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thatgirlgeorgia's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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frantically's review

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emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I was super hesitant to start this because I didn't really vibe with the Twisted series (sorry!) but one of my friends *loves* Ana Huang so I decided to give her another chance.

This was slow at first and I wasn't really invested but once their relationship got more real, I was all in. Grumpy hero who's only soft for the heroine 🥹 it just never gets old.

The break-in aftermath 😭😭😭 that's when I was sold not only on this book but on Dante!!!! what a man. what a rude bitch but also what a man. truly. have i told you that anthony bridgerton is my favourite bridgerton.

I was soo scared of the third-act drama but Dante's groveling was *chef's kiss* They somehow just got cuter after their drama 🥰

Excited to read book 2 but especially excited for Dominic and his wife's story!

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karlapardo's review

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emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-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

4.5

Ok I really liked this book. In my opinion Ana Huang can do no wrong so I will probably like all her books. I don't LOVE this one but I really did like it. The marriage of convenience trope is one of my favorite tropes so that just had me hooked before even reading it. Let's start with the characters. Vivian is just such a good FMC. Now, don't get me wrong, it took me a little bit for me to like it, I would say 35-40% into the book is when I started liking her but by the end of the book I loved her. You can truly see her growth throughout the book but you just have to get to her actual back story and then it's easier to understand her and like her. She has this thing when she is trying so hard to be the perfect daughter but that consists of her faking her personality and she is so done with that and she just wants to be herself but that's not possible because that's not her "perfect" side. She was really against changing herself because she has it engrained in her brain that she has to be perfect so it is really hard for her to stand up for herself and be able to be just her and see that she is worth of love and attention. When she does come to the realization that she is worth love, attention and that she is able to be her true self without the unbelievable expectations put on her it's just beautiful to see. Also, I loved that she didn't give in to Dante immediately was amazing and very refreshing, especially with the arranged marriage trope. Dante! I really liked him, I think it was easier for me to like Dante at the beginning than Vivian. I loved his whole thing of "I won't ever get actually get married or fall in love" and then he just falls so head over heels in love for Vivian that it's just so fun. He is a mysterious, dark, icy man but when he has Vivian around he just turns into a loving man. He fought for Vivian when she wasn't even doing it for herself and I think that's one of the reasons why I love him. He became a better man because of Vivian and his evolution is fantastic to read. Also! This man is POSSESSIVE, the whole

"You" thrust "are" thrust "my" thrust "wife"

thing was so good. Their relationship was also so cute, their support for each other, the spice, the groveling, the rawness of the relationship, their chemistry, the denial and then the giving in to each other. Love this and will definitely be reading again at some point like every other Ana Huang book.

Memorable Quotes

“I love you, Vivian. More than I could ever hate your father. And more than I ever thought I was capable of.”
“How does he look at me?” Janis smiled. “Like he never wants to look away.”
“Somehow, somewhere along the way, I’d fallen in love … Not like or lust. Love, in all its terrifying, unpredictable, unwanted glory.”
“She was my wife, my partner, my guiding star. And I wouldn't have it any other way”
“Touch Stella again, and you’ll no longer have a fiancée.” (I HAD TO! IT'S CHRISTIAN HARPER!!!)
“You can’t see the stars in New York,” Dante said. “So I brought the stars to you.”
“You take the most ordinary or unexpected things and make them extraordinary.”
“You and me, sweetheart. That’s the destination. And I’m willing to take as many steps as I need to get there.”
“Tell me what you want, Vivian. Do you want me on my knees?”

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max_lovesreading's review

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dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

Very good, definately reccomend for romance readers,

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kdb_0620's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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abicaro17's review

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dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

AAAAA! Ana you nasty girl! Ok this was amaze balls. I adore Dante and Vivian and their chemistry is amazing. Dante is the CRO of one of the largest companies in the world and Vivian is the heiress to a jewelry conglomerate. When Vivians father blackmails Dante into an arranged marriage, he uses all his resources to destroy the evidence while maintaining public apparences with Vivian. The relationship felt very raw and real between the disastrous meeting and very cold discussions for months. They graduate into something more electric and it's so fun to read! My only complaint is that I feel like the characters are kinda stagnant? Like Vivian and Dante both grow and change but they don't feel much different? For some reason that bothers me. Otherwise is amazing!!!

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maggiehaas's review

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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kamara00's review

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dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

The book? Amazing
The audiobook? Also amazing.

Definately going to reread eventually (again).
The fact that this series just builds and builds but each book can be stand alone without compromising the book itself is incredible.

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gabi_715's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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annabananadel's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

“You can’t see the stars in New York. So I brought the stars to you.”

Devoured this first book in just a few days, 3 days to be exact. That's how much I was hooked. Arranged marriage is really getting to me. There's just something about people being in closed proximity and being "forced" to act in a lovingly way that gets to me and I'm loving it a lot. I know we met these characters, well Dante and just vividly heard of Vivian, in Twisted Lies. So I was shocked to know that this was an arranged marriage - when this book was released. I thought they were simply couples that are getting married when they were introduced. Then there were the little hints such as Josh's painting. Ugh. Ana, you are such an amazing author. It made me miss Twisted series so much.

Dante and Vivian's love story is something that is just meant to be. It just so happen that they forced to be together by Vivian's dad. The blackmailing was for sure going to be the third act conflict so that was expected. I was just looking forward to the before and after that conflict because you can clearly see Dante falling in love with Vivian and he can't do anything about it. Then they started going on dates and I just died being so happy for the two of them.

Vivian's situation however was pretty understandable in Asian countries where you give up everything for your family - even your happiness. I'm sad for what happened to Vivian and her ex-boyfriend, but without that happening, she wouldn't have been with Dante and they are endgame.

What a great book to start the series. I'm in the middle of reading King of Pride and Kai's accent is just................. *drools*

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Reviews tagging 'Violence'

King of Wrath by Ana Huang

thatgirlgeorgia's review

frantically's review

karlapardo's review

max_lovesreading's review

kdb_0620's review

abicaro17's review

maggiehaas's review

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