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Angry God: A Dark College Romance (All Saints High Series) Kindle Edition

by L.J. Shen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 13,183
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Now #1 bestseller in the entire Kindle Store As recommended in Oprah Magazine As recommended in Cosmopolitan (Best 2020 Steamy Romance Books)

"Mother. Of. All. Angst. This book is not for the faint of heart. It is rip-your-hair-out frustrating and full of depth and emotion." - Lana, DG Romance.

From #1 Amazon Bestseller L.J. Shen comes a new, emotional standalone about first love, second chances, and overcoming breathtaking losses at a young age.

Vaughn Spencer.
They call him an angry god.
To me, he is nothing but a heartless prince.
His parents rule this town, its police, every citizen and boutique on Main Street.
All I own is a nice, juicy grudge against him for that time he almost killed me.
Between hooking up with a different girl every weekend, breaking hearts, noses and rules, Vaughn also finds the time to bully little ole’ me. I fight back, tooth and nail, never expecting him to chase me across the ocean after we graduate high school.
But here he is, living with me in a dark, looming castle on the outskirts of London.
A fellow intern. A prodigal sculptor. A bloody genius.
They say this place is haunted, and it is. Carlisle Castle hides two of our most awful secrets.
Vaughn thinks he can kill the ghosts of his past, but what he doesn’t know? It’s my heart he’s slaying.


Angry God is a stand-alone, DARK High School Romance. It deals with sensitive subjects some may find triggering.

★★★★★ "Buckle up and enjoy the ride, because you're not coming out the same way you went in. A top 2020 read hands down.” Helena Hunting, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author

★★★★★ “Heartbreakingly beautiful, awe-inspiring, and gut-wrenching, Angry God is a unique masterpiece that will leave you gasping for air and crying for more. LJ Shen is in a league of her own and this book and series will forever leave a mark on your soul.” Rachel Brookes, Bestselling author
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L.J. Shen is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary, new adult, and young adult romance. Her books have been translated in over twenty different countries, and she hopes to visit all of them.

She lives in Florida with her husband, three rowdy sons, and even rowdier pets. She enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows, and reading to her heart's content.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously Dark Vaughn Spencer
Reviewed in Australia on 10 March 2020
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This book was everything I hoped for and OMG... so much more! There’s loads I want to say about this book, but I don’t want to spoil it for those of you who haven’t read it yet, so here goes and hopefully I do it justice!

Vaugh Spencer is...... an incredibly interesting and absolutely fascinating character. I seriously could not get enough of him. He is fire and ice (a burning sun on the inside, with an icy and coldhearted exterior), and he is so very angry - the ultimate Angry God. He’s had vengeance on his mind since the age of 13 and has been meticulously planning every aspect and detail of his revenge so very, very carefully.

Lenora Astalis is the ultimate “Good Girl”. She follows all the rules, gets good grades at school and never gets into trouble, until she has to return to Todos Santos to complete her final year of high school. Lenny becomes your ultimate bad ass doesn’t-give-a-damn heroine. She the only girl at All Saints High who doesn’t throw herself at Vaughn and actually finds him repulsive. When the two of them get together, sparks fly everywhere and the chemistry between them, explosive!

I seriously had no idea what to expect from this final book in this series, having jumped into it blindly. This story is deliciously dark, with so many unexpected twists and turns, you get sucked into the vortex of the storyline and there’s no going back. I love that Baron “Vicious” Spencer and Emilia LeBlanc-Spencer feature in this book too. It highlighted the closeness of the Spencer family and reiterated why I LOVE Vicious so much. He fights and protects what is his and God help the person who messes with his family.

This book is one of my ultimate favourites of this Series (with Vicious being my favourite ). I am always drawn to dark broody characters and Vaughn Spencer is certainly one of them. Thank you LJ Shen for this amazing book and fantastic series! Go give it a read and hopefully you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!
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Jill jennings
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark and challenging
Reviewed in Australia on 5 May 2020
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Angry god is a YA bully/ enemy to lover romance .
Vaughn and Lenny are bound by fate only their fear and hurts keep them apart .
They are both hardened and haunted by things in their past and ultimately take it out on each other . They revel in their hatred because love is something they both can’t fathom .

