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King of Wrath by Ana Huang

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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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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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kenma_'s review

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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? It's complicated

4.5

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noelle_julianna's review against another edition

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

3.25

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g_monaghan's review against another edition

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emotional sad 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

4.0

Not usually an audiobook girlie and usually i prefer enemies to lovers over arranged marriage trope but I was persuaded after a series of well-timed tiktoks.
If I were to have read it I think it would have been a solid 2.5* but the quality from the audio narrators improved it massively for me, they did a really good job of conveying the tension, angst and passion towards each other and eliciting a few questionable facial expressions when listening in public.
*spoiler* he grovels 
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ooflasagna's review

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emotional 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

Very well written and one of my favorites. Has a classic enemies to lovers. Explicit sexual content and minor angst closer to the end 
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izziepng's review

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dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

As much as I wanted to hate Dante in the beginning for his revenge plan I couldn’t. and I again have soft spot for brute men so Dante had me kicking my feet and twirling my hair. I loved Vivian too i think Ana Huang writes thought out women with actual personalities well 

Dante being only a partial criminal instead like of Christian or Alex in the Twisted series 

Is almost murder partial idk but i’m gonna say it is 

anyway loved this 
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lizzye33's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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anjasfairylights's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.5

I really liked it! The female protagonist is absolutely amazing and the smut is close to excellent. The plot lacked a bit towards the end, but I can‘t quite put my finger on it, and at times I had problems envisioning the characters by the descriptions alone. I definitely enjoyed reading this book though and since I had a look at the list of books Ana Huang wrote and saw, that the Kings of Sin series is made of interconnected standalones, I couldn‘t help but look for clues who the next couple might be. My guess was right and now I can‘t wait to read about Kai and Isabella!!
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namenotimportant's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

I really, really enjoyed this book. I didn't give it 5⭐, because I feel like the special something isn't really there. Overall, really liked it, would read again.
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