House of Discord: A Mad God's Obsession

by Leah Ryan

"They punished her for being inconvenient. I'm going to make her the most inconvenient thing in my life and never let her leave."
—Koshin, God of Discord

I learned that honesty gets you hit.

I told the truth anyway.

Now the House of Coin wants to marry me off and lock me down. My family calls me inconvenient. The gods call it disrespect.

Then I speak in the wrong room and catch the attention of Koshin, the God of Discord.

He doesn't rescue me. He takes me—because Coin thinks they own me, and he's never met a lie he didn't want to burn down.

I don't trust him. I don't worship him. I'm not afraid of him the way people expect.

But he doesn't flinch when I tell the truth. And in a world built on pretty lies and divine politics, that might be the most dangerous thing about him.

Divine Houses rule like crime families. A mortal woman refuses to bend. A god who sees through every lie decides she's his.

Some bonds aren't chosen. Some obsessions don't ask permission.

Genres: Fantasy

335 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 30, 2025

Reviews

[❁ lilyreadsromance ❁ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book could've been a 5 star book for me, easily. But even I, need some discipline with my rating and stop going with the vibe alone. Because, let me tell you, how I fucking love the fantasy world in this one. Half-assed and inconsistent as it was, it was so good.

However, some huge and many things need to done to fix this book. Editing, for one, is one of the big part why this one is not perfect in my standard. A few editors need to go through this book again and fix all the mistakes. Oh and, why can't you put the name of who's POV we're reading? It is so confusing trying to figure out whether it was Koshin or Iowyn. And so many inconsistencies. Some of the actions or dialogues done in this book, I have no idea who did or said it. It was so confusing.

Please fix this before you release the next book, dear author. You truly have a gem here in your hand, don't ruin it.

All in all, yes. The easy-to-please girl in me is very entertained by this one, despite its MANY flaws. Some of you, probably won't though.

[Jack-Jack · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly, I don’t understand the hype around this book.

The writing was incredibly choppy and awkward, to the point where it completely pulled me out of the story. The dialogue had no emotional weight, no natural flow, and half the time I genuinely couldn’t tell what was even happening. Everything felt robotic and disconnected, like I was trying to play connect-the-dots just to follow a single scene.



And the MMC? Absolutely not. He was getting erections at every possible moment, regardless of context, and it was uncomfortable rather than sexy. Instead of coming across as alluring, he felt SO creepy.




Desire without restraint or emotional grounding isn’t attractive; it’s just weird, and no amount of denial is going to change that.



And the worldbuilding was basically nonexistent. Nothing fleshed out, no depth, no real characters. Give me all the dynamics and politics you want, whatever, make it fun, but in a M/F ROMANCE setting, at least make the relationship make sense. There was zero actual chemistry.

SO, that's about it, I couldn’t get past the MMC and between the robotic writing, the shallow characterization, and the uncomfortable sexualization, I had to DNF. This book had potential ideas, but the execution completely failed.

[TL · Rating 5 out of 5]

READ THIS!!


I just inhaled this book in less than 24 hours. It’s been a minute since I’ve read something this fresh—I was in a total reading slump, tired of the same old tropes, and this was exactly the "palate cleanser" I needed.

The Lowdown:

The World: A fascinating hierarchy of Gods (Faith, War, Coin, Commerce, and Discord) and the mortals living under them. The world-building took me a few chapters to fully grasp the lore, but once it clicked, I was hooked.

The Vibe: Sharp, cynical, and intelligently humorous. It’s fantasy with spice 🌶️.

The Trope: Our heroine is brought into a meeting as payment for her father’s debt. The God of Discord sees her once and that’s it. Game over. He is smitten, obsessed, and the ultimate jealous/possessive God. 🖤🔥

This is the first book in a series (looks like each book will feature a new couple), and I’m already checking for the next release. If you’re looking for something different, OTTP, and genuinely well-written, I cannot recommend this enough.

