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The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan

8 reviews

imskylow's review against another edition

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

3.75

I wish there was more tension 🤣 some of these romance felt too easy and perfect to be all that fun to read about. That being said, I really loved the characters. The description of Lennix is gorgeous and she’s a complete BA 💪🏽
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michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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escapismforlife's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is my first Kennedy Ryan book. And I finshed this in a day.

Partly because:
1.  The native, relational, and family dynamic issues in this book are exceptional.  

2. I adored and related to both leads  guarded  behavior in this  intentional, meaningful story. And now understand the appeal of second  chance romance. 

3. It  also had to due with the  fact I got accepted for earc of The Rebel King in this duology from SOURCEBOOKS Bloom on Netgalley. 

 I'm so happy  I did because  I'm  going  right on with this series this weekend. With its ending but also through setup for  the plot in Lennix's and Maxim's relationship it's hard not to. 
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teeclecticreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The amount of research that went into this novel is first off so commendable. Lennix is probably my favourite FMC ever written. She was strong-willed, knew her worth, cared about her people, but she also could love and knew when she was ready. Maxim is such a hunk. Sometimes he got borderline too possessive for me, but I love the effort he put into showing Lennix how much he cared for her. There were many many moments where I found myself laughing too. BUT THAT CLIFFHANGER THOUGH!!! Come
on Kennedy 😭
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what_karla_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

4.5/ stars
3/5 spice

Fair warning... it ends on a cliffhanger. I had no idea and wasn't prepared. Besides that, OMG, this book was emotionally charged and had a great plot. The cliffhanger sets up the next book for some serious drama. 

Tropes:
Insta lust
Soulmates
Political intrigue
Social justice
Secret identity 
Friends to Lovers to Enemies to Lovers
Indigenous heroine
Non-toxic alpha MMC
Dual POV

Lennix and Maxim are true soulmates but have to go through so much before finally embracing their love. They both are ambitious in their pursuit of their goals and are the epitome of "right person, wrong time." Their story spans 14 years. Which, in my opinion, works well. Allowing them to grow as individuals and achieve their goals. Other than their romance, the political and social issues discussed were integrated very well. There are so many important topics that even if there wasn't romance and spice, I would recommend this book. 

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own and offered voluntarily. 

Trigger/Content warnings:
Mentions violence against Indigenous women (MMIW), death of a parent, sexual content

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manoncrochan's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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churrosmom's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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agnesbebon's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

This would’ve been 4 stars if they didn’t meet when she was 17 and he was a masters student. I cannot give higher than a 3 to a book with “she doesn’t look seventeen” in it. I also had similar issues with The Kingmaker that I had with Grip. 

I’m not sure if Lennix was supposed to be acespec/demi, but if so I didn’t love how that was talked about.

I liked the timeline of the book (minus the whole meeting when shes 17 thing), how it goes forward four and then ten years ahead. I like Lennix way more than I Like Maxium - I hate a man that plays devils advocate. The jobs and interests of the characters were just as interesting as the romance. Kennedy Ryan is also a great writer. 
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