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Willa Knight: Dweller? Bad-ass? Notorious pet to five magical beings?

In Blesswood, there are rules, and someone is trying to teach her how to follow them. The only problem is Willa. Which shouldn’t be anything new, since she has been a problem since birth—something her pseudo-sister Emmy would agree on.

So it definitely shouldn’t be new … but it is.

Because things are starting to happen that have never happened before.

Things are starting to get …chaotic.

This is a full novel, 90,000 words. Book 2 of 5 in the Curse of the Gods Series

386 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 30, 2017

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Jaymin Eve is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and sci-fi novels filled with epic love stories, great adventures, and plenty of laughs. She lives in Australia with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and a couple of crazy pets. To date, she has sold over three million ebooks, and still can't believe that she gets to create fantasy worlds as a job. 

For action, adventure, romance, and a guaranteed HEA, start one of her series today.

Reading order:

Secret Keepers series (Paranormal Romance) House of Darken. House of Imperial. House of Leights. House of Royale.

Storm Princess Saga (PNR/Fantasy)
The Princess Must Die. The Princess Must Strike. The Princess Must Reign.

Curse of the Gods (Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance series) UpperYA/NA
Trickery. Persuasion. Seduction. Strength. Neutral. Pain.

Supernatural Prison (UF/PNR romance -shifter, vampire, fae, magic user) Upper YA/NA
Dragon Marked. Dragon Mystics. Dragon Mated. Broken Compass. Magical Compass.

NYC Mecca Series (UF/PNR Romance - shifters) Upper YA
Queen Heir. Queen Alpha. Queen Fae. Queen Mecca.

Hive Trilogy (UF/PNR Romance - vampires) Upper YA
Ash. Anarchy. Annihilate.

Walker Saga (Fantasy/adventure/romance - gods, mermaids, dragons) YA
First World. Spurn. Crais. Regali. Nephilius. Dronish. Earth.

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261 reviews1,155 followers
October 3, 2022
Willa freaking Knight. Baddass Extraordinaire. Best Dweller in the World.
What makes Willa so great? Well....
“I actually was pretty special, but not in a kick-the-gods-asses kind of way. More in the dropped-on-my-head-at-birth kind of way.”


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She's not good at many things, but she excels at getting in the way. Especially if its something dangerous
So for those of you who were concerned... Don't worry Willa is still the same quirky clumsy awesome heroine you loved in the first book
“What have we told you about doors?” he asked.
“They move … so I shouldn’t lean on them.”

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Welcome back to the world of the Gods. Dwellers are servants who hope and pray to get sent to Blesswood Academy so they can work their entire life away for stuck-up pricks that happen to be born with abilities.

Here at BlessWood, our motto is: Welcome to the Academy, try not to die.
“Those who make it all the way through go on to the next round. The rest will possibly be sacrificed, depending on the whims of the gods.”

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For real, I love this world for so many reasons and this book reminded me of that with its world-building specifically the different creatures and a HIERARCHY of the gods.

She is still a badass trying to fight and ending up hitting her own team because....honestly hun what a clutz. This was an inherent part of her personality. NOT JUST something just said in the beginning then forgotten by the end (hello bella from twilight)
“One of the boys was going to check on me at any moment—and I didn’t want them to see me dragging the crazy-assed-sol down the hallway by her legs”

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And Willa gets herself in the most ridiculous situations. Like being stranded in a floating platform in the sky. With a god who has anger issues. Who she may or may not have kicked in the balls.
“I shrieked and tried to throw the jug of water on them, only to realize it was empty and all I had actually thrown was the jug.
Which smacked into Siret’s head.
He swung around with another snarl and I froze, both hands held out in front of me.
“Shit! Sorry, I meant to hit Rau … and I meant to throw the water not the jug! And I’m … shit”

So we have Willa getting in some hilarious situations and the guys are there. This book definitely had more flirty flirty-angst stuff. Not that Willa would ever admit she has feelings.
“They had just dropped the whole beta bomb on me, and then immediately jumped into a wrestling match because I was naked.
They were all insane.
“We heard that!” Siret yelled, ducking to the side to avoid Aros’s fist."

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Picture this:
A beautiful independent lady trying to boss around 5 crazy-hot gods. But this independent woman trips over nothing, sets fire to everything, somehow always loses her clothes, and just... pure chaos man.
“You should get revenge on him,” Coen advised.
“I should!” I immediately tried to kick my walk into a run—taking Coen’s suggestion as permission to punch one of them—but he caught my shirt again.”

I just love it so freaking much
“So … penises, right? I mean … just wow, so many penises. What would a girl even do with that many penises together in one place?” Shut up Willa. What the hell is wrong with you?
There was a beat of silence and then suddenly the room was filled with laughter."

Though I mean this book isn't for everyone. Some people don't like full bellied, hold-yourself-up-on-your-knees, can’t-breathe-or-talk kind of laughter. So if thats you, first stop following me and secondly read this book anyways.

It was also great seeing the relationships developed. They had inner jokes from the first books that carried over and honestly just warmed mah wittle heart. And they helped each other!! The guys made Willa more crazy outgoing and protective. And Willa in general made them crazier
“We’re upset that you removed it,” Yael interrupted. “You … you shweed!'
For a moment, not a single person even dared to breathe. Cyrus looked confused, but the others seemed to be torn between rage and amusement.
“What …” Coen paused, taking a deep breath, “the hell is a shweed?”
“It’s a cross between a shit-head and a weed,” I said, causing everyone to turn to me.
“Her idiocy is contagious,” Cyrus stated. He almost looked surprised.”