Highly recommend!

[Krystal Skye H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good time! Koshin's obsession with Iowyn is immediate, and he has a visceral reaction to her. I enjoyed the scene where he could feel what was happening to her while she was in the House of Coin. Koshin and Iowyns relationship has good pacing - I loooove that he likes it when she is strong and says what she thinks. Iowyns personality definitely solidified over the course of the book, and in the end, she is very confident in herself and in her ability to essentially control or sway Koshins more instinctual reactions.

I didn't like Iowyns sister at all. I couldn't get a read on her tbh. To me, it's rather dumb to want to return to a house where you'll immediately have enemies. While Iowyn and her sister lived there, everyone knew that they were getting beaten by their father, and no one intervened. It's one thing for Iowyn since she is now immortal and has a Titan as a mate, but her sister is just human.

Overall, it's an interesting story that had some decent spicy moments. 🤗😍🙌❤️

[Jess the Romanceaholic · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, apparently, I like supernatural mafia stories. Who knew?

I've never liked the regular mafia stories, probably because the ones I've read were all contemporary and that's not really my jam. This one, though? Mmmhmmm.

I loved the bonkers MMC even if he DID get inappropriate boners all the time, and the storyline was fun and easy reading.

Spicy without sacrificing story.

I'll be following this series.

[Leslie Lash · Rating 3 out of 5]

completely AI and not proofread

Story was fine, but it’s so obviously AI it hurts. There are places where she kills someone in one way and describes it later in a completely other way. Rooms are described without windows and later they are magically there. It needs some rewriting and proofreading, it’s very repetitive in places. But I really enjoyed the story and with a little HUMAN editing, it would be great.

[Ra Ra]

Can someone comment when/if the formatting is fixed on the Kindle edition?

I can’t take more of these enormous indents. Every paragraph. It’s distracting and visual *discordant*.

Decent writing in the first chapter though. Would have liked to continue if the formatting wasn’t driving me *mad*.

[H L · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prose is excellent plot lacks continuity

The writing is good. It's engaging and the dialogue is witty. But there's several plot continuity issues that are very glaring. A developmental edit is necessary to get this from entertaining to excellent, but it could get there.

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

I inhaaaled this book!

This book was recommended in our group on FB and I am so glad I read it. Koshin is so obsessed with Iowyn he couldn’t breathe without her. 🥰

How I wish their story was longer 🥹

Thank you Author! I am excited to read your other books

[Jassica Sun · Rating 3 out of 5]

the thing is the plot of fighting between the houses etc could have been good.. the banter was quite funny.. but the relationship development between the two leads? not so much.
DNF at 71%

[HelloCutePanda]

Dude liked her because she doesn’t lie and then he takes her home and she starts lying (small white lies)

[Kim Pow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done! 🙌

Enjoyed it, especially Koshin, a truly spectacular character.I was impressed and enthralled. I have been yearning for a good book and finally found one.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun read. I’m really interested to see the where the story goes next, this was a good start. I did notice a few inconsistencies in details though.

[Claudia]

dnf at 24%
just didn't grab me

[Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first god x human read and yeah… this is NOT epic fantasy but it’s worth a quick read. Don’t come for deep world building or complex plot though (manage your expectations).

Brain off. Vibes on.

MMC is immediately unhinged and obsessed. No slow burn. Just “you’re mine” from the jump and LOUD about it. FMC slowly matching his crazy? That’s where it clicked. Not as feral, but just enough to make their dynamic make sense.

Messy. Unhinged. Entertaining.

[beamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 star writing, maybe a high 3 but gets 5 star because i love the humor.

[Kristin Hurl · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 star

Well written, kept me intrigued the entire book. It was more of a build up than I like but it played out well.

[Serina · Rating 4 out of 5]

he spots her and all the noise in his head goes quiet. its only a matter of moments before he rescues her. quietly funny. he falls first, hard and deep.