He hates her for something that happened in their childhood and he punishes her for it every chance he gets. And when they weren’t, it wasn’t just bad. Xander and Kim used to be each others everything. And at the same time, kudos for Rina for daring to go there and spare no detail. Still waters run deep, as they say, and Kim definitely had a lot more layers to her than first meets the eye. I knew going into this and from the author’s foreward that this wouldn’t be a light read. Xander is the fire and I’m the gasoline waiting to burn. And dare I say, I think this may have been my favorite book in the series so far! I’ve been waiting for this book since being introduced to Kim and Xander in the beginning of the series. That’s illegal, dammit! What? It’s fiction, stop judging me. I want to hate them while simultaneously wanting to have their babies. Now if you follow my reviews, you already know I love my heroes mean. This was my sort of book crack! Full of angst, crazy drama, plot twists, and did I mention the angst? ALL OF THE ANGST.

Love is impossible, but hate is an open game. I can’t have her, but that doesn’t mean I can’t play with her. We started as a dream, now we’re a nightmare.ĬRUEL KING | DEVIANT KING | STEEL PRINCESS | TWISTED KINGDOM Xander Knight is heartbreakingly beautiful. He was once my best friend, now he’s my worst enemy.

They follow a series of mysterious missing person cases and they come upon a terrible reality.Love is impossible. To find her mother, Yoon Chae-Ok arrives in Gyeongseong. She developed skills with shooting guns, using knives and handling machines. Her life was not easy and she learned at that time how to survive. As a young child, she traveled between Manchuria and Shanghai, China with her father. Yoon Chae-Ok is famous as a todugun (person who finds missing people). He gets soon gets involved with Yoon Chae-Ok ( Han So-Hee), which leads him to reevaluate his priorities as a person. His talents, including ability to react quickly to situations, having a keen insight, and sociability, have led him to his current position. He is also a reliable source for information around the area. He is know as the most attractive man around Bukchon in Gyeongseong. Jang Tae-Sang ( Park Seo-Joon) is a wealthy man. Set in 1945, in Gyeongseong (old name for Seoul), South Korea. Revised romanization: Gyeongseong Creature.Drama: Gyeongseong Creature (working title).

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