King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1) (2024)

i’ve never read anything faster in my life…king of wrath is in one word sumptuous. the plot, the characters, the writing…nothing was a miss and i’m so excited to see the rest of this series thrive out. 🤌🏽

Vivian is a rich, smart, bad bitch. reading through her pov was so refreshing and relatable in so many ways. she’s strong, resilient, and so compassionate it’s admirable. she comes from a family that expects nothing less than perfection while trying to adhere to their every expectations. at some points, i was like “is this author writing about me?” but that surely isn’t the case because i’m not getting my back blown out every few chapters…😝

i’m not even f*cking playing sometimes i didn’t know what position they were in like was miss girl doing jumping jacks on the D?!? it was like no other and i ate that sh*t up.😩

anywayyys… Dante….god f*ck…holy f*cking sh*t…i can’t even put into words the havoc this dude has wreaked on my ovaries. i’d let this man gaslight me. everything that he’d do would be 10x more attractive compared to the next fictional man because he’s rich as f*ck. speaking in italian, planning dates (he goes above and beyond), and becoming a better man all together…damn. there’s hot af fictional men and then there’s HIM. the character development for him was so satisfying because Vivian is wayyy stronger than me for not throwing a chair on his f*cking face with all the bantering they did.🫣

oh and if there’s anything i’m going to hyper fixated on, it’s a man willing to get on his knees and beg for forgiveness. and get on his knees and beg for forgiveness he does. the groveling in this book was like no other. compared to the other groveling this author has written in previous works. this one stands out on the top imo. and the multiple JEALOUSY scenes we were spoon fed. f*cking hell…the invisible leash Vivian has on Dante is NOT to be joked about. it’s the way the mere existence of Vivian makes Dante lose his f*cking mind 🧎🏻‍♂️

this book was wildly entertaining, relatable as f*ck (if you’re a child of an immigrant, brace yourselves), and a f*cking tease honesty. and the sexual tension between me and the next book in this series is tangible 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Dnf @53%

DNF-ing a book in monthsss and it feels so good, so refreshing, so right because what the utter crap was this book?! sigh
Reading this book felt like going out all excited, accidentally stepping in a puddle and walking around with a damn wet sock- yes, it's that uncomfortable.

Getting to the tropes-
✔️Arranged marriage (for both of them)
✔️Forced proximity
✔️Dislike to love
✔���Insta lust/love
✔️Billionaire guy x heiress girl
✔️Interracial romance
✔️Age gap
✔️Dual POV

The tropes make it sound so good right?! Well, news flash- IT'S NOT!

Dante (of course he's named Dante) is the MMC. He is the typical arrogant billionaire guy. The author tried to present him as someone like Tony Stark, minus the Iron Man tech but Dante just came across as an ass. Even tho he has a good backstory, there is nothing to him. His personality is as bland as plain white bread.

Vivian She's supposed to be an heiress, but does she have the brains for it? Of course not. She was supposed to be Serena van der Woodsen, but she couldn't be. Although, she is much more tolerable than Dante. There's no life to her tho. Even Pinocchio who once came to life, had much more life to him.

The chemistry it's non existent. The characters see each other for the first time and Vivian feels it in her coochie and Dante's co*ck starts having a stroke. This is like 10 pages in to the book. Idk how many of you know this but I can't stand insta lust/love especially when it's not written well.

The way it's written is so Wattpad. I know that Ana Huang is a very distinguished author and has immense talent (from what I hear) but this was my first book I read of hers and I'm SO SO SOOOO DISAPPOINTED. I don't think I can get over the cliche dialogues she wrote. It's over the top cheesy and absolutely unrealistic, even for a fictional world.

I have the Twisted series on my physical TBR, and I honestly don't see myself reading it anytime soon. Reading King of Wrath was such a bad experience, won't recommend it to anyone. The only good thing about it is the cover.

*dante russo saying the most unimaginative, reused lines i've ever read*

ana huang stans:

kings of sin
↠ #1 king of wrath — 1.75 stars
↠ #2 king of pride — 3.75 stars
↠ #3 king of greed — 2 stars
↠ #4 king of sloth — tbr

Utterly unoriginal.

I am convinced I could have written this book myself, actually. Considering I've read these scenes, characters, and even specific phrases a million times before. She didn't even bother making it somewhat distinguishable. Ana said reuse, reduce, recycle♻️

the only wrath i'm feeling is my own after reading this

i might've rated it higher if didn't feel like all four twisted books in one. dante is alex 2.0 but at least he didn't f*cking sing.

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The King of Wrath audio is now LIVE on Audible!

It's a DUET narration performed by Jacob Morgan and Emily Woo Zeller, who absolutely killed it as Dante and Vivian.

You can grab the audio here: https://geni.us/kowaudio

Happy listening!

King of Wrath is NOW LIVE!

I am so excited for you to meet Dante & Vivian and enter the Kings of Sin world! What to expect:

💍 Arranged marriage
💍 Billionaire CEO x jewelry heiress
💍 Dislike to love
💍 Interracial romance
💍 Gossip Girl society vibes

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BLURB :

She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.

Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.

Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.

ThebillionaireCEO never planned to marry—
until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.

Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughterof his newest enemy.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.

There’s only one problem: now that he has her...he can't bringhimself to let her go.

***
Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.

Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.

Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remainclosed to her new-money family.

While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.

Craving his touch was never part of the plan.

Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.

one thing is for sure - you know exactly what you are going to get when you pick up a AH book.

is this the most original story out there? no. some elements actually feel a bit recycled from her own previous stories. but is it kind of pick-me-up readers sometimes need to forget about the real world for a little bit? yes, yes it 1000% is.

and its that consistency that will always make me pick up a new AH novel.

↠ 3.5 stars

—— 3✰ stars.

“You can’t see the stars in New York. So I brought the stars to you”

・❥・ Mood playlist:
: ̗̀➛Empire estate of mind by Jay-Z
: ̗̀➛Heaven by Julia Michaels
: ̗̀➛Dusk Till Down by Zayn ft. Sia
: ̗̀➛Guys my age by Hey Violet
: ̗̀➛Teeth by 5 Seconds of Summer

Sigh, takes out her glasses, puts them down, ok! Welcome to this weird and chaotic review!! Since I have no idea what my thoughts are exactly lmao.

At first I was going to give the book 2✰, since it bored me at several points and because I think Ana Huang has found a formula that is successful and sells books and she is sticking to it. If someone had told me that I was reading the fifth book in the twisted series, I would believe it 100%. There is nothing new despite being a new series, I understand that she uses characters from previous series to attract the readers, but with at least notable differences from the previous series lol. I understand that, since Dante and Vivian are the main characters, it was difficult to separate it from the Twisted saga, but wow, at least a little bit of novelty since the Kings of Sin series is going to have 7!!!!!! Books!!!.

☄. *. ⋆ρℓσт:

☄. *. ⋆ρα𝖼𝖾 α𐓣ᑯ ω𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𐓣𝗀 :

☄. *. ⋆𝖼ɦα𝗋α𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 :

ೃ⁀➷ 𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮 𝓡𝓾𝓼𝓼𝓸: OK. I must admit, he is my favorite of all the guys I have read written by Ana Huang, but, once again, it is not new, once again, he remains in the same formula of a possessive, authoritarian man, with money and physically perfect . The only real novelty was him being Italian which added a lot of spice to it!. That was kind of hot!! His evolution during the book is as expected: I don't want anything with anyone, I'm grumpy, I'm a man, I'm horny, No one touches what's mine, I f*ck up, suddenly realize I have the iq of a brick and that I loved the girl all along. Clap clap clap!!!

“You are f*cking perfect the way you are Vivian. If your parents can't see that, then it's their loss”

“Se sapessi il potere che hai su di me”

“Give me time, mia cara. That’s all I need besides you.”

ೃ⁀➷ 𝓥𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓛𝓪𝓾: I actually liked Vivian!! I really liked her evolution as a character, although she was a strong and determined woman, not afraid to put Dante in his place from the beginning, her fear of not meeting her parents' expectations and of disappointing or disobeying them made her very inhibited. I'm not going to say much about that topic since it would be a spoiler, but I will just say that its evolution was very good.

“Most engagement rings were a symbol of love and commitment. Mine was the equivalent of a signature on a merger contract”

“I'm not a toy, Dante. “You don’t get to toss me aside and pick me back only when someone else wants me.” SLAY.

Now I'm going to dedicate a small paragraph to smut, so if you don't feel comfortable with this, feel free to skip it:
I can't with Ana Huang's smut, it's super unrealistic, don't get me wrong, I don't mind the dirty sex, but she only writes that kind of smut and im like… eye roll. The man always has a broomstick size dick, of course also a sex god, how I can I forget, and the woman is always asking for it or desperate for it. Like the scene where Dante fingers her on the library was so uncalled for lmao, he just literally touches her and Vivian is instantly wet for him like… what kind of sprinkle do these girls have. ANYWAYS, sorry for the explicit rant but im like, a little bit tired.

The third act conflict, this will contain spoilers so feel free to also skip it:
I have to say that for the first time, the breakup was not ridiculous, since it is understandable that Vivian was angry and did not want to know anything about Dante and I also liked the reconciliation, it was not rushed and made more sense.

I really liked being able to see the twisted lies scenes from Vivian and Dante's point of view and I have to admit that Dante Russo and his planned dates conquered me.
Obviously I will continue reading Ana Huang because even though her books don't seem like the best things in the world to me, they are addictive lol.

☄. *. ⋆𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 :

“—Separate rooms until marriage. “I didn’t realize you were such a traditionalist” “—I didn’t realize you were so eager to share a bed with me”

“Dante held me. “All I knew was, the icy aftermath of the robbery, his voice and embrace were the only things keeping me warm.”

“ – My kiss. “One kiss for each of my injuries” “—Better?” “—Much”

“—You take the most ordinary or unexpected things and make them extraordinary. “You see the silver lining in every situation and the good in everyone, even if they don’t deserve it.”

“Vivian once told me about a Chinese proverb that said an invisible thread connected those destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circ*mstance. I felt the phantom tug of that thread now (…). “Apart from me I would always find my way to her”

Kings of Sin series:
╰┈➤King of Pride , 2.75 ✰ stars.

￫ Old updates:
oct 9: let’s meet Dante and see if I hate him as much as I hate Alex 😍

ana babe what is this

dantevivian are about to dethrone alexava as the most unseasoned couple in the ana-verse.

major red flag when Dante poured soy sauce over his ice cream and actually at that atrocity, i knew i should have stopped.

the fact that not even the side characters and the potential future couples didn't do anything for me in this book. while everybody is salivating about Kai and Isabella, i'm side eying Dominic and Alessandra as my most anticipated couple and hope they get a book, cause i'm a whor* for a good marriage-in-crisis book.

i wasn’t about to say anything at all about this book since i already hated on two other popular books, but my default mode is still being a hater and it’s time to fully embrace that part <3

┍━━━━━━━━»•» «•«━┑
KING OF SINS SERIES

#1 King of Wrath – 2.25 stars (Dante x Vivian)
#2 King of Pride – 2 stars (Kai x Isabella)
#3 King of Greed – 3 stars (Dominic x Isabelle)
#4 King of Sloth – 2.74 stars (Xavier x Sloane)
#5 King of Envy – tbr
#6 King of Gluttony – tbr
#7 KIng of Lust – tbr
┕━»•» «•«━━━━━━━━┙

Just finished listening to "King of Wrath" by Ana Huang, and let me tell you, it was an absolute thrill ride! If you're craving a gripping romance with a touch of suspense, you can grab the audiobook right here: King of Wrath and get ready to whisk you away on an electrifying journey.

Okay, let's dive into the story. "King of Wrath" is part of the Kings of Sin series, and it's chock-full of intrigue, passion, and plot twists that'll keep you on the edge of your seat. Picture this: a brooding hero, a fierce heroine, and enough chemistry between them to set your headphones on fire! 🔥
But what really grabbed me were the characters. From the enigmatic hero to the determined heroine, each one felt like a friend by the end of the audiobook. Their journey was equal parts heartwarming and heart-wrenching, making it impossible not to get emotionally invested in their story.
And let's not forget about the supporting cast! 🌟 From loyal friends to formidable foes, each character added depth and complexity to the plot, keeping me guessing until the very end.

Now, fair warning: if you're not a fan of intense scenes, this might not be the audiobook for you. But if you're like me and enjoy a little drama with your romance, then "King of Wrath" is an absolute must-listen.

Overall, I had a blast with "King of Wrath" and highly recommend it to anyone looking for an adrenaline-pumping escape into the world of romantic suspense.

a sophisticated and sexy romance that i wasn't expecting

i started reading ana huang's twisted series last year and was instantly drawn in by her writing style, like many many other readers. there was something so accessible and fanfic-y about that series that just... worked. you knew pretty quickly upon starting each book what tropes would be involved and what the character dynamics would be like. which i find so fun! but i know that isn't for every reader.

this book? is the start of a new series and i think marks a slight departure from ana huang's signature formula. and i ain't mad at it. this book follows dante and vivian who enter into a fake engagement due to ~circ*mstances i won't reveal here lest i risk spoiling the book~

not altogether different than Twisted Lies in terms of plot. but the execution here is the difference. the relationship between vivian and dante is much more subtle than any of this author's previous couples. i think maybe because vivian is 28 rather than a fresh college grad? but there isn't any bumbling awkwardness on the part of the heroine or OTT cheesy confessions too early on from the hero. instead you have a relationship that unfolds a little more delicately.

but fear not twisted series fans. there are enough intriguing plot moments and scorching hot sex scenes to keep your interest.

the only thing that kept this book from being a 5 star read for me was the conflict. you know early on what it will be, but i was still holding out hope we'd go in a different direction. i'm not a huge fan of deceit/lies of omission in a romantic relationship. but the grovel at the end almost makes up for it.

overall, excited to see where this series goes. and really intrigued to see who our next couple will be!

thanks to Valentine PR for the ARC

i have no recollection of ever reading this book, just waiting for miss ana to give us kai’s book 😮‍💨

3.5 ⭐️ me going back to rate this lower is such a mood. don’t mind me.

FIRST OF ALL….. the limo scene? sos. driver roll up the partition plsssss.

okay. vivian was everything, she radiated queen energy & i was absolutely here for it. dante was hot, don’t get me wrong, but he was very boring so vivian took the cake for me. she was the whole reason i finished this book. other than that, i was very bored.

CANNOT WAIT FOR KING OF PRIDE THO!

2.5 stars//

they both collectively have the personalities of a single potato

I'M IN A STATE OF SHOCK!!!

I loved this one so much!

You know what's even better than liking a book, liking a book you thought you were going to despise. Nothing beats that feeling I'm sorry.
Let me preface this by saying, in no way am I a hater of Ana Huang and her writing. I simply tried reading her Twisted Series and hated the first book. Ugh, it was such a disappointed (and I expected to lovelove it). Sounds a bit like a me problem.
Let's stop rambling and talk about KING OF WRATH.

Since y’all know what this is about (probably better than me), I won’t summarize the plot.

OVERALL THOUGHTS This book had was strong from page 1, chapter 1. I feel like Ana improved in her storytelling skills A LOT and that’s something we always love to see. My main problem with Twisted Love was the amount of PURE CRINGE I felt while reading it. I expected to cringe reading this as well, but boy was I wrong (I did like two times, but c’mon, it’s romance, that’s practically an imperative). Chapters were dual POV, nothing new, BUT, we had those chapters with both Vivian and Dante and those were so great. Their length was just perfect, and I read the totality od this book while taking study breaks. Just amazing! I would still consider this a lighthearted read, but, we also dealt with some pretty important topics. These millionaire romance books don’t often include “new wealth”. Yes, admit it to yourself, all your fav millionaire men come from generations of wealth. It was amazing how we got to experience this big change in a character’s societal status through Vivian. I also like the dynamic between our main characters, they shared so many cute moments which I enjoyed way more than the banter and smut. Them bonding over breakfast and weird snacks was so wholesome. Side characters were all great !!! (esp Kai ohhh lord that mannnnn). It’s pretty visible how Ana Huang introduced us to a whole bunch of potential leads of future books (this will be a 7 book series if I’m well informed). Also, I’m under the impression that this series is set in the same world as the Twisted series, since some characters made an appearance and some locations were mentioned. I feel like I would really enjoy that if I finished the Twisted Series (maybe someday who knows), SO TWISTED FANS WILL LOVE THIS.

