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koistyfishy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5 Sweetheart โญ๏ธ
Spicy Level: ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ.5/5
What can I say about Steel Princess that makes it different from Deviant King...besides it being the same but with a little extra "Filler".
๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ:
Elsa has just found out that her parents are responsible for Aiden's mother's death and in a haze fell (or was pushed) into the swimming pool, and since this is one of her trauma triggers she locks up and almost drowns. She is saved from drowning by a boy named Knox. Else realises that Aiden's entire reason for being drawn to her was this plot for revenge against her, so she wants nothing to do with him and refuses to be a pawn in his games... but Aiden doesn't like that at all...
๐๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ:
There is so much push and pull between Elsa and Aiden, but inevitably it is the same thing that we've just been reading. It feels almost like the story progresses really, really slowly and there isn't really a need for this book because Aiden is very much still possessed with thoughts of Elsa, he is obsessed with her, and he still wants to own her. He is a little bit overbearing, and he keeps forcing himself into her life. He also teases her with information about her past and because she wants nothing more than to find out what happened to her and why she has suppressed these memories and blocked off everything, she just follows him around like a sick puppy. All in all her relationship is Toxic.... but yeah I still couldn't look away.
I love Elsa's relationship with her best friend and the amazing found family element. The fact that Elsa is able to get so close to the rest of the four horsemen and that they start to treat her like one o their "tribe" was super cute.
There is quite a lot of drama and angst but it does feel like not much happens in the story. While it's easy to speculate about overall what happened with all the hints and nuggets there were twists and turns in this that I did not see coming.
This book and writing are addictive. These characters are addictive. There is just something in Rina Kent's writing that draws you in. If you can look past that all her men feel like carbon copies of each other, acting the exactly, having the same characteristics, the same tendencies, the same jealous obsessive behaviour and cannot stand another man BREATHING on their girl.
๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ:
โถ Dual POV
โถ High School Romance
โถ Bully Romance
โถ Alphamale
โถ Obsessive, Possessive and Jealous MMC
โถ Touch Her You Die
๐๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ:
โท Nicknames
โท Share a Bath
โท Cages Her With His Arms
โท Underage
โท Hand Necklaces
โท Tattoos
โท Mine
From a dark romance perspective, they're brilliant book boyfriend material (if you are into that kind of thing) and I cannot wait for the next one: Twisted Kingdom.
Spicy Level: ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ.5/5
What can I say about Steel Princess that makes it different from Deviant King...besides it being the same but with a little extra "Filler".
๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ:
Elsa has just found out that her parents are responsible for Aiden's mother's death and in a haze fell (or was pushed) into the swimming pool, and since this is one of her trauma triggers she locks up and almost drowns. She is saved from drowning by a boy named Knox. Else realises that Aiden's entire reason for being drawn to her was this plot for revenge against her, so she wants nothing to do with him and refuses to be a pawn in his games... but Aiden doesn't like that at all...
๐๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ:
There is so much push and pull between Elsa and Aiden, but inevitably it is the same thing that we've just been reading. It feels almost like the story progresses really, really slowly and there isn't really a need for this book because Aiden is very much still possessed with thoughts of Elsa, he is obsessed with her, and he still wants to own her. He is a little bit overbearing, and he keeps forcing himself into her life. He also teases her with information about her past and because she wants nothing more than to find out what happened to her and why she has suppressed these memories and blocked off everything, she just follows him around like a sick puppy. All in all her relationship is Toxic.... but yeah I still couldn't look away.
I love Elsa's relationship with her best friend and the amazing found family element. The fact that Elsa is able to get so close to the rest of the four horsemen and that they start to treat her like one o their "tribe" was super cute.
There is quite a lot of drama and angst but it does feel like not much happens in the story. While it's easy to speculate about overall what happened with all the hints and nuggets there were twists and turns in this that I did not see coming.
This book and writing are addictive. These characters are addictive. There is just something in Rina Kent's writing that draws you in. If you can look past that all her men feel like carbon copies of each other, acting the exactly, having the same characteristics, the same tendencies, the same jealous obsessive behaviour and cannot stand another man BREATHING on their girl.
๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ:
โถ Dual POV
โถ High School Romance
โถ Bully Romance
โถ Alphamale
โถ Obsessive, Possessive and Jealous MMC
โถ Touch Her You Die
๐๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ:
โท Nicknames
โท Share a Bath
โท Cages Her With His Arms
โท Underage
โท Hand Necklaces
โท Tattoos
โท Mine
From a dark romance perspective, they're brilliant book boyfriend material (if you are into that kind of thing) and I cannot wait for the next one: Twisted Kingdom.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
cielosiluminado's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
3.0
this is literally so unserious like what the fuck was that ending???
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
darknesslighttt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: enemies to lovers, bully romance, dark, forced proximity, high school romance
๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: cliffhanger, death of a parent, kidnapping, child abuse, mental illness, s*icidal thoughts
Uhmmm...Rina?....What is that ending!?!?
So basically Rina creates chaos in this book. We learned more about Elsa's past and secrets are starting to come up to the surface. We also saw how the relationship between Aiden and Elsa evolved.
Aiden is again possessive and jealous, things that make him even hotter, Elsa stands up more to him and lets him know when he steps out of line. She does this in the first book too, but there she is still our sweet Elsa, now she is even stronger.
If I haven't mentioned so far, the spicy scenes between them are super hot and become more and more steamy.
Although it is the second time I read this book, the ending still took me by surprise. It still left me shocked and wanting to read the next book.
I don't know what Rina puts in her books, but the more you read, the more thrilling it becomes.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: enemies to lovers, bully romance, dark, forced proximity, high school romance
๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: cliffhanger, death of a parent, kidnapping, child abuse, mental illness, s*icidal thoughts
Uhmmm...Rina?....What is that ending!?!?
So basically Rina creates chaos in this book. We learned more about Elsa's past and secrets are starting to come up to the surface. We also saw how the relationship between Aiden and Elsa evolved.
Aiden is again possessive and jealous, things that make him even hotter, Elsa stands up more to him and lets him know when he steps out of line. She does this in the first book too, but there she is still our sweet Elsa, now she is even stronger.
If I haven't mentioned so far, the spicy scenes between them are super hot and become more and more steamy.
Although it is the second time I read this book, the ending still took me by surprise. It still left me shocked and wanting to read the next book.
I don't know what Rina puts in her books, but the more you read, the more thrilling it becomes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping
shaykay's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Elsa's story reminds me a lot of Astrid's. They are both running from their pasts and trying to start over. However, Elsa's wasn't entirely her choice. Her mind split everything off so she would forget; it was just how she protected herself. I'm curious to see how their story will end in the next book because, in this one, she started working on herself to try and remember her past. Meanwhile, Aiden remembers it all, but he still loves her. He wants her but goes about it in the worst way possible. Every time they start to make some light way, something comes in and blows it all up again. Then, the way this one ended! It was just pure chaos, and I don't know how they returned from this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
readwthsam's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
jen1804's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Despite the spice scenes in this getting a down thumb from me, and despite it not being very well written in places, this book actually has a really interesting and mysterious plot which is gradually unravelling. And for that it gets three stars.
Check trigger warnings before reading because this second instalment of Aiden and Elsaโs story still features non/dubious consent and the narrative covers some dark plot points. Overall I am enjoying the story though.
Check trigger warnings before reading because this second instalment of Aiden and Elsaโs story still features non/dubious consent and the narrative covers some dark plot points. Overall I am enjoying the story though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
camipuchta's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is definitely a very, very dark book full of twists and turns, but the plot is awesome if you donโt have triggers!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Stalking
corcordium's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
okay this was slightly better than the first one only because we finally got some answers to elsa's mysterious past. but it was annoying that the entire book was spent between the characters having sex just to get some tidbits of info right after they fucked. it made the book incredibly repetitive, and it didn't help that elsa was still a doormat heroine despite her saying she was gonna 'beat aiden at his own game' -which clearly never happened-, and aiden a piece of trash. i can't care less about this couple i just want the side characters' books pls
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping