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A review by imme_van_gorp
King's Virtuous Son by Ki Brightly
3.5
➛First read: May 2022 | ★3.0 stars
➛Second read: January 2023 | ★3.5 stars
➛Third read: April/May 2024 | ★3.5 stars
I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting from a romance between an Irish mobster and a prospect for a motorcycle club (who also happens to be the newly discovered son of that MC's president), but I somehow managed to be pleasantly surprised with what we got here.
Hunter was a shy, quiet, insecure guy with a surprising wicked streak and some minor anger issues to boot. He was a complicated person, and appeared to be angry at the world and everyone in it, yet never felt the need to truly speak up about what he was feeling or thinking. He was obviously quite lonely, and didn't feel like he belonged anywhere.
I found him interesting, but he could also be slightly annoying. Overall I liked him, though. He was delicate, in an odd sort of way.
Jamie doesn't have much of a personality other than being an easy-going Irish man. I didn't mind this, though, as most of his character seemed to be dedicated to adoring Hunter, which, of course, I loved.
Jamie was immediately enamoured with Hunter from the start and spend the rest of the book desperately trying to keep hold of him. Jamie worshipped the ground Hunter walked on, and that's something I'll always love in a romance.
➛Second read: January 2023 | ★3.5 stars
➛Third read: April/May 2024 | ★3.5 stars
I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting from a romance between an Irish mobster and a prospect for a motorcycle club (who also happens to be the newly discovered son of that MC's president), but I somehow managed to be pleasantly surprised with what we got here.
Hunter was a shy, quiet, insecure guy with a surprising wicked streak and some minor anger issues to boot. He was a complicated person, and appeared to be angry at the world and everyone in it, yet never felt the need to truly speak up about what he was feeling or thinking. He was obviously quite lonely, and didn't feel like he belonged anywhere.
I found him interesting, but he could also be slightly annoying. Overall I liked him, though. He was delicate, in an odd sort of way.
Jamie doesn't have much of a personality other than being an easy-going Irish man. I didn't mind this, though, as most of his character seemed to be dedicated to adoring Hunter, which, of course, I loved.
Jamie was immediately enamoured with Hunter from the start and spend the rest of the book desperately trying to keep hold of him. Jamie worshipped the ground Hunter walked on, and that's something I'll always love in a romance.
"I've been thinking of going home, even though I'd miss you."
Fear sank its claws into me and I wrapped my arms around him. "Don't. I know you're not happy right now. I've seen it. But I don't want ya to leave. I'd do anything to keep ya here."
He stilled. "Anything?"
"Anything."
I really liked the dynamic between these two. They had quite a lot of chemistry!
I only wish there had been a little bit more time spend on actually establishing a connection between them, especially after the half-way point. After all, the connection was actually looking really good at the beginning, but at some point the 'connection building' seemed to be abandoned, and we were just supposed to accept that they connected enough. The development within their relationship definitely wasn't the best it could have been.
Aside from the romance, this book also spends quite a lot of time on Hunter getting to know his twin brother for the first time, and also on him reconciling the fact that King is his father. He felt betrayal, but also hope, and I was invested in seeing how he navigated his new family situation.
This book definitely has quite a bit of drama and angst, and I really enjoyed it. Whether it was family drama or relationship drama, I ate all of it up.
When it comes to the writing, I wouldn't say it was the best. A lot of scenes felt very dragged out and overly detailed. While at other times my problem was with the sentence structure of certain things, as I struggled more than once with understanding what was even being said or what exactly was happening.
Anyway, overall I really liked the relationship dynamic and general plot of this book. Could it have been better? Sure. But I enjoyed it quite a lot, so that's good enough in my book.