stand her. She was childish, WAY TOO dramatic, annoying and her only personality was being obsessed with the color purple and whoever Tchaikovsky is.

She is supposed to suffer from depression but I believe it was mentioned only twice and everything was superficial, and then she went all crazy after what she did to Creighton and I swear Rina is just doing copy and paste because tell me why Annika suddenly followed her mother steps and [SPOILERS‼️‼️] wanted to kill herself 🙄 girl be fr, it wasn’t a big deal.

✎ Creighton: meh, he was ok I guess. One thing that I hated was the whole revenge thing for something that happened when he was 3 years old, I know that that’s supposed to be part of the plot but it’s just ridiculous. And the whole kidnapping scene was very random and unnecessary

✎ Annika & Creigh: boring and bland🥱 don’t get me wrong at the first chapters I thought that they were cute together, then they started to get tiresome with the whole “oh i can’t choose you over my family” “then you never going back home” blah blah blah.

➳ side characters and the reason why I gave it 2 stars

✦ Eli: I really liked his scenes and the interactions between Creighton and Eli. They were sweet and it seems that they really care for each other.

“My brother remains silent, probably because he doesn’t understand what the fuck I’m talking about, but he’s still there for me, listening and offering a part of himself he never gives anyone.
And I’m grateful for that.”

✦ Nikolai: I love him, he is so funny. { update: can’t stand him anymore and had to dnf god of fury because of him }😞

✦ Jeremy & Cecily: I’m so intrigued by them but now I’m scared that I’m not going to like their book after reading this one. { update: my favs💖 }

✦ the parents and first gen cameo: I don’t know why Rina wanted to make them cruel in this book :( I love aidenelsa and adrianlia in their books but they weren’t the best here. I lowkey want to reread the deception trilogy just so I can erase whatever I read of them here, however it was nice to see my some of my favs, like Yan and Jonathan with Ethan and Agnus, so that was very enjoyable.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

the book was so cringe and that might have something to do with Annika being 17 but idc, it was bad.

: ̗̀➛ “You kind of broke me with your monster cock. Literally and figuratively.” She wiggles her toes beneath the water and sighs. “This is nice.”
I retrieve my bottle of shampoo, sit on the edge of the tub, then lather her hair. “Monster cock?”
“Mmm.” She leans into my hold, eyes closing. “Have you seen it lately? It belongs in porn.”

: ̗̀➛“Eli smile widens. “No wonder Creigh chose you when he never had interest in anyone before.”
Fire erupts in my belly, but it’s the good type, the type that warms me from the inside out.
I flip my hair back and can’t help but grin. “I’m special like that.”

me every time Annika opened her mouth:



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*ೃ༄ pre-read: *ೃ༄

this one has a lot of bad reviews… I don’t know what to except from Annika and Creighton🫣

[isy · Rating 3 out of 5]

God of Pain?... Well hes certainly a God in Anni's eyes 😅

Creigh and Anni served the grumpysunshine, he doesn't talk & she doesn't shut up SO FLIPPING GOOD. Their story did not go where I thought it was going to AT ALL which I LOVED cause I hate when I can predict the story and twists and whatnot.

SPEAKING of the TWIST. HOLY SHIT the aftermath was fucking insane. I did not see what was coming whatsoever. Like the ups and downs, left and rights, had my jaw was dropping every freaking chapter. It was NOT a conventional plot AT ALL and I ate. It. Up.

I was genuinely not prepared for Mr. Creighton King. He shocked the hell out of me thats for sure! In my eyes he was the God of Annoyingness <3 I will say that he did definitely have his moments!! It was mainly just the possessiveness I had an issue with and Im not sure why. Normally Rina's men don't normally make me cringe me, but for some reason he did. Maybe cause he didn't talk much? It was just random "Mine's". His sweet moments were my fave. HER BIRTHDAY, let's just say, Cray Cray, yeah he killed it.
Also this cover model... 😒 Did not do him any favors.

His dirty talk was pretty good though!

MS. ANNIKA VOLKOV. Yeah, she saved the book! Her sunshine, word vomit, purple personality was just perfect. She was so fun and I really did love her character.

And real quick, THE SIDE CHARACTERS. AHHHFOIESHFESFHL. yeah, that's me SCREAMING because I'm in love with them all and anytime I think of them I start smiling and kicking my feet. Safe to say I'm already obsessed.

And the daddies? SUCH HOT FUCKING DILFS. I swear I think I need to go reread the deception trilogy & royal elite after this book because I am just CRAVING those two men. Every word they said had me excited 😏😛😉

But really, you just need to experience this book and the series, just like all of Rina's other books, because simple brains like mine who write reviews can't do them justice. And even though this wasn't my fave, I would for sure still recommend!!!

[itsjessamess · Rating 3 out of 5]

after reading the first book of the series and not liking it…this was GREAT and I throughly enjoyed it
but honestly, for me? The biggest highlight was “seeing“ Adrian and Lia again. I love and missed them sm.. still do
can‘t wait for jeremys book

[ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Creighton King, i am at your service.



Rina Kent really stepped up with the second instalment of this series and no one could be happier than me. the previous book was such a disappointment and when it was revealed this was Creigh and Anni’s book... i needed it to be better, and it was.

the first half of this was hands down five stars. the second half of this... kinda let the book down. i think the conflict was far too severe. i still don’t understand how, not just Creigh and Anni were meant to come back from all of that shit, but the whole ensemble of characters. the book just took an overly dramatic turn that soured my adoration for the romance.

but i can’t sit here and say i still didn’t eat it all up because i did🧍



it was fast-paced, addictive and so fun. this is what the first book was missing. so even if i found the plot twists convoluted and pretty dumb, id take that over being bored, so.

the shining star of the book were the two MCs and the romance, eurghhhh.

like you can’t tell me this isn’t Annika and Creigh😭🥺



i loved the way they both blossomed and changed, pushed each other to be better and to embrace parts of themselves they never previously allowed themselves. they’re a lot like Lia and Adrian that way— although, some of the parallels and nods to Annika’s parents were a bit excessive. and they’re my babies so that’s saying something. (Adrian and Creigh both being jealous of Yan was so fucking funny, though😭😭😭).

i don’t think the book hits as hard if you’re not a Volkov whore. but i am one, so it’s okay.

but anyways, yeah, i loved the development of Annika and Creigh as people. they fought so hard for each other that i wanted to sob at times, my god. especially come of Creigh’s big speeches, that man is a poet!!

like Creigh coming for the girlies’ necks was iconic of him. he really said “don’t come for my girl because i will fuck you up”. especially boring bitch, Glyndon.

”So do not, under any circumstances, attempt to make Annika feel bad about choosing herself.”

he really is her defender, im weeping🥺

AND WATCHING HIS GRUMPY ARSE BE SO SOFT WITH HER????? the whole debacle with Tiger the car had me throwing myself against a wall. peak romance, people. the way he only laughs when he’s around her???!!!! THEIR POWER!!

”Since when do you do that?”
“Since you.”
“You also laughed.”
“I only laugh around you.” I stroke my fingers through her hair, massaging her scalp.

they are the standard for this series, Glyndon and Killian are just musty bitches no one even remembers at this point.

just the whole book was just a rollercoaster of emotions— i couldn’t put it down, and ever time i had to i got super pissy at the people around me. i miss this messy unhinged version of Rina, please stay for the remainder of the series🥺🥺 ily.

His lips twitch and that’s the nearest thing to a smile he offers, so I snatch it, lock in the corner of my heart with his name all over it, and press my body even closer.

AND THE NIKOBRAN CRUMBS!! CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAMING BITCHES?!!! that scene was iconic.

I’m about to barge inside and abort his plan, but I stop when Bran reaches a hesitant hand to Nikolai’s…hair.
He slowly, gently slides it back, revealing his unconscious face. A groan spills out of Nikolai’s lips and Brandon jerkily releases him. His hand finds the back of his neck and he pulls on the short hairs there.
Nikolai’s eyes blink open, his pupils dilated, and he appears to be as high as a kite.
“Lotus flower…?”

i am so ready for them, my god.



and im still living in my delusional era rooting for Landon and Jeremy, okay. don’t try to dissuade me. im too far gone at this point, all hope is lost. don’t crush my dreams!! Cecily and her fugly shirts can step aside :)

while Lia and Adrian🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️ my loves. the blueprint. icons. legends. THEY ARE THE MOMENT!! no one compares. Rina really knows her audience because the crumbs and cameos she gave these two vs all the other parents is fucking hilarious.

me @ Adrian and Lia being cute, flirty and sexual with each other:




me @ Elsa and Aidan being cute, flirty and sexual with each other:




i ship Aidan with the gun Adrian pointed at the back of his greasy head😩🥰

Aidan really rivals Asher as the worst dad in the second gen series. Aidan mentioned here that him and Asher are actually good friends and i had a eureka moment— like woahhh that makes so much sense, you guys must sit and bond over being the shittiest dads to ever exist!<3

let’s see if the dads in the next book can top Aidan, shall we?

speaking of the next book... just give me NikoBran🤲🏻 idc about anyone else at this point. other than mild curiosity for Eli and Ava.

the amount of brain-rot this book gave me is insane but i have no ragrets xxx

“You’re the only one I want. Everyone else is just white noise.”

[veerali · Rating 2 out of 5]

i love men who master the art in shutting the fuck up.

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

So awesome!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💚🖤💙💜❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍🌏
Character development: 😤😥😊🤩😘

The heroine: Annika Volkov - she is the daughter of Adrian Volkov and Lia Morelli and was born into the Bratva mafia. Her brother Jeremy will one day take over for their father and Annika knows that women in the mafia are used to make alliances through arranged marriages so she knows that will most likely be her fate one day. Meanwhile she is attending Royal Elite University as an art student. Her brother goes to the nearby Kings U and is very protective of her.

The Hero: Creighton King - He is the adopted son of British powerhouses Aiden King and Elsa Steel. He loves his family but feels that something is missing in him. It happened when he was three years old and saw his real parents massacred in front of him. He has deviant tastes and dark desires. He rarely speaks and is determined to find out what happened to his biological family.

The Story: Annika is like a tiny ray of sunshine around campus. She is talkative, bright and nice to everyone. Though she hides behind her bright sunny nature, she has OCD and yearns to live life on her own terms. She hangs around with a group of the elites of Royal Elite, The sons and daughters of Levi and Aiden King, Xander Knight, Ronan Astor, and Cole Nash. She loses interest in most people once she gets to know them, but Creighton King is a different story, he fascinates and scares her.



I won’t go any further into the story, but to say that Rina Kent is a master at getting you interested in dark and mysterious characters from the first words of her books. I get drawn into her stories from the first words and can’t wait to find out what these people will do. Creighton was a great anti-hero and is my new favorite book boyfriend! Annika was lovable and it was easy to empathize with her throughout the story.

There is a ton of chemistry between Creighton and Annika and though they are opposites, they are both interesting in their own way. Him for being the bad boy he is with a dark and mysterious past and her for being multi-faceted and hiding things behind such a cheerful disposition. I wanted to know everything about what these two had beneath the surface from the very start.



The world building is terrific and I just love this world. I thought I liked the world of Royal Elite School when Aiden King was there, but this world of Royal Elite University and Kings U is even better. This second generation are exactly everything I love about dark romance. So many of them are psychopaths and sociopaths and every one of the guys is a god in his own right. I can’t wait to read about every single one of them.

I voluntarily read & reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

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[Ainhoa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring.

I was skipping smut and their moments together and I was living only for the glimpses of the other characters 💀

[Gry ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 ★'s
Didn't love this, but didn't hate it either..

Things I didn't love:
➣ There's actually no need to write a book with BDSM themes when one of them is 17.
➣ Compared to God of Malice the plot wasn't as strong or clear, making the book feel a bit aimless and slow at times. The last 30% felt unnecessarily dragged out, and I wished they would've wrapped things up earlier.
➣ Annika is young so I get this to some extent, but she's written so incredibly childish and quirky that it's impossible not to cringe at her.
➣ I get the thing where Creighton is supposed to be this strong, controlling sadist of a man and we're supposed to find it sexy. Sometimes it feels a bit overboard, however, to the point where you're just worried about the power dynamic in their relationship and how controlling of her he truly is.

"Dance with me"
"But you don't dance"
"I do with you"
"I don't like the rain"
"You do for me"

Things I didn't hate:
➣ Creighton piqued my interest already in God of Malice, and I loved the journey of understanding the quiet, food obsessed and violent man more. The fact that he isn't a talker just makes his words (and those he says those words to) all the more meaningful. I enjoyed seeing Anni bringing him out of his shell and him going out of his comfort zone to bring her joy.
➣ Remi's character is such a highlight to me. I kinda wished they would've played on his and Creighton's dynamic even more, but the moments we got always brought a smile to my face.
➣ Annika making a stand against her brother and parents. I won't go into this too much, but she became much more likeable in my book when she actually started having her own opinions lol
➣ Although the plot felt a bit aimless at times, this book has some action-filled and intense moments that I thoroughly enjoyed. There were several turns in the plot that chocked me or that pulled on my heartstrings.

This already crossed my mind reading God of Malice, but I felt the need to include it here:
I know all the parents are from some other RK series that I haven’t read, but it’s just so unrealistic that they’re all so excessively happy and in love. A small bitter part of me just want one parent to be killed off or going through a divorce or something. It’s so strange seeing them have all these loving and doting parents, but they’re all 10 levels of fucked up.
Creighton says it best:“There’s no such thing as a sane King”

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⌞Pre-read:⌝
The lower rating on this compared to the rest of the series makes me a teeny tiny bit nervous, but I'd prefer to do no skips if I can🥹 Wish me good luck besties<3

[Yasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️¼ — 4,25/5 🫠💜🪻🐚

There’s a weight to God of Pain that lingers long after closing the book. It’s not about fleeting romance—it’s about choices, consequences, and the shadows that shape us. Every glance, every word between Anika and Creighton is charged with unspoken tension, a push and pull that makes their story feel alive ✨🥹

Somewhere in the middle, the truth hits: Lia, Anika’s mother, killed Creighton’s biological father to protect herself. That revelation stretches over their interactions, coloring each moment with danger, guilt, and the heavy weight of the past.

I found myself fully immersed in their struggles, feeling their frustrations, their moments of reckless courage, and the small, fragile flashes of vulnerability that made them unexpectedly human. This book didn’t just tell a story—it pressed itself into my thoughts, leaving me tangled in its darkness and compelled to revisit its world again and again. The tension, the longing, and the raw emotional stakes made it impossible to forget 🔥

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❀⊹⊱ 𝓟𝓻𝓮-𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 ❀⊹⊱
⤿ started at 01:15 AM 🙆🏻‍♀️🫧

It’s been five months since I finished God of Malice, so I think it’s finally timeee for this 🤭 Can’t wait to see how dark Creighton & Annika’s ride will be 👀 ⊱⊹❀

[ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (med school got me good) · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Do you feel how much your cunt is swallowing my fingers, little purple? Hear that sucking sound it’s making to welcome me home?” His rhythm intensifies. “Because this is my home, you are my home, and I’ll make you admit I’m yours.”

Creighton. Fucking. King.

"Mark my words, you will milk my cock and beg me to decorate your skin with my cum. Now, open.”

is this the same emo kid from the other books who's too quiet to utter such filth from his mouth? YES.

“You’ll be my pretty little doll tonight, Annika. I’ll use your pale flesh as my canvas and mold you into my plaything until you’re all stuffed with my cock, sobbing and screaming my name. The only thing you'll have to stop me is that one word.”

nothing, just rina kent writing men:

“I’m going to rip through your cunt and own you, Annika. I’ll mark you so no one dares to come near you again.”

the absolute bipolarity of the quotes in this review is gonna leave you dizzy 🥴 stay with me.

it's very obvious that i'm getting less and less innovative with my reviews as the times passes by, so kindly EXCUSE ME if this one fails to deliver (me filling up the space with the quotes, NO you didn't notice that🖐️)

i think the most surprising element of this book is rina trying to centre her readers more around the plot than smut.

did she succeed? no.
did she focus on love development? again no.
did i eat this shit up? yes.
will i gobble anything rina writes? again yes.

“I would rather die than live without you.” His chest rises and falls with violent ferocity. “You don’t complete me, you’re a part of me. If you go, that’s not different than erasing me along with you.”

rina, atp i NEED your drug dealer's contact cuz whatever cheap ass cocaine you are putting in your books, i keep on inhaling it aggressively and it's affecting my critical reader heart.

same old wattpady writing that i ATE ATE AND ATEE. idk whatever y'all might say but her writing gives me all the feels. it's sexy, it's steamy, and her dirty talks are one of the best. i think it's a marvel to nail the dirty talking in every book without making it cringe. something which MOST of the author's that i've read have failed to deliver. (send in the recs if you have some)

“You going to wrap these lips around my cock and let me choke your pretty throat with my cum, little purple?”

idk tho why doesn't she get more innovative with her characters and smut. every book has the same character, same smut, and to some extent same plot. if you ask me to differentiate bw killian, creighton, landon, and jeremy, i probably won't be able to. okay landon is different. so is bran and remi, and nikolai too. but in their own respective books, they act like the same ol cavemen psychopaths that i'm tired of reading.

“You win, little purple.”
“I win?”
“All of me. My heart, body, and soul are yours. My grudge is also yours to do whatever you wish with.”

as i was saying this was trying to be more plot oriented. and our cray cray's resignated love confessions made me shed a tear or two 🥹

“I lost to you a long time ago. I love you, Annika. I love you to the point I see darkness without you and light only when I’m with you. You’re my sanctuary and the one person who makes me whole.”

although it was a turnoff how insta lovey this was. throughout the god of malice , we saw how futile annika's attempts to get creighton to talk was. it laid a very sweet 'sunshine girl chasing but grumpy boy not caving' plot but it was all thrown away in their book.

some might say the last 30% was a clusterfuck of unnecessary indian soap opera drama but my inner dramatic whore LOVED EVERY PART OF IT.

creighanni were so cute sksjshakjsjaka. annika is such a sweetheart oml i loved her.

“I’ll plan all the dates and make sure there aren’t a lot of people around. I’ll plan birthday parties and invite our friends, but when I feel you’re annoyed, I’ll kindly kick them out. I’ll also talk to all the people on your behalf since you don’t like them. I’ll take care of decorations and pretty aesthetics. Oh, I’ll also dance for you, like a swan, though you’ll probably shred my beautiful dresses afterward because you can be savage. But anyway, that’s a breakdown of what I’ll do.”

men should raise their standards and should not settle for anyone less than this. a woman who'll treat you like a king and who'll give equally in return. a woman who'll fight the world for you. creigh won at life!

