God of Pain: An addictive dark mafia romance from the New York Times bestselling author (Legacy of Gods)

Creighton is definitely the most unhinged of all the King men, so far. I honestly don't understand how anyone could put up with his particular brand of brutality. Having said that, though, it does make for a powerful story & there's no denying that he truly loves Annika, even if the path to that love goes down some seriously dark alleys. There's certainly a surfeit of pain & angst in this book, even more than all the others dealing with a family that consists of high-functioning psychopaths. They are all powerful men & the question of which comes first - are they powerful because they're psychopaths or are they psychopaths because they're powerful - needs much closer inspection, preferably by someone with a degree in criminal psychology! I have followed this family from the outset & have loved every torturous, intense & overheated moment. I love the fact that her characters are fully realised & not just used as a vessel to get from one sex scene to the next. Speaking of which, they are hot enough to melt my tablet & then some! I think once I've reached the end of this series I will have read all related books, which already makes me sad, but luckily there are still a few go.

I found this book was dark, intense, and completely addictive, 100% give a read if your read the first one. Definitely worth a read.

I can say that starting the Rina verse from the very beginning was the best call in my own opinion. It made me love these characters even more because I had already read the parent books. Creighton King may not be biologically a King but he is a King in every way shape and form. Being the son of Aidan and Elsa king just proves that. He is ruthless, because of his past but deep down he’s a caring lovable man. He was full of greys and black until he met Annika Volkov and then he too became her favorite colour 🥹 everything that helped him grow was because of her and visa versa. I loved every second of this book and I can’t wait to move onto Jeremy’s book. Out of the first two books from the legacy of gods series, Creighton is take the top spot as my favorite, but we shall see! 5/5 ⭐️ 4/5 🌶️

A lot better than book 1, it had a plot this time around that kept me reading to see where it would lead. 3 stars too much repetitive description about characters and how they looked 🙄 not enough dept when explaining about the trauma certain characters went through. All the parents are carbon copies of one another you can only tell them apart by their names. Nothing Mafia happens in this book, they could be the Men in Black cause that's all the description we get plus they have Russian accents; and nobody attends class hardly even though they are at college 😆. It was a ok read I was entertained.

Yasss so good (and spicy)

I fully enjoyed this book from start to finish had me captivated from the start. 100% recommend you will not be disappointed 10/10

Creighton is a silent villain and I love him nearly as much as killian! The plot twist was so unexpected but so on key for the characters

✶✶✶✶ / 5 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯𝔰 ꔫ "𝔜𝔬𝔲’𝔳𝔢 𝔣𝔲𝔠𝔨𝔢𝔡 𝔲𝔭 𝔞𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫. ℑ’𝔳𝔢 𝔤𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔫 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔞𝔫 𝔬𝔭𝔢𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔯𝔶 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔯𝔲𝔫 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔶, 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔴𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔞𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔯𝔢𝔣𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔞𝔨𝔢 𝔦𝔱. 𝔇𝔬𝔫’𝔱 𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔪𝔢 𝔪𝔢 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱’𝔩𝔩 𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔭𝔢𝔫 𝔫𝔢𝔵𝔱. 𝔜𝔬𝔲’𝔯𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔴 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔭𝔲𝔫𝔦𝔰𝔥 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔦𝔰𝔠𝔦𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔭𝔲𝔯𝔭𝔩𝔢." ⊹₊ ˚‧︵‿₊୨୧₊‿︵‧ ˚ ₊⊹ Let me start by saying I thoroughly enjoyed this book—it wasn't exactly what I expected but I still ate it the fk up! They’re not my favorite couple, and I don’t think this book topped the first one—Killian is still front and center in my mind, and that’s a tough act to follow. ⊹₊ ˚‧︵‿₊୨୧₊‿︵‧ ˚ ₊⊹ જ⁀➴ᡣ𐭩 𝔄𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔨𝔞 I really love Annika—she’s such a sweetheart! That said, she came off a bit too childlike at times, which was... erm the one. I absolutely adored her bond with her brother, though. And without giving anything away, I just don’t get why she did that—it felt super dramatic. But hey, it kept me on the edge of my bed, so I’ll let it slide. જ⁀➴ᡣ𐭩 ℭ𝔯𝔢𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔬𝔫 I love Creigh—there’s just something about the quiet characters that gets me. Especially after seeing glimpses of him in the first book, getting his POV and watching how he interacts with Annika felt like handing cocaine to an addict… and yes, I was the addict. Also, his friendship with Remi? Obsessed. He’s the only one who actually takes Remi seriously, and I absolutely love that. Me and a kidnapping trope go soooooo good together thats all I can say. ♡ Legacy of Gods Rating ♡ God of Malice ┈➤ˎˊ˗ ✶✶✶✶✶ God of Pain ┈➤ˎˊ˗ ✶✶✶✶

