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A review by 50wordsforsnow
King of Envy by Ana Huang
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Ripping off her own novel. The mafia/assassin plot was so dumb and unbelievable. The entire novel is based on suspension of belief.
Wheres the envy??? He was envious for about four lines. The title is misleading.
Everything is just so conveniently set up. What are the odds that your mean boss/agency head is also a gang leader and is extremely evil and plotting to kill your boyfriend.
Gross to include sexual assault as a plot driver.
Vuk:
⇒ Tortured and doomed by the narrative.
⇒ Lady luck has abandoned him in all aspects but money (and love).
⇒ Only communicates in ASL cuz he doesn’t like to waste his words no just anyone, I don’t know what that means either.
⇒ Hes boring actually, and pathetic and embarassing. Not unhinged, just boring.
⇒ Made billions off a vodka company if you can believe that.
⇒ Obsessed with Ayana since her debut era or something, lmao.
Ayana:
I’m not sure what’s there to like about her.
⇒ Perfumes and heels are her personality.
⇒ Seems relatively unaffected by the fact that she killed someone.
⇒ The SA affected her for 2 pages. ⇒ Vuk keeps calling her smart when she makes surface level observation.
Ending was predictable, but I cant ask more from Ana. Im sure Ayanas gonna end up knocked by the series ending. Shocker that Stella wasn’t.
As always, the playlist sucks <3
0.5 for Roman.
Wheres the envy??? He was envious for about four lines. The title is misleading.
Everything is just so conveniently set up. What are the odds that your mean boss/agency head is also a gang leader and is extremely evil and plotting to kill your boyfriend.
Gross to include sexual assault as a plot driver.
Vuk:
⇒ Tortured and doomed by the narrative.
⇒ Lady luck has abandoned him in all aspects but money (and love).
⇒ Only communicates in ASL cuz he doesn’t like to waste his words no just anyone, I don’t know what that means either.
⇒ Hes boring actually, and pathetic and embarassing. Not unhinged, just boring.
⇒ Made billions off a vodka company if you can believe that.
⇒ Obsessed with Ayana since her debut era or something, lmao.
Ayana:
I’m not sure what’s there to like about her.
⇒ Perfumes and heels are her personality.
⇒ Seems relatively unaffected by the fact that she killed someone.
⇒ The SA affected her for 2 pages. ⇒ Vuk keeps calling her smart when she makes surface level observation.
Ending was predictable, but I cant ask more from Ana. Im sure Ayanas gonna end up knocked by the series ending. Shocker that Stella wasn’t.
As always, the playlist sucks <3
0.5 for Roman.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence
Minor: Murder