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Cruel King

By: Rina Kent
Narrated by: Kylie Stewart, Aaron Shedlock
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Publisher's summary

He's no fairy tale king.

Levi

Here, little princess. I'm your king.

You have three rules. Bow. Break. Bend the knee.

Fight me all you want, but soon enough, you'll be chanting long live the king.

Astrid

One day I'm Royal Elite School's small fly, the next I'm hunted and left to die.

He doesn't only shred my life to parts, but he's also coming after my heart.

He thinks he broke me, but the new princess will bring the king to his knees.

Cruel King is a complete stand-alone in Royal Elite world. No audiobook should be listened to prior to this.

©2020 Rina Kent (P)2020 Rina Kent

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Beginning was a little jumpy

It was kinda hard to get into it. The beginning jumped around and has me confused in spots. lm glad I stuck it out because it was a decent book. Not a great book but it was decent. I loved the British accents! Although I do think the boy was a little old sounding to only be 18. But it was a good read/listen..

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The beginning

Whew. Someone get me a King, stat. Their tangled web was intriguing, and kept me entrapped the entire time. Levi was beyond a classic alpha male, and it definitely worked for him. I cheered this couple on the entire time.
This was probably one of the first ‘bully romances’ that I read, and listening to it took me back to the first time. A long time lover of the enemies to lovers trope, this gave me something a little more hardcore, a little more volatile, and exactly what I was looking for.
As always, the voice performances were fantastic, keeping me hooked, even while I performed mundane household tasks.

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Amazing

I was surprised since another male narrator was used but overall he did Levi good. This story is my fave in the series! I absolutely loved hearing it read out loud. Amazing!

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Not Crazy About The Narration

I started this series with Aidan & Elsa’s book first & then kept going. I loved the narration in those books. This book had a great story but I really wasn’t happy with either one of the narrators. The male narrator tended to rush through the dialogue & then sort of whisper it. Kind of annoying. The female narrator just wasn’t expressive enough. Just lacked emotion. I got thru it but can’t say it was my favorite out of Rina’s series. Like I said before, Her other books were much better.

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Another great read

I’m a huge fan of Rina Kent and really enjoyed this story. I think I might be a bit biased since I read the series out of order. I started with Legacy of Gods and went back after. I loved seeing the story of the characters’ parents. I’m not sure I would have been as captured as I am if I started with Cruel King. I would still recommend reading/listening to ANYYY Rina book.

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CAN THIS AUTHOR DO ANY WRONG? ... NO

WOW.
Each audio I listen to get better and better every single time Aaron and Kylie did a fantastic job with Levi and Astrid's characters!!! I love the heat, the angst and I love diving back into this world every time I get to listen to an audio. five stars is never enough for Rina Kent. I feel so lucky to be able to listen to this authors books. I feel honored to be able to read her words. I hope this author never stops building and creating these magnificent worlds for us!

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Excellent

Great story! Narrators were perfect! Worth the credit. Really enjoyed all the characters and the unraveling of the story

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Good but could have been better

The book itself (story line & writing) is as great as all of the other books in this series! I just wish they would have done the same as the other books were the male voice spoke for the male character on the female chapters & vise versa for the female voice on the male chapters. It definitely took away from the feelings the other books create.

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Great Story/Performance!

𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠

YALL. I finished my first Rina Kent book!! Shoutout to audible sales because I purchased books I may not have gotten otherwise-this one included.

I had no idea what to expect going into this book. I’ve seemed to successfully avoid any types of spoilers which is not an easy feat considering RK’s popularity… BUT IT HAPPENED!!

This book was sooo good! I found myself upset when I would get to work/get home because I usually only listen to audiobooks while in the car! Today that changed 😂 I had to tell my coworkers not to bother me today so I could listen and I finished while eating dinner tonight! I guessed one of the “plot twists” for this book and I was like dangggg I’m good… but then RK hit me with the TKO and said “you thought I was done?!” Honestly liked this story so much, but I’ll say I do NOT like Dan 😂🥹 sorry not sorry lmfaooo! Can’t wait for the next book!

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OMG I loved this!

I loved getting to know Astrid and Levi and walking with them through their story 🖤 they are adorable! I'm so happy I went back to the beginning after God of Malice! I can't imagine not having this info going forward

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