Book Review:: King of Pride | Ana Huang

Ana Huang’s Kings of Sin series continues to enthrall with its second installment, King of Pride. But be warned: this sexy tension-ridden series may only whet your appetite for debonair billionaires who know how to take charge.

Kai Young’s billionaire family business is on the verge of a vote for the new CEO. Though he is the natural choice to take over, he is not the only candidate. He’s never been more stressed, and who notices but the snarky colorful bartender at the billionaire’s club, Isabella. She’s drawn his attention since the day he met her in a way he’s not sued to. There is something about her, but how is the worst possible timing for a distraction.

Their romance is forbidden. She’s an employee of the club he’s a managing partner for. But their pull is magnetic. They try to be good, but fate continues to throw them together.

Though they have plenty of obstacles to overcome, the connection between them never really wavers, and I love that for them. There is a 3rd act crisis I won’t spoil, but it isn’t their feelings that fluctuate, but the circumstances. Kai is so confident in his feelings, and though he has every opportunity to be an absolute dick if he wanted to, he never does. Is it his pride that keeps him steady, or is he just an authentically good person?

He is so supportive of Isabella’s personal (and professional) crises – he goes above and beyond and then above even that for her. For me it was Isabella that was the weakness in this book. She is who she is, which is frankly king of wishy-washy. In this book she’s kind of making herself a victim. She has some trauma from her past, but her crisis with the book she’s determined to write just didn’t raise the stakes, and I didn’t care much about it. For that I have to deduct a star, and by the time I finish the series I suspect I may need to adjust that down to reflect my overall feelings.

No matter what, if you’re looking for a new sexy romance series to get into, this one is pretty satisfying so far!

Details

Title:: King of Pride (Kings of Sin #2)
Author:: Ana Huang
Genre:: Contemporary Romance
Publisher:: Bloom Books
Length:: 400 pages
Audio Length:: 11h 18m
Audiobook Narrator:: David Lee Huynh & Emery Erickson
Published:: April 27th, 2023
The Litertarian Rating:: 4-Stars