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Angry God
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From #1 Amazon Bestseller L.J. Shen comes a new, emotional standalone about first love, second chances, and overcoming breathtaking losses at a young age.
Vaughn Spencer.
They call him an angry god.
To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince.
His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street.
All I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him f ...more
Vaughn Spencer.
They call him an angry god.
To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince.
His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street.
All I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him f ...more
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February 15th 2020
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ANGRY GOD IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME, it got so deep in my soul, reached the most hidden places in my heart and ruined me forever, I still feel it in every fiber of my being. The plot is captivating, gritty, dark, so intense, with such deep anguish that leaves you breathless, wow, I couldn't put it down.
The characters are UNIQUE! My Vaughn is..., I have no words, his personality fascinates me, a character so complex as I have never read another hero before, his ...more
ANGRY GOD IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME, it got so deep in my soul, reached the most hidden places in my heart and ruined me forever, I still feel it in every fiber of my being. The plot is captivating, gritty, dark, so intense, with such deep anguish that leaves you breathless, wow, I couldn't put it down.
The characters are UNIQUE! My Vaughn is..., I have no words, his personality fascinates me, a character so complex as I have never read another hero before, his ...more

I breathe for Vaughn Spencer! This story and these characters have remained in my heart and mind months after reading. The story is breathtaking!
I’d been waiting for his story since his character was first mentioned and he is everything I expected and more! This story consumed me. I’m pretty sure I read it in record time. I could not put it down!
Here’s what I loved:
My heart was broken and pieced back together while flipping these pages. I experienced the full range of emotions. I cried like a ba ...more
I’d been waiting for his story since his character was first mentioned and he is everything I expected and more! This story consumed me. I’m pretty sure I read it in record time. I could not put it down!
Here’s what I loved:
My heart was broken and pieced back together while flipping these pages. I experienced the full range of emotions. I cried like a ba ...more

OMGGGG!! LJ Shen just dropped her first explosive read in 2020 in the form of Angry God and Vaughn Spencer and she took ZERO prisoners. Good Lord this story was EVERYTHING!!! This author has once again delivered a MAGNIFICENT read that has left me speechless, in awe and honestly heartbroken that it's over. Angry God is epic and solidified itself as Leigh Shen's BEST READ EVER!
After reading the first two books in the All Saints High series you might think you know who Vaughn Spencer is but ...more
After reading the first two books in the All Saints High series you might think you know who Vaughn Spencer is but ...more

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5 Sad It’s Over CROWNS
Hauntingly Beautiful. Completely Unexpected. Vaughn crept up on me, and broke me down. He owns my heart, and I never want it back.
Vaughn Spencer is more than I ever expected. I obviously expected some Vicious elements, he is his father’s son after all, based on his behavior in the previous books, but I didn’t expect the softer parts, the broken parts. Based on the title, readers know there is something that has affected Vaughn in a monume ...more
5 Sad It’s Over CROWNS
Hauntingly Beautiful. Completely Unexpected. Vaughn crept up on me, and broke me down. He owns my heart, and I never want it back.
Vaughn Spencer is more than I ever expected. I obviously expected some Vicious elements, he is his father’s son after all, based on his behavior in the previous books, but I didn’t expect the softer parts, the broken parts. Based on the title, readers know there is something that has affected Vaughn in a monume ...more

Forget best book of 2020. Angry God is an all-time best novel. This is by far LJ Shen’s greatest work yet!
I want to start by saying Vicious by LJ Shen left a lasting impression on the romance community for a reason. That book hit us all with an unexpected impact we never saw coming. The second generation is no different.
Enter Vaughn Spencer.
We’ve heard from Daria and Knight and Luna. LJ left us hanging a bit longer for Vaughn because that wait is necessary. I wasn’t prepared. Nothing could mak ...more
I want to start by saying Vicious by LJ Shen left a lasting impression on the romance community for a reason. That book hit us all with an unexpected impact we never saw coming. The second generation is no different.
Enter Vaughn Spencer.
We’ve heard from Daria and Knight and Luna. LJ left us hanging a bit longer for Vaughn because that wait is necessary. I wasn’t prepared. Nothing could mak ...more

i'd like to formally apologize to lj shen
my official stance was that i wasn't going to bother with this book after some lukewarm and honestly fucking terrible books that lj's released recently (looking at you ITUE). i think the stale beta readers coupled with the too frequent releases was turning me off from her books entirely. but when i saw it was available for free thru audible escapes i figured i could passively listen.
and lo and behold, this was actually a solid release. i think my judgment ...more
my official stance was that i wasn't going to bother with this book after some lukewarm and honestly fucking terrible books that lj's released recently (looking at you ITUE). i think the stale beta readers coupled with the too frequent releases was turning me off from her books entirely. but when i saw it was available for free thru audible escapes i figured i could passively listen.
and lo and behold, this was actually a solid release. i think my judgment ...more

Edit: apparently this review got me kicked out of one of LJ’s facebook groups... Oukayyy... I’m glad I left her main reader group myself. Done with this bullshit & the fact that these authors cannot take criticism in any form.
2.5 STARS
To say that my relationship with L. J. Shen's books is tumultuous would be sort of an understatement. I'm a huge fan of her early works and she has written few of my favorite books ever. Namely, Bane and The Kiss Thief. She is a superb writer, one of the best in th ...more
2.5 STARS
To say that my relationship with L. J. Shen's books is tumultuous would be sort of an understatement. I'm a huge fan of her early works and she has written few of my favorite books ever. Namely, Bane and The Kiss Thief. She is a superb writer, one of the best in th ...more

This book. THIS BOOK. I don't think I could have prepared myself for this rollercoaster ride of emotions even if I tried. Every time I think LJ Shen has written my favourite book by her, tops it with the next one. Angry God has all the angst, the emotion and incredible writing that I've come to expect and love from LJ. This story pushes boundaries, it broke my damn heart, it made me fall in love with Vicious all over again. The heroine is badass, strong and the perfect pairing for this broken, d
...more

A thought provoking story that will stay not only in my heart, but the hearts of those who encounter it as well.
LJ Shen outdid herself completely with this conclusion of Todos Santos world.
Vaughn Spencer was not only vicious and ruthless, he was savage and completely deranged.
Move over Daddy Vic, the heir next in line is ready to take his throne. And that he did.
His story wasn’t what I was expecting yet was everything and so much more.
His queen, Lenora, she was not meek, she rolled with the ...more
LJ Shen outdid herself completely with this conclusion of Todos Santos world.
Vaughn Spencer was not only vicious and ruthless, he was savage and completely deranged.
Move over Daddy Vic, the heir next in line is ready to take his throne. And that he did.
His story wasn’t what I was expecting yet was everything and so much more.
His queen, Lenora, she was not meek, she rolled with the ...more

WOW WOW WOW!! LJ Shen starts 2020 with a bang!!
Vaughn and Lenora owned music heart from the first few pages and to say that I did not want their story to end is an understatement. The author delivers the last book in a series that is undeniably one of the best I have ever read, with characters that are unforgettable.
Angry God is a straight up powerful read, managing to be bitterly funny , profoundly tragic and raw, as well as giving us great insight into art and music.
That’s just if you take i ...more
Vaughn and Lenora owned music heart from the first few pages and to say that I did not want their story to end is an understatement. The author delivers the last book in a series that is undeniably one of the best I have ever read, with characters that are unforgettable.
Angry God is a straight up powerful read, managing to be bitterly funny , profoundly tragic and raw, as well as giving us great insight into art and music.
That’s just if you take i ...more

Angry, dark, mysterious & totally hot God meets good girl gone bad!

I’ve been waiting for Vaughn’s story since the first book in the All Saints High series came out. Vicious was one of the most compelling characters in the Sinners of Saints series and the story of his romance with Vaughn’s Mother Emilia was a great hate to love, bully romance before the current trend of bully romance books started to blow up recently.
Vaughn has been very mysterious in the first two books, they portray him much th ...more

I’ve been waiting for Vaughn’s story since the first book in the All Saints High series came out. Vicious was one of the most compelling characters in the Sinners of Saints series and the story of his romance with Vaughn’s Mother Emilia was a great hate to love, bully romance before the current trend of bully romance books started to blow up recently.
Vaughn has been very mysterious in the first two books, they portray him much th ...more

Leigh has woven a delicate web of destruction with Angry God. The artistry that Leigh is gifted with blows me away every single time, but Angry God was a whole new dimension. Vaughn imprinted his soul into mine and I will take him with me forever. I love how all of Leigh’s characters are complex, all while she continues to deliver us with stories that break the surface of what we expect while reading. She blows me away every single time with her talent. With each book of hers, I say that it’s be
...more

Apr 03, 2018
Lacey (laceybooklovers)
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
new-adult,
arc,
contemporary,
romance,
dual-multi-pov,
review-copy,
virgin-hero,
disappointing
I wish I could say this was everything that I'd hoped Vaughn's book would be, but it was a disappointment more than anything. I genuinely enjoyed the first two books in the All Saints High series, despite not really being into romances set in high school anymore, but I put my trust in LJ Shen knowing she could deliver fantastic writing, characters, angst, and steam. While PR and BK had all of that, Angry God in comparison fell flat. I'd been so hyped from the Vaughn/Lenny scenes we got in BK – t
...more

Jun 14, 2018
SueBee★bring me an alpha!★
marked it as to-read

Stand-alone
Release: February 18, 2020
Books in All Saints High series are stand-alones:
Book 1: Pretty Reckless - Daria’s story
Book 2: Broken Knight - Knight’s story
Book 3: Angry God - Vaughn’s story ...more

Jan 07, 2019
❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
2020-arcs,
full-of-angst,
romance,
4-stars,
part-of-a-series,
2020-read,
from-enemies-to-lovers


'ANGRY GOD' is the third full length romance book in L.J. Shen's 'All Saints High' series. Mainly spoken in Dual Perspective.
Angry God was one of my most highly anticipated, my most stalked after book of 2020 and it was everything I could’ve wished for! After encountering Vaughn Spencer in previous books, where his arrogant attitude was all up in our grills we all couldn't wait to get our hands on his book!! And he didn't disappoint us!!

Oh how my 'Heartless Prince' broke my heart, h ...more

3-3.5 stars
I was so excited to read Angry God. I mean, this is Vaughn, Viscous and Emilia's son we're talking about. Getting to know him in the first two books of this series made me even more excited. While I enjoyed the last 25-30% so much, the first/middle was kind of a mess for me, unfortunately.
Vaughn Spencer is quiet and a bit unusual for a high school senior. He' the only child of Viscous and Emilia and I've been super intrigued by him. Lenora is Poppy's sister and she and Vaughn ha ...more

I was so excited to read Angry God. I mean, this is Vaughn, Viscous and Emilia's son we're talking about. Getting to know him in the first two books of this series made me even more excited. While I enjoyed the last 25-30% so much, the first/middle was kind of a mess for me, unfortunately.
Vaughn Spencer is quiet and a bit unusual for a high school senior. He' the only child of Viscous and Emilia and I've been super intrigued by him. Lenora is Poppy's sister and she and Vaughn ha ...more

Feb 19, 2020
mel ☽
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
frustrating-af,
new-adult,
ow-om,
emotional,
assholes,
bully-romance,
pour-moi,
highschool-college,
meh
Vaughn and Lenora have the most unsanitary sex life i've ever read.
so, yeah. this was just meh for me and after reading everything, i really think Pretty Reckless is my favorite just because no one dies there and i actually liked the development even tho the drama was straight out of a 2000 teen rom-com movie (aka Mean Girls).
alright, first lets get on with
what i liked:
➳ Vicious & Emilia.
to be honest, reading Vicious' inner monologue about how much he loves Emilia is the ONE thing i was lo ...more
so, yeah. this was just meh for me and after reading everything, i really think Pretty Reckless is my favorite just because no one dies there and i actually liked the development even tho the drama was straight out of a 2000 teen rom-com movie (aka Mean Girls).
alright, first lets get on with
what i liked:
➳ Vicious & Emilia.
to be honest, reading Vicious' inner monologue about how much he loves Emilia is the ONE thing i was lo ...more

WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS THIS??
To say that I am disappointed would be a HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT!!!
Y’all fucking knew....since 2018 I’ve been excited for this book. This was my most anticipated read to date by LJ. Then BK happened and I was like OK maybe it’s a fluke because I enjoyed her previous books. Then she started this Lenny Vs Poppy debate just like she did with BK and I was like this is getting old really fucking quickly. So I decided to stay off of her Sparrow page because I was beginning ...more
To say that I am disappointed would be a HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT!!!
Y’all fucking knew....since 2018 I’ve been excited for this book. This was my most anticipated read to date by LJ. Then BK happened and I was like OK maybe it’s a fluke because I enjoyed her previous books. Then she started this Lenny Vs Poppy debate just like she did with BK and I was like this is getting old really fucking quickly. So I decided to stay off of her Sparrow page because I was beginning ...more

"Any last words?”
“I…” he started.
“Kidding. I don’t give a fuck"

Truth to be told This book was 3 stars for me for the first 50%
I fairly enjoyed Vaughn's mind, I cracked up 😂.
His POVs were sooo good. Throughout the book I was looking forward to his thoughts and Dialogues constantly.
He is sharp like his father and fiery 😌 and a complete alpha as he should be.
But I am sorely disappointed with Lenora's character.
I think Lenora is kind of a fool 🙄. Also doesn’t she have a career or life goal to acc ...more

Honestly, It's time for LJ to replace her beta readers she can do better than this. PR, BK and AG has the same pattern of epilogue marriage proposal , knocked up heroine , settle down at an early age. Sorry , but Vaughn and Lenny has no chemistry at all. Why did Emilia and Melody become shitty parents? 🤦♀️"In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it' got boring , ' the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted with his powers of description and lost sight of his priority , w
...more

One Word: YIKES.
First off, I am shocked there are not more trigger warnings for this book, especially from the author specifically. PLEASE BE AWARE that this book deals with sexual assault, pedophilia, and self harm. Very explicitly. Some may view this as a spoiler, but you really need to know what you're getting into before starting this book.
When this book started, I thought it was fine. Lenny and Vaughn were in high school together and hating each other. Their relationship reminded me a lot ...more
First off, I am shocked there are not more trigger warnings for this book, especially from the author specifically. PLEASE BE AWARE that this book deals with sexual assault, pedophilia, and self harm. Very explicitly. Some may view this as a spoiler, but you really need to know what you're getting into before starting this book.
When this book started, I thought it was fine. Lenny and Vaughn were in high school together and hating each other. Their relationship reminded me a lot ...more

Erm, this is embarrassing. I've been rereading a few ''favorites'' lately and without all the excitement clouding my judgment... I didn't enjoy this as much. I'm a very anxious person and AG was a book that I waited for a very long time. I read it in one sitting, and as you can see by my original review below I thought this was the best thing since sliced bread.
Months later, after picking this up again, I saw many flaws that I pretty much just ignored the first time around. I mentioned that this ...more
Months later, after picking this up again, I saw many flaws that I pretty much just ignored the first time around. I mentioned that this ...more

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It is an ANGSTY, DARK bully romance with a twist. Things you can expect from this complete STANDALONE:
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★ Feels, feels, feels
★ ALL. THE. STEAM.
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📚 “𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆, 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆.” 📚
Ugh, I've been waiting for this book FOR SO LONG!!!!!
Unfortunately, I was disappointed... 😭😭😭
Shen's writing, as always, was AMAZING - but I didn't like the characters and didn't like the plot. The thing that disappointed me the most though...? Vicious and Emilia as parents. 😱
I finished the book, but my eyes kept rolling ...more

because the author didn’t even deem to write tw because it would “spoil” her book (does she actually think she can use pedophilia as some goddamn plot twist??) here you go: child abuse/molestation, especially chapter 22 which describes it in explicit detail.
a summary of this entire book: yikes. MASSIVE YIKES. this will contain spoilers because i’ve got some receipts and i’m gonna gladly rant about the garbage fire that was angry god.
one of my main issues with angry god was the lack of developmen ...more
a summary of this entire book: yikes. MASSIVE YIKES. this will contain spoilers because i’ve got some receipts and i’m gonna gladly rant about the garbage fire that was angry god.
one of my main issues with angry god was the lack of developmen ...more

LENNY'S CHARACTER WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF SHE DIDNT THINK ABOUT VAUGHN 24/7.........AND IF SHE DIDNT LIKE TO DRINK BLOOD

IG- Miftahul_mslovesreading
REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS
Okay so let me just say that if this book was a vampire romance where the author shows Vaughn was converted into a vampire when he was in the castle where lenny's Uncle bit him instead of raped him and thats the reason Vaughn is angry cuz he wanted to stay a human and lenny is also a vampire.......trust me this book would hav ...more

IG- Miftahul_mslovesreading
REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS
Okay so let me just say that if this book was a vampire romance where the author shows Vaughn was converted into a vampire when he was in the castle where lenny's Uncle bit him instead of raped him and thats the reason Vaughn is angry cuz he wanted to stay a human and lenny is also a vampire.......trust me this book would hav ...more

This is a hard one to rate for me... There were definitely parts where I would go for 5 stars, but also plenty of parts where I would give 2... So I guess I will go with 3,5 stars.
Even though I really enjoyed reading this one, I also found it a bit OTT. So much was thrown in, and I felt it took away from the romance. There wasn't a whole lot of steam in this one but what was there could be described as quite "kinky".
I do advise people with triggers to read some full reviews with spoilers becaus ...more
Even though I really enjoyed reading this one, I also found it a bit OTT. So much was thrown in, and I felt it took away from the romance. There wasn't a whole lot of steam in this one but what was there could be described as quite "kinky".
I do advise people with triggers to read some full reviews with spoilers becaus ...more

Vaughn has intrigued me since he was first brought into this series. So closed off and angry and beautiful!
Vaughn Spencer might of just been the man to ruin me forever, this beautiful broken man just captured my heart completely with his entire being and I’ll never love another as much as I do him.
When I went into this book never did I expect to get out of it what I did. The storyline was so much more than I ever expected. It’s hard, it’s dark, 100% captivating and insanely intense everything y ...more
Vaughn Spencer might of just been the man to ruin me forever, this beautiful broken man just captured my heart completely with his entire being and I’ll never love another as much as I do him.
When I went into this book never did I expect to get out of it what I did. The storyline was so much more than I ever expected. It’s hard, it’s dark, 100% captivating and insanely intense everything y ...more
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L.J. Shen is USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author of contemporary romance books. She lives in California with her husband, son and lazy cat.
When she's not writing, she enjoys reading a good book with a glass of wine and catching up on her favorite HBO and Netflix shows.
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