Reviewed by Cindy

 

TITLE: I am God’s Dagger

SERIES: Virtuous Sinners

AUTHOR: K.A Merikan

PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani Ltd.

LENGTH: 301 Pages

RELEASE DATE: August 11, 2022

BLURB:

“I know what’s been done to you, and I will see you avenged.”

Gabriel. Broken. Lonely. Scarred. Delusional?

Abaddon. Lord of Locusts. Master of the Bottomless Pit. Angel of Destruction and Vengeance… But is he real?

After a psychotic episode in his childhood, Gabriel is left shattered and unable to join society. Trapped in the orphanage he grew up in, he is plagued by nightmares of events that never happened, events that left him scarred, flinching at touch and achingly lonely.

Until one day he decides on a whim to not take his meds.

Born from a cold womb in the ground, Abaddon awakens to the world with one goal: to destroy a cult that commits blasphemous crimes in his name. What he doesn’t expect is meeting a boy who survived one of their rituals.

That is when God reveals Abaddon’s true purpose. He shall protect the boy from the vultures circling him and avenge his pain. He shall take Gabriel under his wing and provide all the love and affection the boy never got to experience.

As they set out to hunt the monsters together, Gabriel entrusts his body and soul to his beautiful guardian angel, yet he can’t stop questioning whether Abaddon is real or just a creation of his touch-starved mind.

Either way, vengeance has begun to cut through the cultists with its scythe, and there is no turning back, no matter how deep the rabbit hole goes.

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Themes: opposites attract, hurt/comfort, size difference, angst, childhood trauma and abuse, mental health, self-harm, deception, mindf*ck, occult, gaslighting, revenge, torture, blasphemy, orphanage, cults

Genre: Dark, thriller M/M romance

Length: ~ 86,000 words (Standalone)

WARNING: This book contains adult content that might be considered offensive. Strong language, violence, torture, and explicit scenes. Reader discretion advised. Not for the fainthearted.

Virtuous Sinners is a collection of gay romance stories that center on killers who are guided by a virtuous code. These dark novels are connected only by theme and can be read standalone.

The killer’s virtue in “I Am God’s Dagger”: Piety

 

REVIEW:

Gabriel is a young man who’s been treated terribly by life. He’s been abused and tortured but someone manages to keep going. Then Abaddon comes into his life and it’s all turned upside down.

I definitely went into this book thinking it was about one thing and it turned into something else all together, but I’ll be honest, I wasn’t mad. The premise was interesting but the story was far more fascinating. This book is not your average “romance” but that is totally okay with me.

Gabriel is heartbreaking in so many ways. He struggles so hard to figure out what’s going on, but he is more than willing to go with what he thinks is a mental breakdown because the reality he’s stuck with is so horrible.

Abaddon is just as heartbreaking in his own way, almost more so at times. It’s very hard to talk about this story without giving anything away.

There are a few villians in this story, all terrible in their own way. They made me so angry at times I would have loved to strangle them all myself.

The author of this story is really kind of brilliant. The way they set up the plot lines left me guessing for ages and that doesn’t happen very often.

There’s some really steamy sex in the story, well written and hot as hell. I do wish the author had used a little more of their wonderful storytelling abilities instead of turning to sex so much, but that may just be the personal preference I’ve been developing over time.

This compelling tale will take you to places you didn’t think it was going and it will make you love it. The attention to detail in the world-building is very inspiring and as a writer I’m a little jealous.

I wish I could tell you more, but I think it’s better if you just read it and find out for yourself. It’s a heck of a ride, but if angst and thrills are something you like in your romance, you’re gonna love this!

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