(read #2)
Yep, I still love this series. Vervain (despite the horrible name) is a snarky, strong, kick-ass character and I love her. Even with all her issues. And that's part of WHY I love the character - she's not perfect. There is clearly some deep-seated trauma related to relationships that she struggles with all the time. That being said...
This is definitely a story that revolves ALL around Vervain. She is the center of the universe and everyone is focused on her and everything that could possibly happen to her will, and does, happen. So there is a little of that special snowflake going on...but I still somehow love her!
Maybe it is because of the humor and fun with which Sumida writes the entire story. Despite some seriously dark, trigger-possible material, GODHUNTER is light, fun, fast-paced, and hellaciously entertaining.
Maybe it's just that I have a tolerance for that, if everything else in the story works, and I like all the characters. Because, let's face it, I am reading paranormal reverse harem romance here folks! I WANT to be swept away and watch a strong, fun heroine overcome every obstacle (eventually) and get every guy she wants :) That's the whole point of the extreme escapism!
And Sumida has written a ton of great characters with depth and complexity and as many foibles and quirks as they have strengths. It makes it very easy to connect with them and care about what is happening.
Even more, the world-building in this series is stellar. Sumida has done a beautiful job of adding the fantastic to our everyday reality in a cohesive, consistent, and believable way. I find the way she has woven myths and gods and stories from so many different cultures together with her story to be fascinating.
And I am so glad there are 22 more books for me to enjoy! (again)
Also note: In addition to the trigger-warning, there is also a lot of sex in the series, but it is not explicit. Sumida manages to find a way to include it all, with plenty of romantic feels, but without great detail. Each scene employs euphemisms and romantic metaphor to let the reader know what is happening without spelling it all out. Or she employs fade-to-black implication. So really, just beware of the kidnap/abuse/mind-rape/rape angles that show up here in nearly every book.
<i>UPDATE NOTES:
64% Sigh...I absolutely detest what Blue has done (*shudder*), and I hate romanticized rape. But I also love a good redemption story. So I am SO conflicted about Blue.
“When I saw your strength tempered by kindness,” he continued relentlessly, “your passion for your art, your search for beauty in all things, your determination to fight for your race even though you fear it will turn you into a monster, your effort to train yourself to be strong but retain the femininity you love, all the conflict and glory of you, I was overwhelmed. I didn’t stand a chance.”
64% Sigh...kind of a bummer because I like Finn. More than Thor.
"I caught his gaze and the intensity of it scared me. There was something there that I’d have to deal with someday and I wasn’t looking forward to it. I had a feeling he wouldn’t take the friend speech well. I partially blamed myself for encouraging him with the swan thing -insert sigh here-. Just as long as he didn't turn into a bush-lurking stalker, I'd be fine. I narrowed my eyes on him in consideration. Maybe I'd better trim the hedges around my yard."
63% BEST LINE EVER! I think I am stealing it :) "There was a bit more sand in my hourglass."
"I’ve waited forever for a man to call me tiny and give me that hand-spanning, romance novel line. My waist is small in comparison to the rest of me, I definitely have an hourglass figure, but in comparison to women's waists in general, it wasn’t all that little. There was a bit more sand in my hourglass."
47.0% Talk about romantic speeches! This one from Thor to Vervain is a doozy. SUCH a lovely lighthouse metaphor. But I can't help feel it's as much about her power as who she is. Which is kind of a bummer, and a worry for the future of this relationship. Wonder if he really sees her.
37% Vervain's relationship to magic and the ability to kill gods - nice metaphor.
“You have more magic than the average human and you know how to use it, how to manipulate it and direct it. You're a lighthouse shining through the darkness, calling it home.”
30.0% LMFAO. Hilarious!
"One of the boulders actually had a lid which lifted to reveal a toilet. Very ingenious but also very frustrating if you happened to be a person unaccustomed to searching for a toilet inside rocks. I had actually wondered for a few confused moments if maybe gods didn’t share our bodily functions."
