But, if you enjoyed the first, this book does not disappoint. It’s definitely dark, so if you’re squeamish, perhaps stay away. Overall, if you don’t mind some dark fantasy and you aren’t one to shy away from religion being question, I think you’ll enjoy this. I know this book just came out, but I already want more. Wicked Saints was a tour de force, and Ruthless Gods takes up its mantle with no trace of second book syndrome or lagging energy. This book also has an interesting dynamic amongst the characters, which I think is interesting and I hope will be explored more in the next book. This edition uses deckle edges the uneven paper edge is intentional. Duncan paints a Gothic, icy world where shadows whisper, and no one is who they seem, with a shocking ending that will leave you breathless.

Duncan paints a Gothic, icy world where shadows whisper, and no one is who they seem, with a shocking ending that will leave you breathless. In her dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in her Something Dark and Holy trilogy, Emily A. How it’s not necessarily light, happiness, and healing as we wish it would be. In their dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in their Something Dark and Holy trilogy, Emily A. I also really enjoy how this world interacts with the idea of magic. DUNCAN is the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints and Ruthless Gods.

While this thought was explored originally in the first book, I think it truly came to fruition in this one. I really feel like it’s unlike a lot of things I read and really plays into the idea of who are these beings that we worship and call gods? They could look or be anything. So many books promised a dark atmosphere but this is truly one of the few that actually delivered. DUNCAN is the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints and Ruthless Gods.They work as a youth services librarian and received a Master’s degree in library science from Kent State University, which mostly taught them how to find obscure Slavic folklore texts through interlibrary loan systems. This book became one of those that I could not put down.

Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan