Part 1 of the These Monstrous Gods duology, To Cage a God is a Slavic fantasy that often feels like a dark fairytale. Told from multiple POV's, the novel can be a little repetitive and slow at times, but overall the storyline is interesting and kept me reading. There are two main storylines (Galina and Sera), which each have their own romantic subplot. While I loved Galina's sapphic love affair (soft, hidden identity, bonded pair), Sera's romantic relationship (enemies to lovers, knife to throat, touch her and die) felt a little forced to me. BUT I loved the idea of the gods unwillingly bonded to humans for their powers and I'm very excited to read the second book in the duology!