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Tempted by Deception by Rina Kent

dark emotional sad tense

4.25

the backstory. i still have many questions. also all adrians and lias problems would’ve been fixed if they swallowed their pride and actually talked. instead of being quiet whenever a question is asked, making it seem so suspicious or if they didn’t fuck in replacement of talking things out or if they just didn’t flat out lie?? like lia wtf are you doing?

i just don’t understand why adrian didn’t tell her why he was acting the way he was and

lying to sergei.

even though it’s a dick move, i get where he’s coming from. 

and idk why lia doesn’t understand that her life is in danger now. and then she goes and gets so upset with adrian when he doesn’t do smth she likes but she literally send him so many different signals. a headache all around. i applaud adrian’s patience. 

it also has one of my least favorite micro tropes of all time. the one where the girl knows the man’s job is dangerous, falls in love with him but then when they see it first hand, they hate the man and wants to leave. like girl you knew what you were getting yourself into and yet you still got yourself into it and now it’s suddenly such a big problem.

 

lia is really insecure she’s always talking about idk if he loves me, but then will have paragraphs after paragraphs explaining all the things he does to care for her. like girl. 

i’m just ranting at this point but i swear there were more things i did enjoy about this book and i liked it. it was entertaining and i love adrian and lia, if only they had better communication skills and if lia would open her eyes and stop playing victim for everything bc half of them she is to blame for why happens to her. but i love them.

Vow of Deception by Rina Kent

dark emotional tense

4.25

i have so many questions. i’m so confused. but the cliffhanger was great, im excited for this series. i love adrian i love him sm. he cares about her sm and he so gentle with her, mostly. but he’s literally so perfect. this series is off to a great start.

Throne of Vengeance by Rina Kent

dark emotional sad tense

2.0

i feel mediocre about kyle. he was getting better in this book

after i learned about his backstory but then he had to go and change the fckn birth control pill and then i hated him sm afterwards.

he apologized and acknowledged he messed up with that ig. rai was pissed, understandably but she forgave him so quickly. idk i wasn’t satisfied with that. he should’ve groveled or smth. 

idk how i feel about kyle. he’s just alright. maybe slightly less than alright.  i like damien more than him tbh. 

also rai is all bark and no bite with him, she kept going on about how kyle would see her wrath if he left her and she didn’t do shit when he did. she might as well be begging him to come back. 

also what was the point of making such a big deal about how kyle was gonna destroy the irish and russian mafias in the first book even if rai wouldn’t be happy bc he would force her to join him if he was gonna change his mind so quickly when rai said not to kill the russians. like what else did he think she was going to say. what happened to you making her join you no matter how she feels.

 

the ending snippet was cute with nikolai and mia and maya. and that small appearance of reina and asher, they’re the only reason why im giving this a 2.

Throne of Power by Rina Kent

dark emotional tense

0.0

i did not enjoy this book as much as rina’s other books. like i was expecting something different with this book because rai is a mafia princess and she doesn’t let the 4 kings in the bratva bring her down for being a women, like she’s badass but then suddenly she forgets those qualities about her she folds so easily for kyle. like she remembers them but she doesn’t really do anything about it. im just like girl, stand up. why can’t we get a book with a badass girl who doesn’t fold for the man so easily. 

like i get the men are all powerful and get what they want blah blah but at least have the women put up a good fight before folding. let the man struggle for longer than 5 chapters. i just don’t like kyle, i get that he is obsessed with rai but i dont trust him at all, why would you ruin the one thing she loves. i hope he redeems himself in the next book

bc rn i refuse to believe this is nikolai’s father.

All the Truths by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.25

the plot twist reveal in this one was insane. every plot twist in rina kent books are insane but this one i wasn’t really expecting there to be a plot twist so when the reveal happened i was even more shocked. 

but fuck that younger sister. such a bitch i can’t believe she would kill herself to just to make sure reina and asher wouldn’t be together like talk about psychotic. telling reina that she had a crush on her brother???? like why again with the siblings pls rina this is your only flaw. asher’s apology after the reveal was much needed because he was such a dick to reina.

 i feel bad for reina though because she was holding so much on her shoulders and she couldn’t even talk to anyone about it. her sister is so badass though. i wish we got more interactions with reina and asher and naomi and lucy and owen and sebastian. like it was only told that they got closer and never really shown at least between reina and owen and sebastian. i wanted another cute friend group moments but we never really got to see much of it. only a few scenes. 

the aiden phone call made me miss aiden so much. and the cole and elsa mention made me miss them all sm.

 

it was good duet overall. asher and reina are so adorable together.

and also the fact that asher only liked reina, not her sister even when he didn’t know they switched places long time ago. and when he saw rai and just knew it wasn’t reina even though they are identical.

my heart melted. 

All the Lies by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional tense

4.0

i hate the amnesia trope so much but this one wasn’t too bad. i’m just confused the entire time. 

i have so many questions and so many theories but bro. asher is such a dick and like i get that previous reina deserved it but still it was so heartbreaking. it wasn’t a bad book, it took me a bit to get into it because new characters and stuff and also it’s an amnesia trope out of everything so im just extra confused but i still enjoyed it.

previous reina is a bitch tho. i love naomi and lucy and owen. there’s not much to really say bc not much was answered yet but good book. 

Royal Elite Epilogue by Rina Kent

funny lighthearted

5.0

such a great wrap up to the series. i love how there was a chapter for each couple for every part. it satisfied all my needs. i’m gonna miss this group of friends so much. ik they’re gonna be in the legacy of gods series but im gonna miss them being the main characters. 

i love love love their friendship so much, it’s so beautiful and funny and it makes me so happy that they’re still amazing friends even after a decade and nothing about their friendship and banter has changed and that they all still care about each other so much. 

this just gave me everything i needed and more. i love this series and the character so much. 100/10 recommend. even though the individual books might not be five stars, the series overall is 5 stars.

Cruel King by Rina Kent

dark emotional funny sad tense

4.5

levi king. he is. i love him sm. and i love astrid sm. they’re so cute together and ofc they’re connected by something from their backstory and it’s so good. 

levi pissed me off in the beginning and astrid forgave him too quickly at times but then i quickly became obsessed with him so girl i get it. levi you are so hot. 

astrid’s dad pissed me off and his explanation at the end kind of made sense but he was still such a dick. why didn’t he tell her earlier or stick up for her ever or why did he keep comparing her to nicole. like it doesn’t excuse the fact that he was a terrible father to her at times. but he did own up to it and i had a feeling he cared about her when he came to her room and kissed her forehead goodnight every night he could. f veronica. 

i kind of feel bad for nicole but at the same time she’s messed up in the head bc

she drugged dan??

though there’s something going on there for sure. 

anyway it was a great book and i love levi and astrid. they are so adorable. levi is so in love with her it makes me heart melt every time. dan is such a good friend to astrid it made my heart warm. 

the scenes with aiden cole ronan and xander cracked me up every time, i love them and their friendship sm. and their friendship with astrid. 

cole was so relaxed in this book, he didn’t have that mysterious quiet vibe to him, he was joking around and laughing with the horsemen and levi and i loved it sm. 

anyway such a great book. there were times in this book where i was confused bc some things just seemed so random and it wasn’t really explained well but for the most part it was great and i enjoyed it. 

Ruthless Empire by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional sad tense

5.0

COLE FUCKING NASH IVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH HIM SINCE DEVIANT KING AND GAH. 

when i found out that he was supposed to be with silver i physically recoiled bc i hated silver so much and i was just thinking how could he like a bitch. but then as i kept reading the books, i started liking her character. and then this book explained everything and i just felt bad for.

silver is a bitch but it’s not like she liked doing it or genuinely wanted to. she just wanted her mom to be proud of her and she wanted to protect kim.

it made me love silver. 

also cole nash you are so hot. ilysm you are the man. also the reveal of the doll master???? had me gooped and gagged to the max. the gasp i gusped when it was revealed, my jaw dropped to the floor and stayed there until i got to the epilogue. 

speaking of the epilogue the last one was so fucking heartwarming i love how the eight are all still amazing friends and the fact we got a sneak peak at eli and ava. their friendship truly warms my heart and i love them sm im crying. such an amazing book.

Vicious Prince by Rina Kent

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense

5.0

ronan and teal. i love them so much. ronan is one of my favorite horsemen (cole being the other one) so i was excited to read this book and also i love teal. 

ronans story is actually so sad and the fact that it’s connected to teals is tragically beautiful. i loved this story, i loved reading this other side of ronan that we didn’t see in the other books. i think his and teals characters are so good together. 

i loved the friendships again. esp at the end when

the other three horsemen were waiting for ronan at the hospital and they were all worried, even though it didn’t say they were, they were def worried about ronan.

that really warmed my heart, i seriously love their friendship sm. even though they get into arguments and fights, they still care about each other. 

and that pov of ronans dad really got me, tears about to fall. i love ronan and teal, another great book.