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It’s all fun and games till someone you love dies…as long as you consider training and torture synonyms for fun and games.I was created for one reason; to save the Earth from the invading gods who wished to drain it until it was nothing but a lifeless husk. The problem was, I didn’t know who the gods were. So my mentors— a race of oracles who had been cursed to live as animals over two decades ago-- decided it was a good idea to take the socially stunted, forest-raised girl and thrust her into an elite academy in order to befriend and obtain information on a few potential gods.Seeing as I had been trained to wake at a whisper and stab at a moment’s notice, and I had no idea how to interact normally with people, my integration into society went about as smoothly as a fawn trying to stand for the first time. That was, until I was adopted by a few friends who accepted me (almost) without question.With their help, and the help of a necromancer, thief, vampire, and Death, (don’t ask, it’s complicated) my search for the gods progressed.But when someone close to me was killed by one of the gods I should have vanquished, things I thought I knew became distorted, and I wondered how much of what I had been told was true. Please note this is a PNR reverse harem novel with MM where the FMC will not have to choose between her love interests.While this is not a dark romance, please be aware there are a few triggers that are mentioned at the beginning of the book.Multiple characters have a play on (although not always 100% medically accurate) mental illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s, ADHD, depression, OCD, D.I.D., autism, schizophrenia, and a smattering of insanity.
Publication Year: 2024
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I loved Shatter Me together, so when I saw McNicoll had a new book out, I had to get it. Honestly, based on the cover and title, I kind of thought this was going to be a dystopian or zombie book. But it’s more of a paranormal, academy-ish, naive, awkward FMC with a prophecy to save the world. Eden has been raised and basically tortured to prepare her for her role in saving the world. Now, she has reached the point she needs to set out to hunt down the gods and destroy them. The race that raised her has basically lived in the woods and shunned society for a hundred years so what they taught her is out of date. Eden has her own moral compass, and really doesn’t care or react to the mean girls she encounters. The characters are all a little quirky and wild. I can’t wait to see what happens next. Off to download book 2!