The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)

by Amber V. Nicole

what Kaden wanted, I provided.

This is getting repetitive.

time. I would rather starve than receive anything from them.

brought. I would rather have starved than accept anything from them, so

3 phone pages apart. Literally, repetitive.

Ouch. Logan was right. Kaden didn’t love me.

If I have to be reminded one more time that Kaden doesn’t love Dianna, I’m going to scream.

Poison? They had poisoned me! Nym had double-crossed me.

Oh brother

Why couldn’t it be small and not practically a third leg?

Ew

But to me, he was Liam, uptight, arrogant, and opinionated.

Another thing that I have to keep reading over and over and over and over and OVERRRRRRRRRRRR

but he was a complete ass, and his high-and-mighty routine was wearing on my nerves.

The hair on my legs and vagina had gotten a little out of control.

Could have just said body hair.

“Are you in love with her?” My mouth dropped open. “Ethan!” I snapped, glaring at him as Drake spit his wine halfway across the table.

We’re 5th graders now

I knew he wasn’t acting out of love; love didn’t exist in our world. Kaden had made that painfully clear through the centuries. I was nothing more than a possession to him, and he wanted his toy back.

AGAIN, why do you feel the need to make me read this AGAINNNN NNN

It looked like these were portraits of ancestors dating back decades.

Oh heavens, not DECADES! For vampires, that’s really significant 🥱

A silver beam shot straight up, and Logan and Vincent stepped out.

Sooooo…. Liam can teleport people….. And they hadn’t done that the past 3 MONTHS beccaauuuussse…..?? They’ve been traveling by car, sleeping in motels, flying, getting fake passports— for WHAT?

I opened the portal once more and watched them leave.

Dianna’s head whipped to the side, and a small trickle of blood formed on her lip. I lowered my weapon and rushed to her side.

Oh for fucks sake. You gave her a tiny split lip while training and have to run to her? Give me a break

I stayed in my place, watching helplessly as she wiped the blood from her healing lip. “See. All better.” “Let me look,” I practically begged.

I was more than impressed with this beautiful, dangerous, magnificent woman.

reading this pisses me off

but it was increasingly difficult to ignore how much this rift hurt. It was worse than any physical pain I had endured.

Like its just sap all. the. damn. time.

and I had to will myself not to reach out and drag her back. I missed her playful swats and bumps. I just missed her.

Reader be aware, they still consider each other their sworn enemy. Liam and Dianna have never let themselves admit (to themselves or out loud) that they maybe somewhat care a little bit about the other. Don’t be fooled. The above passage is during another one of their fights because Liam decided again he needs to pull all the way back so he doesn’t feel his feelings towards Dianna.

I couldn’t watch her smile at him anymore and turned to Ethan. “So, what is the plan?”

“This plan is horrific,” I said to Drake,

Literally the next sentence. I would hate Liam irl

It explained so much. Why Dianna was the way she was. Why she would never give up on those she held close to her. She’d been a fighter from the very beginning.

This was something they discussed in their first few conversations?

Ethan—the real Ethan—nodded and said, “It will work.”

It didn’t work. We had made a mistake.

Ok again the very next chapter. Quotes literally one sentence apart. Please stop making me read this exchange over and over.

All I’d done was trade one powerful man for another, except this one found me repulsive.

You literally told me 43 times about how much Kaden didn’t like you.

Liam had made it clear he found me repulsive, so I didn’t understand why he cared.

On the same page. “Liam finds me repulsive” “I already knew Liam found me repulsive.”

I ignored his comment, the silence growing between us once again. That’s how it had been since the study.

I. KNOWWWWW.

liege. She will see you now.” It took me a second to realize they were addressing me.

She’s a millennia old, a shape shifter, who uses that power frequently according to her narrative and the chapters Ive read so far. How the heck does she forget she’s in disguise? She’s this big macho vpire king rn and she’s flirting w her bigger massiver not-boyfriend and not realizing someone is addressing HER. God

If I was going to portray a king, I needed to act like one. There was no more time for games.

Finally

“What is it? This is the second time you’ve done that.”

Actually this is the third time. Get an editor.

There was no way Kaden would know what we had planned, let alone who we were visiting. It was impossible.

……………….. let me get this straight. You put a summons in for someone you knew without a shadow of a doubt would betray you to Kaden the second she could. So you come disguised as the brother of your “dead” best friend, but that’s after she made you wait MONTHS before responding to your summons……….. On TOP of that, said-brother and best friend have let you know that Kaden has been following you, which is why you’ve been getting random spidey senses lately……….. Explain to me how it’s impossible for anyone to know where you are.

I had made sure Drake stayed dead to everyone but me, and we had taken the safest route possible. But that chill, that feeling, told me we were being hunted. I just hoped I was wrong.

Ah fool proof. Drake’s dead to everyone except their entire vampire mansion staff and community that live with them.

Especially after he sent his bitch to kill your brother.” I swallowed, giving her no indication I’d felt that little jab.

“Can’t let them know I’m the bitch she’s talking about. I should swallow. Good, exactly, now she still has no idea who I am.”

I nodded once, as I had seen Ethan do,

God she’s a pro

Was she testing me? Did she know? I absently ran a thumb across the bracelets around my wrists. No, I could still feel the magic against my skin. I was just paranoid.

Her eyes cut past me. “I’m not talking to you.”

Oh I’m shocked.

Some of the members in Ethan’s castle laughed and giggled every time he walked through the halls.

You mean the members of the castle Drake was currently being NOT dead in. Giggling at Liam because he was hot? Are you joking me? These are supposedly “impossibly beautiful” vampires that are centuries+ old. You’re telling me they’re giggling at “The World Ender” because he’s just “so hawt😍”

“Please, don’t feed his ego. It’s already big enough.” “I can imagine,” she all but purred as she reached for him. Before I realized what I was doing, I was on my feet,

That’s it. I’m done.