Trickery

Jaymin Eve, Jane Washington — 2017

Willa Knight: Dweller. Slave. Non-magical being. 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. This is a full novel, 90,000 words. Book 1 of 5 in the Curse of the Gods Series

Reviews

mevi@mevi

Aug 17, 2022

4 stars I've seen this book recommended to me all the time but never picked it up because of the cover. While the characters are one-dimensional and are stuck in their specific personality trope/style, I loved the hell out of this book. The world-building was really interesting and the main protagonist was hilarious.

Taylor🩸@medusa

Apr 6, 2022

I absolutely LOVED this book. It doesn't have some super strong overarching storyline or objective exactly, and yet it still managed to be an amazing, addictive read. In the beginning Willa's clumsiness was grating on me but throughout the book it became funny, endearing and it wasn't unnecessary at all and often drove the story forward. I am obsessed with these Abcurse brothers, I really wish I was Willa - no matter how many times she falls over or accidentally flashes someone. Also, the cover of this book is stunning and is just another reason why this book is so great!!!

Faith@phoeyf

Mar 26, 2022

This was a really fun, turn-off-your-brain read. You can tell that the story doesn't take itself too seriously, which was really refreshing! I would give it 4 stars, but I didn't *quite* connect with any of the characters. Excited to continue the series tho!!

Samantha @walkinglibrary

Mar 2, 2022

I feel like I haven't had this feeling over a book in a long time! So excited for the next one to come out! Hopefully it's soon!

Shafel McDowall@hotgyal

Feb 27, 2022

I could not finish this book. Let me start by saying the book is not badly written, perhaps if I were 15 I think I'd enjoy it. However I just did not like the main character, she is such a KLUTZ. I actually started rooting for them to kill her because how could someone be so idiotic? I understand she's "cursed" but does that also mean stupid? This girl has no sense of urgency or life preservation and it's frankly annoying. This book is not terrible, but there's much better out there and I can't waste anymore time trying to wade through this mess of a character.

Aundreya Rich@readinginwatercolor

Feb 9, 2022

Loved this cute books. Listened to it on audible on my 8 hour drive. The characters made me laugh and forget about my long road trip. Loooooove the abcurse brothers Overall rating 4.2