Men
with glasses are always lethal. Krill Morzov? My point exactly.
The nickname here is "love" and "darling," which in British
accents are lethal, so no complaints.
Book number 2 in the King of Sin series and arguably one of the most
underrated ones for reasons unknown to me. Yes, it’s not as ruthless as King
of Wrath or any of the MMCs written by Ana Huang, but you don’t need that
in order for it to be a great read. This was a pivotal read in the series, and
it deserves attention no less. We have seven sins with Dante conquering Wrath,
so of course, Kai Young had to dominate Pride—and boy, did Ana make sure he
did.
We have Kai Young, who is part of the biggest media company and is set to take
over as the next CEO, as long as he secures a vote. In contrast, we have
Isabella Valenci, who is everything he shouldn’t want—from the purple hair,
tattoos, and taboo sex talk in places you shouldn’t have them. Like, let’s say,
work, for example—that work is as a barista at none other than the
Valhalla Club bar.
The strawberry gin tonic has me in tears every time. If soy sauce on ice cream
was Dante Russo’s weird combination, then this was Kai’s kink.
Isabella has been through much more than she gives off. Behind the condom talk,
purple hair, and dinosaur erotica, there’s trauma, and no one can dig it out of
her other than Kai. There’s this push and pull between both these characters.
Kai can’t afford to get distracted and let go because there’s a very important
CEO vote coming up, and he needs to win to carry on the Young name. Kai’s
mother reminds him many times that he shouldn’t let his pride get in the way,
but what is a book without the deadliest sin becoming what eats his success
alive?
There’s a no fraternizing policy at Valhalla. Isabella didn’t mean to end up
with Kai—or on the piano for that point—but when she needed to relax, he always
just ended up with her. Isa is an author in the making; she has the plot and
the character, but damn it, she’s struggling to get the right words. As though
it may seem she’s nothing, Isabella is a Valencia and is also an heiress to a
multi-millionaire hotel chain. A fact she keeps as tightly locked up as her
emotional well-being.
This all starts bubbling after a shift. Isa goes to unwind in the piano room,
and Kai just so happens to end up there. There’s some debate about who plays
better. Fate keeps throwing them into the same place again and again until Kai
gets jealous, and it is so funny. The part when he saw her with another author
had me howling.
Kai boxes with Dante as well and wears glasses. I love men who box and wear
spectacles.
Long story short, they are caught fraternizing, and Isa gets the sack. Kai also
loses the vote, but with some help from none other than Mr. Harper himself, we
soon see at the handover in London just who was behind his loss.
The breakup was hard because it’s Kai, for crying out loud, and Isa isn’t the
type to show emotions, but it’s all fine when they get back together. Classis
was a nice touch, although I wouldn’t say I saw her getting with Isa’s brother.
Kai isn’t boring—he’s just Isa’s perfect time.
I don’t know why people always say it’s a bad read. I loved it. Not as much as King
of Wrath, however; they were different tropes. This was forbidden romance,
and that was an arranged marriage. You can’t compare them both. A monumental
read, no less, so in my opinion, definitely worth every minute spent.
Top 3
moments have to be the barber shop scene—surprisingly, not the feather—the
altercation between Kai and Isa when he asked her out to a show, and when Isa
stands up to Kai’s mother. There are so many other small moments, like when Kai
rings his mother on his victory and finds their parents back together, or when
a moment of touching between the two gets sophisticated Kai in a havoc so much
that he takes refuge in a public restaurant. It’s endless—this is something I
feel like the other instalments didn’t have.
A solid
4.5/5. I have re-read it many times and will always recommend it. I have seen
mixed reviews on it, and though I understand them, I personally found no
issues.
As the King of Sins series continues to develop, I can safely say I’m
salivating for the release of King of Envy. There’s nothing more I love
than morally grey men, and Vuk can paint me grey.
Anyways, don’t waste time and pick up these paper pages. Whether that’s literal
or digital is up to you. Point being—worth the read.
Mwah.
Vivian.
Don’t forget to
keep reading, because as long as you do, it’s making a struggling authors day
that much better. Reach for the starts of success.
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