VIVIAN I love this woman so much. She’s a woman of class and behavior! She deals with problems in her life with so much class, I envy her manners. At the same time, she’s this badass strong independent woman, sometimes impulsive and headstrong in her ideas. BUT ALSO, she’s not afraid to show EMOTION (both love and disapproval). The way she stood up to people who tried to put her down, APPLAUSE! I also lovelove the way her physical appearance was described in her but esp Dante’s chapters. Such a good protagonist, will she be a fav from this series?? (can I calm down)

DANTE He is the reason I gave this book 4 and not five stars. Yeah, gotta admit, I’m not Dante’s biggest fan. I don’t often fall for men in books that easily (is this a me problem again lol), I don’t normally like the big possessive jealous ((alpha)) man. He was that type (in his core, not that much). Yes, he gave me the ick a few times. BUT, I love him with Vivian so much. I love how he gave up on his headstrong and impulsive characteristics for her. You could really see him learn to love her STEP BY STEP. CHEF’S KISS

SPICE is something I’m not the biggest fan of when it comes to Ana Huang. She writes cute moments much better in my opinion, BUT in this one, those scenes were much much better than in Twisted Love (I keep comparing those SORRY). The limo scene had me on my knees, if you’re thinking about reading this, read it for that scene plspls

Yeah, that’s it. I can’t wait to read about Isabella and Kai (I KNOW THEY’RE GONNA DELIVER,,,, c’mon a man with glasses and a british accent and this hothothot woman). My end is near 🤞💗

Ava Huang writes a very specific type of book.

It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time passes and as it does the man becomes even more obsessed with them, lines such as: ‘don’t touch her, your mine, I would kill for you’ excetera excetera make an entrance and it makes the girlies go crazy. And I’m not gonna lie, I am one of those girlies.

Although Ana’s writing may be the same, I still love all the love interests.
I don’t know if there is just something about a rich powerful man who would bow at your knees if you said so.

I love when men know their place.

Dante Russo would literally kill for Vivian, in fact he nearly did. He was obsessed with everything about here and I was here for it.

And their little weird snacks that they shared was so cute, as he opened up to Vivian and showed who he really was underneath that business persona. And underneath that was someone who cared and did sentimental sh*t for Vivian.

Love how the standard is on the ground.

I love a gentleman on the streets but a devil in the sheets and that’s what we damn wanted and we damn got it all right.

Because those smut scenes and those ‘good girls’ had me weak at the knees.

But the fighting had me tired, like sure it is an arranged marriage but I hated when he shut her out and didn’t know any emotions. That's such a turn off for me.

Overall, this book was okay, it wasn’t a masterpiece by any standards but it was enjoyable.

You would like it if you liked:

TWISTED LIES
TWISTED LOVE

PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT BOOKS:

there’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about over the mafia girl

Sloane and the guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance

Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection

Dominique and Alssandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book

Thank you for coming to my TED talk

{previous review}

Its out today lmao. You know what f*ck my chemistry exam that I have tmwr, i have priorities and a arranged marriage romance where the guy 'hates' his girl is one of them

THIS COMES OUT IN ONE DAY WHATTTTTTTTT

I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR f*ck MY EXAMS IM READING THIS

watching the livestream of Liz Truss vs the lettuce had me more gripped and on the edge of my seat than this book.

dnf @ 26%

2,5 ★

I read the back of Ana Huangs books and I’m like “omg this is just my thing🤭🤭” and then I read the book and get nothing that I wanted. The first 10% were fun and then everything moved so fast making it unrealistic, boring and weird and then it became interesting again for me when it hit like 75% (not me enjoying the story when they are about to break apart 💀💀💀)

Let me just get straight to the point

No hate to anyone 🫶 If you did like this book that’s totally fine, everyone’s taste is different 😊 you don’t need to agree with me

→ The book moves wayyyyy too fast- he was already tracing her lips and sh*t after they just met 1 chapter ago and during the third meeting my boy had his hand around her throat talking about “do you understand” or sum sh*t- Dante, we are only 15% in the story, chapter 6, SLOW DOWN
Plus, you don’t even know the women so why in the world would you put your hand around her throat- it was so random, quick and just not fit in the situation. It was so awkward to read

→ He just randomly put his hand on her thigh somewhere in the beginning like pls don’t 😃😃😃 if you do that again, I will pull a Christian move on you- but no seriously, I don’t like it when characters just randomly touch the main character like that. I had the same issue with twisted lies when Christian just randomly gave Stella a 3 second kiss and put his hand on her thigh- consent should always be a thing and it can be given in multiple ways. Don’t just randomly have your characters touch each other like that. Where in the world is the progress and consent ? It’s all just unrealistic

→ It moved sooooo fast ONCE AGAIN like he was literally **** her 33% in IT WAS SO AWKWARD. Their relationship had not progressed at all what, again, made it unrealistic and awkward and then they just continued with their life

→ Apparently Dante is a very secret guy who keeps his sh*t to himself and doesn’t smile and stuff and yet he was telling Vivian half his life story before we even hit the 40% mark💀💀 okay Dante “bad boy I don’t talk about my problems” 🙄🙄

→ It. Was. Boring. Why? Because. It. Moved. Too. Fast. That was the whole problem of this story- if it didn’t move so fast I would maybe have enjoyed it

→ The second to last smut scene (or last idk) was….. just awkward. I’m sorry I can’t stop laughing 😭😭😭 I don’t want to say too much about it, but it was random and once again not fitting in the story. Yk she was trying to make it hard for him and taking it step by step- doing what you guys did is not taking it step by step🧍‍♀️ slow burn is what this book was missing. It feels like that scene was just put there to give the people more smut but I don’t think people that like reading smut want to see it during scenes where it is not needed & weird (but taste differ obviously).
I want emotional, raw and real emotions and all of that (it was there at the end! But I needed it a little longer and stronger).
The smut, whether you read it or skip it, just takes you out of the emotional state you were in bc, obviously, it brings up a different vibe.

→ There was less smut than in her other books what I personally really liked. Less smut means less skipping for me, but they were very random at moments

→ Their fights in the beginning made me laugh, sometimes

→ the “hello, I’m Dante” thing at the end was cute 🤭

Conclusion: this book needed more slow burn, in everything

Some beautiful things I wanted to share:

“𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨”
If your eyes all of a sudden turn black, don’t worry, you are probably just horny

“𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩—𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙩—𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙩.”
How to confirm your feelings for someone: have sx with them
- Guide by Dante
Our bad boy Dante probably didn’t mean it like that, but I had to make fun of him 🤭

“𝙄 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚”
- Dante:😬😬😬😬😬😬

Some quotes I thought were cute (fr now):

“𝙄 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮-𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚”

“𝘼 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙟𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙠𝙮.”

“𝙄𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮…𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚.”

Smut:
Yes like… I forgot 🧍‍♀️ maybe 2 big scenes and 3 small scenes ? I’m so used to skipping now I don’t keep up anymore

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Update:
I am 67% in and I am not okay😃😃😃😃 it’s boring and boring and boring, please help me

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Let’s give Ana another chance

“You can’t see the stars in New York,” Dante said. “So I brought the stars to you.”

Have you ever read a book that's just cliché and yet so damn addicting? King of Wrath is exactly that book.

It's not like this book has a very life changing story or anything. It's just like another typical marriage of Convenience with alpha male character and a strong yet a damsel in distress female character, but I don't know what Ana put in this book that literally made me devoured it in just two days.

��You live in my head all the f*cking time, even when I don’t want you to…” His palm slid to my hip, where his fingers dug grooves into my skin. “And God, I want to punish you for driving me so damn crazy. Every. Single. Day.”

This book has everything you need in your romance book. Arranged marriage between two rich families, kind of enemies to lovers, sizzling chemistry and great banter between main characters, revenge as sub-plot and some good grovelling in the end. It's no wonder Ana writes one of the addicted billionaire romances, and they all are just same but the entertainment and drama I get from reading her books are everything.

➸ Vivian Lau

Intelligent, dedicated, strong and altruistic Vivian is a daughter of a millionaire who owns jewellery business. I love reading about Asian characters and Ana portrayed her character so well. The way Vivian kept Dante on his toes, always making his life a living hell was so refreshing to read because we love a bold and valiant woman not a doormat female character. Even though her life choices depended so much on her parent's expectations and all, she did tried to come out of that toxic relationship with her parents. I liked her character development and how she stopped caring about her father's opinion and his expectations.

“I'm not a toy, Dante. You don't get to toss me aside and pick me back only when someone else wants me.”

➸ Dante Russo

Possessive, caveman, and arrogant Dante is a billionaire who is described as this ruthless man wanting a revenge on Vivian's father. I have read all of Ana's books by now and Dante is just as charming as any other man written by her. What I really loved about him was that even though he may not be good with communicating his feelings and his emotions but he always has a way with his words and his actions. Also, him being an Italina just added more spice to his already alluring character. And he knows how to grovel and be patient when your girl don't want to anything with you. He begged for her forgiveness on his knees and also turned a room into a planetarium. Ana really knows how to raise my standards with her fictional men.

“Give me time, mia cara. That's all I need besides you.”

╰┈➤ Vivian and Dante

They are just so perfect for each other. Their banter? The Romance? The pining? The staring and the glaring? Jealousy moments? “I wanna kill you and kiss you” moments? “My wife” and “Mia Cara” moments? Everything about them had me swooning and together they are like a firework show.

“We should attempt to get along,” she said breathlessly. “Get to know each other. Maybe go on a date or two.”
Some of the earlier tension dissipated.
“Are you asking me out,mia cara?” A smile touched my lips at her glare.
“I told you to stop calling me that.”
“Yes, you did.”
I was going to call hermia caraevery chance I got.

I love how they slowly and steadily broke each other's invisible walls they had built around their heart to protect it from the hurt and how they loved each other. I liked the way they navigated their feelings as well as the animosity between them while also trying to make sense of their new living situation that came with their arrange marriage. Also, there is a third-act breakup over the miscommunication why Dante agreed to marry to Vivian in the first place and it was totally reasonable and a practical one. You can't expect her to forgive the man she loved after he hide the biggest truth behind their arranged marriage. And I liked how Vivian made him grovel and beg because Dante deserved it.

“Vivian once told me about a Chinese proverb that said an invisible thread connected those destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circ*mstance. I felt the phantom tug of that thread now, stretching between us and vibrating with the promise of something only fate could deliver. I used to think we wouldn’t be together if her father hadn’t forced us together. I was wrong. A part of me would always find my way to her. She was my North Star, the brightest jewel in my sky.”

I loved the ending. It was sweet and beautiful. Just what I wanted after so much drama in this book.

King of Wrath is an amazing start to this series, and hopefully this series gets better with each book. Also, paitently waiting for King of Pride because I can already feel the intense energy between Kai and Isabella.

How many times have I read this same story, but with a different title and by a different author? millions. Will that stop me from reading it one more time? NEVER!!

In all honesty, Dante and Vivian are nothing more than your generic brand of arranged marriage but also hard proof that some trope combos work even without a hard thought never-seen-before blow your mind kind of plot, aaaaand... I'll leave it up to you if that's a good or bad thing.

I'm being lazy when it comes to reviews, but here are some thoughts to put my two braincells to use:
— I liked Vivian (except when she was in front of her parents, but that's maybe because I don't understand that kind of upbringing and I've never been there, and so I especially celebrated when she finally decided to talk back to her father).
— Dante Christian Alex Russo... those millions mean nothing if you can't buy a good personality with it!! I'm honestly a little disappointed that all these billionaires club characters are just copies of each other, and don't have a single original thought, like what in the LJShen is this??
— Now the romance wasn't bad, but it could use a little work. I liked all those romantic gestures and small details between them, but the time jumps and gaps with Dante on so many business trips made it hard for me to think that there was anything more than an bussines arrangement between them.
— This valhalla club... I had so many BIGGER expectations about it!! You could have gotten the same result with an overpaid tennis club.
— Miss Ana, I'm begging you to come up with another RhrysBridget or JoshJules, I'M BEGGING YOU WOMAN!!! I don't know what kind of crack you put in them, but those books are something else and I need you to go back to it.
— Bonus points for mentioning my sh*tty country TWICE. That was honestly the most surprising thing about this whole story.

This review sounds a bit like I didn't enjoy the book, but actually I used my one day off to read it in one sitting and I really got hooked, I just expected better, not so repetitive.
Just to finish and clarify I wanna say that YES, I KNOW THAT MAGDA IS A PAINTING!! I actually think someone made me realize it the day after the previous review, AND I SAID IT, so besties please stopppp I just didn't delete it because I'm lazy lol

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yes I KNOW she just announced this series but i already have some ideas about possible characters!! this is definitely Dante Russo's book because billionaire and CEO of a luxury conglomerate, duh. but what about the football player (can't remember his name) in twisted games and twisted hate, is he a possible candidate for this series too? and Magda? i don't know who she is but Christian was in charge of her and set her up with bodyguards but she went missing with no clues... i feel like she could be a main character too!! ok, that's enough of a gut feelings dump for today i think

LOVED IT!! This is probably my new favorite Ana Huang book. King of Wrath is hot and fantastic and I could nottt stop reading it. It's got an arranged engagement/marriage!!! AND it's such a good enemies to lovers romance too. Dante and Vivian hate each other (which you might've gotten from Twisted Lies), but they've been forced into an engagement neither of them wants. He's being blackmailed by her father and she's agreed out of duty to her parents. She moves into his house for the engagement, they have to pretend to be lovey-dovey to the public, and SPARKS FLY.

During this year-long engagement, Dante works (with Christian) to do everything he can to get rid of the blackmail and destroy Vivian's father... all the while slowly, reluctantly falling for his fiancée. The romance was so much fun to read–the way these two opened up to each other, connected over their pasts, helped each other with the little things, and FINALLY fell into bed together was well-written and perfectly paced.

There's also two of my favorite things here: a jealous, possessive hero, and GROVELING! A beautiful combination, if I do say so myself. The groveling wasn't quite to the extent of Twisted Love lol but I still loved to see it.

If you're a fan of the Twisted series, you won't be disappointed with King of Wrath. This brand new series is already off to a great start and I can't wait for more!

This was a win. This was a f*ckin’ win! 😍

Dante and Vivian? In LOVE with them.
Her friend group? Adorable! Hilarious! I hope they all get their own stories.
The men?! Dante, Luca, KAI? A damn treat they were, omg. 🤤
Christian making an appearance was also a highlight!

This story was a lot more cohesive and tighter than her Twisted series. I enjoyed the balance. I loved who Vivian was as a person. Someone with f*ckin’ integrity!
Then Dante comes along and submits to that. Well, as close to submission as you can get with someone like him.

By the end I was just so proud of her. 🥹

Their relationship was rocky to say the least. But I enjoyed every second of seeing them both fall into it. It was so good! 😭

Can’t fault this story at all. I know some reviews have said that they found it bland and boring. For me, it was exactly what I could’ve wanted. Safe to say that this is my favourite Ana Huang. 🥰

☆ 𝟥.𝟤𝟧 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌

“𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧.”

This is probably gonna be a chaotic review, but that’s what I feel like writing right now, so bear with me <33

“𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚.”

“𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩... 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚. 𝙙𝙞��𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙤.”

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗼 is an arrogant billionaire CEO, who has never even thought about marriage before, simply because he didn’t want to get married. But then Francis Lau steps into Dante’s office, and blackmails Dante into marrying his daughter Vivian Lau. Obviously Dante will do everything in his power to destroy the evidence Francis blackmailed him with, but Dante needs to be patient and play the long game.

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙭, 𝙄 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩.”

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨.”

𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘂 works as an event planner, she comes from a new money family. Vivian’s parents has always been on her back about getting married. But Vivian didn’t think they would actually arrange a marriage between her and Dante Russo, the man she’s only seen once at an event she planned.

“𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.”
“𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨. 𝘾𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙬𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨.”

“𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪... 𝙟𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨?”
“𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙.”

While Dante and Vivian had their sweet moments together, I felt like I needed to know more about them together as a couple. There was always something in between them. E. g. Vivian’s ex Heath, Dante ignoring Vivian, they were mad at each other and both to stubborn to give in etc…
I just felt like the smallest conflicts, took way more space than necessary. I would’ve loved to see more genuine scenes between Dante and Vivian, where they weren’t having sex, because Vivian’s ex shoved up, or because Dante was in the groveling era, and finally communicated. I just kinda needed a scene where I could feel their genuine connection before everything went down and that didn’t come.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁;
↳ I still don’t understand why these billionaire men, go around and act like they’re mafia bosses. 😭
↳ Dante calling Vivian an investment. - “Make no mistake, mia cara. This is business. And if there’s one thing I take seriously, it’s my investments.” - I’m sorry but I would’ve 🔪🔪🔪😁
↳ There was one spicy scene where they did it in the backseat of a car, that scene was quite literally disgusting. I’m sorry but Dante made Vivian clean up the black leather seat with her tongue *literally about to vomit again* after they… yk 🥴

“𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧... 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙣’𝙨 𝙚𝙭-𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩?”
“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤, 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙧?”
“𝙄 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚́𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙. 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, 𝙄 ����𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙄’𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧. 𝙊𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚? 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚́𝙚.”
↳ Christian Harper was probably my favorite side character in this book, along with Kai.

𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀;

“𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚́𝙚.”

“𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.”

“𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩, 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙣. 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙨?”

“𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙢𝙞𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙖.”
↳ However there was some things that kinda disappointed me in this book ngl, I did still like Dante and Vivian, and enjoyed their story. And I will continue this series, because I need to know more Kai and Isabella. Ohmygosh the tension between them in this book was crazy 😮‍💨😮‍💨 Plus I wanna see Dominic get on his knees for Alessandra and grovel like a bitch in the third book 🤭😊

⋘ Tropes ➺ billionaire romance, arranged marriage, forced proximity, dislike to love and one bed ⋙

[ 2 stars ]

“Dante?” My heart gradually slowed as I set the vase down. “You’re not supposed to be back until tomorrow. What are…” I didn’t get the chance to finish my sentence before he crossed the room in two long strides and gripped my arms. “Are you hurt?” people died (me)

still underwhelming.

this book is twisted love in another font.

before I started I told myself: “please don’t disappoint”

well. here we are 😀

after seeing all these influencers with their five star reviews I was honestly expecting something incredible, life changing something new and totally not original
but want to know what I did get?

➣ a carbon copy of Alex Volkov and Ava Chen.

➣ barely any plot

➣ miscommunication we love to see it😍🔪

➣ I didn’t feel development at all

➣ I WAS MORE INTERESTED WITH THE SIDE CHARACTERS FFS that’s how bored I was.

➣ unpopular opinion? I waited for the big third act conflict to happen. I NEEDED ACTION like what we had in the twisted series and all I got was break up and a disowning😐 I’m sorry you got disowned but I need someone to get killed or something!?! if I got that I would have ate that sh*t up-

Kai Young must be so tired from carrying this entire book on his back. I WILL DEFEND HIM FOREVER HE'S MY MAN. HES BRITISH AND WEARS GLASSES 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️oh and he boxes for fun-

I swear every time that man came up I’d be sCREAMINGIBDID

his book cant disappoint me and if it does I will give one star for him and him only <3

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that was disappointing…
rtc and happy midnights track 5 & 17 are mine<3

⁀➷ ★★.25
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Lowkey against eating the rich now bc these bitches be flavourless as f*ck

*ೃ༄ When I was 8 we briefly lived in a house that had very low fences meaning that we could easily see over into the neighbours garden. One time in the summer I was hanging out in my back yard, doing whatever tf I did back then, when I saw my neighbour, bless him, carving fruit. This was an old man btw and I kid you not he would carve out different shapes and sh*t out of his little fruit, like one was a flower, one was like a little bear ... I swear to god I felt more emotions watching him do that, then I did reading this books.

*ೃ༄ Now look the plot actually had potential to be very interesting and dramatic. It revolves around Vivian, a heiress to a billion dollar company or smthing who's family have very high expectations of her. One expectation that they have is to marry the arrogant, old money billionaire Dante Russo which she agrees to do out of duty and obligation. What she doesn't know is that Dante is desperate to discover Vivian's father's dirty secrets, and whilst she's falling for him he's just using her as a pawn for his ulterior motive.

