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hanschub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Violence
karlapardo's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Memorable Quotes
- “I never really lived before you … And I don’t want to imagine living after you.” I dropped my forehead to hers, my chest aching with need and want and a thousand other emotions only she could make me feel. “Stay with me, love. Please.”
- “How does he look at me?”
“Like he never wants to look away.” - “I’d never fallen in love before her. Once I did, I did it the way I did everything else. Completely. Totally. Irrevocably.”
- “I wish you could see yourself the way I see you. Smart. Strong. Beautiful. Imperfect by your own standards but so wonderfully perfect for me.”
- “She’d touched down in my life like a tornado, gotten my drink wrong during her first shift at Valhalla, and hadn’t left my thoughts since.”
- “Come on. Live a little, Young. I promise it won’t kill you.” “No, but you might,” he muttered.”
- “You have five minutes, sweetheart, or you’ll find out firsthand that I’m not always the gentleman you think I am.”
- “Kai was the epitome of aristocratic sophistication, and he’d nailed the British stoicism that went with it.”
- “Just like that, sweetheart. "
- “I can’t recommend any of the books I read to you. They’re too wild. You might go into cardiac shock.”
- “Kai Young, do you have a crush on me?”
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Violence
diamondsequallove25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer
malop's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Cancer
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer
dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Drug abuse
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.0
⚠️: gun violence, death of parent, alcohol, misogyny, infidelity, classism, car accident, cancer, toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Classism
graceev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Medical content
Blackout in restaurant, Blackmail, Paralyzedbackitupmoony's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Infidelity
olivialandryxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’ve now read the whole Twisted series and all of the Kings books thus far, and so I can confirm: Isa and Kai are Ana’s best couple. They’re my favorites, they’re my babies, they’re the couple to beat.
I’m manifesting their wedding in King of Sloth SO HARD. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
[first read, July-August 2023]
I’ve been shipping these two since their very first interaction in King of Wrath—my ship senses were tingling, the gears in my brain spinning—so this was absolutely delightful, from start to finish. If not for my reading slump, I would’ve easily devoured it in a matter of hours. It might be only my second Ana Huang book, but as far as I’m concerned, Isa and Kai are her best couple, no contest. 💜
Updated theories for the rest of the series include Sloth being Sloane’s book (she’s totally gonna fall in love with Xavier) and Envy being Christian’s. Not sure about either Gluttony or Lust.
Current ranking of the series:
- King of Pride (by a LOT)
- King of Wrath (go to hell Dante)
Representation:
- Filipina-Chinese protagonist
- Chinese protagonist & side characters
- Brazilian side character
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent
Contains multiple scenes of explicit, consensual sexual content. Everything else is mentioned in passing, to some degree or another—the loss of a parent in a car accident, a toxic relationship ended by infidelity, a non-fatal scene involving gun violence, and a (false alarm) cancer scare. All except the last occurred prior to the story. Present day also contains a blackmail scheme.