25% Awesome line!
"In real life, you gotta save yourself and the only happy endings are the ones paid for in massage parlors."
12% LMFAO! That's awesome.
"...fast manly hug. You know the quick grab, pat hard, and let go kind of hug that says I must care a lot about this guy because I’m touching him but let’s get this clear…I’m sooo not gay."
5% Honestly...this is the best beach description EVER!
"Sand sticks to you like an alien fungus that believes you’re its only hope of survival. Wet or dry it will attach itself to any part of your anatomy it can reach and those cool ocean breezes everyone loves so much? They are in cahoots with the vicious, alien-fungus sand and will happily fling a fine mist of the powdery annoyance all over you while simultaneously lulling you to sleep with its salt-laced caresses. Result? You wake up hours later to find not only has your sunblock died defending you but you’re now coated with a thin layer of sand, saltwater, and suntan lotion that has dried to a sticky crust. After you painfully scrape away the crust, you’ll find the red glow of your newly crisped skin beneath. The beach is evil, I tell you, evil."
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This isn't a fairy tale.
I wondered briefly if Thor was worried about me and then tossed the idea out as utter nonsense. I couldn’t afford to think that way. No one was worried. No one was coming. This wasn't a fairy tale. There wasn't going to be a Prince Charming riding in to give me a happily-ever-after. In real life, Snow White stays dead, and Rapunzel grows old, alone in her tower. In real life, you gotta have enough sense to stay away from ugly b*tches offering you shiny apples and have enough balls to cut off your own hair and use it as a ladder if needs be. In real life, you gotta save yourself and the only happy endings are the ones paid for in massage parlors.
No one messes with my cat.
“It’s okay, baby,” I whispered. “Mama’s just gonna to go kick some werewolf as$. You wait here.” I clucked my tongue at him reassuringly before I rolled away and backed up to face the wolfman.
Funny, but that little furball gave me the extra determination I needed to face down the monster. As pathetic as it may sound, that cat is like my child, and I was as enraged as any mother would be when their baby was in danger. Mess with me, and I'll defend myself, but mess with my cat, and I'll obliterate you. The wolfman was going down.
A divine love triangle.
“You’ve traded immortality to be bound to me in a one-sided bond?” I was horrified.
“I’d be dead without you anyway.” He shrugged casually, his hands deep in the pockets of his jeans. Very flippant, very James Dean. Werewolf without a cause.
“I was the one that nearly killed you in the first place.”
“Because I was attacking you,” he grinned lopsidedly. “It was the best day of my life.”
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I was thoroughly impressed with this book Amy Sumida really pulls you into the world of Gods and Goddesses, Her world building was actually jaw dropping and it isn’t often that I am emersed in a book as I was with this one. I generally take about a day to finish a book never had it taken me two days to finish one. this one did but in the best of ways possible. Sumida made the Gods believable completely in love with Ull and Thor. Pan and Horus, even Mrs. E and Mr. T, all of them played a part Persephone with Hades in the Art room frickin loved it! I laughed so much through this book I often got asked if I was okay, Vervain had my humor, there were many times I read this and thought that Sumida wrote me into her book. I cackled like a crazy person at V’s jokes, the way she insulted her friends. (Believe me when I say it wasn’t done out of hate) The humor wasn’t the only thing here, Sumida actually made you fall in love with the villain. You had a part of you that wanted to reach out and hug them and make them feel better. I am glad I jumped off the deep end and purchased three more of her books without knowing how this one would turn out so I can jump back into her world at my leisure. The fight scenes were authentic, though honestly, I wouldn’t know because I’m a reader, not a fighter. But I believed them if that helps, Thor ladies, Yuhmeh. Well all of them are but the things he says to V is just downright panty melting. I can’t wait for more of V and her God Squad. I can’t wait to read more about Blue, and Pan, and all the rest. I want more and I can have that.
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Enter a weirdly wonderful world of gods, angels, humans and mythical creatures
