In Minatsol, being a dweller means that you are literally no better than dirt. In fact, dirt might actually be more useful than Willa. Her life will be one of servitude to the sols, the magic-blessed beings who could one day be chosen to become gods.
At least her outer village is far removed from the cities of the sols, and she won’t ever be forced to present herself to them... Until one small mistake changes everything, and Willa is awarded a position to serve at Blesswood, the top sol academy in the world—a position that she definitely did not earn.
Under the sudden, watchful eye of the gods, she will be tasked to serve the Abcurse brothers, five sols built of arrogance, perfection and power. They are almost gods themselves, and under their service she is either going to end up sentenced to death, or else they are going to ruin her so badly that she will wish for it.
Either way, she is in trouble.
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Review:
Trickery is the first novel in the Curse of the Gods series by authors Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington and is an exhilarating and entertaining reverse harem fantasy introducing readers to a determined heroine and five men who are about to change her world…..
Willa Knight is a dweller; a slave and one of the lowest class of person in the land of Minastol. As a dweller her whole purpose in life is to serve magical infused beings known as sols who could one day be chosen to become gods. Willa expects to live out her clumsy and disaster filled life in her simple dweller village until a mistake sees her chosen to be sent to Blesswood; an academy catering to the most powerful sols. Alongside her best friend, Willa travels to Blesswood, but when she finds herself caught up with the five gorgeous, but infuriating and egotistical Abcurse brothers—who are potentially the strongest sols in existence—Willa’s simple life soon becomes a thing of the past. Wanting to survive, Willa quickly discovers that being connected to the Abcurse’s will not only change her status but her entire destiny forever.
Personally, I don’t read a lot of reverse harem. I’ve only recently began to find my feet where they are concerned but if ever there were two authors who would manage to capture my attention from start to end, I should have known it would be Jane Washinton and Jaymin Eve! These gals are authors who always capture my imagination with their world building and characters and Trickery is no exception!
Kicking off their Curse of the Gods series, Trickery is a promising start to what looks like an intriguing and adventure filled series. Eve and Washington set the building blocks of the series, introducing readers to a fantasy world of slavery, magic and beings with god-like abilities whilst still promising more. There’s a lot I still want to know about the characters and the world they inhabit, especially as the authors give tidbits of information over time.
Readers will be forgiven if they find themselves somewhat confused by the various Abcurse brothers in the beginning of the novel—I know I was. Five brothers with various gifts; Yael (Persuasion), Aros (Seduction), Rome (Strength), Coen (Pain) and Siret (Trickery) are the love interests of our clumsy and hilariously vocal but still likable heroine Willa. Personally I found I liked the brothers the further the novel progressed. In the beginning they do come off as real uncaring jerks, but as their relationship will Willa grows their actions and attitudes become more likable.
Honestly, Willa really does seem like she is spoiled for men with the Abcurse brothers. They’re all so different with distinct personalities but it’s clear they all desire Willa even if she remains ignorant to what is right in front of her. As a reverse harem novel I’m keen to see how these romances develop as the authors continue the series. With five men I’m expecting a lot of physicality and sex even if Trickery only included small moments of romance and tension. I’m hoping for a gradual build and will keep my fingers crossed that Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington continue to keep the pace they have already set.
Featuring hilarious and admittedly sometimes rambling inner dialogue from the protagonist as well as five swoon worthy love interests, Trickery was a novel I definitely enjoyed and I look forward seeing what Jane Washington and Jaymin Eve do with the rest of the series!
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Source: Purchased by me via Kindle Unlimited
Publisher: Published independently by authors
Format: Kindle ebook via Kindle Unlimited (I also own a signed paperback)
Release Date: February 28th 2017
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Final Thoughts: This was an enjoyable novel and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
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