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gypsygirlfl's review against another edition
5.0
Kai and Myla’s story
This is book 2 of the Underground Kings’ series which follows Kai and Myla. It’s told in dual POVs with a wonderful epilogue.
As in book 1, we have another OTT possessive Kai and his stubborn and beautiful Myla. I don’t want to give away any info from their story, but I will say that it does reference an event that takes place in book 1 along with some of the characters that were in book 1. Definitely feel it would be best to read book 1 before this story.
Really enjoyed this story and the vision of Kai and Myla. Definitely recommend
This is book 2 of the Underground Kings’ series which follows Kai and Myla. It’s told in dual POVs with a wonderful epilogue.
As in book 1, we have another OTT possessive Kai and his stubborn and beautiful Myla. I don’t want to give away any info from their story, but I will say that it does reference an event that takes place in book 1 along with some of the characters that were in book 1. Definitely feel it would be best to read book 1 before this story.
Really enjoyed this story and the vision of Kai and Myla. Definitely recommend
megan_elise's review against another edition
2.0
2.8
The storyline just didn’t work for me with this book. Very spotty.
The storyline just didn’t work for me with this book. Very spotty.
laurenm2111's review against another edition
5.0
I love everything that Aurora releases, and this was no different. The characters just suck you into their lives and you become so involved that you cant help but read and Aurora Rose Reynolds book in one sitting! I love seeing the characters from the other books/series pop up. Lots of greatness still to come from this wonderful author - bring us more!!
missjessie182's review against another edition
4.0
Nothing will prepare you for anything that Aurora writes, and I always love every minute of it. Obligation is no different I loved every second of it, but I also found it hard to keep turning the page. Some parts of the story seemed forced and some parts I feel the story got lost, but I still love it.
I think that if someone want to write an Alpha they should take some lessons from Aurora, she can write one hot alpha. With Kai she really make him strong, but soft all at the same time making him even better, making him not like any alpha male I have read. Myla is amazing, so strong and ever after living a hell she never told anyone. She is able to form a connection with Kai, even if it was written in stars or something like that. The story wasn’t what you expect, but I love how she entwined parts and people from Assumption into this story without it taking over. I also found that after reading all of Aurora books she can write family like no one else, she writes strong, loving, caring families that never give up on each other. Some makes me crave to be part of any family she writes and makes me want to read anything she writes. 4 out of 5 stars.
I think that if someone want to write an Alpha they should take some lessons from Aurora, she can write one hot alpha. With Kai she really make him strong, but soft all at the same time making him even better, making him not like any alpha male I have read. Myla is amazing, so strong and ever after living a hell she never told anyone. She is able to form a connection with Kai, even if it was written in stars or something like that. The story wasn’t what you expect, but I love how she entwined parts and people from Assumption into this story without it taking over. I also found that after reading all of Aurora books she can write family like no one else, she writes strong, loving, caring families that never give up on each other. Some makes me crave to be part of any family she writes and makes me want to read anything she writes. 4 out of 5 stars.
charlottenw1's review against another edition
3.0
Kai and Maya had a very interesting story from the get-go.
I wasn't expecting Maya's story to present itself like this, her world has literally been turned upside down and the only way to save herself is to marry the man people are afraid of. The man who also knew her birth parents and how much danger she is in.
Kai and Maya have a rocky relationship with the complication of being married before even dating. They've done everything backwards but to some extent, it works out for them. As their story progresses more of Maya's life starts to play out and it's interesting to see her story play out alongside the present. I loved seeing the previous characters from book one and from the companion series. I'll definitely be reading the rest of the series because Aurora Rose Reynolds is my guilty pleasure.
I wasn't expecting Maya's story to present itself like this, her world has literally been turned upside down and the only way to save herself is to marry the man people are afraid of. The man who also knew her birth parents and how much danger she is in.
Kai and Maya have a rocky relationship with the complication of being married before even dating. They've done everything backwards but to some extent, it works out for them. As their story progresses more of Maya's life starts to play out and it's interesting to see her story play out alongside the present. I loved seeing the previous characters from book one and from the companion series. I'll definitely be reading the rest of the series because Aurora Rose Reynolds is my guilty pleasure.
jen286's review against another edition
3.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
I love Aurora Rose Reynolds and her alpha males. Obligation is another great read of hers and oh Kai you are so great. I loved that it is set in Hawaii with some of that culture inserted into the story. Such a fun read.
Obligation is the unusual love story of Myla and Kai. Myla is the main narrator and I have to say I wish we got a little more of Kai's perspective just because I loved him so much! I wanted to spend more time with him! The two of them are just thrown together and it is just organic growth between the two of them that was really interesting to watch. Myla has had some rough times growing up and some of the worst is not really shared until the end, but it is pretty obvious what happened. She still has issues and things she needs to deal with to be a better person and be able to be in a relationship with Kai and have things work out for them. At times she was a little annoying since she would just get angry at everything without listening to what Kai had to say or letting him explain. She also had expectations for him that she herself was not even doing, but they work everything out by the end which was nice.
Kai is just an incredible guy. He not a completely good guy in the sense of always being on the right side of the law, he can come across as kind of scary if he doesn't like you or if you are a threat to those he loves, but he is great with those he cares. He was so sweet with Myla and you can really see how much he cares about her through all the little things he does. He will do anything from the first moments they met to protect her and make sure she is okay. It is always about her. When the book opens they had just had to get married and even though he wants her and wants to keep her safe he still is very cautious and doesn't push her at all. Really she does not know him at all and he wants her to feel safe with him and not like there are expectations or anything. He just always will do whatever to make sure she is good. Like if he has to go out of town for a few days he checks in with her to make sure she will be okay with him gone. One time she asks him something like if I said I needed you would you just not go? His immediate reply? Of course I would stay here if you needed me. There wasn't even a moments hesitation ever with him no matter how important the other things he had to do were. If Myla needs him he will be there for her, or protect her however he can. I loved it. The story was filled with just these little moments that show much he cares that just melt my heart. That doesn't mean that there are not some bumpy parts, some times when Myla is hurt and upset, but he was amazing to read. I loved him and how loving he was with her.
So if I loved Kai and Myla's story so much, which I did, why isn't my rating higher? Well there were a few small issues with the background story I had. At times, especially at the beginning, I felt like I was missing something. Like there was a book before this one that I should have read that would have explained things for me, like Myla's families history and such. You do get to know some of it by the end, but I still had questions as to why things happened and what exactly the issues were and such. There was such a bog world that was in the background I just wanted to know more about it. Also there were things that happened just kind of popped up and then disappeared never to be seen again. Like having to meet someone, then them not ending up meeting that person, then they never were referenced again. It was like wait if it was so important to meet up with them that it was mentioned why was this not rescheduled or something? Did it actually happen and it was just not included in the story or was it something that was not needed to begin with? Or there were a few times when things seemed like they would be a big deal, but then nothing ever came of them. I don't really want to give anything away so I don't want to use examples, and they weren't huge deals, it is just things like that that were just not followed through with as well as I would have liked. They were just little things and didn't ruin the story of anything like that, but it was enough to drop my rating down some.
Do I recommend reading this book? Yes, yes I do especially if you know and love the author. Really I would have read this book just for Kai (and I did read it more than once already because I loved him)! There were some issues with background things I had, or small details, but it was still a great read and I really enjoyed it. Definitely check it out.
I love Aurora Rose Reynolds and her alpha males. Obligation is another great read of hers and oh Kai you are so great. I loved that it is set in Hawaii with some of that culture inserted into the story. Such a fun read.
Obligation is the unusual love story of Myla and Kai. Myla is the main narrator and I have to say I wish we got a little more of Kai's perspective just because I loved him so much! I wanted to spend more time with him! The two of them are just thrown together and it is just organic growth between the two of them that was really interesting to watch. Myla has had some rough times growing up and some of the worst is not really shared until the end, but it is pretty obvious what happened. She still has issues and things she needs to deal with to be a better person and be able to be in a relationship with Kai and have things work out for them. At times she was a little annoying since she would just get angry at everything without listening to what Kai had to say or letting him explain. She also had expectations for him that she herself was not even doing, but they work everything out by the end which was nice.
Kai is just an incredible guy. He not a completely good guy in the sense of always being on the right side of the law, he can come across as kind of scary if he doesn't like you or if you are a threat to those he loves, but he is great with those he cares. He was so sweet with Myla and you can really see how much he cares about her through all the little things he does. He will do anything from the first moments they met to protect her and make sure she is okay. It is always about her. When the book opens they had just had to get married and even though he wants her and wants to keep her safe he still is very cautious and doesn't push her at all. Really she does not know him at all and he wants her to feel safe with him and not like there are expectations or anything. He just always will do whatever to make sure she is good. Like if he has to go out of town for a few days he checks in with her to make sure she will be okay with him gone. One time she asks him something like if I said I needed you would you just not go? His immediate reply? Of course I would stay here if you needed me. There wasn't even a moments hesitation ever with him no matter how important the other things he had to do were. If Myla needs him he will be there for her, or protect her however he can. I loved it. The story was filled with just these little moments that show much he cares that just melt my heart. That doesn't mean that there are not some bumpy parts, some times when Myla is hurt and upset, but he was amazing to read. I loved him and how loving he was with her.
So if I loved Kai and Myla's story so much, which I did, why isn't my rating higher? Well there were a few small issues with the background story I had. At times, especially at the beginning, I felt like I was missing something. Like there was a book before this one that I should have read that would have explained things for me, like Myla's families history and such. You do get to know some of it by the end, but I still had questions as to why things happened and what exactly the issues were and such. There was such a bog world that was in the background I just wanted to know more about it. Also there were things that happened just kind of popped up and then disappeared never to be seen again. Like having to meet someone, then them not ending up meeting that person, then they never were referenced again. It was like wait if it was so important to meet up with them that it was mentioned why was this not rescheduled or something? Did it actually happen and it was just not included in the story or was it something that was not needed to begin with? Or there were a few times when things seemed like they would be a big deal, but then nothing ever came of them. I don't really want to give anything away so I don't want to use examples, and they weren't huge deals, it is just things like that that were just not followed through with as well as I would have liked. They were just little things and didn't ruin the story of anything like that, but it was enough to drop my rating down some.
Do I recommend reading this book? Yes, yes I do especially if you know and love the author. Really I would have read this book just for Kai (and I did read it more than once already because I loved him)! There were some issues with background things I had, or small details, but it was still a great read and I really enjoyed it. Definitely check it out.
mssarahbni's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great marriage for convenience romance. It was well written and had a good pace. The storyline was entertaining but it also had some dark moments. Kai and Myla had a lot of chemistry and I liked that.
jessmv87's review against another edition
5.0
Still one of my fav authors
This story was relatively chill in the drama department compared to Assumption but I kinda like that not every book I read has to be so angsty. I also love how Aurora does prologs. I always feel so content after I finish one of her books. Sure life rarely ends up so neat and tidy, but that's why we read right?
This story was relatively chill in the drama department compared to Assumption but I kinda like that not every book I read has to be so angsty. I also love how Aurora does prologs. I always feel so content after I finish one of her books. Sure life rarely ends up so neat and tidy, but that's why we read right?
gyani's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0