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koistyfishy's review against another edition
- 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
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️.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".
𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨:
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...
𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:
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.
𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▶ Dual POV
▶ High School Romance
▶ Bully Romance
▶ Alphamale
▶ Obsessive, Possessive and Jealous MMC
▶ Touch Her You Die
𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▷ Nicknames
▷ Share a Bath
▷ Cages Her With His Arms
▷ Underage
▷ Hand Necklaces
▷ Tattoos
▷ 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.
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
marygg3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Elsa continues to be annoying af when she refuses to accept what we all know, and she chooses delulu every time and that is not the solulu, girl.
But I like it better than the previous one, and the snippets of Astrid and Levi were nice. I like how you can see the other stories starting to intertwine.
The mystery got really interesting and that ending was a masterclas in cliffhangers.
And, of course, the smut continues to do the smutting pretty well.
So... I'll go grab the next one, thank you very much.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Confinement and Kidnapping
cielosiluminado's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
sshpurple1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
rinabinawu's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying
shaykay's review against another edition
4.5
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
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
mbichaela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
this one was even likeable at some point. they kind of evolved but nothing exceptional.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence
jen1804's review against another edition
- 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
Check trigger warnings before reading because this second instalment of Aiden and Elsa’s story still features non/dubious consent and the narrative covers some dark plot points. Overall I am enjoying the story though.
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
culzean's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail