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This sequel served all the themes: betrayal, revenge, grief and loss in such a poignant way. I know most are reading this series for Liam and Dianna's relationship but the absolute gut wrenching portrayal of loss and finding your way back and whether or not getting revenge is worth it, whilst struggling to remain yourself but also changing /losing yourself at the same time is the highlight of this series for me. Speaking on the romance, it was fantastic. I love the intertwining of present and thousand of years ago timelines and finding each other in different realms is shown through Liam and Dianna. Theirs is one of the best versions of this trope portrayed to me. Just highly recommend this series for this lines alone: "There is no place in the world or the next that you could hide from me Akrai".

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Immediately you are thrown into the story where book 1 left you. I loved that you get multiple POVs from the side characters as well, which makes you see the bigger picture and is nice to get their side as well, not only the main characters. Dianna is growing so much in this second book. From how she is dealing with grief, to acceptance that she is worthy and working on being her best self. Every transition was done perfectly. Samkiel was so supportive of her throughout the book and their love story was not forced at all. I did felt that it was a little lengthy and some parts were drawn out but I still enjoyed it. I cannot wait for book no 3, as this one ends with a cliffhanger and just leaves you hanging!

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This book was slow at the beginning just like the first one. The first half of the book is filled with lots of world building and character development just like the beginning of the first book was. It was all well written and well done and the world created is amazing, it just took long for the book to grasp my full attention because of it, however if you enjoyed the first book or are curious about what happens next you will enjoy the second book.

This book was a slow burn, with an unbelievable and intense ending. The fantasy aspects and character development were very well done. And the plot though slow at first did successfully grab my attention and had me on the edge of my seat by the end.

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Thank you so much to netgalley for a copy of this eARC in exchange for a honest opinion ❤️

Short spoiler free review

We pretty much pick up where The Book of Azrael ended, Dianna's on the war path, leaving destruction in her wake while she seeks revenge for the death of the person she loved most in the world.

Samkiel is devoting his time to both locating and trying to break down Dianna's walls, whilst also placating their world and the council regarding her.

Kaden is up to something BIG! and both Samkiel and Dianna are running out of time to stop him...

Will they be too late?

My thoughts....

This book was SO GOOD, in terms of plot, characters and overall experience. The side characters and their stories are just as important as the main characters and I love that.

Figuring out who Kaden really is and what's happening was a Rollercoaster to say the least! But in the best way.

The only thing, for ME, that was a bit hectic, is this book felt WAY TOO LONG 🙈 coming in 866 pages she THICC. The first large chunk of the book is also spent watching Dianna self destruct and ruin everything in her path, and at around the 25% mark I wondered if I even wanted to continue 🙈 #honestly xxx

But, I'm glad I pushed through - The payoff at the end was worth it for me 👌 great story of redemption, betrayal and love, magic, power and secrets. It has it all - highly recommend... Just you know, prepare yourself for the size and push through the first 3836383 pages of Dianna 😉 #trigger

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OH MY GODS
This book was everything I wanted and more! So much happened and so much new information my head might explode (in the best way of course)
Book 3 can't come soon enough!!!
The fact that Samkiel and Dianna are total opposites yet also so similar is mind boggling and makes me love these characters even more.
This book is full of action, death, betrayal, love and friendship and most importantly revenge.
If you're anything like me you'll have some trouble putting it down once you start reading.

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4.5/5

I love this series. Diana was full on in her villain era and her grief throughout the book over Gaby’s death was palpable. The relationship between progression between Diana and Samkiel feels very real and earned. Plot wise this really expanded the world from book one and it’s now clearly laid out who the big bad is and where this is headed. The new characters and POVs were a welcome addition. The twists were great and I can’t wait for the next book.

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I was really excited about this book. The summary and the cover both immediately grabbed my attention. I bought book 1 off Amazon right away and dove in. Unfortunately, I could not connect with these characters or the world. Fantasy usually pulls my right in and absorbs all of my attention quickly, so I was really disappointed when I laid this one down and didn't have the desire to pick it back up.

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Grief and guilt comes hand in hand. I cannot believe what I read, and how long this hangover will last.
The writing was great, I didn’t recognize that I read, the flow was that good. There were moments of bitter smiles on my face. How mixed are these feelings?

