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Cruel King by Rina Kent

10 reviews

kenzieburke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

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

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

dnsbrky's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment

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

readwthsam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, and Drug use

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death of parent

briochebun's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 out of 5 ☆’s.

”I want to ruin him as much as he's ruined me. This time, I want to be the predator instead of the prey.”

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This novel was an interesting introduction into the Rina Kent-verse! 

I also want to preface that I am a bit biased when it comes to novels that are set in high school (I prefer to read about older MCs + characters now that I’m older & find the situations that arise in novels set in high school a bit silly at times…some things are just too dramatic — even for teenagers) so my rating might reflect that.

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With that being said — I did enjoy Levi + Astrid’s story overall! There were some moments were I was frustrated with the characters’ decisions & I also felt that the ending was unnecessarily dramatic — but I did enjoy the epilogue + the way that Astrid + Levi acted around one another once they were officially together!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death of parent, Car accident, and Bullying

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Misogyny

rabbitsdolly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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: Grief, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Violence, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

culzean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, and Rape