Eternal Soul by G. Bailey and Coralee June – Book Review

Posted January 5, 2019 by Booksandblurbs in Reverse Harem, Reviews, Urban Fantasy / 1 Comment

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Eternal Soul (The Forsaken God’s Series – Book 1)

by G. Bailey and Coralee June
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Medium-burn, urban fantasy RH

Available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited

From Goodreads:

I’m a murderer. A Killer. I’ve single-handedly slaughtered thousands without a second thought—and I don’t remember any of it.

I’m the Goddess of Death, given a second chance at redemption as a human. To right the wrongs of my past, I’ll have to learn about the person I was and the men I once loved.
Because my enemies are back with a vengeance, and I’m going to have to do what I do best:
Kill them.

Thoughts

This was a very interesting concept that started out wonderfully! The Goddess of Death, reborn as a human to atone for her sins. How can you not love that?? The first half of the novel was fantastic, but it lost me a bit midway… it took a direction I wasn’t quite expecting and sped up so much the plot got a touch muddled.

The relationships with the guys, each a God in their own right, goes from lukewarm to scalding hot once the big reveal happens – and though it was assuredly steamy, it almost felt forced. Not that Helana was forced, but that the sexual contact was a bump in the road the plot had to get over in order to move forward. Where’s the tension man?

There were a few lines that caught me and made me think, like this one from the prologue:

Love is powerful magic. It binds strong men to hopeless causes.

Lines like that kept me reading, plus the overall mystery of how and why she died previously.

Pros:

Gods. I love stories of Gods, and this one grabs from various pantheons and throws them into a blender for a smooth presentation.
First half is amazingly well written.
Loki… he just makes you fall in love.
Well edited.

Cons:

Gets much faster midway, and somewhat confusing.
Her decision making skills are questionable. Then again, she is a Goddess… so….
More questions than answers at the end.

Even with my minor complaints, it IS a good book and definitely worth a read. Maybe this one was a bit disappointing to me simply because it was the first one in the series, and introductions and ground building have to take front and center. I know G. Bailey is a talented author and has carried some incredibly strong works before, like “A Demon’s Fall” Series. That one is fantastic, though it is still unfinished with only three books in print.

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Please note, this is a Reverse Harem Novel that features sexual content more suited to older audiences, 17+.

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