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A review by kfriend
Crowned by Hate by Amo Jones
3.0
Overall 3.5 stars
Like pretty much any Amo book biggest thought beginning, middle, and end is WTF. This book takes that to a whole new level, which I why I love me some Amo- she always delivers the unexpected, you never know where something is going and twists and shocks and jaw dropping moments are the norm. Plus, a good dash of darkness and psychological messiness.
I’m not even really sure how to describe this book because you spend a lot of it trying to figure out just what the heck is going on in the past, present and future. Cliffs notes- big, sexy, brooding powerful alpha man coerces the POTUS’s daughter into marrying him- she’s not sure why, neither are we, but we know they have a past connection. Our heroine, Isa, a bit of nympho, so you KNOW Amo is going to have fun with that. She’s also pretty fun- she’s outspoken, sassy, independent, and direct. A rebellious bad girl with a sweet streak deep down. Bryant is dark and powerful, charming, stoic, and HOT alpha. The physical chemistry between them sizzles. Their romance ends up being a bit more sweet than I expected, but that is because there is other darkness to explore here.
From their first meeting onwards we spend time understanding their past connection and with them building a relationship. Amo has a unique style- she moves quickly, you have to read a lot between the lines, there are big time jumps, and we’re left scratching our head throughout. We just know both characters have an arsenal of skeletons in their closets and some of their skeletons are connected. I wish we had a bit more meat to the development of their connection- we’re told a lot more than we see, but you still buy in because of their chemistry. Then, we finally open the closet, and classic amo, it is a big fat mind F. You think you know where it’s going and then she basically b#$!@ slaps us with more twists and shocks- you’re confused, then floored. And again, classic Amo, the only thing you say is WTF just happened?
Thank goodness we have a second book coming our way. This could certainly be a standalone (that would leave you reeling) but I’m hopeful for a different end to this very shocking story.
Like pretty much any Amo book biggest thought beginning, middle, and end is WTF. This book takes that to a whole new level, which I why I love me some Amo- she always delivers the unexpected, you never know where something is going and twists and shocks and jaw dropping moments are the norm. Plus, a good dash of darkness and psychological messiness.
I’m not even really sure how to describe this book because you spend a lot of it trying to figure out just what the heck is going on in the past, present and future. Cliffs notes- big, sexy, brooding powerful alpha man coerces the POTUS’s daughter into marrying him- she’s not sure why, neither are we, but we know they have a past connection. Our heroine, Isa, a bit of nympho, so you KNOW Amo is going to have fun with that. She’s also pretty fun- she’s outspoken, sassy, independent, and direct. A rebellious bad girl with a sweet streak deep down. Bryant is dark and powerful, charming, stoic, and HOT alpha. The physical chemistry between them sizzles. Their romance ends up being a bit more sweet than I expected, but that is because there is other darkness to explore here.
From their first meeting onwards we spend time understanding their past connection and with them building a relationship. Amo has a unique style- she moves quickly, you have to read a lot between the lines, there are big time jumps, and we’re left scratching our head throughout. We just know both characters have an arsenal of skeletons in their closets and some of their skeletons are connected. I wish we had a bit more meat to the development of their connection- we’re told a lot more than we see, but you still buy in because of their chemistry. Then, we finally open the closet, and classic amo, it is a big fat mind F. You think you know where it’s going and then she basically b#$!@ slaps us with more twists and shocks- you’re confused, then floored. And again, classic Amo, the only thing you say is WTF just happened?
Thank goodness we have a second book coming our way. This could certainly be a standalone (that would leave you reeling) but I’m hopeful for a different end to this very shocking story.