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King of Sloth by Ana Huang

10 reviews

spatterson7's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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booklover6000's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I knew this one would be my favorite going in. Just, compared to the others, I felt like we got kinda the whole gang on board, and not only that, but the personality of the characters is good. Sloane and her personality was cool. I liked that she was independent and went with her morals. Xavier was the fun and challenging one, but his personality made Sloane, well, Sloane. As they started getting closer I felt like they not only had more similarities within each other, but could communicate better. Making both their jobs easier. 
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dlsmk's review against another edition

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3.75

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witcheep's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I seem to be a sucker for a good rom-com, because this Ana Huang's love letter to those kept me in it's hold completely. I love the slow burn of Sloane' and Xavier's romance, them slowly peeling off layers of facade to let the other one know the real person behind. I also love that Xavier is
the first one to acknowledge his feelings and act on them
; this just makes their chemistry all the more juicier.

"I promise, there are better places to live than in delusion."
     "Better? Maybe. More fun? I doubt it."

Even though there are clichĂ© rom-com tropes throughout the book, the characters themselves feel original and whole persons with their own, complete lives and  thoughts. They both process through their personal struggles and fight their demons, and they take into account what the other one needs or wants. They both have their own life goals outside of a relationship, and they put effort into achieving them. This makes, simply put, the characters and their relationship feel real: the new relationship isn't the only meaningful thing in their lives.

Sloane and Xavier might just be my favorite couple of Ana Huang's, from the books of hers I've read so far. They seem equal to each other in their standing in the relationship, and even in the spiteful beginnings of their professional relationship to the more personal one as of late, they just build each other up when it really counts.
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honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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lisa07xie's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I actually really liked it! And Sloane and Xavier are so good for eachother the character development👌 but for me the change was too fast like one minute he was a huge party boy (kind of like a child I am sorry) and then he was business like. I like his childish side and their playful attitude but I still have some questions left unanswered... But I loved to see Xavier build his business and to see so many characters from the other books!!! Even got to see Alex♡♡♡
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dcnireads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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mistsilver's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVED this book. I connect with the FMC so much and found her very relatable. It was so nice having the MMC genuinely be a good guy throughout the book, and even his early pitfalls were really because he cared too much. 
Ironically, the book is a little clichĂ© which the FMC would, on her own, rip to pieces, but I loved that bit of irony. 
I also love how Ana Huang references characters from her other books as little Easter eggs, and those lovable characters are still around for us to enjoy.
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amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

My summary:
Sloane Kensington has built up her PR firm over the last six years through pure grit and grace. Determined to make her own name for herself after being estranged from her family, she has had to become tough and resilient and has buried herself in her work. But her most difficult client, Xavier Castillo, loves nothing more than to rile her up as often as possible. It’s been three years since Sloane was hired by Xavier’s father, the richest man in Columbia, to keep the family reputation pristine despite Xavier’s party boy lifestyle. But when his father becomes terminally ill, Xavier must face his future and choose between his inheritance or his party lifestyle. The impossible soon seems possible for Xavier with Sloane by his side as a support he’s never had before. And Sloane, who never gets emotionally affected, soon finds herself drawn to Xavier as she sees there’s more to him than just his past antics. 

My thoughts: 
Sloane and Xavier have my heart. I really enjoyed this and, so far, it’s my favorite of Ana Huang’s Kings of Sin series. This is an overall sweet romance with a few spicy scenes.

I enjoyed the character development of Xavier and my heart just broke for his backstory. And I’ve also really enjoyed seeing Ana Huang’s writing evolve through her books and if this one is any indication, each one to come will just keep getting better and better. 

Ahhhhhh! So many cameos of the Twisted characters and other Kings of Sin characters! I love it. I saw another review that referred to it as the Marvel Infinity War of the Ana Huang-verse, and that’s quite accurate. I hope the Twisted characters keep popping up in the books to come in this series! 

This is the fourth of what will be a total of seven books in the Kings of Sin series. I am excited to see Vuk and Ayana’s story in the next book. Also, make sure you get the bonus scene from this book through Ana Huang’s newsletter!
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