Just found this channel and I haven't finished the vid yet but I SEE THAT STRAY KIDS POSTER ON YOUR WALL QUEEN, SLAYYYYYY Edit: I really liked this video, I'll probably check out more in the future. You have a really nice voice
this book was just OK to me tbh but then he defends someone he's known for WEEKS over his friends hes known for decades and i hated it immediately lmao
completely unrelated but i wish there was a fast food straight romance book similar to ali's love hypopthesis but with a pathetic submissive man instead, specially if he's all tough and bossy on the outside (and it would also be great if it wasnt all healthy and wholesome uwu and he got like manipulated and toyed with by the female lead but i think i might be exposing myself too much here). these books always have the men being giant bossy feral alpha males and stuff like that, i can't stand it and i just cringe a lot and sometimes laugh. i honestly suspect a lot of women think they like these just because they havent found out yet that they are more on the ”dominant” side, there's no way the vast majority of straight women like these in a man, i truly hope not 😭
maybe i should finally pick up an ali hazelwood book out of curiosity... just not this bc of that dialogue 💀 on another note i notice the skz poster in the background... who is your bias and which song on the ate album is your fav?
ali hazelwood reminds me of a shallow written isekai manhwa. i am blinded by the pretty art and the seemingly good looking characters only to drop it halfway because i cant stand it anymore
it was so nice to listen to a whole summary of the plot, thank you <3 I don't want to read the book again too soon as I literally finished it a couple weeks ago, but I was having a massive book hangover over it! Macaled is actually insane. outstanding and heartbreaking. absolutely loved it.
I totally agree with you, for the first time I didn't like the male lead of Ali Hazelwood's universe. I was much more invested in Eli's bestfriend Hark's storyline. He seemed more Ali's type of male lead rather than Eli. I find more interesting the Hark, Minami and Sul's love triangle than Rue and Eli's. It just didn't hit the mark. Even in the smut scenes I didn't find that much of chemistry. It felt like forced. But on the other hand I loved how Ali explored Platonic relationship between Minami and Eli. It executed very well. The last part of the book where Eli and Minami had the talk was the most favourite part of the book for me. I'm glad Ali this time opened storyline for the side characters as well. In her other books where the story revolved around the only mcs but this time she explored a bit and I love that.
@@mzaman1532 that’s a really great point. Thank you for mentioning that! The love triangle, their friendship, and the hark backstory was super interesting, I wish they delved more into it
omg, about rue being tall: FINALLYYYYY. i'm huge woman 1,77 and I literally roll my eyes every time I read about "i'm such a tiny little woman" REPRESENTATION !!!!!
definitely yes of you like romance and fantasy, a little cheesy and slow to begin, but you have to start with thorns and roses. It's the first in the series
@@DiemmiLethat's good, because I just finished reading it, it was okay, but personally I don't think it was all the hype, I'll definitely invest in trying to get the whole series!😊
do you read rina kent's books? i really want to start reading her books and i heard all the books are connected, so i was looking forward for you reviews
BRO THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL! I now only really read from authors or stories that are acclaimed by people in general or mentioned here and there by people online I trust, not just booktok or tiktok. If I don't do that I end up falling for the hype of books that just end up disappointing me or being very mediocre, and I'm sorry but I dont have the money or time to just navigate through trash to find something that's actually worthwhile
I know you hate this book, I also hate this book BUT GIRL, CHILL. It's a fuckin book. You got yourself so into this shit and you just yelling through the whole video. Watching you is making me stress and I only watched 10 minutes of this video now I have an headache. Just chill okay. It's not the end of the world. You hate a book, ignore it, don't read it. Jesus.
i was so glad that the love between the two leads was more even (???) that i completely glossed over any other issues in the story. it wasn't till i finished that i realized this book may have been her most cringe.... also unrelated but who is that group on the poster on your wall???
From what I got reading 2 king of sins books (reading King Of Greed as of now) is that in King of Wrath, there were, as you mentioned, drama, revenge and at least a decent plot. I'm a person who cares more about plots than the relationships between characters. Reading King of Wrath, for me was really really a roller-coaster ride. And another thing I liked about KoW were that 1. she kept the deadly sin within him, there was not really a redemption of him for being an asshole (if you count him groveling for Vivian at the end as a redemption, I rlly don't) and I think it brings the purpose in some way (if i can explain it properly??). AND 2. I could somehow see them developing a mutual respect to feelings for each other. However, King of Pride, it has too manyy plotholes. Either that or I just speedread through it all because it, at some point, became a way to cure my insomnia because of how boring the plot were. I'm all down for a gentleman mmc, but honestly, with how Ana did with Twisted series and KoW, I really expected a steady improved pace between Kai and Isabella but all I got from her was, "Wow she shoulda stuck with writing mafia romance, cold-blooded ceo romance or some sh*t". Not only were there no interesting chemistry, there really WEREN'T, all I saw was a possessive male and a hyper bunny female character but ALSO the entirety of the story revolved around ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! There was no proximity, no emotional intensity, no rollercoaster rides, no actual antagonists nor any clear past of any of them. I'm Asian and while I found some Asian references, it still failed me as too why some parts were absolutely necessary while some aren't. I don't see why Kai saw his divorced parents in bed or the reasoning behind his mother's retirement or just anything. And while I have nothing against hooking up before dating, their reasoning for hooking up was really poorly written. I was honestly shocked at the lack of plots that could've deepen the story, for example, Isabella actually had the guts to do something about being ratted out instead of chickening out and breaking up with Kai or Kai actually PROVING that Isabella is not who she was portrayed by whatever-that-person-was (because I entirely forgotten). I just really really wished she would've executed the troupe properly. I've read all her twisted series and though the plots there were very wattpad coded, it actually served purpose in their own ways, but KoP was such a let-down, I'm still giving her another chance at writing King Of Envy (because its the only book I'm HOPING to not be a complete let-down). Otherwise, King of Wrath and Twisted Hate have to be the only 2 books that I genuinely found interesting. I'm also going to try out King of Sloth since Sloane is for me (as of now) the only sane person to ever have a strong hidden personality and also because I love Black cat fmc
I love your review. And While I enjoyed Elissa's book I just couldn't get into the first one. It makes the critical mistake of telling you without showing you. Also the Chris Evans refs in book 1 were toooo on the nose. Cringe. <3
honestly, this whole book is sooo centered on their relationship and their dynamic, they take up most of the chapters except for maybe 5 or 6 of them total, from what i remember. That's also why I loved it so much.
I couldn't DIS-agree more! While King of Sloth is my favorite book (thus far) in the series, King of Pride is a close second, and unlike most of Ana Huang's books I've read so far, where I could relate to one of the main characters but not to the other one, I could relate in many ways to each of Kai and Isabella. And the third act break-up, while (like Kai) I didn't agree with Isabella's reasoning, I could definitely understand it. Because of her background and her lack of tangible success up to that point in her life (especially in contrast to Kai's consistent record of stellar success), she didn't feel worthy of being an equal partner to Kai and felt like she would ultimately hold him back from true success and happiness, if not in this specific case (of the CEO succession) then in some other way down the road. And that feeling of not being worthy (that she clearly exhibited and that had been well-developed narratively by that point) can lead you to make poor or even stupid decisions that you will need to work on yourself and figure out a way to come back from. And the catharsis of her doing that, and of her and Kai's getting back together from that, made this a very satisfying book for me within the series. (Though, as I noted before, I liked Sloane and Xavier's story in King of Sloth even better - happening to see that book - in Costco of all places! - and deciding to buy it is what led me to read the rest of the series, and some of the Twisted books as well! Lol!) P.S. Regardless, even if I disagreed with your main conclusion, thanks for the review! It was definitely thought-provoking!
wow thank you for commenting! I love seeing your differing opinions and that you really connected to the characters. I'm glad you enjoyed this book! I haven't gotten to king of sloth, but I hope I like it as much as you do.
Wait a minute I'm just now on 3 i just did 1 and 2 one after the other. How come in part 1 hermione says she saw ginny dead. Did draco not save her ? Edit Oh thank god i got my answer quick
"OMG, you finally reviewed it! I was the one who commented on your video, asking you to review this series. I loved Caraval, and then I saw the hype around the Once Upon a Broken Heart series, so I immediately ordered it. However, I was skeptical and hesitant to start reading it. I eventually began the first book but ended up DNF'ing it halfway through because my high expectations weren't met, just like you mentioned in your review. I really wanted to love Jacks as much as everyone else does!"
See this is why I trust your opinions. You are actually honest and the things you mention I know I wouldn’t like the book because of it. No where on booktok is honest about this series. I got lied to about caraval and a dance of thieves. Just jaded at this point 😭
I cannot remember that in any of the books it was said you really need to want it when you use avada kedrava. Bellatrix says that about crucio...where did I miss that information?
