A review by marie_thereadingotter
King of Tricksters by S.L. Prater

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

3.5

Regrettably I kind of forgot where the last book left off, I blame that on it being an audiobook and my brain not being great at remembering details I only hear. I remember the characters, and parts of the plot but just some of the minor details were forgotten. 

All that aside I still enjoyed this book. Rain goes through it at the start of this book with healing, and everything that comes after that. Her devotion to Night is sweet, but as far as I'm concerned he didn't earn it and doesn't deserve it. They have chemistry for sure, but the way he so easily threw his trust in her away when he's the one who kidnapped her in the first place and practically forced a marriage on her was uncalled for. 

I do like Night, and while I think he was a bit of an ass for almost throwing her aside for being honest with him, upset me. It played the role, bit, in that 'third-act break up' that romance books often have, and I kind of hated it. Sure, it made sense that the revelation would be a shock, but you'd think that multi-century old beings wouldn't be so immature and petty. I am glad that it resolved quickly though and didn't last too long. Erikson, Night's brother is a jerk, and I'm glad he ended up needing to eat his words and apologize to Rain.

The final battle, it felt rushed, and I really do think it's because it's an audiobook. Battle scenes don't translate well, for me, as audiobooks. I am curious where the rest of this series goes, even though it's not following Rain and Night. But I do wish that their story had been a trilogy, a lot of happened in this book and it's not very long. It's a 7hr Audiobook, (barely 200pages). Some of the story beats could've been given more time and depth, which would make things feel like they have higher stakes. 
 
One thing that I absolutely love are the covers for this series. If people are going to be on the  cover, this is the way I prefer. 
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