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Deviant King by Rina Kent

11 reviews

taylanareader17's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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sienasummerrreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

What did I just read? Nothing happened until about the 80% mark, and then things slowly started to unravel. The story alternates between bullying and spice, with a lot of focus on the characters but not much plot. I did enjoy the tension between the main characters, but I can’t see these two working out long-term at all. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy dub-con and fantasies, but this book made me a little uncomfortable. The reason is that I didn’t feel much of a connection between the characters, and Aiden absolutely infuriated me.

I’m aware this is a three-book series, so I’m willing to give the second book a try. I’ve been told that more of the plot will come out in the following books. This is the first book I’ve read from this author, who I’ve heard so much about, and it didn’t go the way I expected. 

Genre/Type: Adult Dark Romance 18+
APK: Kindle / Audiobook
Pages: 364
Audiobook Length: 10hrs 55mins
Narrators: Shane East and Keira Stevens - Duet
Rating: 🌟🌟.5
Spice: 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Book One In The Royal Elite Series 
Tropes or Themes: Enemies To Lovers, Bully, High School, Scars, Fatphobic, Nightmares, Possessive MMC, Jealousy, Blackmail, Violence, Mental Health, Sexual Content, Dirty Talk, Praise, Virgin, Dub Con, Public Play and Breath Play 
Mentions: Death Of Parents and Rape 
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kenzieburke's review against another edition

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

5.0

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carsons1996's review against another edition

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How the hell am I supposed to read about how she fell in love with the boy who sexually assaulted her? And the theme of these kids blaming each other for the shit that their parents did years ago before they were even born is too annoying for me. I'm going to try one of the adult stand-alones and see if they're maybe better than these teenage ones, but I don't have high hopes...
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sashasauroras's review against another edition

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

1.0

<spoilers> 
so um 
yeah this book was a LOT. not great to say the least like.. just no.. 
yeah i’m confused.. this book is just not great like plot wise and overall?? 
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readwthsam's review against another edition

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dark fast-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

3.0

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mbichaela's review against another edition

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

2.5

ENG
i might have found out that i might not enjoy bully romances. but i will continue to see how their romance develops.
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briochebun's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

3.5 out of 5 ☆’s.

”Those who don't play think that the king is the most important piece because the game is over when he dies. They don't know that the king is useless without his queen.”

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Aiden’s character piqued my interest while reading ”Cruel King” — so I was ecstatic when I found out that the next book in the series was his! 

While I did enjoy ”Deviant King” overall (Note: I was aware of it being a dark bully romance novel — so none of its content took me by surprise) I will say that I wasn’t a big fan of the ending twist…

I did see it coming (so it wasn’t something out of left field) but it was too similar to Levi + Astrid’s situation with their parents (in my opinion) which bothered me. 

(Are all of the characters going to be connected to their love interests in similar ways — or are the Kings just cursed?)
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jen1804's review against another edition

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

1.75

This book is not morally grey, it is morally black. The non- consensual sexual content, the constant sexual and physical harassment and the toxic possessiveness made me uncomfortable and confused. None of the characters are likeable. It is also not overly well written. But it gets more than a 1 star rating because there is actually a decent, mysterious and interesting plot at play here which I want to know more about. And yes that means that I will be reading the next book in the series because I want to know more about Aiden and Elsa’s past.
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culzean's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

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