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This review was a little 2 ranty and ravey but honestly, this book was a breath of fresh air. Characters I gave a shit about, interesting plot development
And can i just say...
I TOTALY FUCKING CALLED IT WITH THE sPoILeR THING I CALLED IT WHEN I FIRST READ THE FIRST BOOK BUT I THOUGHT I MIGHT BE GIVING THE AUTHOR TOO MUCH CREDIT BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH IT WAS EVEN BETTER OH MAH GAWDS THAT WAS BRILLANT I LOVED IT SO SO SO MUCH!! READ IT!!! NO SPOILERS!! READ IT SO I CAN GUSH ABOOUT IT WITH YOU!!

Just so good. Definitely recommend.
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April 1, 2017
Technically it's April.... WHERE IS THIS BOOK?!?
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September 1, 2022
“I’m special,” I declared sarcastically. I actually was special, but not in a kick-the-gods-asses kind of way. More in the dropped-on-my-head-at-birth kind of way.


✅ Mythology and gods
✅ Funny banter
✅ Hilarious main character
✅ Sexy and funny harem
✅ Action
✅ Reverse-harem / Sexual tension
✅ Plot

This is definitely a guilty pleasure series for me.
Is it perfect? No.
Do I care? No.
Do I still enjoy it SO FREAKING MUCH? Even after the second read? Hell yeah!!

I wasn’t good at many things, but I was excellent at getting in the way. Especially if it was ‘in the way’ of something dangerous. Like a freaking curse that would split my soul into six pieces, leaving me only a tiny little morsel while delivering the other five slices to the five sacred beings who had been standing closest to me.


Willa can't seem to do anything right, except get in the way of everyone and everything... Especially if it's dangerous. The stakes are getting higher as some Gods now take a special interest in Willa and in her relationship with the Abcurses brothers. Rau is still trying to create chaos wherever he goes, and he seems pretty fixated on Willa, which is a very bad thing because Willa’s life is already quite chaotic as it is. Somehow, Willa manages to face each threat and survive with pure luck, the Abcurses’ help, her weird plans that somehow work in the end, and even some new, strange, and unreliable powers.


“So … my soul pieces haven’t been living inside them this whole time?”
“Soul pieces?” He had gone right back to frowning at me as though my head was full of straw. “Where did you come up with that idiotic notion?”
“It’s a skill,” I snarled, trying to yank my hand free. He only tightened his grip.
So I decided to kick him in the balls.


This book focuses a little more on the politics of the gods and the Sols, but it is still a really funny book, and overall, there was more action in this book than in the first one. I liked seeing a little more of Topia and the gods’ hierarchy, and I also really enjoyed getting to know Neutral/Cyrus. He’s a grumpy wannabe bully, but I just know that he will become more important and that we will somehow end up liking him, or he will get more likable under Willa’s crazy influence. Granted, there is much work to do considering that she might or might not have kicked him in the balls, but that’s just an everyday occurrence for Willa.

“I shrieked and tried to throw the jug of water on them, only to realize it was empty and all I had actually thrown was the jug.
Which smacked into Siret’s head.
He swung around with another snarl and I froze, both hands held out in front of me. “Shit! Sorry, I meant to hit Rau … and I meant to throw the water not the jug! And I’m … shit”


“Put me dow—”
“No.” Rome grunted the word more than spoke it, and his hand pulled up, landing a sharp smack right on my butt. “Be a good little curse and stay up there where you can’t hurt anyone.”
“Don’t you mean where I can’t get hurt?” I grumbled.
“Yeah. That too.”


Willa is still clumsy and she is still trying to fit in with her team. She does want to help them, but she usually ends up hitting one of her own instead of the enemy (but at least she knows that she is a nuisance and owns it 😬). I also like the fact that she has no shame. Like none at all. She gets in the worse situations, but instead of being mortified, she just stands up and goes on her way as if everything was completely normal, and went as she has planned. What's also really funny is that the guys are not even surprised anymore, they just roll with it and try to keep Willa alive.

“Standing right here,” I snorted out, lifting our joined hands. “No need to talk about me like I’m a piece of naughty furniture you just traded a bunch of tokens for, only to realise it doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do.”
Yael shook his head, his dark hair sliding across his forehead. “A piece of furniture would talk less and be of more use to us. Something for you to consider, Rocks.”



“We’re upset that you removed it,” Yael interrupted. “You … you shweed!'
For a moment, not a single person even dared to breathe. Cyrus looked confused, but the others seemed to be torn between rage and amusement.
“What …” Coen paused, taking a deep breath, “the hell is a shweed?”
“It’s a cross between a shit-head and a weed,” I said, causing everyone to turn to me.
“Her idiocy is contagious,” Cyrus stated. He almost looked surprised.


There is still banter and hilarious, over-the-top ridiculous situations, and I cannot wait to see what will happen to Willa and her guys. I also like how they are just used to her clumsiness and are always alert and ready to catch her before she even has a chance to fall, and how by now they are just used to her getting into the most “WTF/How the f*ck is that even possible” scenarios and they’re just ready to save her and help her, without even batting an eye at the situation.

They had been going on about the pact and my boobs since we stepped into the room. All of them except Siret. He had simply crossed his arms and declared that my boobs were his favourite part of every sun-cycle on Minatsol, and that he was not okay with them being hidden. He was going to get slapped twice the very next time I found a chair so that I could reach his face.



They were always trying to assert dominion over each other, and I had become their favourite tool for dominion-asserting.
Whoever had ‘possession’ of me seemed to automatically become the center of dissension, as though they were taking more than their fair share of things. I had tried diffusing a few fights by reasoning that I wasn’t a thing to share, but they responded the same way every single time. They told me that I was their dweller; assigned to them, fair and square. There was even paperwork to prove it. Also, my soul was living inside them, free-of-charge, so apparently, that translated into ownership of my person.


The romance is evolving, even if it's still slow. The 5 brothers are super protective of Willa, but they don't want to jeopardize their dynamic so they decide not to touch Willa and it's building a crazy sexual tension (I can't wait for this sexual tension to lead to something sexier 😏)... I love their whole group so much, seriously nothing important could happen and I would still read a whole book about them just going on with their everyday life. I also really like that their personalities are starting to show more, and they all have their moments when they are “the one” Willa needs, depending on the situation.