I’ve been so excited for God of Pain because I hoped to get a glimpse of Adrian & Lia again 💜 Their trilogy is my favorite mafia romance of all time. So you can see why I was excited to see them again and follow Annika’s story. Rina seriously killed it with these two Anni & Criegh are everything I wished for and more. I 100% stayed up until 4am sobbing and rooting for these characters - if you know me, you know I love when a book makes me cry - I was feeling absolutely everything the characters were going through. This is what keeps me coming back to Rina’s books over and over.💜 Annika is sunshine wrapped in a pretty purple dresses. Creighton is grumpy personified and lets you know it with just one look. Getting to know these characters was a ride and a half. The plot is dark, twisted and the spice is down right panty soaking.🫠 The push and pull between these two and their build up is EVERYTHING. 🙌🏻 I don’t want to give anything about the plot away but trust me when I say - You will not be able to put this down - There are elements of mystery and suspense that will have a hold on you. The side characters in Rina’s books always add a lightness and the perfect dash of humour - I still can’t get over how bloody hilarious Remi is though, his dramatics make me cackle. (Also the group chats have such hold on me, I swear I live for those parts.) Let me tell you, you are not ready for the spice Rina brings in this one. It was complete and utter perfection. 🥵🫠 If you like grumpy x sunshine, praise kink, dark anti-heroes, mafia elements, mystery and a dash of “touch her and die” vibes this is the book for you. Now I patiently wait for God Of Wrath 😇

Okay, this book was LONG but I wasn't bored for even a second. The writing was obviously very engrossing and the clash of the RES world with the Bratva world was more thrilling than I was expecting. This book was much better than book one in the series. I can't stop thinking about all the characters especially that one scene where Adrian & Aiden finally clash! I also loved Creighton & Annika. They gave me the buzz and I loved their dynamics. And not to mention the pov's of Adrian, Lia and Aiden were very heartfelt and at the same time entertaining. I'm pretty obsessed with this book mostly because of all the characters involved. I ate up every single interactions between them. Creighton's bond with Eli, Elsa and Aiden was so much more than I could ever have contemplated. The flow of the story was smooth and I just devoured it in one sitting! It started and ended with a bang and kept me hooked throughout. It was easily a five star read for me and I just can't stop thinking about what's going on between Jeremy & Cecily and Eli & Ava respectively. I seriously don't know how am I going to wait for Eli & Ava's book because their crumbs in this one were top-tier and it's confirmed that their book is going to be the last in the series. I can't stop wondering whose book is going to be next though.