I will read every book she writes, and to be honest, this was much much better than the book of azrael, which was very good. Thanks

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My favorite book of July! I read this back to back with the 1st book & I couldn’t put them down. Dianna is now one of my Favorite FMC of all time now. She is the epitome of what a morally gray character should be sometime who would burn the world down for those she loves. The story picks up right after the end of Book 1. It is quite the ride all the way to the end. There were a couple of things I wasn't a huge fan of but overall I loved the whole story.




I just reviewed The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber V. Nicole. #TheThroneofBrokenGods #NetGalley

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"𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥... 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.”

**This review will contain minor spoilers to Book of Azrael as I will be referencing things that happened in the end of that book that have relevance with this one.

I finally finished The Throne of Broken Gods and I do have to say it is a DOOZY. This book took me nearly two weeks to read and I’m normally a 3-4 day book reader. It was a fantastic book but also slower paced compared to the first and due to the grief story, so hard to read quickly and process through. Overall, an excellent read with the same great characters and an intriguing plot, but due to the slower pacing, it was a little harder for me to really get into it. This was also extremely detailed, which is great overall for the series, but again slowed down the pacing a bit and made it a lot to bite into at once. It DOES make me want to reread though and maybe take a stab at annotating to get notes on everything within this world and it’s history.

There were so many things I loved about this book. The characters were great as always. Dianna is going through it in this book and we really, truly felt her process of grieving. The majority of the story was her grief cycle and trying to figure out how to move on and heal from a devastating loss. I do think this was wonderfully written, although it did start to drag on a bit for me in that it started to feel a little repetitive and was hard to keep me engaged long term. I’m not negating her journey or that it was absolutely necessary, but I found reading a book that was almost 90% grief and not as much action had me slowing down and not flipping through the pages as much as I would have otherwise. The last 10-15% really picked up the pace though and had a very eventful ending! A lot of things happen at the end and it was much quicker to finish! While I felt like it was on the predictable side, it was done really well and in a way that makes me very excited to see where the series goes! It ends on a cliffhanger as well, so I am waiting (im)patiently for Book 3!

I also have to comment on how much I LOVE Dianna and Samkiel. She never gave up on him in Book 1 and he never gives up on her in Book 2. They have my heart and I root for them so hard. I love their pairing so much and stan a couple who will literally burn down the world for each other. And we talked about the first book being a slow burn and this one continues that simmer for us until we finally get some HOT HOT SPICE. It was so good when we finally got to it!

We also got to know The Hand even more with this book and I am OBSESSED with Cameron and Xavier. They are everything to me. Found Family is my top favorite trope ever, and the way it is done is this book means so much. I’m obsessed with their group 💗

Overall, I thought this was a really good second book in the series. While I would have enjoyed a little bit faster pacing and development within the plot of the story throughout, I think this was really well done as a character building/development story and gave us a lot more history of the world and sets up really nicely for the next book in the series. I cannot wait to continue on with Dianna and Samkiel!

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I am in love with these characters and yet majorly upset that I have to wait for the next book to find out what happens to them.

My heart hurts and I’m sure it’ll hurt worse before this series is over and I’m not really mad about it.

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This is a fantastic book!
An easy ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ rating.

It was very emotional and heartbreaking read, but it had moments that were very funny and thoughtful too. The characters are incredibly well written, there is so much depth to them, especially Dianna. I love her quick wit and her banter with the mMC, she’s a darling. I love how she’s so brutal and entertaining as a character, and especially how her grief was written and handled!

All of the characters were insanely well-written, they had so many facets to them and so much was going on, this book truly kept me on my toes. The family dynamic explored in this book is absolutely wonderful, I also enjoyed how the world building continued in this book. It is a very rich and immersive world that the writer has created.

Reasons why I believe everyone should pick up this book:
☑️ it is Multi POV
☑️ the FMC is morally grey
☑️ forced proximity
☑️found family
☑️romance
☑️betrayal
☑️tension and spice
☑️witty banter
☑️insane world building

I’m very excited to read the next book in this series, I cannot wait for it to come out. Highly recommended!

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What a sequel! I loved the first book when I read it and my goodness this didn’t disappoint!! Such a good book! Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my eArc of this book.

