Review & Excerpt for Seth (Malicious Gods: Egypt) by Nero Seal
►►BOOK INFO◄◄
TITLE: Seth
SERIES: Malicious Gods: Egypt
AUTHOR: Nero Seal
WORD COUNT: ~125K words
GENRES: Contemporary, dark M/M, thriller.
►►BLURB◄◄
Money. Power. Countless lovers.
In his monotonous life as a drug lord, Gustavo has seen and done it all and has long forgotten the taste of excitement.
Things change when he watches a man murder and take the victim’s heart.
Leaving behind a bloody crime scene, the killer flees and makes Gustavo a dangerous witness and the sole holder of all the evidence.
Drunk on a toxic mix of fascination and morbid curiosity, Gustavo places his life at stake and enters the murderer’s twisted world to play a game of dare for the thrill of it. But the more he plays with Seth, the deeper he sinks into a web of attraction.
How far can he tempt Death before Death strikes back?
🚫 NOT Romance (at least not traditional)
✅ Redeeming qualities: 0
✅ Serial killer
✅ Drug lord
✅ Obsession
✅ Fire play
✅ BDSM
✅ Mentions of non-con
✅ Severe depression
✅ Bloody art
✅ God complex
✅ Blood, gore, mass murder, graphic murder
✅ Dark humor
✅ The Three Kings' World. Yep, this is Gustavo's story.
Series blurb:
Welcome to the dark world of Malicious Gods: Egypt. A collection of standalone modern tales, both magical and non-magical, featuring deities from Ancient Egypt. You’ll find reincarnated Gods, assassins, gangs, madness, and different realities. Expect high heat and morally ambiguous themes. Seductive and often twisted, they are not for the fainthearted.
►►EXCERPT◄◄
Gustavo’s muscles trembled as the heel of his shoe lost contact with the ground. His head hovered over the molten glass as Seth’s hips rammed against his own. His awareness shifted to the lower part of his body. Confusion washed over, as he wasn’t sure if the source of the heat was the molten glass or Seth’s thrusting against him. He could even feel the softness of Seth’s cock brushing against his thigh. He swallowed hard. Catching Seth’s glare, he said, “A fair warning: if you keep rubbing against me like this, I’ll get a hard-on.”
Seth’s face contorted in distaste. Fire dancing in his eyes, he leaned against Gustavo with all his weight, chest to chest. “You should have pulled the gun when you had a chance.”
With a roar, Gustavo hurled forward, winning back an inch of lost space. Seth’s teeth bared, and a low, barely audible growl broke from his throat. His neck corded, muscles bulged, and even the veins under his eyes strained with pressure. Gustavo thought that any moment now, his eyeballs would pop out of their sockets. He shook his head, unable to believe how someone like Seth could possess such strength. Gustavo was taller, bulkier, had more mass, but still, inch by inch, his back bent over the rim of the charger. His skin felt like it would start sizzling at any moment; hot sweat rolled down his temples and spine.
“I warned you it’s not a blade that kills but arrogance,” Seth rustled.
The edge of the furnace scraped the small of Gustavo’s back. Seth’s face inched closer, and his right hand abandoned Gustavo’s chest to grab the side of the shutter before he thrust himself forward. The tiny blood vessels in his right eye burst, staining the sclera red.
Does he hate me this much? Gustavo thought, stunned.
“I do enjoy this intimacy, but you are aware that in this position, it’s nearly impossible to throw me down without falling with me, right? Not that I mind. It would be sort of romantic. And they died on the same day, just like Romeo and Juliet.”
Seth laughed; his left palm slapped against the inner wall of the furnace, giving him a fulcrum. “We shall see about that.”
He shoved forward with renewed force. The stench of burned meat filled Gustavo’s lungs. He looked at Seth’s hand and the steam rising from it. “What the fuck are you doing? Are you insane?”
“Insanity is a tasteless word humanity forever uses to taint what they can’t understand.” Seth stared at Gustavo with the unblinking eyes of a snake. His expression didn’t display any pain or discomfort.
Gustavo should have struggled for his life; he knew it. Instead, he grabbed Seth’s wrist and yanked it away from the scorching metal. “You are insane if you think killing me is worth mutilating your hand. How are you going to work with such burns?”
Seth froze. Confusion pooled behind his dilated pupils. He looked at Gustavo as if seeing him for the first time. His onslaught weakened.
It was a perfect moment to pull the gun, but the expression of ultimate loneliness, bleeding through Seth’s unsettled emotions, overruled Gustavo’s sanity. The sole of his foot found the wall behind him; he thrust his chest forward and brushed his lips against Seth’s mouth, pushing him away from the scorching heat.
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►►MY REVIEW◄◄
★★★★★
ALL THE FREAKING STARS TO THIS AMAZING AND DELICIOUSLY DARK BOOK
Okay, but hear me out! HOW! How could something be this perfect? And I don't know who said it's not a romance, because just shut up! It's the perfect romance ever and oh gosh, give me SETH right now! He is the fluffiest serieal killer and all he wants is someone to love him. Aww my poor baby!
"Only in math did a negative multiplied by a negative equal a positive. In real world, when two black holes collided, one always consumed the other."
I can't say how much I loved this book. I thought Iblis was perfection, but now... NOW! Wow. The things Seth did to me, phew.
I loved the dual POV, Seth and Gustavo. I loved both men, they were really intriguing and exciting. And on Gustavo's part, Diego! Oh shit, that guy was hilarious and I loved those fun moments he brought into this story. The book is really dark but Diego was the perfect contrast.
Loved, looooved everything about it. It's so long and so dark and just so romantic! And Seth is really a ball of fluff.
"Gustavo didn’t know which Seth was real anymore. An asocial, eccentric, and snobbish millionaire, the bloodiest murderer, a sadistic dom, or just a man in love who eagerly anticipated every little wish of his healing partner."
All the BDSM stuffs, all the killing and torturing scenes (OMG brilliant!!!)
I wanted Seth and Gustavo to be together and I thought their relationship will be the main romance, it was hilarious how Gustavo behaved and tought about Seth. Poor Hans hahaha. BUT! Ignaz! Gosh. I fell for Ignaz and Seth. I was madly in love with these two. Poor Ignaz *broken heart emoji*.
That ending though. Phew! WHY! I need the next book yesterday. Give it to me, I need answers and more of Seth.
"Seth was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, and the sense of danger only enchanted this feeling."
Clearly one of my favorite book this year. It's just perfect.
ps. Seth's personality is just wow.
►►AUTHOR BIO◄◄
Journalist, poker player, casino events manager, designer, and SEO specialist, Nero Seal tried it all before committing to the idea of being an M/M fiction writer. Living in one of the most homophobic countries in the world, he has a lot to say. Being an avid traveler, he creates his imaginary worlds from the places he’s been and the people he’s met.
Characters are always talking in his head, forcing him to write their stories, using his 49 kinks as the ultimate weapon of alluring. When the voices in his head aren’t slaving him around, he is drawing, hiking, and procrastinating important things in favor of momentary gratification.
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