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briochebun's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
3.5 out of 5 ☆’s.
”Those who don't play think that the king is the most important piece because the game is over when he dies. They don't know that the king is useless without his queen.”
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Aiden’s character piqued my interest while reading ”Cruel King” — so I was ecstatic when I found out that the next book in the series was his!
Aiden’s character piqued my interest while reading ”Cruel King” — so I was ecstatic when I found out that the next book in the series was his!
While I did enjoy ”Deviant King” overall (Note: I was aware of it being a dark bully romance novel — so none of its content took me by surprise) I will say that I wasn’t a big fan of the ending twist…
I did see it coming (so it wasn’t something out of left field) but it was too similar to Levi + Astrid’s situation with their parents (in my opinion) which bothered me.
(Are all of the characters going to be connected to their love interests in similar ways — or are the Kings just cursed?)
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Grief, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Violence, Fatphobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Classism
sam019's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Torture, Suicide, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
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