King of the Wicked, a novel by T.R. Hamby, is a story about fallen angels, vengeance, punishment, friendship, and love. I was surprised with just how much romance played its part in this story. I don’t know why exactly, I simply did not expect that. In fact, I would say that in my opinion, romance seemed to be the biggest focus, the strongest driving force throughout.
However, it wasn’t standard ‘will they, won’t they’ romance, or the kind of thing where you, the reader, can only buy the romance because it’s simply there on the page and you have no other choice. It’s actually very sweet, and completely believable. There aren’t any major ‘but who would say that?’ or ‘just tell them!’ moments. If a character is being less than genuine, there is typically a reason for it, though the reader may not find out right away. But once you get the information, you will understand why a character said (or didn’t say) what they said (or didn’t say).
Now, please don’t get the wrong impression; overall, this isn’t a ‘romance’ story. There are an absolute ton of things going on throughout. But romance, the relationships themselves, are always there no matter what, no matter how many other plotlines run their course.
King of the Wicked is very much a character driven story; the characters themselves drive the story, and their lives and personalities are fleshed out to such an amazing extent.
From start to finish, I was completely gripped. I seriously could not put this down! Unfortunately (for me), it does end on a cliffhanger; and it’s a full on cliffhanger. This isn’t a mild, ‘we lost this battle, but we’ll win the day’ moment. It’s like a car going off the cliff, all wheels have left the ground and it’s falling, and then end. Not literally of course; no cars feature in the finale (oops, spoiler warning).
But fear not, this is the first of a trilogy, and all three entries are out, so you yourself will be the only barrier to moving on or not. Or, in my case, an extremely long, pre-existing TBR list.
Now, one thing I should mention to potential readers; this is Adult Fiction through and through. There’s plenty of sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Ok, well, sex and cursing at least. The basic premise also revolves around what could be seen as a rewriting of some modern religions. If you are deeply religious, and cannot enjoy that sort of thing, you may not appreciate what this book has to offer.
I, personally, loved it!
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