I really enjoyed reading their story . It was dark and dirty , gritty and true to the previous books in this series.
But there should be a trigger warning on this book with scenes and themes of child sexual abuse entwined and even graphic in one scene . So consider this your warning .

This book can be read as a stand alone but there are a few things that make more sense if you’ve read the previous books i think . So I would recommend you start right at the beginning ! They are great books and you won’t regret it ;)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Angry God is LJ Shen at her absolute best
Reviewed in Australia on 22 February 2020
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Okay, it's taken me time to recover and feel adequate enough to even articulate myself with how much I loved this book.
I was so excited to read this! As one of LJs "sassy sparrows", the build-up for AG was incredible. Then seeing the initial reactions to the book , I was even more excited knowing that I'd be guaranteed an emotionally-charged read.
I knew the book about the child of Emilia and Vicious Spencer was going to be full on. Where Leigh took us though, I doubt anyone would see coming! Vaughn is such a special hero. Initially he comes across as having the emotional range of the stone he carves ... Distant, hard, unfeeling, and difficult to work with. It's all surface though. Vaughn has amazing depths and without giving too much away, the book takes us on a journey that peels away that exterior and without giving too much away, yes Vaughn is a lot of his dad but the special parts are when shades of Emilia come through. Especially during interactions with Lenny in later parts of the book. This brings me onto Lenny. Meeting Lenny in earlier books, we know that she's got the snark and attitude to deal with Vaughn. We know there's some kind of history there through art. But again, Leigh surprised us all on what it was. Lenny was a great heroine. Strong, sarcastic and handling Vaughn's drama. She was vulnerable too - her insecurities seemed real and understandable given her life experiences. I admit while I was happy to trust the process with Leigh's work I was secretly relieved Lenny was the "MG" :) LJ Shen's work gets better and I am not sure if this is what she intended, but the way she resolved certain plot points and the characters development felt as though it had matured even from Vicious (and I loved that story too). This book is a testament to LJ Shen's ability to create complicated hero's that we just can't help falling in love with! It only makes me even more excited for Hunter's book and what's to come from her. Thank you for sharing your talent with us! You are incredible!
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5.0 out of 5 stars “There is so much beauty in the darkness. It’s just harder to find.”
Reviewed in Australia on 19 February 2020
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This book is so much deeper than I was expecting. But LJ Shen has done that with this series- All Saints High. She has added so much extra emotion to the story by tapping into the not-so-pleasant events that can happen in anyone’s life, capturing their pain, anguish and humiliation and transferring it to the page.

I loved that Leigh created a backstory for these two that had happened years before Lenora came to Todos Santos. They had a history that we weren’t privy to in the other stories.
Lenora was such a strong yet almost normal person compared to those around her and she didn’t cave to Vaughn’s taunting, but instead she sassed back. No-one had ever stood up to him before, or pretended that he didn’t exist, so he was thrilled with this new challenge.
I loved how they stoked each other’s fire- they would get in each other’s face than dare the other to kiss them- both so blinded by their hate for love that they couldn’t see it for themselves. Not until they realised they were all the way down the rabbit hole.

This was a deliciously slow burn, an enemies to lovers with some hard hitting subjects- and not just from a victims POV but from a parents also. We need to trust our gut instincts and encourage our children to be strong and vocal.
Thank you for the awesome story LJ Shen, but I think Vicious is still my favourite.💜💜
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet
Reviewed in the United States on 7 April 2024
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I absolutely loved this book! In my opinion it's the best in the series. All of them are heartbreakingly brilliant. They've all made me sob and laugh out loud (in front of people wondering why I'm cracking up). I think I just identified personally more with Lenora and Vaughn is definitely more my style when it comes to leading men (scary, dangerous, full of angst). I read all of the time. I'm a giant nerd. I rarely review books because I worry I won't do them justice or I won't know what to say. But I've reviewed several of LJ's. The writing in this book just destroyed me. The inner dialogue of the main characters was fantastic. I've highlighted this book more than most. Some of the lines were just the best (chef's kiss). Seriously, like poetry. I can't say it enough. One of my favorite from each main character:

"I pushed the door open, hoping to find her working or reading or converting to a religion where she could only have sex with people named Vaughn Spencer."

"Heartbreak had a taste, and it exploded in my mouth every time I tried to smile."

Honestly, I could go on and on but if you haven't read it, do it...if you haven't read the earlier ones, do that...if you haven't read the rest of her work, be like me and keep reading!
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Mrs A
5.0 out of 5 stars angsty and emotional
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2024
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I have loved the whole series so far and Vaughn’s story did not disappoint. Caught my attention from the first few pages. Loved the flash back and forward in this. Vaughn is such a complex character and learning his backstory was heartbreaking. His interactions with Gg were everything! Their chemistry was incredible- I loved their banter and their push pull. This story was emotional at times and I was rooting for them all the way to their HEA. The epilogue was amazing. One I’ll treasure
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Lizzie Lago
5.0 out of 5 stars Viciada em All Saints, quero mais...
Reviewed in Brazil on 16 March 2021
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Toda a série é muito interessante e a gente fica com gostinho de quero mais.
Nosso querido Angry God é uma doce lembrança de seu inesquecível papai Vicious e não nega que herdou os encantos de sua mãe e carranca do pai. Muitas surpresas boas com a segunda geração dos HotHoles e outras inimagináveis que chegou a partir meu coração, mas que com a misericórdia da Shen tudo foi resolvido da melhor e única forma que deveria ter sido.

Torcendo pra que tenhamos mais espiadinhas na vida dos moradores de All Saints. <3
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5.0 out of 5 stars What do i say!!! Too good..
Reviewed in India on 16 November 2022
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The plot thickens thickens and you just cant stop reading..... I love Ljs's narration how every character in the story has their importance... Have been reading since two weeks and i still want to read that is the magic of these books... If you havent read... Do read. Dont miss.. Its.. Just magical...
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in Italy on 6 January 2022
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𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬🌟

“𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟. 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲.”

The impact this book has had on my life cannot be explained in words. When people ask me what my favorite romance book of all time is I always answer Angry God and there are so many reasons.

First of all, Vaughn and Lenora as individual characters. They are so strong, proud but unhappy at the same time. While reading, you can literally feel the tension and connection in the air. From the beginning their relationship was special. The "I hate everyone but you" trope has served so well in this.

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥. 𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐌𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐦.”

When I found out that this was a bully romance I was the happiest cause it's my favorite trope but I didn't expect this. The heartbeat, the smiles, the tears, the tension and the joy at the end.

Angry God is Vaughn’s story. A boy who had to grow up too fast. His mind is not like the other’s. He’s calculating, smart and most of all, he has the biggest heart.

I just wanted to hug him. Lenora is the best gift he could get. A broken boy with a broken girl who are complete together.

I loved Lenora's character and personality from the start. She is so badass and sweet at the same time. And she's also an obsessed girl, but how can we blame her? mean, c'mon, it's Vaughn Spencer we're talking about. Vicious's son. Their story could only be perfect.

I also loved Vaughn's connections with his mother, my sweet Emilia, both artists. The background of this book is so wonderful. The academy, the mystery, the art, paintings and sculptures.

In this book I understand that the author has a special bond with Vicious and Vaughn. You understand this from the fact that their books are perfect, the most beautiful and the most emotional of both series, SoS and ASH. They’re also my favorite books, couples and characters. I’ll never recover from them.

I recommend this book to every person who wants to read about pure, unconditional, heartbreaking and epic love. And also to those who need a second chance, just like Vaughn. 🖤

“𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞?”
“𝐓𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.”
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