Tyrant (King, #2)

by T. M. Frazier

[stacey_is_sassy]

Behind the facade lurks a Tyrant

After reading both King and Tyrant, I'm changing my review name from Sassy to Bad Ass Mother Trucker. Bring on the dark and gritty...I can handle it. Murder, mayhem and torture...I can read it all. I cheered King on when he needed to teach some lessons. I was looking forward to seeing people dead, and if they did it screaming all the better.

KIDDING!!

This was definitely out of my comfort zone. I don't mind visiting the dark side from time to time, but I think I'm more suited to hearts and flowers. Definitely no hearts and flowers in this one. T.M. Frazier made me look at things differently. What I would normally find abhorrent, seemed justified and necessary. There was violence, torture, lies and deception. You didn't know who to trust and it all seemed like a mirage. The revelations kept coming and with each of Doe's memories that returned, I was even more unsure who was good and who was bad.

Both King and Doe make decisions that do not help them in their journey back to each other. I never doubted that they could do it, but I was concerned what they would be left with. There is only so much abuse a person can take before they shatter. I hated seeing them struggle being apart from each other and knew they would be stronger together.

I enjoyed both King and Tyrant, but King just a little more. I was disappointed that we don't get as much time seeing King and Doe together in Tyrant and felt that this one dragged a little because of that.

This was not a normal read for me but I'm glad I experienced it. I learnt that love comes in different packages and some have a little barbed wire ribbon to cut through first to get to the happy ever after.

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