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A review by bribreez
King of Sloth by Ana Huang
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? Yes
4.75
4.75⭐️/ 4🌶️
Ana knows how to write desirable, obsessive, outrageously rich billionaires especially within this series. Over the course of the series, Sloane has been a character who I’ve been wanting to learn more about. Aside from her cut throat approach to her publicist company, she was a loyal friend, but also held herself back from others gleaning information about her past and current life. For Xavier, life was all about parties, doing whatever he wanted, and using his wealth, ahem well his father’s money to go about his carefree playboy lifestyle. When Sloane was tasked with keeping Xavier in line, the two of them were forced to occasionally be in close contact with each other, and from then on it was a battle of wits, and Xavier being a total flirt and a bit of a headache for Sloane. This book really honed in on both Sloane and Xavier’s backstories as well as seeing the two go from client/ publicist to a whole lot more filled with tension, passion, and Xavier falling head first for Sloane.
Ana knows how to write desirable, obsessive, outrageously rich billionaires especially within this series. Over the course of the series, Sloane has been a character who I’ve been wanting to learn more about. Aside from her cut throat approach to her publicist company, she was a loyal friend, but also held herself back from others gleaning information about her past and current life. For Xavier, life was all about parties, doing whatever he wanted, and using his wealth, ahem well his father’s money to go about his carefree playboy lifestyle. When Sloane was tasked with keeping Xavier in line, the two of them were forced to occasionally be in close contact with each other, and from then on it was a battle of wits, and Xavier being a total flirt and a bit of a headache for Sloane. This book really honed in on both Sloane and Xavier’s backstories as well as seeing the two go from client/ publicist to a whole lot more filled with tension, passion, and Xavier falling head first for Sloane.
I’m actually surprised with how much I really liked this book right away. While the other books have been good, I liked each of them for different reasons. This book in particular stood out to me more because, the way it revealed more about Sloane and Xavier’s backstories as well as digging deep into the reasoning behind their personalities. Even before this book, I already knew the type of woman Sloane was. Sloane was always the one that got things done, and she could eviscerate anything that got in her way in the name of her client(s). As much as Sloane often had to deal with getting Xavier to different galas, making sure he wasn’t getting into trouble, and other things, she thrived in the middle of all the things she had to do for her line of work. I admired Sloane, her dedication to always wanting to do the best in her work, and back closed doors when she was with her best friends or a specific someone close to her heart, she revealed her vulnerability that most didn’t see often as Xavier later saw for himself.
I love billionaire romances, seeing said billionaire man go to absolute lengths to make his lady love happy, but even small gestures worked too. Although, Xavier wasn’t afraid to spend as much money possible in order to show Sloane he wanted her. There were a couple of special moments that stood out to me that had me swooning and literally wishing I was Sloane! Lucky girl indeed since she was surprised by such romantic and thoughtful dates, and gestures from Xavier. I really loved the scene when Xavier had surprised Sloane with a rooftop movie night for their first date and the attention to detail was PERFECT. Xavier may have seemed like the type of man who didn’t care much to others, but he actually paid attention especially when it came to Sloane. The first date, setting up a day to spend time with Sloane’s little sister, knowing exactly which food she liked to eat during specific occasions, and seeing past her guarded personality showed just how much Xavier was down bad for Sloane! I LOVED XAVIER!
When I started reading this series, Dante and Vivian’s story was an automatic yes for me, and I also enjoyed the other books too, but I gotta say, this was probably my favorite out of the series! Yay! Little did I know before reading this book that I would fall in love with it this much! I genuinely expected to enjoy this book, and go about my day as usual, but NOPE! The moment I started reading Sloane and Xavier’s story, the rest of my day was canceled, and I couldn’t stop reading this book! Something about the way Sloane and Xavier had been working together for years and then suddenly their dynamic changing was fascinating to me. In addition, with the whole knowing each other for years, it gave more of a foundation as to Sloane and Xavier knowing each other, and expanding on it. The romance between Xavier and Sloane was passionate, tension filled, understanding, loving, and the occasional quick banter that made me smile. I genuinely loved Xavier and Sloane together and as individuals. The more I read, the more I saw the changes in Sloane lowering her guards to let Xavier in, and Xavier taking charge of his life, and finding a purpose he was passionate about. This book had everything I wanted and more, and it was really great to read. Even seeing familiar faces from the previous books and from the twisted series made me happy! Nice to see Ana continuing to incorporate her characters from other series as it felt full circle. All in all, LOVED THIS BOOK! LOVED XAVIER AND SLOANE! I’m really looking forward to the next book as the next couple was hinted at in this book, and OOOOO GIRL IM HOOKED AND READY!