Rise of a Queen

Kingdom Duet #2

by Rina Kent, Shane East (Narrator), Keira Stevens (Narrator)

Nothing is fair in love.

This is my kingdom. My territory. I own everything and control everyone, Aurora included. She shouldn’t have barged into my world with no armor. She shouldn’t have caught my attention with no warning. Alas, she did. Then she thought she could disappear. If a battle is what it’ll take to protect and own her, I’ll shed blood. Wars aren’t fair, and neither am I.

Rise of a Queen is the second part of a duet and is not stand-alone.

©2020 Rina Kent (P)2020 Rina Kent

Genres: Dark Romance, Romance, Dark, Enemies To Lovers, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Adult

9 pages, Audible Audio

First published November 19, 2020

About the author

Rina Kent is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 bestselling author of all things dark romance.
Better known for writing unapologetic anti-heroes and villains, Rina weaves tales of characters you shouldn’t fall for but inevitably do. Her stories are laced with a touch of darkness, a splash of angst, and just the right amount of unhealthy intensity.
When she’s not busy plotting mayhem for her ever-expanding Rinaverse, she leads a private life in London, travels, and pampers her cats in true Cat Lady fashion.


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Reviews

[Anovelqueen · Rating 5 out of 5]

***5 STARS***

“I’m not protecting you because you’re a woman. I’m protecting you because you’re my woman.”

I didn’t think it was possible to top Book #1 but Rina Kent did. This book was the EPIC conclusion to the perfect dark billionaire romance.

I won’t go to much into the storyline to avoid giving away spoilers but this book was expertly written. It was dark but not disturbingly dark. Jonathan King was the textbook possessive and controlling protector of Aurora. As he says he would protect her from anyone, including her. And he did. Dominant, firm, and pure alpha Jonathan King rules his empire with a firm hand and it was beautiful to see his feelings for Aurora break through that tough facade. When she needed him he was always there loving and protecting her patiently and with an indomitable love.

I didn’t want this book to end and the author gave us a phenomenal epilogue to see how one of my favorite couples fares in life.

I highly recommend this book!

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rina Kent can do hot possessive men like nobody’s business!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💋💋💋💋💋
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 👏👏👏👏👏
World building: 🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: 🤓🥸😎😤😳

The setting: England

The Hero: Jonathan King – father to Aiden King, uncle to Levi King, Jonathan has always been seen as ruthless and selfish. He was married to Clarissa’s sister Alicia in order to get revenge on her father for ruining his family.

The heroine: Aurora Harper (a.k.a. Clarissa Griffin) – Alicia’s half sister. Alicia came from a wealthy family but Clarissa was raised by her father (a.k.a. The Duct Tape Killer), Aurora was blamed and attacked by the victims families even though she was only sixteen at the time and was the one that turned her father in. Now he is trying to get paroled for good behavior and wants her to testify.

The Love Story: Jonathan bought out 51% of the stocks in Aurora’s company in order to force her to be his. Though Aurora fights him on just about everything, he likes to think he owns her completely. The passion between them is sizzling hot and Jonathan is changing.



I like the give and take between Aurora and Jonathan as well as the dominant possessiveness he displays. It is a bit ridiculous but so hot! This book is literally charring my kindle it is so scorching. I love every bit of it. Though in real life I would hate a guy like that, he is so sexy as a romantic lead. Definitely Jeffrey Dean Morgan fits the bill as Jonathan King!

Like all of Rina’s books, this is not only a steam fest but has a good storyline. There is the animosity between Jonathan and his former best friend Ethan, the strained relationship between Jonathan and Aiden, the even worse relationship between Aurora and Aiden. The intrigue of the packages Aurora is getting at her old apartment with thumb drives including snippets of Alecia talking to her and telling her about the past. Then to top it all off we have Aurora’s father, the serial killer in the mix.

I voluntarily read & reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

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[youssra · Rating 3 out of 5]

⋆୨♡୧⋆ Pre-Review:
This was fun! I personally loved the thrill a bit more than the romance this time. I would’ve loved seeing some more about Aiden and Jonathan together as dad and son but we sadly didn’t get that. It overall was a quick and easy read so i like that. rtc

⋆୨♡୧⋆ Pre-Read:
I have to know what happens after that ending of the first book😩

[a. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sorry, I have no intention of reading this book in which the male character hooks up with his dead wife’s kid sister. Jonathan repeatedly tells Aiden to respect his mother’s memory and what does Jonathan do? He hooks up and pursues her kid sister who is also her lookalike. We could’ve gotten Jonathan and Alicia but the author chose to pursue an age gap because it’s “taboo”. Jonathan hasn’t been with another woman since Alicia passed and he’s now going to hook up with her kid sister who is a replica of her.

Also, this idea that Clarissa is the partner he deserves is so sick. Alicia’s mental illness did not make her less of a person, mother, or spouse. For Rina Kent to basically imply that in one of her latest instagram posts is sickening and harmful to those who are actual dealing with this irl. There’s nothing STRONG about this. Please get out of here with this brand of feminism.

She’s left so many plot holes and loose ends in regards to Alicia. If Rina Kent wasn’t so focused on creating google docs in which she drags a bunch of 15 year olds, she could’ve fixed these issues. Aiden was right, she’s better off dead and away from Jonathan.

[gavie (busy with nursing school) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jonathan King could destroy my body and my life and all I’d say is “so does tomorrow work for you too?”😩🤭🫠😏💋


ˏˋ°•*⁀➷𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: The ending of Reign of a King was unexpected and I'm so curious to see what happens in this book!!!

[Carolina · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 ✰ The greatest part of this book is that it’s finally over

[Natasha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think i'd liked this duet more if it wasn't told for the 50th time how Aurora looks exactly like a replica of Alicia. it was weird and disgusting.

[Lilyya ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

slightly better but now im convinced that RK should reconvert her style to thrillers and basta.

[Maisha Farzana · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only thing I like about this book is Layla..she definitely deserves her own story and I hope the author doesn't make her weak as aurora..I mean come on Aurora is a horny bitch and what kind of eloping she did at the first chapter that Jonathan found her within 2 chapters..I mean lol..aurora is very weak and all over the place and Alicia was much stronger than this stupid horny bitch..she heard the tape of her sister telling her that Jonathan poisoned her but still without finding the truth regarding this she became horny..I hate this kind of heroine back boneless bitch of Jonathan..And Jonathan..ufff..what to say about him..he is so much controling that I really wanted to slap him and I would have if he was real.. people in real life don't like this kind of dominating and controlling men..and the author always portrays heroines in all her books as weak backbone less horny sluts who forget everything after seeing the heroes and become over the top horny..give me a break.. nobody respects these types of weak heroines 🙄🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒😒😒😠😠😠😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

‘’Love is for masochistic fools. I was in love once. It’s irrational and out of control. Perhaps that’s why I’m trapped in my own head, scheming one revenge plot after the other. I know full well it won’t bring Alicia back, but I go on with it anyway’’ - Jonathan King (Twisted Kingdom chapter 37).

I don’t understand. Did RK forgot what she wrote in Twisted Kingdom or did she pretend that scene never existed? Like seriously, you don’t need to change the fact that Jonathan loved Alicia just to make AuroraxJonathan looked better. Like I don’t see anything wrong of being in love once to being in love with another person. I was pretty sad to know about the fact that Jonathan never truly loved Alicia even tho it was implied in Twisted Kingdom. In the trilogy, we can see all the evidences about his love towards Alicia. Plotting revenge for Alicia? Visited her grave during her birthday? Bought the entire accident site with top notch company guarding it? Yeah, those things r more than enough to prove it. Seriously, having Aurora looked exactly like Alicia is uncomfortable enough but denying about Jonathan’s love towards Alicia is just a no for me.

People might be asking, why are you so obsessed with Alicia? She’s dead and bla bla bla. Like I don’t really care if Jonathan wants to end up with someone new, but at least RK could create a character that doesn’t looked like Alicia’s doppelganger. It feels as if he’s using her as a rebound. But still, the least she can do is not denying the feelings that Jonathan had developed for Alicia during the trilogy. Sorry, but I just can’t accept this. I’m just gonna pretend this never happened.

A piece of advice, RK needs to find a more reliable beta readers who can help her in remembering what she wrote in her previous books.

P.S Now I’m excited for the THRONE OF POWER & VENGEANCE. AHHHHH CAN’T WAIT TO MEET RAI ONCE AGAIN ❤️

Note: My review did not came from the ARC. This is just my personal ranting for disliking this duet series.

[kenzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

₊⊹⁀➴ 3.5 stars

Alexa play “Older by Isabel LaRose”

[Randaa •｡ꪆৎ ˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

➵ “𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.” “𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆?”
“𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒎𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕."

This book was so much better than the first one and a great way to end their duet and I thought there were like a bunch of twist and turns often and i kinda liked that ngl it made it fun and intriguing to read. imo Jonathan gets a lot better and has quite a change, but Aurora is still the same weak, pathetic character that she was in the first book with quite literally ZERO development.

𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧
╰┈➤ i surprisingly actually loved Jonathan in this book compared to the first one and in my opinion he was a lot better, he stopped treating Aurora as if she is a child and starts to respect her more and he started treating Aiden and Levi much better in this book too. When i tell you this man is WHIPPED for Aurora, i mean come on he named a whole damn island after her and now i see where Aiden gets his personality from. He was always there for her and loved her and protected her no matter what even when she thought she was going 'crazy' in order to be there for her like he couldn't for Alicia and my heart breaks for her even tho Jonathan did his best for her and she thought he hated her but he never and imo he has never loved anyone they way he did Alicia and he tried his hardest to protect her from the bad of the world when even his own son never had faith in him and I don’t blame him cuz he was only a toddler he didn’t know what was happening in his parents life.

“𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒆. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇.” “𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏. 𝑰’𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏.”

𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐚
╰┈➤ i hate her so much shes so damn annoying and while reading i realised smth that its not Jonathan who belittles her she does it to herself she acts like shes a child and throws tantrums which she even said for herself in the book but the only thing i liked was how she stood up for herself against her father. tbh idek what Jonathan saw in her but here we are ig and im so glad i no longer need to suffer reading about her, but I rly loved her friendship with Layla it was so cute and wholesome.

“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔."
"𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕."
"𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒔𝒌."
"𝑾𝒉𝒚?" 𝑰 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓.
"𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕?"
"𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆?"
"𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏.”

them together was still kinda bland and boring but this was one of those books where i didn’t care about the romance and instead i was there for the plot. One My fav moments were anything with Kyle rly uhh hes so cool, anyway Time to read his books next cuz everyone says they are rly good!!

[Rina Kent]

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This book is the final part of a duet and is not standalone.

Kingdom Duet:
#0 Rule of a Kingdom
#1 Reign of a King
#2 Rise of a Queen

[veerali · Rating 2 out of 5]

౨ৎ ⋮ "I'm not protecting you because you're a woman. I'm protecting you because you're my woman."

⊹ ♟️  ᨘ໑  ▸ tropes
⤿ billionaire romance
⤿ age gap
⤿ forced proximity
⤿ "good girl"
⤿ mystery/suspense

after diving into this duet, all i can think about is rushing to the ER to get my memory wiped clean or something equally dramatic.

johnathan king is the kind of guy that would have me filing a restraining order faster than you can say stay away. one meter near me? no thanks.

i honestly expected something spectacular from this duet, but boy, was i wrong. johnny is as exciting as a plain piece of toast, just like aiden and levi. johnathan king is the kind of man who crushes everyone in his path, including his own son, nephew, and even his dead wife. and let’s not forget how he practically blackmailed aurora into sleeping with him or he’d ruin her business. it’s like I’m stuck in a loop because aiden and levi are just as bad. clearly, this dysfunction is hereditary.

on the other hand, i was just waiting for aurora to get her act together because, girl, she’s so thirsty that she crumbles like a cookie in front of johnny.

the plot was just kind of meh — nothing to write home about, really. and let’s talk about the chemistry between aurora and johnny it was so off that i didn’t even get a tingle.

⊹ kingdom duet
⤿ reign of a king — 2 stars
⤿ rise of a queen — 2 stars

[Dunkinpumpkin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Definitely worse than book 1. Actually, way way worse. See below proof:

🔫 Aurora told Aiden she wasn’t trying to take anything of Alicia’s. Then later in the book she says something along the lines of “I want Jonathan all for myself even though he was Alicia’s. The pausing guilt I felt before is little to none. I’m so sorry Alicia, I’m the worst sister to ever exist”. Girl, screw you. You’re lying to everyone both living and dead. There’s a special place in hell for someone like you

🔫 Did RK seriously throw us a shitty consolation prize with the whole “If I’m not around, you have my permission to marry Jonathan” memory between Alicia and Aurora? How freaking convenient 🙄 If Aiden were here, he’d be side-eyeing this “memory” of Aurora’s. And the whole “you’re the first person who I ever slept with” bs from Jonathan. So Alicia and Jonathan screwed but never slept in the same bed together? What’s this, RK, ANOTHER shitty consolation prize?

🔫 Aurora really needs to stop saying she loves Alicia. Aurora has proved she’s not Alicia’s sister time and time again. Girl, you already took her man. You clearly don’t love Alicia. Get her name OUT of your mouth

🔫 The quote that was the icing on this shitty cake: “be proud Alicia. Your boy is now a man”. Should Alicia be proud of you too for screwing her man?

🔫 Oh and another quote that really pissed me off: “Alicia told me if she ever had a daughter she’d name her Aurora. That’s why I chose the name Aurora”. Again, GET HER NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. You cannot take pride in Alicia while screwing her husband. Shame on you

🔫 Let’s not forget when Jonathan told Aurora she’s the best thing he’s tasted. Which logically, means Aurora tastes better than Alicia. Comparing sister’s bedroom performance is utterly DESPICABLE

Queen Alicia is probably the nicest person in the world. And while I agree with Aiden that Alicia wouldn’t have an objection to Jonathan and Aurora’s relationship, that doesn’t make it right. It’s more of Jonathan and Aurora walking all over Alicia’s love for them. Like Jonathan said, she’s the earth everyone can step on. And like Alicia said herself, she loves everyone but even though they’re hers, she’s not theirs 😭 my Queen Alicia deserves so much better 😭😭😭

At least Aiden honors her memory. Even if he’s now nice to Aurora, he still respects Alicia’s memory. He still has his wife wear Alicia’s ring proudly. I’m so happy Alicia got a son like him. Everyone else in her life was absolute trash.

Not sure why Aurora is called a queen. She’s a pauper. Actually, she’s the joker at the bottom deck of cards.

I hope Jonathan and Aurora drown in the ocean. I’m not talking about the ocean at “island Aurora”; I’m talking about Queen Alicia’s ocean of tears 😭

I hated this book, but I’m more disappointed in RK than anything. I’m just going to stick to her previous, non-taboo, works of art 🏃🏽‍♀️

[✨ Lucy ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨“If you’re not a wolf, you’ll be eaten by wolves”✨



Jonathan what did you do to me?

I’m standing here speechless . Nothing I’ll say will make justice to what I just read.

I couldn’t wish for a better ending for Aurora and Jonathan’s story.

It was just perfect.

If in the first book he started to open up a bit every time, In this one he showed all his cards to protect what was his . I saw another part of him , another layer that made him more human and less war machine .

In a sort of way the “funny” Jonathan came out , but also the caring man , and the good father .

✨“Don’t cry again” .His voice is hard yet tender at the same time. “Those eyes aren’t made for tears”✨



Finally all the pieces come together in a big messy plot twist . All the mysteries behind Aurora and Alicia’s past finally made sense. I spend most of the time playing Sherlock, trying to figure all out. But Rina played all us once again. And I loved it.

Aurora is a real woman, much more wiser than her age. She’s the one. The woman who brought Jonathan King to his knees . She challenge him like no one else, and she’s not afraid , not a bit, but she definitely enjoyed herself.

✨“I don’t know how it happened or why, but Jonathan has effortlessly become an undivided part of my life. I couldn’t get rid of him even if I wanted to.”✨

Her past hunted her since she was sixteen , and now all was coming to an end . She finally was able to come face to face with her past and all the ghosts that tormented her. She showed strength , courage and confidence , and with a King besides her , she became a real Queen.

✨“You flipped my world upside down and I enjoyed every second of it”✨



This duet will always be one of my favorite for sure.

I could’t put It down for a second.

So I couldn’t give it less then 5 stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I hope you’ll enjoy it like I did!

Enjoy
*ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*

[Clace · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.95!

One of rinas finest works 😭 (only two were good enough to make it to four stars)

This was a satisfying conclusion to Johnathon and auroras story. I liked it tbh it was enjoyable. Their was only one thing that was holding me back and that was the writing style. Though it was fast paced and addictive it was also just so damn horrendous and like I did cringe at times and the plot at times also felt too unrealistic and exaggerated but overall a good enjoyable experience I'd say and ofcourse if you want smut then read this.
~~~
Yes I did complete it in 4.5 hours and no you cannot judge me

[sama ୨୧ (slumping.) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars ✿

❤️‍🔥 Aurora is mine, and I’ll bring chaos to the world to protect what’s fucking mine. ❤️‍🔥

this man needs to win an award for being the most possessive piece of shit ever bc wtf 😃 its genuinely concerning. the plot twists slayed though which upgraded this from a 2 star <3

[claudia (purged my account) · Rating 4 out of 5]

pre-review

Jonathan…. my diva…. my MAN

[Huda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐
3🔥
This was so much better than the first book. SO. MUCH. BETTER.
Jonathan... All right, so here's the thing: when I finished this, ok, I was like, Why isn't it me? Like, why can't it be me? WHEN WILL IT BE MY TURN?
I. NEED. A. JONATHAN.

I’ll bring the world to its knees in front of you. All you have to do is ask.”
“Why?” I whisper.
“Why what?”
“Why would you do that for me?”
“Because the world needs to bend the knee for my queen.”

A lot happened in this book, and the character development of every character in it was done so well. As in, they communicated, and not only BAAM BAAMED yk.
Their relationship felt a lot more realistic in this book. I FELT IT.

The plot left me in complete disbelief at numerous points; it seemed like things happened, and I was unable to identify who was at fault or why. But gosh, was I surprised by the finale... Like, c'mon, I expected EVERYONE to be held accountable, but THAT ONE PERSON?!?
🥲

Jonathon showing emotions, and the boys slowly accepting Aurora. Elsa, Astrid, and Aurora being the trio. ✨THE FAMILY DINNERS!!!!✨
At one point in this book, I seriously wanted to be adopted into this universe 😭😭

AN ISLAND!?!? A FREAKING ISLAND?! This man owns an island 😭. Good lord the whole scene there was just too good to be true. Them skinny-dipping having the best time of their lives- actually, it felt lot more like a honeymoon phase situation but nonetheless, I enjoyed it too much.

“You don’t have to protect me. Just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean I can’t protect myself.”
“I’m not protecting you because you’re a woman. I’m protecting you because you’re my woman.”

💳💥💳💥

WHEN HE CALLED HER MY QUEEN, I WAS SAT
THEN HE CALLED HER MY FIANCEE; I FOLDED
AND THEN HE CALLED HER MY WOMEN; I DECEASED

Ya'll the way he treated her like a woman should be treated. He gave me those feelings even Aiden couldn’t!!!!! 😭

“He called me his queen once, but what he doesn’t know is that there’s no king to my kingdom but him.”

Also, the idea that Aurora is a lookalike of Alicia and Jonathan fell for her even more than Alicia sickens me, but c'mon, it's fiction, so I might let it go. 👩🏽‍🦯‍➡️👩🏽‍🦯‍➡️- But it would've been perfect if RK didn’t mentioned it a gazillion times that Aurora was A COPY of her sister.
if the first book in this duet hadn't existed, i would've given this infinity stars.


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"Because that meant disrespecting the mother of my son."

"I’m taking that woman to every corner of the world so she can live her life as she was always meant to."

"If you leave again, I won’t only chase you to Leeds or Oxford. I’ll flip the world upside down to find you.”
“What if you can’t find me?” My voice is still aroused, but it’s low as my deep-seated fears trickle in. “What if I disappear?”
“Then I’ll burn the world that forced you to disappear and resurrect you from its ashes.”.

[Bookshelf&#x1f9f8;ྀི ⋆. &#x1065a; ˚ ྀི · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️🥺💋!!!!
I absolutely loved this freaking book!!🫶🏻Rina Kent,I love you🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️!!!!!!I literally finished this book in 2 days!!✨Highly recommend this duet!!!👸🏻

Jonathan and Aurora’s love made my heart so warm🥺❤️‍🩹!! He literally named a fucking island after her name😋DADDY!!❤️‍🔥 🧎🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️ 🏃🏻‍♀️
I loved how Jonathan treated Aurora in this book❤️‍🩹and how Aurora develops a relation with Aiden which was so sweet! AND THE BANTER AAAH!!❤️‍🔥

Favourite dialogues:

🖤“I’m not protecting you because you’re a woman. I’m protecting you because you’re my woman.”💋

🖤”Don’t cry again. Those eyes aren’t made for tears.”💋

🖤”Why would you do that for me?” “Because the world needs to bend the knee for my queen.”💋

🖤”You’re officially mine now, Mrs King.” “And you’re mine, Mr King”💋

Song: Let the world burn(remix) by Chris🔥❤️‍🔥

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and the characters!
The story was so great!
It’s worth the reading!

[giulsxx · Rating 1 out of 5]

➼ 1★

“I’m not protecting you because you’re a woman. I’m protecting you because you’re my woman.”

i was gonna give it 1.5 stars but then rina did margot really dirty. why did she ruin a mother figure for aiden just for the plot?
