Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Cruel King by Rina Kent

30 reviews

marygg3's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

Well, it definitely met my expectations, looks like I've found my new binge series and I'm about to become a Rina Kent junkie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Alcohol, Car accident, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Drug use, and Drug abuse

luckyyyyy's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death, and Mental illness

carsons1996's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I got sucked into this story so fast and it had me hooked throughout the entire story. I great romance with a good amount of drama. I know it was supposed to be dark,

but I just hated how much Levi disrespected Astrid's personal autonomy and she just accepted it. I guess you could read betwee  the lines and they eventually figured out a healthy balance, but it just came off as so toxic that I couldn't get passed it and had to deduct a star from my rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

eesofagoo's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

geminimarsss's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Alcohol, Rape, Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Drug use, and Sexual violence

hibbiley19's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Drug use

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.25

i know rina kent claims to be british but as someone who's lived all over england (literally north, midlands, and now south/southwest) i do not know a single person who talks like that. i feel like maybe she picked up a few words and ran with it because most of the british slang is misused or super oddly placed in sentences. i think her dialogue in general isn't accurate to how people naturally speak but this book was riddled with spelling + grammar mistakes even outside of the dialogue. the main characters had no chemistry, from what i can see at least, but it was an easy read at least and i enjoyed some of the supporting characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Drugging, Amnesia, Post traumatic stress disorder, Revenge porn, Slut-shaming, Student/teacher relationship, and Date rape

samflowerv6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

 I am trying to read the Rina Kent universe in order so this is my first one. Bully romance is nothing new and it felt nostalgic?? Like a lot of tropes remind me of wattpad where the MMC would be horrible but we still loved them lol. The plot reminded me of wattpad too, not the quality but the set up . I liked how he fell first and Astrid didn’t just roll over and take his bs. It was overall enjoyable but Levi isn’t my favorite book bf. Maybe it’s because the age range isn’t usually my favorite, at least for a romance central plot. I think the ones with Aiden will be more for me. I liked how there was a mysterious vibe also. The first few chapters felt like a fever dream!! I was like SLOW DOWN !!! but overall it was funny and I fully laughed a bunch of times. I don’t know if it was intentional all the time bc the British English vernacular was cracking me up. The side characters were really fun as well, it got me excited for Ronan and Aiden’s stories. I can’t wait for the rest of this universe. Levi and Astrid…. You cute or whateva. Princess and the King. 👑 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Car accident, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction and Abandonment

katkinslee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I started my Rina Kent journey out with God of Fury so it was really cool to go to the beginning and see how things started for Astrid and Levi. I'm not really into bully romances usually but I really enjoyed this one. It was really easy to get into and the spicy scenes were great. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

shaykay's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

Astrid! I've meant to go back and read the parents' books, and I've finally started that journey since I'm between books and waiting on the newest Legacy of Gods series. But Astrid and Leon are probably one of the couples I'm the most excited to read about. They are also the ones that we've seen the most out of the first 5 books in that other series. Plus, I really love their kid's books! They are Landon, Brandon, and Glyndon's parents, and it was so much fun seeing how these two met. I kept seeing a lot of similarities to their books, and it was a lot of fun seeing where this universe started. I missed the college setting. In this world, the Royal Elite school is just a high school; we saw them all focus on what they want to do next. We barely saw Astrid's artistic side emerge, and she became a world-famous artist. But we saw the beginning of her and Levi's sports careers. We even got to see their families, and it's just a wild ride in this whole thing. I loved it and can't wait to work on more of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Car accident, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent