A review by cyisreading
The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

fast-paced

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

1.0

Reading this felt like reading a Wattpad story. And that’s not really a good thing. I mean this is a published book. A series even. Not that I plan on continuing this series. I barely finished this. For starters the “just turned 18” trope makes me extremely uncomfortable when there’s smut involved. Like immediately turned 18 and getting fucked by men who’ve been alive long enough to fuck her ancestors generations before her. I don’t know about everyone else but Winnie is still a CHILD. Just because it’s her birthday and she’s 18 now doesn’t erase the fact that she was just 17 - a minor. Yes she’s probably mature of her age and not afraid of sex, doesn’t make it any less creepy. Overall the story went very quick and didn’t have anything to offer than a 18 year old girl who likes to be called a whore. There was no character building, no world building, just a dive into something the author did a very poor job of explaining. Book one is suppose to reel you in and give you the backstory of things. This read like a one time wattpad story that even I could have written. I’m just not impressed and honestly very shocked that people are recommending this book.