“What is wrong with you, Five!”
“And this whole time you thought I was the good brother?” he asked with an arch to one perfect brow, tapping me beneath the chin. He was staring at my mouth now, as though he wanted to drag me back up against him. “I’m the brother that makes bad jokes while everyone else is trying to save your life.”
“It’s true,” Aros added, sounding a little bit exasperated. “You really should have seen that coming.”


I have to admit that I have a sweet spot for Coen and Siret in this book, I really like them and they’re probably my top 2 Abcurses for now. 💗

🖤 Coen – I still have a soft spot for the quiet broody brother, and I also feel that he needs so many hugs because he never gets any love because of his gift for pain.
💜 Siret - Willa had more time with him in this book, and I just love his funny side and the way he just smirks at everything, while also being fiercely protective of Willa.
💙 Rome – He has a vibe that’s similar to his twin’s, and I have a weakness for fierce, protective, and steady characters… Who am I kidding, I have a weakness for them all. 😂
💛 Aros – I like the steamier moments with him, but I also want to see more depth in his character. That being said, his last scene with Coen was pretty hot, and I need moooooore.
💚 Yael – I love him, of course, because I love all 5 of them, but his competitive side is not that cute or likable. I do like his intensity though… 😏

I also couldn’t report the incident, because no excuse would be good enough.
The sacred sol was pretending to be my best friend, so that she could stab me, but my bowl of spaghetti saved me, and then she head-butted it, and now she’s unconscious.


“It’s been at the back of my mind for a while, but I usually ignore the back of my mind because I don’t like nasty surprises and that’s what it always gives me—”
“Rambling,” Aros cut in, his eyes flicking from the arena to me. At least this time he looked amused. “You’re rambling again, sweetheart. Get to the point.”


I do love this series so much for its ridiculousness and the way it makes me smile and chuckle so much, but I would definitely not recommend it if you do not enjoy exaggerated clumsiness, over-the-top crazy situations, and very random inner monologues. 😅

“I’m sorry, Willa. I couldn’t think of another way … your pain is …” He trailed off and Coen picked up the rest of the sentence.
“When you’re hurting, we’re hurting.”
“My pain doesn’t bother me,” Siret added, “but for some reason, yours …”
“It bothers us a lot,” Yael finished.
They were staring at me and I was both overwhelmed and confused by their words. I knew we had a connection—my sneaky soul and Rau had pretty much ensured that—but this felt like more.
This felt bigger.



Trickery ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


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3 reviews
March 15, 2017
I JUST CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!!!!!!
Can we get an official release date?!

Full Review to come... :D
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2,558 reviews1,135 followers
March 22, 2018
After finishing the oddball and indefinable first novel, I dug into this second right away to see what disasters Willa would get into this time with her five Sols.

Willa does indeed trip, stumble and cause general chaos, especially when she accidentally ends up in a floating platform world in the sky and angers the big Sols who toss her over the side. Still, Willa irritated me most of the novel and it got a bit repetitive and over the top how she keeps accidentally getting herself in weird situations of smooshing against the guys or is donned in wet shirts and nudity scenes. Some of her dialogue grates on her my nerves like nails on a chalkboard too, but hey, it’s balanced since the story is fun enough and the Sols hold up the ship when it starts sinking into the silly zone too fast.

You’d definitely need to read this in order and know what’s going on, but also to get into the characters since the actual storyline doesn’t start for awhile and it holds up by being invested in the character’s lives and their disasters up till this point. If you don’t care about any of that or like any of them, you’d kind of be screwed since the storyline takes a bit to take off.

I was happy to see Dwellers are getting a backbone because of their submissive nature annoying the peaches off me. Developments are stirring up from various sources, and I liked meeting the God of Neutral and more with the God of Chaos, the inter-romantic rhythms with the five and their “pact”.

Nonsensical and over the top, it’s just plain fun and induces smiles at the same time it’s bringing out the groans and eye rolls.

Was a buddy read with the MacHalo bunch.
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1,275 reviews226 followers
October 16, 2019
I told myself over a year ago not to pick up a book that's part of an ongoing series until it's complete and yet I obviously didn't listen when I picked the first book in this series up. Now I'm stuck waiting very impatiently AGAIN for the third book to come out. I don't know why I do it to myself, self-inflicted torture is bollocks.

Anyway, I loved this book, not quite as much as the first but still more than a lot of books I've read lately.

I have a few niggles -

First - Willa was verging on just plain stupid rather than a bumbling idiot for parts of this book. Her clumsiness is all well and good, but it went too far for me this time and made her seem almost simple minded.

Secondly - the mounting sexual tension is driving me insane! Why can't she just get freaky with all of them right now! I don't care if they take turns or its a free for all. I want that. There's no need to pick, just be a greedy bitch Willa and have all the Abcurse brothers.

Lastly - nothing actually happens plot-wise until past the 50% mark. Now, this didn't bother me a great deal because these books have been so smooth and easy to read that just watching their interactions are entertaining, but it did mean that when things started to kick in, it was crammed in and I could have done with it being longer.

I'm still giving this 4.5 stars because I love all 5 brothers and the trainee god, power aspects going on. Plus that ending, I really didn't want to finish reading this so quickly and again, I want the next book now. Having to wait is shit.
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2,510 reviews48 followers
September 6, 2017
I loved Trickery and had ridiculously high expectations for Persuasion. Expectations so high that I honestly couldn't expect them to be met. Never underestimate the JJ's. Persuasion is excellent, excellent, excellent. Without a doubt, I have never loved a lead female like I love Willa with her ridiculous (in the best way) inner monologue, and the Abcurse's are beyond male perfection. Jane Washington and Jaymin Eve are two talented writers individually. Together, they are brilliant.

The book picks back up at Blesswood. Willa is tied to the 5 Abcurse brothers, so she has to be with at least one at all times. She has moved into their rooms, takes classes with them. They have accepted her completely as one of the family. She has turned parts of their lives upside down; she still gets herself into the most ridiculous situations with her clumsiness, her impulsiveness, her uniqueness. She also entertains them completely, brings out a protective quality in them, and opens their eyes to the world beyond their own existence.

This book expands our knowledge of Topia, the gods, and the curse of Rau. There's so much going on. Willa has everyone's focus which puts her in danger. The Sols resent her for not knowing her place, the Dwellers are starting to rebel wanting a life more like hers, and the gods are up to no good. Each group is planning and plotting and Willa is caught up in their plans. She blunders her way through each new threat; sometimes with pure luck, sometimes with her own brand of ingenuity, sometimes with the strange new powers she sporadically has, and sometimes with the direct intervention of the Abcurses. It takes a lot to keep Willa in one piece.

We also get more of Willa and the brothers. Her relationship with each one is unique. Yael, Siret, Rome, Aros and Coen are all complete individuals. She needs each one in a different way and they respond to her distinctively. It's slow moving, but the bond is deepening. The connection goes beyond the curse and when tested, the brothers show that they want Willa in their lives. The emotion they show for her when she's been in danger or missing gives me the warm fuzzies. I want more! There's a bit of kissing, lots of touching, and plenty of nakedness, despite the pact and the new rule. Again, I want more!

It's clear the world is changing. Blesswood itself is on the edge of pandemonium. The gods, Sols, and dwellers are all going to have to make changes, and the change won't be easy. Willa has triggered some of this and will be swept up in the turmoil, no doubt. The Abcurse's now have an idea about Willa's role in this discord, and at the very end provoke her to get their proof. What they prove changes everything once again. Willa's life just got even more complicated. She thought that she didn't fit in before, now she know's where to place herself (if not what to call herself), but she can't fulfill her new role for the sake of the world. She's definitely in over her head, but the Abcurse's will be right there with her.

This book is brilliant. Original, well written, funny, sexy, suspenseful. JJ's I can't wait for the next one!
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101 reviews121 followers
November 25, 2022
★·.·´¯`·.·★ 4.5 Stars ★·.·´¯`·.·★

Just as fun as the first one.. but with a bit more PG-13 porno moments..

Is it wrong that I wish it was a tad bit smuttier?

ugh..I think I hate that stupid pact even more than Willa did.

Anywho, I do love all the five, but Siret is still my babe..
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15 reviews4 followers
June 1, 2017
I neeeeeeed this book. Like yesterday. I can't even deal with how long I'll have to wait

Update: Like the first book, there were more than a few passages that had me in hysterics. I can't help it. I love Willa. She's not the heroine we wanted, but I think she's the heroine we need. I'm patiently awaiting the third book, minus the patiently.
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1,314 reviews2,968 followers
September 1, 2020
⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*Jealous Of Willa*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱

A moon-cycle aka a month has gone from the time Willa's soul got split into five pieces and into the Abcurse, connecting them. Meaning they can hear her thoughts and she gets pain if she's too far away from them. While this book wasn't as good as the first one, it was still interesting and I loved seeing Willa and the Abcures get closer. Willa's clumsiness is starting to get to me a tiny bit, but other than that she's adorable/cute. The brothers are hot as fuck and I want them all. Kinda jealous of Willa in that apartment. Overall, I liked it, I did, but it doesn't beat book one. Something was missing but I can put my finger on it. Technically this book is more YA than NA as there is not sex, and Willa isn't that... ‘mature’ - she is, but she isn't, if you know what I mean.

Characters:
Willa ‘Will’ ‘Rocks’ ‘Solider’ ‘Dweller-baby’ ‘Willa-Toy’ Knight (18), a dweller.
The Abcurse brothers (made up name) - believed to be the most powerful sols at Blesswood - are gods (they got exiled to Minatsol because Trickery tricked Staviti into trying to mate with one of Bestiary’s creations for the rest of this life-cycle (year), and that Minatsol weakens them):
Coen ‘One’, the gift of Pain.
Rome ‘Two’, the gift of Strength. Coen and Rome were twins.
Siret ‘Five’, the gift of Trickery.
Yael ‘Four’, the gift of Persuasion.
Aros ‘Three’, the gift of Seduction. Siret, Yael and Aros were triplets.

Emmanuelle ‘Emmy’ ‘Em’, Willa's best friend, pseudo-sister and fellow dweller recruit to serve at Blesswood.
Elowin, a sol and the was Head of the Dweller-relations committee at Blesswood in book one - the Abcurse killed her for kidnapping Willa.
Atti, one of the resident dwellers who serves at Blesswood.
Karyn ��Fakey’, a sol who impersonated Willa.
Teacher Crest, and in charge of a class: Original Gods, and The Beginning. Her gift is song.
Dru ‘Mountain Man’, a sol.
Aedan, a sol.
Brina, a goddess - the Beta god of Sorcery.
Jade, was recently appointed as head of the Dweller Relations Committee in light of Elowin’s request for a sabbatical - though in truth Elowin’s dead, killed by the brothers in book one.
Razi, a god and the Envy Beta.
Cyrus, a god who deal in the disputes of the gods. Has power that is beyond even Staviti, was created as a balance, which means Cyrus have gods trying to take him down on a regular basis. Gods that don’t want balance. Steve, his server.
Jeffrey, a slave/dweller in topia?

The God tree:
Staviti (Original God)
Ten companions - The Original Gods who Staviti created:
Adeline (Goddess of Beauty) - the Abcurses mother. In order to get children Abil used his magic to disguise Adeline as Pica. She ran to Staviti and asked him to gift her with children. It’s the only way to have children, in Topia, since Staviti controls everything. So she told him that she would finally love him, if he allowed her children. He agreed, and gifted her two pregnancies, on the condition that she not seek out Rau to be the father of her children.
Abil (God of Trickery) - Aka D.O.D. (dear old dad), the Abcurses father.
Rau (God of Chaos) - has one big problem: he’s one of the only Original Gods without a Beta and no one really knows why there has never been a sol to step into the role.
Terence (God of Bestiary)
Lorda (Goddess of Obsession)
Pica (Goddess of Love) - Staviti has been in love with her since the beginning of time; she was the first companion that he created. Though she loved Rau so Staviti banned all of the gods from pairing up, or having children together.
Ciune (Goddess of Wisdom)
Gable (God of Vice)
Crowe (God of Death)
Haven (God of Nature)
There are ten Originals, nine Betas to the Originals, and about a hundred and eighty others who form minor deities. The chosen sols.

Glossary:
click – minute
rotation – hour
sun-cycle – day
moon-cycle – month
life-cycle – year
minateur – soldier
bullsen – domesticated work-beast
sleeper – spider
furline – caterpillar
sol – dominant race
dweller – serving race
minatsol – world of the dwellers and sols
topia – world of the gods
luciu – floating city of the gods
soldel – first city of the sols
dvadel – second city of the sols
tridel – third city of the gods
minatsol – world of the dwellers and sols
swimmer – fish
kragill – crocodile-like creature
blacktip – piranha-like creature
pantera – winged horse

Quick basic facts:
Genre: - (YA? NA?) Fantasy (Mythology?).
Series: - Series, Book Two.
Love triangle? -
Cheating? -
HEA? -
Favorite character? - Aros, I think - no Rome. No, I mean, Coen. Perhaps Siret? No, it's Yael. No maybe Ar-Shit, I don't know. All of the Abcurses?
Would I read more by this author/or of series? - Yes.
Would I recommend this book/series? - Yes.
Will I read this again in the future? - Probably, but who knows.
Rating - 3.5/3 stars.
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457 reviews152 followers
July 31, 2017
Holy shit balls!! I knew she was.... and that this would... but omfg.... best ending ever! I will update review after a cold shower, Xanax
Dude. Though. For. Real.
Thank you, pain and seduction for making my morning better...
Just...
Ok, I'm done, be back later.
Xoxo

I need the next book today..... Like now!
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120 reviews
December 8, 2017
I feel like there was absolutely no forward progression of the plot in this installment. The 'big reveal' in the last chapter was something that I predicted at least a halfway through the first book.
Stuff happened, but because Willa is such a special snowflake, I never felt like it mattered. It's rare that I call a character a Mary Sue, but between Willa and the Abcurses, they're perfectly perfect, and she's perfectly UNperfect. I felt like I was getting beaten over the head with exactly how unperfect she is--how clumsy, how oblivious, etc.

I also am not a fan of the amount of forced sexual tension was through this book. It felt like every chapter had at least one scene where Willa was in close proximity to one of the boys, who was overwhelmed with how much he wanted her and she wanted him back--despite the fact that her attraction seems to be perfectly interchangeable between the 5 of them. Which also irritates me.

There were moments I enjoyed, where I even giggled aloud, but they were spaced much farther apart than the first book. I was also hoping that the Abcurses would become less of a blur in my head, each with one token personality trait. Siret is always amused, Yael is competitive, etc. Other than that, the are IMHO 100% exchangeable.

Still, I'll probably attempt to read the next installment, as they're available with my KU subscription. We'll see if my disappointment continues.
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6,540 reviews214 followers
September 11, 2023
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Willa, my love, I love you so much.

Ugh, for re-reads I really need to get into doing status updates because thinking of something brand new to say in a damn review gets pretty freaking hard. Or maybe that's just me?

Persuasion gave me back my loves. There's just something about this gang that makes me happy and just get into the zone of falling in love with everything all over again. The only thing that annoyed me, and has probably always annoyed me, is that these guys try to make plans/decisions without her. Even though they are about her. Ugh, so annoying.

Other than that, people want to kill her. They eventually unlink from one another. Oh, and I am expecting some serious groveling from everyone. Serious. Groveling.
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I freaking love these books and I'm so happy that I'm diving back into them!

Second time read. First time review!

Persuasion is the second installment of the Curse of the Gods series. It has my lovable guys but it also has it's funny and dramatic moments as well. Of course, people are still trying to figure out Willa and what she means to the guys. Then there's the small fact that people want her dead. Oh, and she seems to be kidnapped a couple of times as well.

Willa, she's still freaking hilarious. Definitely the comedic relief that I needed after a stressful day of work (or even at work). Her relationships with the guys is hilarious and always puts a smile on my face. Then there's her friendship with Emmy, and boy did she become a bad ass in this book.

The Gods are kind of ridiculous in this book. I don't really know what I think about them yet.. but I am happy that I have 5 boy gods instead. They are so freaking protective of Willa and I love it. HOWEVER, I really need some smut to start happening between everyone. I miss it and desperately need it to happen. I'm sure they feel the same.

Overall, the cliffhanger of this book was an eye opener. I wonder what's going to happen now that they think she's a BETA god.
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724 reviews1,402 followers
September 25, 2017
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I’M ONLY HERE FOR WILLA & ROME.

That’s it, so they better be a thing.

This was highly predictable but still an entertaining quick read.
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866 reviews341 followers
July 15, 2021
💫 ”We were all the same way: a little too impulsive, a little too reactive, a little too rough around the edges. It was why I let them stick around.”


Yea, this did not live to my expectation...... Still entertaining tho & still have many quotes I liked

I wasn’t good at many things, but I was excellent at getting in the way. Especially if it was ‘in the way’ of something dangerous. Like a freaking curse that would split my soul into six pieces, leaving me only a tiny little morsel while delivering the other five slices to the five sacred beings who had been standing closest to me.
The Abcurses


Though I didn’t like her as much as I did in the first book, Willa’s still the star of this book

1. 'The whole world would feel my wrath for the remainder of this sun-cycle because I was Willa Freaking Knight. Which made no sense at all, but sometimes the world didn’t make sense, and we just had to accept what was.'

