Review

What to Expect:
⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ childhood rivals to lovers ➺ workplace ➺ billionaire ➺ he falls first ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ➺ ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

While I do love a good rivals to lovers this one just fell a bit flat for me. I am not saying I didn’t enjoy it. I did. Especially Sebastian! I just think that this book had so much going on that the romance took the backseat in the story. I wish we had gotten more scenes of them together. More banter and tension would have definitely taken this reading to another level. I also think that the rivals to lovers didn’t feel as much as a rivals to lovers trope to me but more like a miscommunication trope. Maybe if we had seen them in boarding school, getting to experience their rivalry growing into their adulthood would’ve felt different about it. I think it would have been a good buildup for their relationship too.

Kings of Sin Series:

King of Wrath
King of Pride
King of Greed
King of Sloth
King of Envy
King of Gluttony
King of Lust

∗ Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a complete standalone. But for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. ∗

° ༘🖇ྀ₊˚ Favorite Quote 🖇₊˚ෆ

❝ Stop breathing near me.”

“Only if you say please.❞

❝ Most of all, I couldn’t stand the way she haunted my thoughts for days, weeks, months. Years.❞

❝ That doesn’t make sense. You hate me.” Another laugh, this one low and laced with frustration. “I never hated you, Sal,” Sebastian said. “Not once. Not ever.❞

Blurb

She’s his greatest rival…and his greatest weakness.

Handsome, talented, and beloved by (almost) everyone, Sebastian Laurent is used to being on top. The heir to a culinary empire, his sharp instincts and effortless charm have made him a legend.

What people don’t see are the demons lurking beneath his golden-boy facade. There’s only one person who’s come close to knowing the real him―Maya Singh, his childhood rival and secret obsession.

She’s also the only one who’s ever successfully challenged him. He can’t stand her, but if that’s true…why can’t he stop thinking about her?

***

Smart, witty, and competitive to a fault, top marketing executive Maya Singh is used to winning―unless her opponent is Sebastian. It’s something that’s infuriated and motivated her her entire life.

So when a series of unfortunate events forces her to work with her sworn enemy, she’s determined to one-up him and show the world who’s the best once and for all.

What she didn’t count on? Not hating their time together. To her horror, she might even…like it.

There may be a thin line between love and hate, but that’s one line she’ll never cross. Not with him. Not ever.

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