i hate every single moment of this book too. 2/2 a new record.

jonathan is a fucking tyrant and if i disliked him before bc of how he treated aiden, levi, elsa and astrid, now i really hate him. he’s so bland, he has no personality whatsoever. a rock would give me more emotions than jonathan mf king. a man who treats everyone like shit, including his own son and his wife who died thinking he was poisoning her all the time. he forced and threatened aurora into having sex with him otherwise he’d destroy her company. he basically didn’t let her live freely.
i must say WOW SUCH A GREAT MAN!
oh, and he married his dead ex-wife’s sister, who basically was a toddler when he met her.

aurora was so annoying and dumb i wanted to stab my eyes repeatedly after reading her pov. she has no respect whatsoever for herself it’s embarrassing. worst sister ever if you ask me. how could she bang and marry her dead sister’s husband? istg it’s unbelievable. zero respect.

the romance was gross and annoying and boring asf. and i can summarize it in:
jonathan: “i would fucking burn the world and everyone who dares to touch or hurt you”
aurora: “omg you would?????”
jonathan: “yeah aurora ofc i would, you’re mine. i don’t like to share. now lemme spank your ass since you disobeyed me”
i mean wtf? even my mom has never spanked my ass when i was a kid. imagine reading it about grown ass adults. wtf are we talking about? yuck
i’m glad i finished this book so i can finally move on.
it was pure torture. not recommend it.

[❤️Court - Villains Do It Better❤️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

Mild Spoilers

A lot better than the first book, but still not the best. Still had some of the problems I had with the first book, but they weren't as in your face, so I was able to get over them more. This one was way more entertaining too, and I definitely enjoyed their relationship a lot more. Jonathan actually acted like he cared and loved Aurora, finally, in this one too so their relationship was more believable. We also got more answers of his and Alicia's relationship which helped.

The biggest problem I had with this book was the ending. I guessed who the bad guy was pretty quick, but it wasn't necessarily obvious who that person was. It was just a bit far fetched that, that is the person who it ended up being, and everyone's reactions to it were lacking considering how big of a part that person played in their lives. I also didn't care for the entire loose ending with the heroine's dad. It's a bit unbelievable that we went though two books of her past being such a big part, just for it to end that way with no aftermath. Same with Alicia's death. I felt like it was tied up too messily. And again with that epilogue, that's NOT how I wanted it for them. Aurora is still young, and I wish they would at least TRY for kids. He had one with Alicia, so I would have just liked for him to be able to experience having a baby again but with Aurora, and doing it right this time. Kent still needs some work on her endings for sure.

Overall, better than the first book, but still a disappointing story for Jonathan. Maybe my hopes were a little too high, but I definitely wanted something more for him and his romance.

[lulu ☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

i got the ick every time he called her wild one 😻

[ABookLover73 · Rating 5 out of 5]

FIVE RISE STARS for Aurora and Jonathan 💛🖤💛🖤!!!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

AMAZING CONCLUSION!

As always so far, Rina has written the perfect conclusion for one more couple, for one more fantastic story.

I really enjoyed reading this duet although at first, I wasn't sure I would like it.

But Rina made me fall in love with Aurora and Jonathan's story!

"Rise of a Queen" is a contemporary romance with enemies to lovers trope full of twists and turns because of which you won't be able to drop the book to the very end.

Aurora and Jonathan's relationship is full of a surprise and they are a perfect match!

If you've read and loved the "Royal Elite" series and "Reign of a King", then you should read this book too!!!

Highly recommended!!!

P.S. I can't wait to read more of Rina's books!

[areti · Rating 5 out of 5]

so true of rina calling him her hottest man.No details needed.

[ChasxSabri&#x1f497;&#x1fae7; · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it, but I loved the first book
The twist though? Rina ate that

[Neelakshi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aurora is mine, and I’ll bring chaos to the world to protect what’s fucking mine.

W O W.
Okay daddy
Me next

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a bad one.

I like Jonathan and although the chemistry could have been a little better, I enjoyed the story very much. The pacing was good.

This was gonna be a 3 star, but Rina Kent made the heroine refer to herself as "defective" and "barren" all because she is infertile...?

Yeah, doesn't vibe well with me.

A woman’s sole purpose of existing is not to have children, so the fact that she cannot, doesn't make her any less of a worthy person.

Calling her "defective" was uncalled for me, and made me extremely uncomfortable.