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I received a copy of The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber Nicole from NetGalley. This book is the second one of the Gods & Monsters series. I absolutely enjoyed reading The Book of Azrael earlier this year, and the way that book ends, I couldn’t wait to start reading the sequel. The story is a fantasy romance and focuses on the characters of Samkiel and Dianna.
The Throne of Broken Gods begins right where The Book of Azrael ends with Dianna’s sister murdered by Kaden. Dianna’s entire world collapses in the aftermath, and she sets out on a revenge mission. She is not concerned about who stands between her and her revenge, she goes on a rampage. Samkiel knows that Dianna’s actions result from her grief and refuses to condemn her. He wants her to come back to him, but it is not easy to reach her. The romance is one part, and there is a lot of exposition in this book, but these are the answers I wanted to know. Some of it, I could guess, but it still keeps you intrigued.
The plot has similar elements with the aspect of adventure and action. The romance between Dianna and Samkiel takes a while to start full-fledged, but it is worth it. Once they come closer, the tension building up since the first book comes to a head. They understand each other and have conversations about everything, which, I think is very mature. They are such an amazing couple. Samkiel refuses to give up on her even when a part of him knows that her behavior is wrong; the struggle within him is portrayed really well. Dianna shutting herself off and building walls in grief is relatable. They had a good understanding in the first book too, but here, it becomes more real and honest.
I went into The Throne of Broken Gods with a lot of expectations since I loved the first one, and it was just as interesting and enjoyable. The characters, their relationships, and the romance between Samkiel and Dianna works wonderfully. All the build-up from the first book totally pays off here. This fantasy romance series has been so exciting to read. Everything I enjoyed in the first book is amped-up in this one, and I can't wait for the next book.

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This forced me to read The Book of Azrael because I wanted to read the second so bad. AND BOY DID IT NOT DISAPPOINT. The unhinged behavior this book have had me rocking in my chair trying to read faster. This book offers the dark vengeance of a woman and doesn’t sugar coat anything like some dork lord books do. This is raw female power and it makes me want to suit up and join on the warpath.

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Amber V. Nicole has done it again with an amazing follow up to The Book of Azrael.

The Throne of Broken Gods has somehow managed to be even darker and grittier than its predecessor, and what a ride it was. I truly felt like I was going through all the stages of grief with Diana. I love all the characters, and getting see more POVs from them was a real treat.

My biggest gripe with this book, though, is it felt much too long. Coming in at 866 pages, I definitely felt like some things could have been cut, trimmed, or even added as bonus scenes at the end of the book, just so everything flowed better without making the reader feel like they're dragging through certain sections to get back to the main story. However, for me, it felt worth it getting through them just to experience all of the crazy twists and turns in store.

If you loved the first installment in Gods and Monsters, you're sure to not be disappointed by the second book. And with the cliffhanger it ended on, I'm begging Ms. Nicole to not make us wait to long for the third!

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I had to spoil this for myself as I had not yet read the first book but even still this was a wonderfully written and engaging read.

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Thank you to NetGalley, Rose & Stars Publishing, and Amber V.Nicole for allowing me to read this arc!

I was hooked from page 1! The story picks up where it left off and the suspense just keeps going! I devoured this book and loved it just as much as Book of Azreal.

Diana is completely unhinged in TOBG from her grief and pain. And Samkiel is doing his best to bring her back from completely losing herself.

There is so much action in this book it was hard to put it down. I was on a rollercoaster of emotions! I really liked how there's no filler in between big moments!

I can't recommend this series enough!

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An absolutely amazing sequel to the first book, it further expands the universe and the romance is just done so beautifully - I love these characters so much and can’t wait for the next installment.

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Book review: The throne of broken gods by Amber Nicole
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After the cliffhanger last year from the first book (which I had also rated 5 stars) I should have known better before reading this, as it ended in a cliffhanger too and now I'm stuck waiting for another book to come out. Unbelievable
But this was so SO GOOD!
This whole book was basically about grief and handling the permanent loss of a loved one. It was handled well, and tbh I would get murderous tendencies too, duh! I also enjoyed little Sami simping hard on miss Dianna, as he should! As all men should!
There were one or two things that were painfully obvious to the readers, but not to the characters, but there were so many things revealed that I did not see coming, but mostly because our characters were oblivious. Those were some good twists tho.
Anyway, the plot of this series is just *chefs kiss* and the smut is even better. All of it is worth it!
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Thank you @netgalley for providing this arc!
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