the things gods break – GoodeyReads

Rating: ★★★
Audience: Romantasy
Length: 528 pages
Author: Abigail Owen
Publisher: Red Tower
Release Date: October 21st, 2025
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

She has won the games of the gods, can she stand against the titans? Lyra may have survived the Crucible, but now she faces an even more dangerous test – a deadly race against time begins in Tartarus.

The games continue in the thrilling and highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling romantasy The Games Gods Play. Welcome to Tartarus!

AROUND AND AROUND WE GO.

This is the second sequel I’ve read from Abigail Owen that just did not work. I don’t know how or why this book was 21 hours when it just repeated itself OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. If I hear one more thing about a lock or about how this isn’t the “real” Hades or a conversation surrounding not knowing what year it was I will lose it. BECAUSE SAME.

I’m not sure the plot went anywhere. I’m not sure the romance went anywhere. Being stuck in Tartarus for 500+ pages was a slog. The few small moments I liked did not outweigh my issues.

Will I read the third book? PROBABLY OKAY.

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