Cruel King

rating - 2/5

i don't know if it was me or the book but dear god, that was AWFUL.

somehow the writing style or the phrases used were just not for me; it was not immersive and i felt disconnected from the storyline throughout. That being said, there definitely was potential. The premise and setting had me excited and the first few chapters even had me hooked; however it was just a downward slope after that. I always like the lead up to the fmc and mmc getting together but somehow I didn't even enjoy THAT phase in this book.

Overall, although i liked Astrid, her thoughts when it came to Levi were annoying as heck and everytime Levi called her a princess i wanted to strangle him. i.e what I'm saying is— no :).
The side story/murder plot that the author was foreshadowing throughout the book wasn't all that great either and was extremely predictable.
I'm really really upset i didn't enjoy this book because i was extremely ready to just get into the rina kent universe and love lots of new characters but it is what it is, i guess:/