“I love the sight of your tears.”

nothing new with the s&m relationship. creigh was a madman ofc, but he couldn't reach jeremy's level.

"That’s what you’ll always be, Annika.” Thrust. “You can shoot me and run. You can push me and leave.” Thrust. “But you are my girl, and you’ll remain my girl despite your fucking parents.” Thrust. “I’m the only home you’ll ever have. My bed is the only bed you’ll ever sleep in, so the next time I say you’re my home, you say I’m yours, too.”

no matter the negatives, i must admit RINA ATE WITH THIS ONE😩

“Remember this, Annika. There’s never been a day where you haven’t been mine.”

[Rowan · Rating 3 out of 5]

➸ 3.75/5 stars.

since no one is saying it, i’m gonna. this book gets lots of bad rep and for what? it was the tamest and most normal. the rest are ten times more horrible… it was a good time, realistically it had lots of flaws but overall it was enjoyable to some extent. i finished it super fast and it worked as a pallet cleanser.

the first 50% saved the book for me because while yes, i don’t hate annika & Creighton, the conflict at the end (even if it’s a solid plot twist on its own) was dragged down by the greasy kings’s presence.

➷ annika is a sunshine darling who happen to be a mafia princess, she have a scary father, brother and an army of guards always trying to shield her from the outside world but she was more social and outspoken then the other girls who “supposedly” have open minded families… annika gets too much hate and i don’t even consider her one of my favourite heroines. was she annoying a lot of times through the book? yes, but in my opinion, she was the only girl in the series that wasn’t a doormat. she pushed and pursued him more from my point of view. she even shot him to save her brother. i swear to god, none and i mean NONE of the other girls would’ve shot their men for their family. even mia who is a fellow mafia princess will shoot niko and maya than Landon. so I really believe she gets a lot of unrealistic hate 😭 like come on, she wasn’t THAT insufferable. her gen z jokes were fun and the way she’ll push till she gets what she wants was entertaining.
and as i said this is coming from a person who don’t even consider her a favourite fmc or someone special. but i have to admit she’s not as terrible as people paint her to be, truly!!

➷ Creighton… he was fine. not bad but not WOW either. he had lots of moments where he shined. i’m gonna start with the complaints first which tend to be taken from him being a king…. smh. let me just say that creight and bran are the only kings i somehow like but sometimes he did act like he was older then his age and it was cringe. i hated that he put annika in that position and how blinded by revenge he was. besides that he was good. he perfected the silent grumpy boyfriend and i adored that. he don’t use social media (it’s hot in my eyes) he never got oral before her. he defends her when she didn’t stand up for herself. he changed his porsche to a range rover because she said it’s small for certain activities. *giggles* he goes to clubs, picnics, and dance even tho he hates those scenes just for her. she shot him and he forgave her. she chose her family over him till the very end so he let go of his revenge. he also eats her shitty food without complaining just because she spent effort into it>>>> that’s a grumpy man and i loved itttt. i liked how he never tried to dim her light or steal her away from everyone like other guys did with their girls. she’s a social butterfly who thrive around people so while being the biggest introvert he’ll go and stand right next to her aww it was adorable really.

— their relationship overall was great. she embraced him in her sunshine which resulted to him finally letting go of lots negative things that he was holding onto. in return he taught her to stand up for herself and not let people dim her sunshine. they were just so cute with each other. how REAL grumpy/sunshine should be. the sex scenes or the sadism aspect in the book wasn’t that intense in my eyes and i mainly didn’t hate it because annika wanted it. he kept warning her that his taste is rough but she was the one who insisted for it to happen so for that i don’t have much complains about it.

the only thing that severely pissed me off is the kings. this family can’t do anything to redeem themselves in my eyes. their too big ego needed to be crushed because i’m getting suffocated by them. and trust me if the reality was different then this bullshit will be tolerable,but it’s not even real. none of the talk about them being ruthless ever showed. like NEVER!! so i’m just straight up laughing at this point, I’m so so sorry you guys 😫

“Aiden King is everything his last name exemplifies. a monarch with a ruthless iron grip, the media's notorious devil”

"And Uncle Aiden is, like, the most ruthless person I know, no kidding."

he’s threatening a mafia boss while only having highschool fights under his belt and mind you.. it was fights against girls.



overpowering the kings is annoying since it’s realistically inaccurate and it made the previous books crumble.

✧ Landon kidnapping jeremy.
✧ Remi saying if eli heard about his brother getting beat up then he’ll burn the mansion with the heathens in it.
✧ Creigh telling jeremy he’ll kill the volkovs.
✧ Aiden threatening adrian and telling him he’ll end him. while also having the audacity to say:

"Go ahead, shoot This is the only chance you'll have to get me in a position like this. Use it well."

we all know he can put your entire lineage in this position over and over please stop being delusional it looks so embarrassing 😭 so for Rina Kent to do that, it not only resulted in making the Kings look like clowns but also make the bratva seem week because how the hell is Jeremy, a Russian and Italian mafia heir. with a sea of guards on his back and a father with an intelligent line that rivals the CIA got kidnapped by the sewers rat, wanna be edgelord Landon? and how the hell did annika get kidnapped for a whole ass week without being found faster? that’s just laughable.

another aspect that pissed me the fuck off in this book is the “fake bitches epidemic” I wasn’t even surprised. my jaw stayed in place because Rina have never and will never write a genuine relationship between women so I wasn’t surprised when the other girls came against annika. it didn’t mind since I don’t consider any of the female characters in this series a favourite of mine. so i couldn’t be bothered but also… poor annika. listen, even if Creight is their childhood friend you can’t convince me that it was right for them to react that way. you have to understand everyone’s POV specially in a situation like this. how the hell do you come to a girl and tell her “choose between your boyfriend of few months and your brother” of course she’s gonna choose her family!! what the hell were they on coming against her like that? 😭 i’m honestly so glad adrian told annika that if they were real friends, they would’ve understood her. thankfully she at least had a strong family foundation behind her.

