Cruel King

A Royal Elite Book

By: Rina Kent

Narrated by: Kylie Stewart, Aaron Shedlock

Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins

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

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!

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.

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.

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..

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.

The story is steamy!

Loved the story. The characters. The narrator’s were perfect. Great read. On to the next from this author!

So addicting ...

Cruel King was my introduction to bully romance and I found it twisted and highly addictive. It was dark and unpredictable and filled with secrets, lies, and manipulation. Levi King thrives on the whole world bowing to him. That is until Astrid crashes into his life unexpectedly and ignites something inside his black heart.

Aaron Shedlock and Kylie Stewart do an incredible job of bringing Rina Kent’s characters and story to life.

Levi is My New Book Boyfriend

I really loved Levi and all his intensity. Astrid was great as well. I loved her spunkiness and the fact that she didn’t Levi to completely destroy her. I also loved Dan, her best friend. He was so loyal to him even though he wanted to be a part of Levi’s crowd.

I have really enjoyed all of these books so far, but I wish this could have been done in duet form. The narrators did an excellent job, but I still like Shane East better. Kylie did fantastic, and so did Aaron.

This is probably my favorite series ever in the bully category. Even though there is profanity in the books, Rina does not overdo it like some authors.

Astrid and Levi

I loved Astrid and Levi’s relationship and the he bond they shared. Good plot twists.

4 Cruel Stars

I enjoyed Astrid & Levi’s relationship. Narration was good, but took me a minute to get into. Excited to read the rest of the series!