Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

King of Greed by Ana Huang

6 reviews

katie0528's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.5

Not my favorite of the series. Alessandra files for divorce after her husband Dominic works through their 10th anniversary. When he's finally hit with reality, Dom realizes his wife has been unhappy for years, and this is a surprise only to him. As he struggles to win Alessandra back and find a work/life balance to prove to his now ex-wife she really does matter to him, his foster brother Roman appears after decades of no contact that began when Roman was arrested as a teen. While Dom and Alessandra do love each other and can't keep away, like his friends in the first two books, Dom can't take no for an answer. The main difference in this one is that Alé spends much of the book trying to find herself outside her marriage.

Unfortunately, it really feels like at the end of the book, she just goes back. Dom is much more conciencious of his own habits, but Alessandra never really finds herself outside of him which wws disappointing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Divorce

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Heartbreaking. Utterly and completely heartbreaking. Reading this felt like someone ripped my heart out of my chest, dissected it in front of me -- slowly and painfully -- and then stitched all the broken pieces back together again.
I mean, I've read enough of Ana Huang's books at this point to trust her and her devotion to Happily Ever Afters...but she made me earn it with this one. She certainly made Dominic earn it, at the very least. And let me tell you, after two books (King of Wrath and King of Pride) of seeing his and Alessandra's interactions on the sidelines, he had it coming. This book was literally 321 pages of groveling. And I loved every excruciating page...even and especially the ones that made me cry (of which there were many), which is saying something...because I don't like being sad on purpose.
Achingly beautiful. Painful in the healing. Joyful in the reconciliation. Excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Stalking

sbordo's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

amre23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another good installment in the Kings of Sin series. I thought this second chance romance was done well. I do wish there was a little more groveling. Also if a girl says she needs some space she needs SPACE. This book did pull on the heart strings. 

I thought the flashbacks to their relationship over the years was done well. The moments weren't long where you got bored but snippets to get to the point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Pregnancy

lucindahoi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

hollymileham's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

nothing i love more than reading a smutty romance book just to crack myself up because as a lesbian i am NOT the target audience. however what i will say is i am the target audience for second chance romances and this one delivered albeit at what id call a very strange pace

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Stalking