A review by shaykay
Reign of a King by Rina Kent

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 
I wanted to know what to expect with this one since it follows Jonathon's story. He's a character we've been introduced to in the Royal Elite and Legacy of Gods series. In the Royal Elite series, he is a foreboding man who always tends to get his way. Especially in the first four books, we see that terrifying personality shine since those books are about his son and nephew, the heirs to the empire he built. But all of that really contradicts the super-loving grandfather he is to Glyndon in the Legacy of Gods series, so this book and the sequel build that gap of how we went from that man we first met to the grandfather he later becomes. But this one was for someone else. I enjoyed this book more than the sequel, and I loved Aurora. I just got a little too bored. Granted, I did like this one more than the next one. I like what it was building up, seeing the forced proximity stuff start and just meeting Aurora. I wanted a little more like Legacy of Gods or even Royal Elite. It just felt like we lost sight of why Aurora was even in this arrangement, to begin with, but again, most of my issues for this duology are more in book 2 than this one. I just had a hard time getting into this one.  
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