I'm flung back and slapped across the face so hard that my vision burns. “I swear to fuck, Annika, if something happens to Creigh, I'm gonna fly to the States and personally kill you."

bitch go back to barking after Eli who ignores and humiliate you y’all deserve each other anyway ✨

"And you're scared she'll choose them like she chose her brother?" Mum as in a soft voice. At my nod, she strokes my cheek. "If that's the choice she makes, then she doesn't deserve you, baby."

yeah… i’m not gonna take relationship advice from a girl who married her bully.

and then the bully himself goes on a spree to blame Eli.. i’m sorry but he’s even bullying his damn son, like? i’m so serious, what the FUCK is wrong with aiden?

"Like the way you protected your younger brother? All I hear are excuses." I tower over him
"Admit that the situation got out of your control."

onto something ❌
on something ✅

“Eli and I share the richest yet most complicated relationship any father and son could have. Ever since he realized what a challenge is and that I'm the best opponent he can have, he's been actively trying to get on my nerves.”

nah bitch, you are just weird.

"And what's so important about your brother? Does his life have more value than my son's?"

yes, jer is more important (sorry cray cray)

then after the annoying kings came the superior parents. mommy and daddy volkov everybody aaaaaaa!!

Papa slides his attention to her and all I can do is watch as a different, emotion blossoms in his eyes. I've always loved the way he looks at her, like she's his world. How he searches for her when she's not there. It's like she's his air and he has to see her every moment.

my shayla’s 🥲

adrian and lia are just as lovely and passionate with each other as the old days and it makes me so happy. i just know they’re so proud of their daughter shooting her boyfriend for her brother and so proud of jer for staying with her that night.


me at adrian & lia being sexy parents: 😍🥰😘
me at aiden & elsa being sexy parents: 😐🙄🤢


moral of the story, you can be anything while reading Rina Kent but never bored.




#2 Read: August 2025 ⁀➴ 3.75 stars
#1 Read: June 2024 ⁀➴ 3.5 stars

[Larissa Cambusano · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ THE ENDING TOOK ME FOR A RIDEEEE

[charlotte ✩ · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.75 ★

so, compared to the first one:

• less annoying (slightly)
• more boring (which really is an achievement, i’ll give credit where it’s due)

pre-read

thought of skipping this one and going straight to jeremy's book but my ocd won't let me so here we are...

[moonlight ☾ [semi-hiatus] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instead of asking that, I go for, "What happens if you don't purge it?"
"Nothing good comes from pent-up pressure." His lips thin in a line. "If you're considering options to change who I am, save it."
"I don't want to change you." I want to understand you.

✧ ok but this was honestly so good?? i admit i started the first book when it was released, but still haven't gotten around to finishing it (just a matter of me being distracted with something else at the time and lost my mood to continue afterwards lol), but i was invested with this one specifically from the start. i loved Creighton and Annika's dynamic so much and the way Creighton was obsessed with her? chefs kiss. i also loved seeing Annika's development by the end. there was a certain scene she left me shook bc i never would have expected it from her in the beginning, but i was definitely rooting for her. i was giddy during their cute moments, which they had more than i thought they would but i adored it. <3

✧ NIKOBRAN!! oh god, these two have me on a chokehold from the few interactions they've had in this book. i think i'm looking forward to their book the most, but Eli/Ava and Landon intrigued me so i can't wait for their stories as well. of course, me being excited for Jeremy's book is already obvious bc i've loved him since the Deception trilogy. 😩

✧ how i felt about Niko and Landon was the exact same way i felt about Kirill:


i think these two will definitely be my favorite characters of the 2nd gen (from what i've seen of them so far). 😭

✧ the Lord Remi's Sidekicks group chat is my everything, they crack me up. 😭
✧ idk how to feel about the drama during the second half bc it felt cliche (with the revelation that Creighton was Richard Green's son and, although that wasn't really the reason Creighton acted indifferent towards Annika, i still wished it was one of those situations where their dynamic was consistent all throughout the book rather than falling apart for a bit after the revelation).
✧ also... ADRIAN'S APPEARANCE WHEN HE PUT A GUN BEHIND AIDEN'S HEAD?? I LITERALLY FREAKED OUT, GOODBYE. i love Adrian so much. <3
✧ i found it hilarious how the one common ground between Adrian and Creighton is the jealousy/dislike they feel for Yan bc of how close Lia and Annika are to him. 🤣
✧ i loved the brotherly bond between Eli and Creighton. 🥺

Annika pales to a deep shade of white and I laugh. "I was kidding."
Her lips part and she watches me closely, as if engraving every detail of my face to memory before she swallows. "Since when do you do that?"
"Since you."
"You also laughed."
"I only laugh around you." I stroke my fingers through her hair, massaging her scalp.

[Samantha (bookgramsaga reviews) · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Reread)

Safety gang:
- No cheating
- No OW/OM drama
- Su*cidal thoughts
- Ch*ld abuse
- Mention of s*xual abuse
- BDSM
- Violence
- D*ath
- HEA

This will be a long review lol

This book – I devoured it in one sitting and just under 6 hours. I left sleep alone and focused solely on this incredible book. I couldn’t put it down, I needed answers and resolutions.

I really liked God of Malice but I fucking loved God of Pain. This is by far so much better than God of Malice and it’s all because of Annika and Creighton.

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You know Creighton was clueless on how he felt about her when he showed up in her room after that attempted arson and touched her face. How he thought she wasn’t in his thoughts before is beyond me?

Annika has become one of my favorite FMC's, her mom Lia is still at the top though and the Deception Trilogy still reigns supreme and seeing Adrian made me scream way too loud. He was still madly in love with Lia, madly obsessive and possessive and of course madly protective. I loved that we got both his and Lia’s POV chapters.

Watching Creigh go from living inside a shell to embracing so much around him that even people who have known him all his life were utterly shocked by his actions. He staked his claim towards Anni in front of everyone and just couldn’t stand anybody taking up her thoughts or time that wasn’t him.

The way that it mainly starts for them is when Annika decides she needs a fake boyfriend to show that she is ''in love'' and won't be forced into an arranged marriage. She knows her dad would never allow it if she loves someone. She asks Bran or Remi at first and not Creighton which causes him to go balistic. He wonders why it can't be him and so the cat/mouse game begins.

They go on dates and spend more time together. He pretends to like her gross cooking and entertains her date ideas. He talks to her and opens up. That bathtub scene was heartbreaking.

