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For me, a second-chance romance only works when there's a clear difference between the first and second time the leads are together, so we can clearly see why things didn't work out before and why they do in the present.

There was nothing like that in this book. It felt like the author was too afraid to let her characters be flawed. We were told repeatedly that love was never the problem between these two, they were both certain their partner loved them. We were also told that intimacy was never an issue either, that they had been attracted to each other from the beginning and had no problem shagging each other before or after the divorce 🤨.

All these reminders, among other things, made it seem like Alessandra's only issue with the marriage was that Dominic had missed a lot of their dates and vacations. And as much as I tried to sympathize with these rich-people problems, my middle-class upbringing prevented me from doing so 🥲. Their marriage wasn't in the kind of serious crisis the book tried to convince us it was, and the fact that they got back together after only a few months proved that.

It wasn't the worst book by Ana Huang (King of Envy still holds that title for me 🙄), but it was really, really dull 😪.

I have read multiple posts praising Dante while calling Vivian a “pick me” like 😭🔪🔪.. But anyway..I do believe the hate is opposite.. Dante was what 36 in King of Wrath yet his actions made him seem like a 21 year old getting the permission to have a drink for the first time and raging on his gf.. like Vivian is such a diva and her marriage with Dante irl would have ended up in divorce for sure. Whereas I believe that Kai and Isabella's marriage, Maya and Sebastian's marriage, Christian and Stella's marriage, and Brooklyn and Vincent's marriage would be the happiest marriage in real life. Dante needed more character development. I said what I said.

If she is supposed to be the most famous model like a (real life) Anok Yai, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner aka “most famous model in the world” I would think Ana would’ve written her getting paparazzi photos or fans coming up to her like that level of fame should have that aspect of it and it would’ve been cool to have been explored since she’s basically supposed to be a celebrity. None of the other women are celebs so that would’ve been cool

Twisted lies was my first book by anahuang and my first starter dark romance book.

I would actually eat up a slow burn romance, and as I read twisted lies, It instantly became my fav, I enjoy every bit of that book, the storyline, the plot and the menanceness of christain harper and docile and confident and beautiful woman and these character balanced each other really well.

And I thought this book was very famous among the book reading community .

But I have only seen negative comments or how I do I say disappointed and not so good and average book. And Alex being overhyped

May I know whyy??

If you received the newsletter you’ll know, gorgeous! she popped out with this one. The artwork omg.

I am obsessed honestly, I think this will still be the best in the series well since KOE.

I’m not sure how this will sound, but the best thing about King of Gluttony is that it was simple. There was no mafia, no guns, no possessive, obsessive CEO, no ridiculous plot twists, and none of the nonsense that was in King of Envy (which I really hated).

Maya and Sebastian, though rich and high on the social ladder, weren’t unhinged characters. Their personalities, ambitions, and fears felt reasonable and relatable. The same goes for their relationship. Although it was definitely not an enemies-to-lovers story as the synopsis described it, it was a sweet and warm romance. The fact that Sebastian loved Maya for fourteen years without resentment or anger, even when he believed she had rejected him so harshly, was quite romantic 🥺.

I also enjoyed the food industry and restaurant theme. It matched the book’s title and plot well. Aside from the letter that kept the leads apart for so long, the other problems and obstacles they faced weren’t edge-of-your-seat or earth-shattering, and I liked that. I wasn’t looking for life-changing lessons from a romance novel, so it was satisfying to see everything wrapped up neatly in the end.

The book also had the vibe of a 2000s rom-com. I could easily see it being adapted into a fun movie.