CRUEL KING REVIEW

I love Rina Kent. I have been on her ARC and Street teams for a while now. This was her first dive into the YA/NA genre. YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW! She did an amazing job! I fell so quickly in love with Levi and Astrid’s story. 

I’m so used to the Mafia/ Dark Adult dramas from Rina I wasn’t quite sure what to expect out of this. I was so shockingly blown away. I loved this. YA/NA Bully is my Jam. Rina knocked it out of the park with this one. 

Levi is this  gorgeous, and popular. King on and off the football field. All the girls want him. He lives with his Uncle and his cousin and follows rules for no one. When he happens upon usually quiet artist Astrid lurking around in a forbidden area at one of his parties, he’s sure she overheard a big secret she shouldn’t have. He decided she needed to pay for snooping and it becomes like a game of cat and mouse. And this cat wants to play with the mouse before he eats it. To add to the appeal of tormenting Astrid, Levi’s uncle has forbidden him from having any contact with her because of who her father is. That just made this princess all the more appealing to the Cruel King who has set out to destroy her. 

Astrid lives with her Dad, Stepmom and horrible demon of a  stepsister. Since the death of her mom, no one really understands her except possibly her BFF, Dan. She is quite and beautiful. She has been issued one specific rule from her father, “DO NOT GO NEAR THE KING BOYS!”. When not herself she meets Levi king. Things go a bit awry however she finds herself drawn to him, but is he playing games with her? She is fabulous and gives as good as she gets. Levi doesn’t quite know what to make of that but he must destroy her to to the things she had to of overheard. 

“You could’ve escaped the battle, but you asked for a bloody war.”

These characters definitely come off as more mature than high schoolers, but they are living their poshish lives!  It it keeps it flowing and interesting and it’s never boring. It’s super hot!! Read this book for all the angsty back and forth banter between Levi and Astrid. GAH! The banter!!  Delicious heat and suspense as long buried secrets are revealed and two families are at odds over the relationship of two teenagers. 

*I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book! 

My cr8zysockbookblock blog wrap up for this book! 

⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐- As always Rina delivers a fantastic story. Levi and Astrid’s story starts off as a bully romance and does become a sweet love story by the end. This book has amazing secondary characters and I can’t wait to read more in this amazing new series by Rina Kent! 

🔥🔥🔥🔥- This was hot. It takes a while to get to that stuff but when you do, it’s HOTT! 

🌪Cliffhanger Warning- No Cliffhanger. 

MERCILESS KNAVE REVIEW

This book was SO much more that what I could have ever expected! Tommy and Michelle “Shelly” have been promised to each other since around their birthday parties when they were eight. Her father owns a jewelry store and his father does “work” for him. Since the men are into some shady business dealings they make one when the kids are eight, that that will marry each other when of age and run the business together in the families. 

Now, Michelle grows up to be gorgeous and sassy. But she’s also bitter and pissed that this is her lot. This is not what she wants. Tommy May be fine as everything but he’s humiliated her over and over throughout her life and she doesn’t want to marry him. She decides to run away or make his life hell! 

Tommy knows for them there is no way out. He thinks they just need to make the best of it. Michelle is a big pain in his arse. But she’s HIS pain. He protects and takes care of her. 

At some point this becomes more for both, or at least they allow the physical chemistry to take control and it is off the charts AMAZINGLY HOTT!

“She tries to wrestle me again, probably even more angry now that she’s ended up sitting on my cock. It’ll be her throne one day; she needs to get used to it.”

There are twists and turns and you become worried for both Tommy and Michelle and their future. 

*I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book! 

My cr8zysockbookblock blog wrap up for this book! 

⭐⭐️⭐️⭐- Over this was a great story, my first read by Esme Devlin and a fantastic part it of this box set. I will most definitely be reading this author again! 

🔥🔥🔥🔥- This book was deliciously hot and yummy! Tommy was Alpha AF! 

🌪Cliffhanger Warning- No Cliffhanger Great Ending!