The subtle moments they shared before they become a couple - my favorite has to be the part where they have a picnic and dance on the rain. Their first kiss. Hers and HIS. Yes, our Creigh has devious tendencies towards women but it’s all control and inflicting pain. Kissing wasn’t something he wanted to do but with Anni it was all he wanted.

''I kiss her like I've never kissed before, because I have never kissed before, never considered the act of any value-not until this wrecking ball bulldozed through my life''

The ways they fell so comfortably into a relationship. He didn’t fight it after realizing she was good for him. He didn’t feel like she was trying to change him. They did have tough moments when he opened up his past, but they got through it. His custom-made purple diamond necklace for his birthday! The kitten she was taking care of being her next gift as he it for her! Argh bless him.

The scene where he claims her in front of everyone was amazing. He tells them they have gone on dates and can't help but touch her for everyone to see then kisses her so they know she is his.

''She's mine. if I find out either of you touched her, prepare to lose a limb''

The spice – listen this was top notch. It was amazing and made me blush way too many times.

''You're the only one I want. Everyone else is just white noise.''
''He treats me like a princess in public and his custom-made whore in private.''

I knew that his past had to be related to the Mafia, but I was sure that he was probably part of the Irish Mafia or something and never did I imagine his father was Richard – the candidate that was in the pocket of the Mafia and who also took advantage of helpless and one day decided to attach and try to sexually assault Lia which caused his death certificate. His wife (Creigh’s mother) was even more in deep shit. She was in cahoots with her husband in such a disturbing way that when he died, she was left to deal with the aftermath and decided to kill herself by hanging and kill 3-year-old Creigh by gas. He got away. He remembers ALL of the events of that night – seeing his mother hanging, all of it haunts him and he wants revenge.

When he finds out about Annika’s parents being connected to his childhood trauma, he wants to take matters into his own hands and avenge not his parents who considers to be trash but avenge the 3-year-old little helpless boy who was shaped by what happened.

I do not think ANYBODY will see that twist coming, I also do not think anybody will see the events that transpired after he confronted Jeremy. He basically goes off and just wants it all to end, knowing he can’t have Anni after the truth is revealed is devastating, he wants to die, and he provoked an Anni who has a gun (we find out before that she has excellent aim and never misses) she comes flying down to the basement where Landon has kidnapped Nikolai and lured in Jeremy.
She is forced and provoked to shoot Creigh – yes, you read that right. She SHOOTS him right in the chest to save her brother who he stabbed in the arm. Creigh did it to make it all end and die.

As she never misses, she doesn’t hit his heart and he recover but she is ousted by his family and friends and Adrian my darling comes to the UK to take her away. Where he has a showdown with Aiden. I know Aiden is a psycho, but Adrian is worse in my eyes. In a fight who would win? For me it’s Adrian no doubt.

Creighton telling Eli what she means to him before coming up with his plan:
''I like spending time with her. She's the light I never thought I needed and the one person who can fill up the hollowness.''

Anni goes back to NYC and it’s a month until she sees him again where he enlists the help of Cecily to lure her away and kidnap her (Cecily did not know about the kidnapping plan). Takes her to the island owned by his grandfather and they spend weeks together. He wants her to pick him and choose him in the moments he believes she would always choose her family. Their relationship is severely strained and suffers because of the darkness looming over them.

Adrian AGAIN shows up (never stop showing up) and is determined to hurt/kill Creigh for kidnapping his daughter and harming her. Anni finally realizing at that moment that all Creigh wanted was to know he would once be chosen over what she knows, and loves decides to take matters into her own hands and point the gun to herself and threaten death. Creigh admits he loves her, and she ever dies he would follow right after (dramatic in reality but in books it’s what we want to hear lol).

''I would rather die than live without you''

''You win, little purple''
''I win?''
''All of me. My heart, body, and soul are yours.''

''I love you, Annika. I love you to the point I see darkness without you and light only when I'm with you. You're my sanctuary and the one person who makes me whole''

She finally relents and Adrian finally agrees to take them both away and not cause harm. I loved seeing Creigh rile up Adrian the way Yan does. Threatening him that he will marry Anni and give him grandkids- a threat in the epilogue he tells Anni he will need to tell her that it will become a reality. So I guess they will be the first ones to get hitched maybe??

- We get great cameos from Yan and Kolya (loyal guards of Adrian and Lia’s).
- We do get Adrian and Lia (that's all I really asked for tbh)
- We don’t get to see Glyn and Killian a lot (which made me happy they didn’t take away from the story).
- We do not get anything from Mia which means nothing from her and Landon. Landon does cause a lot of problems though.
- We do get more moments from Brandon and Nikolai – especially in the basement.
- We do get Eli and Ava moments – Ava mostly hating him lol and Eli being a incredibly big brother.
- We do get scenes with Aiden and Elsa (including Jonathan, Agnus, and Ethan).
- We do get Jeremy and Cecily crumbs <<<< This has to be the next couple. The epilogue has Cecily try to tell Anni something in secret but gets interrupted by Creigh. She was spooked. I should mention that when she helped Creighton get Annika, she had to face the wrath of Jeremy, and something had to have happened – also it is again stated that she sneaks out in the middle of the night. Where is she going??

Overall as you can tell I loved this. I wish I hadn't finished it so quickly but it's been such an incredible journey.

Can't wait to see which couple is next in God of Wrath!

[ariyel ୭ · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.25 stars! ☆
⤿ minor spoilers ﹒⟢

you know what would’ve made this book better? if they both died at the end. washed out to sea, never to be heard from again. honestly that would’ve been a stronger plot than whatever this was supposed to be.

i genuinely don’t have the words to explain how stupid and unserious and dramatic this book is. it reads like a parody—and not in a good way. just pure cringe. i knew two paragraphs in that i was gonna hate it, and i was right. every chapter somehow managed to be more unhinged and more boring. it felt like a dare to stack every cliché imaginable into one book—and then double down on them.

annika was giving “my toxic trait is empathy” energy while unironically worshipping tchaikovsky (whoever that is). creighton was a blank slate with a superiority complex. and their relationship? awful from the start. we’ve got masked break ins, forced mouth grabbing, and instant obsession. like yeah, totally normal to get cornered in your room by a guy in a mask and somehow still end up emotionally attached. i wish i was exaggerating.

and the plot?? genuinely what plot. it was just a string of dramatic nonsense like surprise fires, forced cohabitation, multiple kidnappings, weird family drama, and let’s not forget the part where she literally shoots him—and somehow that ends up pulling them closer. like “lol sorry for shooting you, let’s go trauma bond on a private island where i’m not allowed to call for help because you kidnapped me.” what are we doing.

the writing didn’t help either. i’m sorry but i physically recoiled when i read “you’ve been wiggling this little arse for weeks and it’s time to discipline it.” writing that out just now made me want to run into traffic. there’s just no way to take any of this seriously. it wasn’t even fun bad. it’s just so dramatic it flattened any actual tension, and when something serious did happen, i couldn’t even care.

there were maybe two things that mildly held my attention, and that’s being generous. the rest? completely forgettable. at this point i’m only here for book 5 because i’ve already made it this far and need to see it through. but after hating both this and the first one, i’m thinking maybe i’m just not a rina kent girl. the writing doesn’t work for me, the characters don’t work for me, and mafia romance? yeah, that might be on me.

maybe it’s the whiplash of going from angsty sports romances to whatever this was, but i am so unwell. this book drained me. and yet i will still be reading the next one because unfortunately i have no self control and need to know how deep this rabbit hole goes. pray for me.


━━━━ ⊱⋆⊰ ━━━━


☆ 🖇️ pre-read 𖥻 ＜꒱

i reread book one specifically to continue this series and then proceeded to not read this. it’s been 10 months. incredible work all around. anyway… this is for god of fury.


legacy of gods
⌗﹒ 01 god of malice — 2.5 ☆
⌗﹒ 02 god of pain — 1.25 ☆
⌗﹒ 03 god of wrath — 4.25 ☆
⌗﹒ 04 god of ruin — 4.25 ☆
⌗﹒ 05 god of fury — 5 ☆
⌗﹒ 06 god of war — 4.25 ☆

[Bookiemonster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aight, I’m gonna go ahead and say it. I was really fucking rooting for Annika but she should have never been given a second chance and Creighton deserves so much better 😠

You know the saying once a cheater always a cheater? Well, apply that to her but in the sense of what she did (this is not a spoiler, she does not cheat so don’t fucking come at me).

“I had a tiny hope that the time we spent together would at least mean something to Creighton, but I thought wrong.”
Bitch do you hear yourself? The audacity. The fucking audacity.

All throughout this book, Annika keep saying “I’m not a kid” repeatedly. You know what they say about overcompensation right?

Also I dare Rina Kent to write a book without mentioning aristocrat/ic.

Had to keep this one short because my rage regarding this book and the waste of time will easily result in a 10 pager essay convincing you the hype was SO not worth it.

[Iqra · Rating 3 out of 5]

ೃ⁀➷ 3 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚

It physically pained me to read the second half of the book — pun intended.

The first half gave me everything I wanted. The grumpy sunshine was scrumptious got me licking my fingers blushing giggling kicking my feet- EVERYTHING. But the second half was a shit show. There was no clear aim in the ‘plot’ and it was so chaotic argh I’m so fuckinggggg disappointed 😭 Rina u deserve jail for doing that to one of my fav couples.

Rina needs to leave the parents and grandparents as the MCs of their own book. Like tf are you doing giving them more importance than the main characters?!

I’m so pissed off.

The only redeeming quality of this book was the EliAva Landon and NikoBran crumbs.

Landon being a little shit and causing trouble every day of the week had me giggling. The group chats were hilarious. Def one of the things that saved the book.

I loved how everyone doted on Creighton tho KAHDJDHD it’s the cutest shit ever. When they get jealous over who he spends time with 🤧💞 Eli and landon being clingy mofos makes me so happy and giddy they’re ADORABLE 🥹

I’m just gna Highlight my fav Eli moments so I can purge the rest of the book from my brain:

╰┈➤ ❝ “Leave her alone,” Ava finally grits out.
A cruel smirk curves Eli’s lips. “I have a few things to ask Annika. It won’t take long.”
The two of them glare at each other, or more like Ava does, while he keeps that perfect smirk in place. ❞
~🤭💞🦋🤸🏻‍♀️💘✨

╰┈➤ ❝My eyes meet his muted ones, and it reminds me of those times we got in trouble—because of his anarchist plans—and he tried everything under the sun to come out unscathed.
Without implicating either of us.
Dad usually caught on to his schemes and punished him, though. But Eli didn’t mind as long as I wasn’t blamed for his actions. ❞

Eli being the yummiest overprotective pookie ever has me GAGGED:

╰┈➤ ❝ “What did you want to talk about?”
“One, your relationship with my brother. Two, your relationship with your brother. Three, how it’ll be a bad idea if you one day have to choose and you pick your brother and leave my brother behind. I’ll take it personally and do everything in my power to destroy both of you.” ❞

╰┈➤ ❝ Eli sits on the edge of the mattress and runs his fingers beneath my chin. “What’s going on, baby bro? Is someone bothering you? Who should I maim to pieces, then dump their remains in the sea?” ❞

~whenever he tickles him under the chin my heart does unnatural stuff- he’s so soft for Creigh 🤧💗🦋💞✨

╰┈➤ ❝ “Trusting her as she asked will go a long way after this hurdle is cleared. Believe me when I say, women remember when you give them freedom. It doesn’t have to be real, and you can always watch from the background, but the smokescreen of it is enough.” ❞
~Wise Eli 👑👑👑👑👑

He’s manipulative ❌
He’s multifaceted ✅
He’s perfect 🥰

𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Admit it — Erika tham
Therapy – VOILA
Drinking with Cupid – VOILA
The Death of Peace of Mind – Bad Omens

[Alya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love you Annika, I love you to the point I see darkness without you and light only when I'm with you, you're my sanctuary. The one person who makes me whole💜❤️‍🔥

Safe to say I'm in my morally gray men obsessed era I'm addicted to whatever form of crack is in these books it's a joke! Also the way Rina Kent writes those men with such emotional baggage even stones would crack at their back stories, how are y'all out here choosing your favourite men so easily? I'm only two books in and feel like I'm gonna need to divide my heart into pieces!😭🙆🏼‍♀️

[isadora · Rating 2 out of 5]

This review contains some spoilers, but I think this book isn't that worthy of your time, so feel free to see my honest opinion.

What a nightmare. When I saw the arc team saying that this book has so much pain I was waiting for something sad and heartbreaking, not pathetic and boring.

I had high expectations for God of Pain, and I'm not trying to be a bitch, but Rina pretty please stop writing. You don't need to write 3 books per year, because you're doing a shit job. I can not believe this woman wrote AdrianLia.

I gonna write an essay, because I have various points that I hated.

Let's start with Creighton and Annika's relationship, I liked so much the start of the book, but so in the half, Rina just stopped and the book keep being the same, with so many unnecessary scenes with their boring and stressful friends (read Remi the king of being annoying, Cecily the girl who doesn't have a personality, Landon who keep trying so hard to be a bad boy, etc). Yeah, we get some cute moments between Creighton and Annika, but I didn't understand how they love each other.

Now the kink, what are the dark and violent tendencies of Creigh? In the scene with Landon we see some more dark shit, but with Annika the only thing he does is slap her ass. Oh Creigh, so dark and violent, gonna slap Annika's ass (scary AF). Really, Rina? You do all the promotion of the book about Creigh being dark and we get just some ropes??? Not even a candle or knife. NOTHING. This isn't a kink book in any way.

I'm having nightmares about all the bad boys' images that Rina wants to pass. Like, what do they do that they're so bad? My five-month-old dog is worse than them. Like, Creigh wants revenge and he just stabs Jeremy's arm. AND THE WORST, "the" Jeremy Volkov just goes for a trap and enters without a gun. The part Nikolai tries to kill himself had more violence than the Elite pathetic attempt at kidnapping.
I'm annoyed with all the talk of they're psychopaths, crazy boys, the devil, so scary, and keep going the list of references Rina made of her boys (by her girls who did grow with them but are like little cats scared) and they're just kids playing of being mafiosos. I don't believe Annika is the only person in this kidnap scene with a gun. THE ONLY, THE PURPLE GIRL IS THE ONLY PERSON WITH A GUN (IN A ROOM WITH PSYCHOPATHS).

I gonna even talk about the fiasco that Rina made of that shot, It was not that deep. I laugh all the scene, because really? She was protecting her brother (the guy who always was in her life) from the guy who "loved" her and almost killed her brother because of his petty revenge. And I say petty because he had a family who loved him (and he has been dumb enough to risk his family's life, because Adrian definitely wasn't letting this go) for the fact he had some hard time? And let's remember that the family who loved him had him because of Adrian.

But if you ask what made me drop my note to 2 stars, I gonna say, the kidnapping. Fuck, Creighton just decided to kidnap Annika of her family because of his petty jealousy (how can Annika save her brother and not choose his revenge on behalf of a rapist), and they just keep fucking for one week before Rina changes the song and Annika try to kill herself (nonsense again, we don't have a construction, is just one day she's all smiles and talking and good and the next she's like "I gonna kill myself because I cannot live with who you're now...".
But the most laughable part of the kidnapping? Creighton thinks Adrian doesn't gonna find them. Bro, you're on your grandpa's island, not on another planet.

I'm really sad and annoyed with all the universe, the second generation is honestly a bunch of spoiled rich kids who Rina is trying to force mental illness (like Annika saying she has OCD, I have OCD and this isn't OCD bitch) to justify the bad behavior ( and they look like toddlers doing pranks).

So why I gave it two stars? The family's scenes (like Eli and Creigh). I hope Rina stops trying so hard to make the image of her characters and learns to pass them by actions.

[madi [semi-ia] · Rating 1 out of 5]

⋆˙⟡ ✧˖° 0.5 stars

♡ ⋆｡˚ thoughts
what even was this... i regret continuing this series 😩 this book didn't deserve a long review.

♡ ⋆｡˚ characters

♡ ⋆｡˚ annika
this girl was soooo dramatic 😒 this is not the annika i read about in GOM because wth... she was so freaking annoying and honestly stupid at times. i really thought she was gonna be my fav girl so far but nvm, she’s down there with glyn now 🙄

♡ ⋆｡˚ creighton
no. just no. this man was 20 and she was 17. like okay yeah she eventually turns 18 but still… the vibes were off from the start 😐

♡ ⋆｡˚ their relationship
boring as hell. can you even call it a relationship?? he calls her little purple because she was obsessed with purple or something 😃 these two made absolutely no sense together. they should’ve just stayed single.

♡ ⋆｡˚ final thoughts
jeremy & cecily were my fav part of the book 🤭 i already read their book but trust me, i’ll be rereading it again.

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𐙚⋆°｡⋆♡ pre-read ♡⋆°｡⋆𐙚
⤷are you guys ready?! hopefully my updates won’t be as traumatizing this time 😽

[annie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The worst book ever and Adrian should've killed Creighton too when he had the chance jajwhsjaj

besides, I did like Annika, and she wasn't wrong for shooting because I would've chosen the brother who has always loved me & cared for me! She was in fear at that time and everything happened quickly, she shouldn't be blamed! He literally forced her hand, so FUCK YOU CREIGHTON!

⤷ Ratings .𖥔 ݁ ˖

• God Of Malice – 3 stars
• God Of Pain – 1 star
• God Of Wrath – 4 stars
• God Of Ruin – 3 stars
• God Of Fury - 3 stars
• God Of War – 5 stars

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE WAY I AM LOVING THIS SERIES, OMG 👏👏👏👏

Creighton is just so misunderstood. My heart broke for him. I get it - he's a lil looney.. but man, this one broke my heart. A few of my friends told me they teared up in this one and I can confirm.. I TEARED UP. Ugh, just so emotional.

Rina Kent knows what she's doing with this dark romance shit ... let👏me👏tell👏you

Ok - I am legit obsessed with the parent's chapters. They are freaking everything and I can guarantee you, I will be reading Rina's entire backlog because I am so invested.

Fav quotes:
"I love you to the point I see darkness without you and light only when I'm with you."

"You don't complete me, you're a part of me."

ALL OF PAGE 401, omg 🥹🥹🥹

"But you don't dance."
" I do with you."

4.5⭐
- dark college romance
- mafia
- forbidden
- fake dating
- kidnapping
- possessive mcc
***check TW!!!!!