IO NON SO NEMMENO DA DOVE INIZIARE CON QUESTO LIBRI SINCERAMENTE. NON NE HO LA F*TTUTA IDEA. Creig e suo fratello Eli mi avevano conquistato già in God of Malice. E dopo questo libro posso confermare che sono i miei preferiti in assoluto. D!o se lo sono e quanto li amo. Creig é l'introverso del gruppo, quello silenzioso, misterioso la cui presenza però si fa sentire. Ed anche forte. Imponente. E' un ragazzo che ha fatto dei suoi sguardi un modo di comunicare. Quando decide di far trasparire qualcosa dalla sua maschera di indifferenza che generalmente indossa. Ma quando entra in azione, quando si lascia andare, tenetevi pronti! Quelli silenziosi sono i peggiori. I più oscuri. I più devi4ti. Annika l'ho adorata. Alla follia. Così innocente, semplice, pulita. Così disposta a tutto per lui. Per conoscerlo, per abbattere le sue mura. Per entrargli sotto pelle. Annika non si arrende con Creig. Con il suo essere rude, sgarbato, scostante anche quando l'allontana. Anche quando le fa capire che non la vuole. Annika non ha niente del mondo in cui é nata. E' la principessa della M4fia. Ma é pura. Ingenua. Dolce. Apparentemente non hanno nulla a che fare. Sono l'opposto. L'oscurità e la luce. Il buono e il cattivo. L'imperfetto e la perfezione. La bella e la bestia. Ma Annika con Creig caccerà se stessa. E conoscerà un suo lato nascosto. Un lato fatto per Creigh. Il suo lato morbido che si piega ai suoi spigolosi. La sua morbidezza alla sua durezza. Una sottomessa. Una pura a cui piace il dolor3. Creig é un sadic*. Ha sempre saputo quello che é. Il dolore lo fa sentire vivo. Per questo combatte nel club clandestino del college. E ne é il campione. E' spietato, sanguin*so. E l'infliggere dolore sessu4lm3nte. E' un sadic*. Vedere quel lato di lui, così domaninate. Oscuro. Spietato E' stato un qualcosa che mi ha travolta. Sconvolta. Lasciata senza fiato. Non so nemmeno esprimere appieno come mi sono sentita leggendo questo libro. Dal bambino rotto. Traumatizzato. Spezzato. Sommerso dagli incubi. Dall'oscurità. Dal suo passato che l'hanno reso tale. Al suo tormento mi si è spezzato il cuore. E non credo ci possa essere una ragazza migliore, più adatta per lui che non sia Annika. Determinata, dolce, che evita gli scontri. Annika che finalmente scoprirà chi è. Che combatterà per ciò che è.

First I like to announce that I have a love and hate relationship with Rina’s books! She always destroys me with her stories and her capacity of making the unthinkable connections. For my review for GOP, I can say that I cried like a little girl. And that never happened before with her books. I guess being Adrian’s (which is my favorite) daughter I knew she would be more like Lia, since Jeremy is his carbon copy, but never in my wildest thoughts I would think she would be like that. Annika surprised me in the best way possible. I am so in love with her, that I wanted keep her to myself. Creighton however, I need to pick my jaw from the floor. He was just absolutely intriguing, amazing with a big J/P tag in his forehead. I was not prepared for this! I love to see his relationship with Eli, and seeing exactly how they interact was the cherry of this cake. All this hypothetical stories and possible plots just started building in my mind and now I can’t stop thinking about Eli and Ava, Jeremy and Cecile and Brandon and Nikolai. The twist in this book just crushed my heart and at the same time this characters earned my absolute respect. I did not see this coming. I don’t know if Rina planned this or if just came to her writing this book, but I’m now afraid and excited to what’s coming and at the same time I know that all my theories for the next books are not even close to what she will deliver. I’m just now hungover and I’m gonna spend a least a week wallowing and thinking about this amazing story!!

Encore du grand Rina Kent! Quand on commence un livre de cette autrice, on ne peut plus le poser et on doit le lire d'une traite tellement l'intrigue nous tient en haleine! Cette fois-ci, nous suivons Annika, une jeune femme de 18 ans, pleine de vie, bavarde et le coeur sur la main. Elle a toujours été intriguée par Creighton qui est tout son contraire : renfermé, taciturne, écorché par la vie. Il lui a clairement fait comprendre qu'il ne voulait pas avoir à faire avec elle. Pourtant, quand Annika soupçonne ces parents de vouloir la marier elle veut trouver un faux petit copain dans ses amis pour prouver à ses parents et son frère qu'elle ne veut absolument pas être marier! Mais Creighton ne veut pas la voir avec quelqu'un d'autre que lui... La découverte de ses tendances mais aussi de son passé vont chambouler leurs vies à jamais J'ai adoré les personnages d'Annika et Creighton qui sont terriblement attachants! Leurs personnalités sont tellement opposées mais ils se complètent! Le fait de revoir les personnages des tomes précédents mais aussi avoir le point de vue des parents c'est génial! J'adore Rina Kent car elle n'édulcore en rien ces récits, Creighton est un méchant et il le reste jusqu'au bout. C'est de la dark romance pure et dure. En tout cas, j'ai hâte d'avoir l'histoire entre Jeremy et Cecily!