richelle mead gameboard of the gods series

It was easier to start this series because I didn’t have to worry about how I was going to find the time to slog through an already completed series and it’s spin off. She’s one of those authors that I’ve mean meaning to try, particularly recently but haven’t gotten around to. It’s a departure from her previous work but as I’ve never read a Richelle Mead book, I didn’t go into this one thinking of Rose and Dimitri or Sydney and Adrian, etc. Gameboard Of The Gods is the first in prolific YA author Richelle Mead’s new adult series. Justin has to begin to accept the bargain he made in order to save his life and Mae will learn some surprising things about her own heritage and what her mother sacrificed in order for her very existence.

Not only do the Gods exist but they are beginning to choose humans and it seems that they are all just pieces on the gameboard. As he and Mae travel around to the site of each murder, the revelations become more sinister.

If Justin can’t crack the mystery then he faces being sent back to Panama and for him that is not an option.Īs the investigation unfolds, Justin begins to connect the dots and realise that he may not be able to tell those above him what they want to hear. The whole thing seems surrounded by the paranormal, which RUNA refuse to acknowledge even exists. Justin has been recalled to RUNA but with conditions – they need him to investigate ritualistic murders that seem the work of a dangerous religious group. When she arrives in Panama to accompany Justin back to his homeland, a mistaken identity leads to them sharing a night together before he is aware she is there to protect him and she is aware that he will be the one she is assigned to. Mae is a prætorian, one of the elite supersoldiers of RUNA charged with its protection.

He desperately wants to be able to return home but with his citizenship revoked, it is almost impossible. He lives a luxurious life there but it’s not the same. He was exiled from RUNA (Republic of United North America) to one of the colonies, Panama. But Justin made a mistake and that cost him. He can see through lies, he can get to the core of a person. Justin March is a servitor – in a world where religion is forbidden, where the worshiping of false deitys not allowed, it is up to him to question the churches that pop up to ascertain their intentions and decide on whether or not they are allowed to keep their license to continue to hold gatherings. In a futuristic world, society is very different. EBook courtesy of Penguin Group (Dutton) via NetGalley

Richelle mead gameboard of the gods series