Monday, May 13, 2019

Sloth

Idle hands are the best tools for the devil’s work.
I am Rush Dempsey. 
I am Sloth.


SLOTH BY GIANA DARLING
AN ELITE SEVEN IS LIVE!
I don’t give a fuck.
Not about money or fame, beauty or power. I’ve had all those things since birth, and trust me, they’re a fucking snooze.
I don’t give a fuck about anyone, not even myself.
Until my father proves evil can exist in the most holy of places.
For the first time ever, something like interest stirs in my soul.
He wants me to enroll at St. Augustine.
Join The Elite.
Court the virginal daughter of Archbishop Savoie.
Prove that I’m worth the family name?
I’ll do it all.
And I’ll do it so well, no one will know what’s coming.
People are so quick to underestimate the wicked and lazy.
They forget idle hands are the best tools for the devil’s work.
I am Rush Dempsey.
I am Sloth. 




This book has me on the fence a bit. On one hand, I enjoyed the story and getting to see some events from a different perspective. But on the other, I felt like there wasn't enough explanation to things involving Rush. He was such a mysterious character in the previous books and I really thought he would have some kind of epic story but sadly that just didn't happen for me. 

There was almost more of a romance in this book than any of the previous ones since Rush was by far the sweetest hero and didn't go out of his way to hurt the heroine. Which has been the theme of most of these books so far. But again, there wasn't enough explanation or scenes with Rush and Isabelle together for me to truly feel that romance. 

So really the book wasn't dark, not very romantic, and honestly a bit confusing at times when I was trying to keep up with where we were in timeline. Maybe if things were fleshed out a little more I would have really enjoyed it, but as is this book was only okay for me and didn't seem to add all that much to the overall series. It ended with a scene we already saw with just one smaller scene that was new, which provided the shocking ending, but I wanted more so that it felt like we were actually getting new information and not just the same information we found out in the previous books. It wasn't much of a surprise for me since that's what I was expecting to be revealed in either this book or Greed but I can say that after this ending I'm really excited to see how the next book will turn out. 



The Elite Seven

7 AUTHORS.
7 STORIES.
7 DEADLY SINS.

Since 1942, The Elite Seven Society have created and guided influential leaders, molding the country into something better. This society was birthed by Malcom Benedict, II who wanted more for Americans.  More wealth.  More influence.  More power. Some leaders have the skills, but not the influence, and that simply wasn’t fair according to Mr. Benedict. He invested his own money and time to construct a society that bred the best of the best, year after year.

But to be the best, you must be ruthless.
Good leaders make sacrifices.  Sometimes the sacrifices are hard, but the rewards are plentiful.  Mr. Benedict made sure to indulge these leaders with their utmost desires.  A devout Catholic himself, he designed a society that rewarded his leaders with the sins that were frowned upon.  If they were giving up love and happiness and joy for the betterment of the country, they deserved something in its stead.

Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust.

Choosing leaders for this society means that it takes intense focus.  Only seven are to be selected, and the investments and time are showered upon the new seven chosen every four years.  The predecessors of each group of seven choose people who fit the sin that will mold them into who they are needed to be in the future—what America needs them to be.  This is after a detailed study of many potential candidates.  The university’s acting dean behaves as a liaison for the society bringing the college applicants to the predecessors so that the selection may begin.  The society members who are going out will bring forth a candidate that the society votes on and approves.

After they are chosen, the initiates are given a token and an invitation to initiation.  The initiation will be a test to their character and ability to do what’s right for the betterment of the society.  Once the initiates pass their test, they are discreetly branded with the mark of the society, and are groomed through challenges during the course of their elite education to breed them into the influential people they were meant to be.

Once in The Elite Seven, there is no getting out. The money and power are their reward. Should they choose to stray or break the rules, the society strips them of everything.  Anything they once had will be removed.  Opportunities will never arise.  They will no longer have the support of the society.  To this day, there have been no known occurrences of anyone from the society having to be banished.  This elite group of people are what every young man and woman aspire to be a part of.  While the group is a secret society, they are whispered about amongst the privileged folks in the country.  Anyone who is anyone knows of the group and secretly hopes it’s their son or daughter who are selected, for good fortune is showered on the family for decades to come.

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