Neutral (Curse of the Gods #4.5)

Emmy was born a dweller and died a dweller. Then Willa brought her back to life…. as a god.
Cyrus was born out of the energy of Topia itself tasked with providing balance, being The Neutral. He has long since become a cold, uncaring, judgemental immortal. Then he met Willa, the storm meant to sweep over the land and its people, leaving nothing untouched. His life changed once again when he met her sister, Emmy. Willa might be a force of nature but Emmy turned his entire life upside down. She challenged him, fought with him, confused him, and made him feel ways he’d never felt before. These two are a perfect match. Along with Willa and her Abcurses, they will fight for the survival of Topia and one another.

This is the story of the Sacred A****** and his little bug. The POV of Emmy and Cyrus is a much-appreciated novella explaining Emmy’s new status and providing a glimpse into their relationship. The initial resistance to their mutual attraction, the argumentative foreplay, the sexual tension, and the meeting of their minds (intelligence) and bodies makes for an entertaining addition to the COG series. There are little teasers for the final book thrown in and Willa and her Abcurses and their hostess Pica all contribute to the book as well. This RH series is one of my favorites. The story is fantastic, the characters are amazing but it sets itself apart from others with its humor. That continues with this book. Emmy’s brand of funny isn’t like Willa’s. Willa’s unpredictable chaotic predicaments produce moments of hilarity. Emmy uses her intelligence to do the same. It’s easy to see why their love for one another is so strong. They both have strength, beauty, intelligence, are caring and funny. Now they both have someone(s) to give their heart to. This is storytelling at its best!

*SPOILERS*

So, of course, this book is just as amazing as the rest of the series. I loved the dual POVs and the intense chemistry. Getting into Emmy and Cyrus thoughts brought revelation and depth to the rest of the series. I finally got Emmys backstory and it explained so much about her drive to be the best dweller ever. It was also pretty hilarious to see the why behind Cyrus reactions. Their banter was priceless. I loved the slightly obsessed and possessive Cyrus lose his heart and head over the bug. The influx of new emotions that he couldnt explain or understand made for a fun read. By the way, Willa is officially the best Creator ever. I loved discovering Emmys power.

Then why 4 stars and not 5? Well, I didnt like that they never exchanged I love you which makes me feel really cheesy, but it bothered me. Also, I felt Cyrus never addressed his comment to Emmy about as long as you need protection. Emmy felt he had placed an end date to their relationship even though we know from Cyrus internal monologue that he has not intention of ending the relationship. I felt those two things knocked this book from a 5 to a 4 star. Maybe, these two issues will be resolved in the final book. I really hope so cause I love me some Neutral and Fertility romance, and that wrap up to their relationship left me a little unsatisfied. Its still an amazing addition to this series, and a must read since it segues into the next book.

I actually liked Neutral more than I like the main series. The reason is that Emmy is much more like me, personality wise, than Willa. Willa is a natural disaster and while fun to be around (from a safe distance of course – like, you know, being in a different world from her!), she can be quite annoying and tiresome. I’ve come across some scatterbrained heroines that I like a lot before (case in point Charley Davidson) Willa tends to be really dense and sometimes even outright stupid. Don’t get me wrong, I like her, I just need some time away from her. And that’s why I’ll never binge read the entire series in one sitting.

Emmy is the total opposite and despite the drama and insta-love it was simply relaxing to see things from her perspective. It was peaceful. And the change is so refreshing that I wasn’t really bothered by Cyrus creepy -rapey behaviour. Okay not precisely not bothered more like not bothered enough to let it ruin my enjoyment of the book.

What a surprise by author Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington, with Neutral coming out. This story is about two of the supporting characters from Curse of the Gods series, Willas sister/best friend Emmy and Cyrus the Neutral god. These two characters are my favorite supporting character and I just love reading their story. You get to understand some of their lives in the main story but so much more is explained and answers of questions I had as a reader were received. Emmy is every womans dream of how a best friend and really sister would be. Loyal, dedicated, caring, and will kick anyone in the rear for you. Cyrus is evolving in the last few books and you start to understand why in Neutral. I loved getting to know him more. He is becoming my favorite overall character in the series. Dont miss this novella in the series. I highly recommend you read books 1-4 of the Curse of the Gods series prior to reading novellas 4.5 or you will be lost.

New to reading reverse harem and picked up “Trickery” from this series first. Was a fun read and finished it in hours. Within 30 hours had purchased and finished a read-through of entire series of 6 books. Now, I want more from the writers. Granted the editing needs work, but stories were so fun, so enjoyable, I gave that issue a pass. Though that is highly unlike me, the stories were so much fun to read, I give them all a five-star regardless. Granted first few are rather chaste, when I heard was written for YA I thought I understood. Deeper into the series, the sex with the MC does start including three-somes and more-somes, but tastefully handled with no explicit sex descriptions. More’s the pity for us “older” readers who might have enjoyed a bit more. 😉

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