King of Wrath

In her newest book series Ana Haung starts off with a bang with King of Wrath. We are introduced to billionaire Dante Russo and event planner Vivian Lau. In this book these two unlikely matches are brought together by an arranged marriage in which they are forced to be together despite their apparent dislike for one another.

If you know Haung, than one thing is for certain: her main characters will have some kind of family troubles. In this book the case is no different as both characters experience a tense relationship with their family. I have mixed feelings on this theme going into the book. Whereas, these various familial conflicts can lead to depth within the characters and personal growth it can also feel repetitive. The female main character, Vivian undergoes her own family issues that started from childhood and blossomed into more as she grew. The need to always be a perfectionist in the eyes of her parents and then forced into an arranged marriage. While these problems lead to a journey of self-discovery for Vivian, it makes the reader wonder how many more characters are going to experience this same bad family upbringing.

Throughout reading this book I was undoubtedly hooked from beginning to end. I do believe it is possible for Ana Haung to write boring books, and she yet again proves herself with King of Wrath. As she writes the course of Dante and Vivian’s relationship it keeps the reader engaged as their relationship shifts from dislike, to neutrality, to like, to dislike, and finally love. With all of the emotions flowing it made it hard to become disinterested in the story.

With her first book in the King of Sin series Haung has set my standards high for the six books preceding King of Wrath. Every moment reading this book was enjoyable and left me wanting more.