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A review by torijanereads
Ruthless Crown by Amanda Richardson
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Genre: Dark, Romance, Reverse harem
Pace: Medium
Format: Kindle
From: Kindle Unlimited
Pages: 242
Rating: 4*
Quote(s): "We used to be the Kings of Ravenwood. I guess I never realised until Briar Monroe showed up that we needed a Queen". “Hunter Ravenwood, Ash Greythorn, Ledger Huxley, and Samson Hall. The four Kings...”.
Briar Monroe is a young teenage girl who has just moved with her mum to love with her new stepfather (who is also the headteacher of her new school) and her stepbrother, Hunter. She has had a tough past and now she is being thrust into a world of wealth and privilege and having to attend Ravenwood Academy, where her stepbrother and his 3 best friends rule as 'kings'.
Briar is supposed to be seen as a girl who can stand up for herself and this is kind of true. I feel like she defended herself against them more than anyone else has in the history of their 'reign' but it wasn't really 'badass'. I felt her character could have done more to retaliate rather than just threatening things but actually following through on her word but still it stopped the guys in their tracks enough.
The premise of them showing her who rules the school also wasn't long enough. I feel like there wasn't a lot of time for their antics to really take effect before they were moving on to something else. I also feel like the turnaround from them being 'mean' to Briar to making her their queen was too quick. There just wasn't a lot of build-up for their feelings to be taken as seriously as it possibly should have been for what they plan later in the book.
This story has the usual different personalities within the guys friendship circle and so they compliment each other well. You have the ringleader, the one they all follow without question, the sweet and quiet one that lends them an edge of approachability. Then, you have the tortured bad boy, who will go to all lengths to protect and defend his friends and finally, the tatted/pierced one who enlightens the group with individuality.
I did like the storyline and the characters. Although, there were some timeline mistakes and some parts didn't feel completely thought through or finished and some parts that really didn't make sense. However, I don't think this distracted too much from the overall effect of the story. I'm hoping for more depth in book 2 and for the characters and storyline to really open up. I would recommend this book to others and I will absolutely be reading the next book in the series. I don't know if I would read this book again in the future but I will read more books by this author for sure.
Pace: Medium
Format: Kindle
From: Kindle Unlimited
Pages: 242
Rating: 4*
Quote(s): "We used to be the Kings of Ravenwood. I guess I never realised until Briar Monroe showed up that we needed a Queen". “Hunter Ravenwood, Ash Greythorn, Ledger Huxley, and Samson Hall. The four Kings...”.
Briar Monroe is a young teenage girl who has just moved with her mum to love with her new stepfather (who is also the headteacher of her new school) and her stepbrother, Hunter. She has had a tough past and now she is being thrust into a world of wealth and privilege and having to attend Ravenwood Academy, where her stepbrother and his 3 best friends rule as 'kings'.
Briar is supposed to be seen as a girl who can stand up for herself and this is kind of true. I feel like she defended herself against them more than anyone else has in the history of their 'reign' but it wasn't really 'badass'. I felt her character could have done more to retaliate rather than just threatening things but actually following through on her word but still it stopped the guys in their tracks enough.
The premise of them showing her who rules the school also wasn't long enough. I feel like there wasn't a lot of time for their antics to really take effect before they were moving on to something else. I also feel like the turnaround from them being 'mean' to Briar to making her their queen was too quick. There just wasn't a lot of build-up for their feelings to be taken as seriously as it possibly should have been for what they plan later in the book.
This story has the usual different personalities within the guys friendship circle and so they compliment each other well. You have the ringleader, the one they all follow without question, the sweet and quiet one that lends them an edge of approachability. Then, you have the tortured bad boy, who will go to all lengths to protect and defend his friends and finally, the tatted/pierced one who enlightens the group with individuality.
I did like the storyline and the characters. Although, there were some timeline mistakes and some parts didn't feel completely thought through or finished and some parts that really didn't make sense. However, I don't think this distracted too much from the overall effect of the story. I'm hoping for more depth in book 2 and for the characters and storyline to really open up. I would recommend this book to others and I will absolutely be reading the next book in the series. I don't know if I would read this book again in the future but I will read more books by this author for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Bullying