2. 'I just couldn’t help it. I didn’t like being pushed around, and I’d always thought that I’d go down fighting when my time to die finally arrived. I’d probably be fighting a pillar or a stone floor as I fell on my face, but it still counted

3. ”You need to back off,” Coen snarled at Yael, ignoring me completely. His hands crashing into Yael’s chest, sending him stumbling back several steps. “I saw her first.”
“Actually,” Siret interrupted, his voice a low growl. “I saw her first.”
“Actually!” I raised my voice above all of them, trying to get their attention. “There was a healer back in the seventh ring who definitely saw me first, although I’m pretty sure she regrets helping my mother give birth to me. Or if she didn’t before, she will once she hears about all the great work I’ve been doing in Blesswood.”

4. ”I anchored your life force to mine. The same way you anchored yours to Abil’s sons.”
“So … my soul pieces haven’t been living inside them this whole time?”
“Soul pieces?” He had gone right back to frowning at me as though my head was full of straw. “Where did you come up with that idiotic notion?”
“It’s a skill,” I snarled, trying to yank my hand free. He only tightened his grip.
So I decided to kick him in the balls.


👎Why I didn’t like it as much as Trickery : 👎

I don’t even know loll. I can’t exactly point out what’s wrong. (What is even the point of my reviews amiright?) It’s just that my feeling was not as giddy while reading this compared to the first book. Not as interesting + captivating too. There just weren’t exciting enough things happened and not enough plot progression. Stuff happened but some were quite unnecessary IMO, and IMO, some things were a bit forces too. Felt bland is all. Doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy this, but I was bored more than once, without a worth-it scenes in return (that really lowered my rating). I liked the Heroes but no special feelings or anything either. Thus far it felt like like their characters were all similar, kinda blend in & I still haven’t seen enough different characterization from each of them. So, it’s not that I disliked them, but it’s just whatever, no attachment.

🕴But this book is called ‘Persuasion’ so imma quote Yael’s part I liked🕴

Here’s from chapter 1 :

Yael is an egotistical shweed!
“What’s a shweed, Willa-toy?” He spoke so quietly, so gently, so persuasively.
“It’s a cross between a shit-head and a weed”
“Is that a dweller word?” He was still using the voice. Still tugging on my hair. Still getting his revenge on me for calling him a shweed.
“It’s a Willa word.”


14 chapters later :


”We’re upset that you removed it,” Yael interrupted. “You … you shweed!”
For a moment, not a single person even dared to breathe. Cyrus looked confused, but the others seemed to be torn between rage and amusement.
“What …” Coen paused, taking a deep breath, “the hell is a shweed?”
“It’s a cross between a shit-head and a weed,” I said, causing everyone to turn to me.
“Her idiocy is contagious,” Cyrus stated. He almost looked surprised.
May 31, 2017
5 FUCKINGTASTIC STARS

I love this series, and everything about it.

I am Willa and I need my Abcurse brothers, right this second to complete my soul.

“I had strong feelings for the Abcurses, it was a fact, I needed each one of them. I needed Siret’s grin, Aros’s heat, Coen’s hardness, Rome’s gruffness, and Yael’s stubbornness”

Gods-dammit. This book is my soul, and the only people in this crazy world I can entrust my soul with are my Abcurse brothers.

Waiting for this book was brutal, and it ate at me. Every single day was agony... okay that's a little much, but you get what I mean. I just couldn't get enough after Trickery . My whole life changed when I was introduced to the Abcurse brothers. Yeah, yeah, that sounds so cliché.

I like how everything flowed perfectly in the beginning-middle-and end of this book.
The banter between Willa and the Abcurses is pure gold. I absolutely fucking adore their conversations, I literally live for them.

We start off the book with the usual, and might I say regular degular, clumsiness from Willa. Which leads to epic banter with the Abcurses. Fakey from the last book, makes a few appearances, but is quickly shut down. The gods make an appearance at Blesswood Academy, and lo and behold, they've come to stir up shit. They start some bullshit life or death competition and guess which 'not a dweller but not a sol' has to compete? Well, obviously the answer to the would be Willa.
Fear not as in true Willa style, she somehow survives.

I have to say that it was fascinating to see the development of Willa's "powers". Here and there she seems to show some hidden powers, and they're still somewhat iffy. However it's obvious at this point she is definitely not a dweller. Which hints back to the first book, and why her Mom was drunk and hardly involved herself in Willa's life. There is clearly a backstory to this and Willa's Mom must know why her daughter is "cursed".

I love the relationship between Willa and the Abcurses. It's relationship goals right there, now I just wish they would make it official. If Jaymin and Jane don't make this official I'm going to be shattered. They all have to be together, it would be weird if you just pair her with only one of them. Willa needs the full package, and they need Willa. Simple

“Nobody else exists, Rocks. It’s you and us. We’re everybody.”

The 'Pact' is the bane of my existence, like holy shit can you all just get together already?
I mean even Willa knows that it's stupid. But I do like how the brothers are so possessive of Willa. When Dru aka Mountain Man tried to flirt with Willa at the Arena, he magically was flung to the middle of the arena. My bet is that Rome flung him. Since he has that silent and strength vibe. And that's so hot.

but oh gods, all the Abcurse brothers are more than hot.


WHAT I LOVED

- The Abcurse Brothers
- Willa
- All the banter
- How much I laughed
- How becoming a Jeffrey is a general term
- Yael's competitiveness
- Aros seducing my life
- Siret just being trickery and calling Willa soldier
- Rome being my low key cinnamon-bun
- Coen at the end *swoons*

Can I just say Yael being so competitive is bloody hilarious. I think it has to do with him being Persuasion and getting whatever he wants. But still.. he is super serious about being number 1, that I can't help but explosively laugh when he gets edgy about it.

“Normally I’d say you can choose and it won’t be a problem, but for Yael … it would definitely be a problem.”

Willa finally blessed us with a new word folks, and I intend to use this word on a regular basis.

“What …” Coen paused, taking a deep breath, “the hell is a shweed?”

“It’s a cross between a shit-head and a weed,” I said, causing everyone to turn to me.”



Anyways, now I have to wait again. Woe is me, and me is woe.
You can't name the next book Seduction and expect me to not be seduced. That's just not fair.
My soul would be appeased if I could get this sometime in mid July. Not that I'm trying to hint a good date or anything. I mean..... that was a subtle hint, a friendly shove, a gods damn caress.


I need to commend Jaymin and Jane, These females are so incredibly talented. They've created a world and characters that bring joy to my life. I hope they work as a duo regularly, as together they make mind-blowing magic.Thank you for giving this life. <3



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426 reviews13 followers
May 27, 2017
3.5 stars

Okay you guys, imma be honest. I love Jane Washington and I love her writing so of course I'd love to give her books glowing 5-star reviews. But I gotta be honest, I'm not 100% in love with this book. It kills me to say it but it's true. I kind of found it a bit...lacking in plot? Like I'm not quite sure what the plot was other than Willa being incredibly clumsy and the Abcurses being incredibly hot.

I mean it was entertaining to read about Willa and her journeys and all, like it's a fun and light read that puts you in a good mood. I read it in one sitting and will continue to read all the books in the series and then some. It's just not exactly deep or thought-provoking. Nothing wrong with that of course, not all books are meant to be, I was just pointing it out. The book also ends kind of abruptly but that's most likely because the books seem to pick up from where the previous left off so I can deal with that.

The next gripe I have isn't any fault of the authors or book, it's just a personal preference. Because I really don't want this to be a reverse harem where Willa ends up with all five guys. I mean come on. Reverse Harem can be fun to read about of course, but this series is already to similar to the Seraph Black series and having all the characters end up the same way is just too unoriginal for lack of a better word. If I want to read that series I'll read it, but if I'm reading something else, I'd want it to be different or more original, you know? This is, again, my personal opinion because if this does turn out to be a reverse harem then...oh well, I guess. It's not a flaw or something wrong with the book, I just won't be happy. Tbh I want Willa to be with Coen and Coen only. I was in love with Aros at first but idk. Coen just stole my heart I guess. (Plus he and Willa balance each other out perfectly, just saying.)

Also, I can't connect with Willa. Like she's not a relatable person at all and her inner dialogue is mostly just her quirky, awkward thoughts about Abcurse hotness. She's not written like a real person, I guess I'm trying to say. She doesn't have normal or personal or deep thoughts where I can feel like I'm in her head and understand her life, and she seems a bit dense.
But again, I think she was written like that on purpose. Besides, she's entertaining as hell and it makes the book fun to read about.

But anyway, enough of my complaining. I did enjoy the book, I love reading about the Abcurses, and Willa and all that. I love that this series is light and fun (but also hot, just saying), so it's not something to expect more out of. It is what it is and I do like what it is. I can't wait to see where the series goes because I feel like it's slowly building up into something more. Like all the action and world-building is coming and something epic is about to happen.
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745 reviews146 followers
January 29, 2018
OMG! I'm in love! With an idiot! What the hell is wrong with me??? I don't really understand it but I've grown quite attached to the protagonist of this series despite her being everything I usually hate. Yes, yes, I know, I'm repeating myself but Will Knight is just so damn adorable. Her clumsiness and total lack of strategic thinking make for one hell of an entertainment. No wonder those 5 gorgeous gods adopted her. Though the sexual tension between them is bound to kill me. If they don't do the deed soon I'll combust!

Now to the story - some of my suspicions about Willa got confirmed but at the same time it seems too easy. So I'm wondering if she's not in fact but something else entirely. Cyrus, the newly introduced Neutral God, is quite intriguing even if I want to smack him as much as Willa does. I feel he will play a major role in whatever happens next. I can't decide if I want him to be one of the good guys or not. Talking about good and bad guys, anyone else feeling like the Gods need to be exterminated? I mean in most mythologies the gods are assholes but here they reach a whole new level. I feel bad for both sols and dwellers even if the dwellers have it worse. I hope this little revolution of Emmy's succeeds and we see some real change. I do get enraged every time one of the sols treats a dweller like dirt. The dwellers should just abandon their posts and we'll see how long the sol society runs without them! So I'm off to read the next book and then I have no clue what I'll be doing until the 4th instalment comes out!
September 24, 2017
The first book in this series was funnier, but that's probably a given. This one still managed to be funny and keep me entertained. I think the author did a good job at the second book, enough of a new plot to keep interesting while keeping the old dynamic of the 5 brothers to one Willa.

Willa is definitely still almost dying all the time in this book and having to be saved from falling down stairs, etc. How the brothers assign her to one each time cracked me up. She had a chaperone to make sure she kept up, didn't fall or die, or get into trouble.

The new plot points kept me intrigued and hoping that wishes do come true and she ends up with all the brothers, because how are you going to make her choose? That's like choosing just one dessert off a dessert buffet. As if!
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373 reviews465 followers
June 7, 2017
This book, I swear...

I'm not even sure where to start. This book, hell this series is so crazy and over the top but it's just so much damn fun that it is well balanced.

"You....you schweed!"
For a moment, not a single person even dared to breathe. Cyrus looked confused, but the others seemed to be torn between rage and amusement.
"What..." Coen paused, taking a deep breath, "the hell is a schweed?"
"It's a cross between a shit-head and a weed," I said, causing everyone to turn to me.
"Her idiocy is contagious," Cyrus stated. He almost looked surprised.


This book had me laughing out loud and asking what this main character (really author) is smoking to make her so ridiculous...but in a good way.

"So...penises, right? I mean...just wow so many penises. What would a girl even do with that many penises together in one place." Shut up Willa. What the hell is wrong with you?


Ok, let's start with the premise of this book. It's definitely a reverse harem and it has your typical sexy overbearing overprotective alpha male type men that are all clamoring after the main character, Willa Knight.

Willa Knight is a hot mess.

She's naked for half of the book just for the hell of it and these poor sols (demi-god types) just follow her around with a healthy mix of amusement and exasperation.



Willa and her antics are a lot of the comic relief but I love the way that she acts in the face of craziness and adversity. She doesn't give up. She doesn't start crying. She just sort of barrels through life because why the hell not? She lives like Murphy's Law was specifically created for her and she takes it as a personal challenge and I love that about her.

The theme of her existence is "What is going to go wrong next?" She's clumsy as hell and can barely walk to the bathroom without something bad happening.



Usually, I hate characters that are based on clumsiness because I do not consider it a character flaw. It is often used to make a seemingly perfect character a little more human and it rarely works. Luckily, Willa has enough other flaws for me to not automatically hate her for being clumsy. She's sarcastic, inappropriate, spontaneous, caustic, and hard to deal with. She makes terrible jokes. But it all works somehow.

The guys are also flawed. They rely on their talents, Pain, Strength, Seduction, Trickery, and Persuasion, to get what they want sometimes. They don't know how to deal with their new pet Dweller, Willa. They are used to being spoiled and listened to and then this whirlwind comes in and basically destroys everything. Coen, Rome, Yael, Aros, and Siret are fabulous characters though because they actively work to fix their problems and they change over the course of the book.



Do you hear that? All it takes is real character growth and I am a happy reader.

This book has progress. It isn't just excessive amounts of drama and nonsense like some reverse harem books can be. There is a point to all of the chaos that is in this book.

However, there were a few problems, which really amount to personal preferences, that kept this book from being 5 stars for me. The biggest of which is the fact that one of the brothers, Rome (strength), is not playing a major role. It may be that his growth happens in later books but I just wanted to see more of him. He rarely teases Willa. Instead, he hovers in the background. He doesn't try to seduce her either or interact with her much. He is just there, almost as a prop right now, and I am looking forward to seeing more of him in future books.

I also got a little bit bored seeing so much of Aros. I get it. He's super sexy. But he seemed to overwhelm the scenes that he was in and that felt unnecessary somehow. This wasn't his book but his book will be the next one. However, there wasn't a lot of Yael in this book so maybe the titles are just for placeholders (for lack of a better term)? I'm not sure.

So, altogether, it isn't a bad book, especially if reverse harems are your thing. It is overwhelmingly fun and lighthearted and a quick read. Definitely looking forward to the next book!
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1,671 reviews254 followers
April 2, 2018
4.5 Stars





Things you might want to know²:

✖ This was amazing²
✖ I still have no idea how Willa lived or is still alive this long.
✖ I adore Jaymin Eve even more, if that's possible. I'm still a couple of books behind FYI.
✖ Moving Jane Washington's books up on my TBR list
✖ This was god damn hilarious²! 😂😂 I laughed so hard I teared up. Honest to Goddess!
✖ ♥ 🔥 Abcurse Brothers² 🔥 ♥

✖ This was super ultra delicious chaos #YISSSSbitch
✖ Willa: You're an idiot of epic proportions² and god damn adorable. I'm definitely gonna keep you! Although I'm not gonna name you Jeffrey.
✖ FUCKING HILARIOUS. THIS.
✖ Again, my updates for this book were On Point² #stillonfirebitch #likeaboss²
✖ ♥ Cyrus ♥

✖ The whole book is fucking quoteable². Pretty much like Book #1. #quotesforthewin²


Quotes for you:




Obligatory, yet traditional, "Sum up the book with a GIF":
Willa be like:


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416 reviews335 followers
July 28, 2018
I shouldn't love this series but I do. It has so many things that I am normally not a fan of like lots of angst, multiple heroes and a slow burn romance but it just works perfectly. It sucked me in from the first page and I didn't want to stop reading. Can't wait to start the next one.

HEA
Cheating/OW/OM
Any push/pull
Any couple separation
Angst Level: High
Heat Level: Low
Triggers
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3,134 reviews1,823 followers
November 13, 2017
This is second in a series and it's pretty sequential. So you definitely want to read in order.

The tone and plot and characters are much like the first book so you mostly know what you're in for having read that one (right?). I'm giving it a lower rating because I thought Willa acted uncharacteristically stupid a few times (most of them in the first chapters). For example, I can understand being reluctant to kill folks herself, but actively intervening to prevent the boys from taking out someone who has actually tried to kill her, multiple times, and who hasn't even so much as hinted that they might stop? Yeah, that makes no kind of sense. Particularly in a world where deaths aren't that uncommon (indeed, much of the setting background is an environment designed to weed out the weak). And Willa does that a couple of times (saving people who want to kill her I mean). It's kind of stupid and has zero justification. I'm also not a fan of her method of "punishing the boys for the pact". That seemed contrived and stupid and like she suddenly developed an exhibitionism fetish for no reason (which plays poorly with the note below).

I very much liked the serious turn taken towards the end. I expect that will play out in future books and hope the authors can support that tone shift. Not just the , but I was caught off guard by killing off a character I liked () and really hope that gives Willa pause to take deadly threats more seriously going forward.

Anyway, I'll definitely pick up the next when I get a chance.

A note about steamy/chaste: There's no explicit sex, but there is a very odd dynamic with Willa and the boys. There's a lot of teasing and flirting and the authors do an excellent job making it clear that Willa really can't choose between them. So there's no pairing off. But their relationship(s) are intimate and sometimes physical, with Willa finding comfort and reassurance in embraces and hugs and clinches and kisses. I could realistically see this going physical with any and/or all of the boys. Being in an old-school god environment, a multi-partner setup isn't really out of the question and seeing it shape up that direction (and done well enough I'd buy it) is fascinating.
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