King (Adair Empire, #1) by K.L. Donn Review

This is a spoiler-free review! King is currently available for free on iBooks and Kindle.

King does not hold back and immediately throws us into Lilith and King's story and relationship. Everything was happening so fast, and I felt as if I was pushed right into the story without having any build up to who the characters were and what the exact situation was that they were in. The author wastes absolutely no time and places Lilith in King's clutches in a matter of pages, and we are left wondering what exactly his interest in her is.

The smut definitely made up for some of the plot holes and insta-love that Lilith and King had. I really wish the book was longer -- in my opinion, we could have had at least another one hundred pages to the total in order to learn more about the characters and their relationships with one another. Atticus and Luther's protectiveness over Lilith could have been explored more, and King's interest in Lilith definitely could have used some more backstory in the beginning of the book.

Lilith's backstory before meeting King -- at least, what we were given of it -- was definitely important to her character and the way that she responded to every situation she was in. She basically replaced cocaine with King in a way, and I felt as though it was going against everything she said she wanted to do, since she did not want to do drugs anymore. There was just so much going on in this book as the plot was leaping around every chapter, so the characters did not get a big chance to develop in a way that would have added more substance to their journey.

Major jumps are made in Lilith and King's relationship all throughout the book, and it was giving me a bit of whiplash, because I still felt as though we needed to know more about them as individual characters and when they were together. We definitely had more of King's backstory, and that was a highlight in the character development sense. Compared to King, I felt as though we were given a list of information about Lilith and that was that.

If you are looking for a fast-paced dark romance, this book is for you. I am not usually a fan of an insta-love situation, but King and Lilith's connection was intriguing and held up throughout the book.

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