Reviews tagging 'Blood'

King of Pride by Ana Huang

6 reviews

graceev's review

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Blood, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Medical content and Cancer

Blackout in restaurant, Blackmail, Paralyzed

ka_ke's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars

Isabella and Kai couldn’t be more different…but maybe opposites attract?

Kai Parker took me COMPLETELY by surprise as a book boyfriend but let me just say that I LOVED him. From the very beginning this book had me giggling and smirking and blushing and I devoured it start to finish.

I also really felt like this one played into its title and the theme of “pride” in super interesting ways, and I really appreciated Ana leaning in to the kings of sin dynamic that way!

Honestly, 2023 has just been my Ana Huang year and I am here for it. This is your sign to go and read this one if you’ve been putting it off!

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: opposites attract; British accents; a little bit of corporate espionage

CW: Gun violence; infidelity; toxic relationship

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood and Death of parent

zc2's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I liked it better than KOW hence reading it in 2 days but the plot wasn’t fully consistent. Like once they fell in love with each other the book lost the same absurdity that it composed in the beginning. Like it was so out of hand going into it that I was a little disappointed it didn’t follow through till the epilogue and barely that. I hated how the guy that butchered Kai’s opportunity of CEO was only mentioned once like there were barely any clues as to who it would be honestly I thought it was Paxton. Kai and Isabella characters were super cute and I enjoyed watching them banter. HOWEVER I know it was planned for Kai to not be as aggressive as the former characters in the pre series but….. I still kinda missed the whole you touch her and I’ll kill you vive like it was there but it did not fulfill my satisfaction. Honestly the book wasn’t really predictable….

I thought Kai’s mom had cancer like how did she get married to his dad again???? There was no connection there. Isabella’s procrastination drove my anxiety mad.  Also I think my favorite part is being left to wonder if she said yes because like I know it’s implied considering it’s two years later but part of me wishes she crushed his mortal soul👀. Kai’s great an all but sometimes people need to bend and snap.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Car accident, Classism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Cursing

rebekkamafia's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

__romancereader__'s review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I enjoyed this book i do think king of wrath is my fav in the series so far i did enjoy trying to guess the next couple in the next book and my guess was between Dominic & Alessandra and Sloane and her client but when i got to the end of the book it said king of greed is gonna be Dominic and Alessandra’s relationship and i can’t wait i do love how Ana Huang keeps adding the characters from her twisted series to this series i was so happy when Alex & Ava made an appearance i do keep wondering when Josh & Jules will make an appearance maybe in the next book i highly recommend reading this book it is very enjoyable i love how there all interconnected that’s my favorite part about the twisted and kings of sin series overall i struggled between rating this book a four stars or five stars i tried rating it four but four stars for any of Ana Huang’s books just don’t sit right with me so in going with five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍P.S I’m really starting to think/realize that Ana Huang is one of my favorite if not my only favorite authors for many many reasons🥰🥰🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, and Violence

Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about in the book 🌶️🌶️🌶️🥰🥰🥰Enjoy🙃🙃🙃