*ೃ༄ This sh*t could've easily been sooo dramatic with murder, politics, lies, deceit but nooooo Ana Huang just had to write this sh*t to be as boring and stale as mouldy, white bread! GOD WHY CAN'T DARK ROMANCE AUTHORS FOCUS ON THE PLOT DEVELOPING AS WELL HUH?!?!! Like these motherf*ckers should be bringing on the

*ೃ༄ Vivian Lau, girls a NYC heiress and instead of giving 'Blair Waldorf', she's boring, old 'Venessa'. I could not tell you one meaningful personality trait that she has except for the fact that she loves her family; that's not a character arc, we all do that. This girl cannot properly communicate for sh*t and has very bad decision making skills (lowkey me too), like if you're in a shop being robbed my armed men, get the f*ck down like you're told, 9/10 times they only want the stuff not you.
I wish she was written with more depth because I felt no f*cking connection with her at all, I just did not care about any of her issues or problems, she felt like some random stranger who's conversations I'm eavesdropping on in the bus. A good story would make it feel as though the MC is a very close bsf, and I didn't feel that with Vivian at all.
But yk what? I can't hate her because I imagined her to be very beautiful in my head which is why I rated his higher than it should be. I guess pretty privilege wins again.

*ೃ༄ A potato actually has more disposition and depth than Dante Russo.He was lowkey hot though, but that doesn't matter when the rubber duck sitting on my desk could hold a more meaningful conversation. If money means being a boring old bitch than strip me of my material wealth, for I'd rather live with my character and charm.

*ೃ༄ I won't lie, there's more sexual tension between me and eating my sister's hazelnut chocolate croissant, than there is between the main couple. Sorry this should've been a slow burn, with pining, lots and lots of mutual longing and not even a meaningful (not fake) handhold until like the 400 page mark. Urgh authors cannot write good sexual tension anymore, I'm gonna have to rewatch Bridgerton Season 2 to feel better.

*ೃ༄ I did not care about any of the supporting characters. I totally forgot that Christian Harper even had a book until like 75% into the story.

*ೃ༄ My thoughts on if they stay together?

✦ It wasn't too bad, it's just so so basic and had a lot more potential.

very disappointing and boring i’m afraid. dantevivian gave me absolutely no buzz till the last 20%.

giving 3 start for christian harper (carried the book fr, should’ve been in every chapter🫂) and vivian lau (my princess) only.

: ̗̀➛ ʚ 5 stars ɞnow playing: Red (Taylors Version)
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-ˏˋ⋆ spoiler free review ⋆ˊˎ-

“You and me, sweetheart. That’s the destination. And I’m willing to take as many steps as I need to get there.”

~ ana huang has done it ONCE AGAIN! first thing i need to say is i fell in love with Dante the moment he appeared in the book. AND THE SHE FELL FIRST BUT HE FELL HARDER TROPE??? SIGN ME THE FK UPPP.

~ storyline ~

a blackmailer forces a billionaire CEO, Dante Russo who never obeys anyone but himself into an arranged marriage with Vivian Lau, who is an obedient child of her family and has to accept what her father writes in her fate. But her obedience does not stop her from being the independent woman she is and takes challenges head on, yet her heart wants what it wants and so does his.

“There's nothing wrong with a little dysfunction. It keeps things interesting.”

Dante Russo oh my.. holy sh*ttttt.. AHHHH *cough* okay so he is the billionaire CEO in the book *cough*

“Per te aspetterei per sempre, amore mio.”

Vivian Lau is a wealthy, smart and a badass bitch. and she is my favorite female character written by ana huang. reading her POV was such an amazing and incredible experience in ways i truly cannot even begin to explain! the control she has over dante had me SCREECHING and the way she kept putting dante in his place from the very beginning??? MA'AM I-

“Somehow, somewhere along the way, I’d fallen in love …
Not like or lust. Love, in all its terrifying, unpredictable, unwanted glory.”

~ the anticipation, the need and the excitement when reading this book is unbelievable. ana huang put all other authors to shame with this book. and also the character development was *chefs kiss*.
vivian and dante's chemistry was electric as hellll and found myself not wanting to put down the book many times!

you know how i said that dantevivian are definitely gonna serve?? i'm crying on the floor right now because they didn't

welcome to the angry rant about a book that was one of my most anticipated reads. i feel so betrayed 😭

first of all, let's talk about Dante i-only-speak-cliched-lines Russo and Vivian i'm-so-boring-that-i'll-make-you-sleep Lau. i just simply don't give a f*ck about them because i feel no connection to them whatsoever. did i even read a whole book about them?? i swear dante and francis (vivian's dad) had more chemistry than these two 💀 i just completed reading the book and i've already forgotten every detail about them, they were THAT boring

i think that the pacing of the book made me lose that connection even more. the timeline was so f*cked up that it played a major role in me not feeling anything for dantevivian. somehow the story was happening over a period of eight months and i still felt as if it was insta love because their journey was portrayed so badly

everything and i mean EVERYTHING felt like a movie that i've already seen a hundred times before and even in the end, when vivian finds out about that, i had my fingers crossed and i was like we're finally gonna get some excitement now but nope, NOTHING. just- just ugh i'm so frustrated 😃🔪

also is it just me but i wanted more grovelling. where tf was my grovelling??? like i don't care about you dante but you atleast owe me something after wasting so much of my time on you

oh and the love confessions??? EWWWW stop. dante's i understand okay? it was super cliche but it wasn't bad but vivian's??? what- what was that??? it was so anticlimatic, i can't deal with this anymore

in total, i'm gonna be picking up this book whenever i can't sleep. who needs sleeping pills, when you can have king of wrath with you??

i've been burned but i'm STILL hoping that kai and isabella will redeem this sh*t and sloane? i loved her so f*cking much, i need her book immediately

-- before reading--
“it amused me to see him snarl every time I brought up the fiancée he claimed to hate”

i repeat- THE. FIANCEE. HE. CLAIMED. TO. HATE.

already know dantevivian are gonna serve 🧎‍♀️