{"id":79199,"date":"2025-06-08T07:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T11:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79199"},"modified":"2025-06-08T07:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T11:39:09","slug":"audio-review-king-of-envy-kings-of-sin-5-by-ana-huang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79199","title":{"rendered":"Audio Review: King of Envy (Kings of Sin, #5) by Ana Huang)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

3.5 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

Book #5 in the Kings of Sin<\/i> series, this is a semi-dark romance full of longing and wild chemistry, with fantastic audio, and I really enjoyed this one!<\/p>\n

Vuk Markovic is a rich, cold, ruthless badass. A mute ex-assassin with a tragic and violent past, he has risen to become a billionaire businessman with a dangerous side, and the ability to get whatever he wants. Until Ayana. Vuk was completely smitten with gorgeous model Ayana Kidane the moment he laid eyes on her; from that moment, she was the only woman he saw. But then, she got engaged to his best friend, Jordan.<\/p>\n

She was his when she should be mine.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Vuk (and everybody else) doesn\u2019t know, is that Ayana and Jordan\u2019s marriage is a contract marriage of convenience. They are not in love, they never have been, but they have their reasons for agreeing to marry. For Ayana, it\u2019s a way out of a toxic business deal and will set herself and her family up for life, but the closer she gets to her wedding date, the more she finds herself drawn to her fiance\u2019s enigmatic best man. And when bad guys from Vuk\u2019s past put them all in danger, Vuk\u2019s protectiveness forces them into close proximity and they grow closer than ever.<\/p>\n

Jordan was her fianc\u00e9 in name, but I was the one she\u2019d turned to first. I was the one who understood what she needed\u2014not comfort, but vengeance. I was the one who would kill and die for her in the same breath.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sexual tension in this book is great. Vuk and Ayana have great chemistry, you can feel their attraction and how much they want each other, and I was so here for it. They\u2019re both sensible and mature with how they handle it all, and even with the outlandish circumstances they find themselves in, it\u2019s all very functional as they slowly open up to each other and fall even harder, fighting their feelings all the way. The forbidden element makes it all so much more exciting as they pine for each other, unable to act on their wild lust, and the slow burn is fantastic.<\/p>\n

With Ayana, there was no walking away. No negotiation. She was mine, and I would die before I lost her.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved Vuk. He is brutal, fierce and wildly protective. He\u2019s kind of terrifying and has no problem wreaking his vengeance whenever he deems it necessary, but with Ayana he\u2019s a teddy bear. He\u2019s sweet, caring and thoughtful and the man is completely obsessed with his girl. He knows it, he owns it, and he\u2019s completely unapologetic about it. He allows her to bring out his softer side, while still letting her see his darkness, and the man is hot as hell, and the sexy time between these two is sizzling!<\/p>\n

The focus is very much on the romance, but there are side stories going on \u2013 issues with Ayana\u2019s career, time spent with her family, and Vuk\u2019s history and him \u2018taking care of business\u2019 in the present. It\u2019s intense and a little extreme at times, but it all ties in to create a story that had me hooked from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Characters from the previous books appear, and I loved catching up with them and seeing the boys all together, but you could absolutely read this one as a standalone.<\/p>\n

I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Jason Clarke and Nia Serge, and they do an amazing job. The way the audio is produced so we can tell when Vuk is using sign language, and when they are thinking as opposed to talking is really well done, and this is such a great book to listen to.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed this one. 3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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Kings of Sin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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King of Wrath<\/strong> (#1)<\/strong> (Dante & Vivian)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Pride (#2)<\/strong> (Kai & Isabella)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Greed (#3)\u00a0<\/strong>(Dominic & Alessandra)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Sloth (#4)<\/strong> (Xavier & Sloane)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Envy (#5)<\/strong> (Vuk & Ayana)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Gluttony (#6)<\/strong>
\nTo be released 28 April 2026
\nPre-order:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

King of Lust (#7)<\/strong>
\nTo be released 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Ana Huang is a USA Today, international, and #1 Amazon bestselling author. Best known for her Twisted series, she writes New Adult and contemporary romance with deliciously alpha heroes, strong heroines, and plenty of steam, angst, and swoon sprinkled in.<\/p>\n

Her books have been sold to over two dozen foreign publishers for translation and featured in outlets such as NPR, Cosmopolitan, Financial Times, and Glamour UK.<\/p>\n

A self-professed travel enthusiast, she loves incorporating beautiful destinations into her stories and will never say no to a good chai latte.<\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not reading or writing, Ana is busy daydreaming and scouring Yelp for her next favorite restaurant.<\/p>\n

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