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A review by stevienotnicks
The Dark King by Gina L. Maxwell
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!
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail