Week 32 Review: King of Flames

From Goodreads:

Bound to a dark king…

Everyone in the world of Under has magic. Everyone belongs to one of the six ruling houses.

Everyone except me.

When all of Under gathers for the ancient Ceremony of the Fall and my weakness is revealed, hungry eyes turn my way. For some I'm unique, a mystery to be solved. For others I'm prey.

From now on, every day will be a fight to survive.

Most dangerous of all, I've drawn the attention of Aon, the mysterious king who rules the House of Shadows. Dark and seductive, he appears in my dreams, igniting a desire I can't control.

They say Aon is a monster, a killer, and worse… So why do I find myself drawn to him? His face is hidden behind a mask, but his voice and his touch enchant me.

When the magic of Under begins to change, the six houses are thrown into a struggle for power and I begin a deadly game of cat and mouse with Aon's rivals. Because if they discover our bond, they will stop at nothing to destroy me.

King of Flames begins a steamy and addictive six-book series of villainous kings and dark romance that's perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy, Nikki St. Crowe and Penelope Barsetti.

This fully revised new edition is darker and spicier than ever.

My Review:
I had a really fantastic time reading this book! I know this book was previously published and I'm really glad that it got updated and I got a chance to read it, because I loved it! This is the second series that I've read by her, but this one was originally published first, but has now been updated, which is the best of both worlds!

Things really suck for Lydia-she wakes up with a weird tattoo, a supposedly dead body walks up and somehow makes off with a coworker, she almost gets kidnapped and in the process kills a guy, then she really is kidnapped to this strange world. And when the process to make her part of this world doesn't work for her-the first time ever, and she's got a strange connection to a feared and hated prince dude? Not good! I was rooting for her! 

We mainly were in Lydia's perspective as all of this was going on, but we also got some of Aon's perspective, so we could see this world from a newcomer and from someone who's been there a while and has a lot of power. So much was set up, from the different houses, to the power structure, and some of the politics. I'm so pumped to see how things develop from here! 

This book started on a wild ride, and ended on a wild ride, and I'm so excited to see what's going to happen next! I've read the synopsis' for all the books in the series because once I started, I couldn't stop and I needed to know where the story is going to go, because the anticipation is high! 

This was such a thrilling read and I can't wait to continue on! 

Author: Kathryn Ann Kingsley 
Series: The Masks of Under #1
Read: August 5th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Second Sky
Expected Publication: August 26th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars