Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - The Dark King

Its fantasy meets dark romance. What more could you want!? I love the power dynamic they have and all the banter between the main female character and all the other characters. The switching pov was so interesting and definitely strengthened my love for this book. The inner conflict and the back and forth definitely made it frustrating however juicy details came fast and it kept my interest enough to read it in one day. The different mythical characters and varying degrees to magic was extremely interesting. Cant wait to start #2

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stevienotnicks's review against another edition

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dark funny 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

4.0

I have to be honest, I find it so hard to believe the author maintains she had never read ACOTAR before this. It’s basically ACOTAR, but make it modern. But I guess at their heart, they’re both Beauty and the Beast retellings, so I assume there was bound to be similarities?

Surprisingly, this wasn’t as smutty of a read as I initially thought and I’m actually grateful for that. At just shy of 300 pages, I don’t think we would have gotten the plot and character development if spice had been the main focus. Don’t get me wrong, it’s plenty filthy for all my smut goblins out there, but I truly felt each scene had its appropriate place that never took away from the core story.

It ends on the most hilarious of cliffhangers (before the epilogue), which all but ensures I pick up the next installment!

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dollfacegurlcoleah's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Gina Maxwell has won me over as a fan. I picked up her other book "The Rebel King" just as a grab at the library.... so I read this book second, but the great thing is...they can be read as a standalone, and still fall absolutely in love! I immediately was hooked on the passion Caiden & Bryn share. These books also have very sexy adult scenes without feeling like I'm losing the plot. This is a real love story, steamy passionate, and fairytale like, but real flaws in characters that are learning to love themselves, as well as their true mate! You MUST READ!!!! I'm definitely adding this Gem to my physical library!

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dolores_madil's review

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I like the mystery of the MC and I loved that I thought I figured it out and as not fully correct. I also loved the sex in this and how it tied into the character growth and even the plot to a certain extent. There is slight consent ish problems but it small and the Male lead dose say he would stop if she actually asked for it.

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dkgreads's review against another edition

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funny mysterious fast-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

4.5

This was fun! I absolutely loved Bryn’s sass and her banter with Caiden. Their chemistry was off the charts as well 🥵

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fangirljeanne's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

3.0

A solid meh.

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kloughlin's review

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fast-paced

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

2.0

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storieswithbee's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

It’s been a really long time since I’ve read an ‘erotica’ book where I thought the plot was just as good, if not better than the spicy elements. Maxwell has done a fantastic job at making the reader beg for more.

Without a doubt this is one of my favourite reads this year!

The fantasy elements mixed with the modern setting throughout the book added this incredible element of authenticity to the characters that made them feel so real. I loved the banter, the love, but also the dom/sub relationship that Bryn and Caiden shared. I think Maxwell has definitely done her research and given a tasteful, but also representative example of this part of the sex-positive community, without making this quality the entirety of the characters’ personalities.

I am very excited for the next direction in this series and I CANNOT wait for the next book.

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