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feminist_reader's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked this one the best out of the series. I truly wanted the characters to work out and wanted them to be together. I also felt the pacing was much better. My really only issue is all the cameos and name drops of characters from the twisted series. I find it really cringe.
I will also say that I found the last act to be anti climatic and felt like for it to be a 5 stars it needed to that climatic ending.
I will also say that I found the last act to be anti climatic and felt like for it to be a 5 stars it needed to that climatic ending.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
jerricka329's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
carlynag's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse
weelasswithabook's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
CW: mention of parental abandonment, mention of bullying, foster care system, corporal punishment, graphic sexual content, threat of gun violence
š Marriage in trouble
š Second Chance romance
š Billionnaire romance
š Brazilian heroine
š Dyslexia representation
š¶ Library š
I. Loved. This. This was one of those "hammer it in 24 hours" type of books.
Historically, marriage in trouble wasn't frequently worked for me. Second chance, yes. Which seems opposing opinion wise, but I am a fickle creature š¤·āāļø
However, marriage in trouble where the problematic partner develops ACTUAL self awareness and takes full responsibility of their partner in the trouble? We stan a self aware King. Even though it took a divorce to actually realise they're the one with the problem š
I know people had beef with him signing the divorce papers instead of fighting to get her back first, but I think they're missing the significance of him signing them. He signed them FOR HER. Because he knew that's what she wanted, and what she needed from him in that moment. Sacrifice.
The pining. Ohhhhhh the pining. Mutual, yes. But Alessandra had Dom in knots over her and I loved it. The idiot deserved it after neglecting her, although I do seriously empathise with his reasoning, I refuse to believe anyone would miss all the red flags š«
You should read this if you love a grovel, you love strong assertive FMCs, and you appreciate a strong redemption arc.
š Marriage in trouble
š Second Chance romance
š Billionnaire romance
š Brazilian heroine
š Dyslexia representation
š¶ Library š
I. Loved. This. This was one of those "hammer it in 24 hours" type of books.
Historically, marriage in trouble wasn't frequently worked for me. Second chance, yes. Which seems opposing opinion wise, but I am a fickle creature š¤·āāļø
However, marriage in trouble where the problematic partner develops ACTUAL self awareness and takes full responsibility of their partner in the trouble? We stan a self aware King. Even though it took a divorce to actually realise they're the one with the problem š
I know people had beef with him signing the divorce papers instead of fighting to get her back first, but I think they're missing the significance of him signing them. He signed them FOR HER. Because he knew that's what she wanted, and what she needed from him in that moment. Sacrifice.
The pining. Ohhhhhh the pining. Mutual, yes. But Alessandra had Dom in knots over her and I loved it. The idiot deserved it after neglecting her, although I do seriously empathise with his reasoning, I refuse to believe anyone would miss all the red flags š«
You should read this if you love a grovel, you love strong assertive FMCs, and you appreciate a strong redemption arc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
backitupmoony's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
spatterson7's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Dom and Alessandra have been married for ten years, but she finally decides to claim more for herself and leave himā¦she just doesnāt expect that he will refuse to let her go.
I really like Ana Huang as an author, but unfortunately this one just didnāt have the same spark for me that her books usually have. I thought Dom and Aleās relationship was really lovely, and the ending was very sweet, but I was pretty bored for most of the book itself.āØāØI also felt like there was no real tension hereāI needed something more from the plot that just wasnāt delivered. I enjoy an action/suspense element, but I thought the one here came out of left field, and the characterās reactions to it didnāt feel particularly fitting.
Iāll continue reading this series (and am excited for KING OF SLOTH based on the tropes!) but this one was an unfortunate miss for me.
CW: Gun violence; mentions of child abuse
Dom and Alessandra have been married for ten years, but she finally decides to claim more for herself and leave himā¦she just doesnāt expect that he will refuse to let her go.
I really like Ana Huang as an author, but unfortunately this one just didnāt have the same spark for me that her books usually have. I thought Dom and Aleās relationship was really lovely, and the ending was very sweet, but I was pretty bored for most of the book itself.āØāØI also felt like there was no real tension hereāI needed something more from the plot that just wasnāt delivered. I enjoy an action/suspense element, but I thought the one here came out of left field, and the characterās reactions to it didnāt feel particularly fitting.
Iāll continue reading this series (and am excited for KING OF SLOTH based on the tropes!) but this one was an unfortunate miss for me.
CW: Gun violence; mentions of child abuse
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Gun violence
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I read this because I enjoyed the Twisted series and liked the introduction of Davenports in King of Wrath. I was intrigued with how Ana was going to do this story with a broken love and a divorce, but besides the couple already being together at the start of the book, nothing was different. It was all copy and paste again.
This book has two points of view. The first is Dominic Davenport and he is powerful, brilliant and ambitious. He has clawed his way up from nothing to become the King of Wall Street. He has everything ā a beautiful home, a beautiful wife, and more money than he could spend in a lifetime. But no matter how much he accumulates, heās never satisfied. In his endless quest for more, he drives away the only person who saw him as enough. It isnāt until she's gone that he realizes there may be more to life than riches and glory, but by then, it may be too late. The second point of view is Alessandra Davenport, and she is kind, intelligent, thoughtful and has played the role of a trophy wife for years. She has stood by her husband while he has built an empire, but now that theyāve reached the top, she realises heās no longer than man she fell in love with. When it becomes clear that she will always come second to his work, she finally takes charge of her life and puts herself first ā even if it means leaving the only man sheās ever loved. But what she didnāt count on was his refusal to let her go or for him to fight for their marriage, no matter what it takes.
I enjoyed the characters in the book, and I love that they introduce the next book with Sloane and Xavier, and you can see the tension building between themselves. I liked the friendship groups that are forming with the ladies and the men like with the twisted series. I loved the ladies supporting each other and you can see the fact that they care about each other especially with them trying not to tell the men their secrets, but they end up doing it and then the men finding out. I liked that went Dante went AWOL again, Isabella, Sloane and Vivian turned to the men and was like where the hell is he?
The issues that are arising is that this story felt very generic and bland and predictable. I just wanted something to different to be done and to stop the petty third-act breakup and the miscommunication, itās not needed. These men run businesses and deal with the mafia, yet they cannot communication with their ālove of their livesā. These stories are starting to blend together, and nothing is separating the characters and itās just getting a bit meh. This story just reminded me of Twisted Love because just like Twisted Love, he gets in major trouble, tries to grovel for his wife, screws up again, but it wasnāt his fault, finds something to get her to forgive him, and the bad guy is gone but not gone. I felt like Roman came into the book too late, and was gone too quickly without an actual ending? Is he dead? Is he safe? Where the hell is he?
The only different with this book is that Christian Harper didnāt fix the main issue in this book, he just updated his security system at the end. I fear how the next book is going but we shall see.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
dlsmk's review against another edition
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
karinreadsalot's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Alcohol