Kiss the Villain - Rina Kent

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Oh Rina Kent - I love you so much. Another chapter in the RinaVerse has been released and I am, again, smitten with men who Rina has written.

Kiss the Villain, the first book in the Villains duet, was released on March 20th and I quickly devoured both the physical book and the audiobook and I have feelings. Also, I HIGHLY recommend the audio on this one. Talk about perfect casting from top to bottom this full cast recording is just A++.

First of all, Gareth and Kayden are right up there in terms of fuckery with Killian and Glyn and I love that for all of us. Mercy me. 

Secondly, I have a weakness for the student/teacher dynamic and I was utterly salivating over that part of their relationship. And the banter between the two of them? Catnip to me. Delicious. 

Thirdly, I loved watching Gareth peel away the layers and show us who he really was. His backstory was so satisfying to me. Everything with Asher and Carson? The family drama? OH MY WORD INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS.

And Kayden and his family? Setting up Beautiful Venom? GAH I AM SO HERE FOR IT.

Oh, and let's not even talk about Kayden's whole history and drama.

And the introduction of Vaughn and the set up for his book? Yeah, I am unwell. 

There was so much good packed into these 514 pages that I was highlighting nearly whole pages because I was like OH THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT LATER or OH THAT WAS SO FREAKING HOT. 

The foul mouth on Kayden should be illegal. It is utterly dangerous. 

So yeah, loved it. Devoured the book in a day and the audio between two days. I just... yeah... I'm a Rina fan. I can't wait to see what she does with Beautiful Venom and Hunt the Villain and beyond. 

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