Week 22 Review: Merciless Saviors

From Goodreads:

That day at the First Church of Gracie changed everything for Gem Echols, and not just because Marian and Poppy betrayed them. Forced to use the Ouroboros knife on Zephyr, who had kidnapped their parents, Gem now has the power of the God of Air.

While for any other god things might work out okay, the Magician—whose role within the pantheon is to keep the balance—having the power of another god has thrown everything into chaos. The Goddess of Death can now reanimate corpses; the God of Art's powers are now corrupted and twisted, giving life to his macabre creations; and, while the God of Land has always been able to communicate with creatures of the Earth, now everyone can hear their cries.

As Gem, Rory, and Enzo search for a way to restore the balance without sacrificing themselves, new horrors make them question how far they're willing to go. In the end, Gem may be forced to fully embrace their merciless nature and kill off their own humanity—if it ever really existed in the first place.

My Review:
Man, this book was so fantastic to read! I loved the first one, and I had to see how the series was going to end, and boy, what a story it was! I needed to read what was going to happen to Gem, Rory and Enzo as things progressed! 

This book deals with the consequences of the first book-because the balance is broken with Gem, the Magician, holding another's power. So that was complicated on top of the fact of why Gem holds that power. So that was interesting to read! 

Honestly, this book is really dark. This deals with some pretty heavy topics, of trauma and it doesn't shy away from it. Add in the complicated magic, and the dynamics between all these characters, there was a lot going on in this book.

All in all, I do prefer H.E. Edgmon's series just a bit more, because it was easier to have righteous fury there, in this one, it was more complicated. Doesn't mean it's less deserving, but makes it harder to love, which is sad, especially given what happens in this book, but every reader has their own tastes, and this is my opinion. 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by H.E. Edgmon! 

Author: H.E. Edgmon 
Series: The Ouroboros #2
Read: May 27th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love his writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Wednesday Books 
Published: April 16th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars