God of Wrath by Rina Kent Review

Jeremy had my attention the first time he chased Cecily through the woods.

The initiation. Their first meeting. That chase.

I could start this review with a composed introduction to God of Wrath by Rina Kent, but I feel we should establish where I lost my composure first.

It was there.

I absolutely loved this book. The obsession, the devotion, the specific primal kink—and, running through all of it, how completely Jeremy was about Cecily. That combination worked beautifully for me.

01 / The moment I was in

Let’s start in the woods.

Their first encounter gave me something much more compelling than an introduction I needed to get through before the story became interesting. I was interested immediately.

There is something about a chase that gives anticipation a physical shape. Distance. Pursuit. The possibility of being caught. The scene has somewhere to go, and I wanted to follow it.

For my particular reading taste, the primal dynamic was a very effective way to begin. It established an appetite for the rest of the book. I wanted more of these two, and I wanted to see what that intensity would become.

Consider my attention thoroughly acquired.

02 / A very specific weakness

The obsession had my full attention.

I enjoy a fictional man who makes his interest abundantly clear. Jeremy gave me plenty to enjoy on that front.

What I kept coming back to was the focus. Cecily was the person at the center of that attention, and the intensity of it was a considerable part of the pleasure for me.

There are books where I enjoy the premise more than the actual couple. Here, the combination of Jeremy and Cecily was what I wanted to keep reading. The chase hooked me; my investment in them carried that excitement forward.

03 / What made it work for me

And then there was the devotion.

Obsession and devotion together are a particularly tempting combination in my reading life.

I loved the primal kink, and I loved the feeling that all of that intensity had a very specific destination: her. The devotion gave me another reason to care about what was happening between them.

That is the part I want to emphasize when I recommend this book. My enthusiasm comes from the whole combination. The pursuit. The fixation. How completely he was about Cecily. Each made the others more satisfying to read.

I finished it wanting to talk about all of it, which is generally an excellent sign that a book has done its job on my nightstand.

04 / The autumn nightstand

Even the cover understood the assignment.

The cover’s autumn feeling makes this an especially tempting book to have beside the bed right now. I love when a book I enjoyed also looks at home in the season I’m reading it.

Low light. A warm drink within reach. A little time that belongs entirely to a story.

That is the evening I would pair with this one. Although, given how quickly the woods had my attention, I would make the drink before opening the book.

The verdict / Absolutely loved it

A very good chase. A very devoted obsession.

God of Wrath delivered a combination I thoroughly enjoyed: primal kink, obsession, and devotion, with a hero whose attention to the heroine was a huge part of the appeal.

If that is also your particular weakness in dark romance, this belongs on your radar.

Jeremy had me in the woods. The devotion kept me there.

Before you read: This is a dark romance with mature themes. Check the author’s content warnings to decide whether it suits your reading preferences. This review discusses the opening encounter without revealing later plot developments.

God of Wrath by Rina Kent: Come for the Chase. Stay for the Devotion.

Come for the Chase.Stay for the Devotion.

Let’s start in the woods.

The obsession had my full attention.

And then there was the devotion.

Even the cover understood the assignment.

A very good chase. A very devoted obsession.