aliyawp13's profile picture

aliyawp13 's review for:

King of Envy by Ana Huang
5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-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: Complicated

Near perfection for Ana Huang. Vuk is an amazingly well-thought-out, morally dark, grey MMC, and Ayana is a breath of fresh air, mostly sunny FMC.

Their dynamic is brilliant, and once the sparks begin to fly, it is a terrible but immensely satisfying slow burn until BOOM fireworks. The angst, the pain, the hilarious parts, the sweet parts, and (use your imagination) the voice. Ungh. 

The action is fun and tense, the stakes are well-plotted, and I am glad the usual formula wasn't completely adhered to for our improbable couple.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings