Rina Kent: Deviant King

 Royal Elite Book 1 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225088565-deviant-king

Elsa has big plans of making new friends and starting well at her new Elite school she has big goals of getting into the college of her dreams (Cambridge) and right off finds a kindred spirit in a timid girl named Kimberly... only first day in she makes it on the wrong side of Aiden King... the "King" of the school and she has no idea why this is her first day she's never even met him before what could he have against her?  But this encounter sets up for how she's treated the rest of her school days because the leader of the school has made his declaration.  

A few years go by where Elsa and Kimberly are bullied by the popular kids at school and as their final year at school comes around they are both just looking to get through the year with as little problems as possible... only Aiden King has decided to ramp up his attentions... and as much as she dislikes him after all the things he has done and had his minions say about her over the years she can't help but wonder why she feels at a loss whenever his attentions from her are gone.

Aiden is at the top of the schools heirarchy... the other boys want to be him, the girls want to be with him... all except her... he is tired of looking from a distance and has decided to get closer to her than ever this year... As the King he always gets what he wants and she is his even if she doesn't know it yet.  

Elsa has a hidden past that even she doesn't know because she can't remember but the end result was her parents deaths and her moving in with her aunt and uncle now when her nightmares are getting worse the one there to comfort her is the most surprising of all... her bully Aiden how can she feel so comforted by him, she hates him doesn't she?  

*Sports romance (football/soccer) *High school bully  *spice *enemies --> more  *miscommunication/no-communication  *Virgin FMC  *touch her and 💀 *FMC POV  *drama

 *check your trigger warnings there are loads  *repressed memories  *PTSD 

Thoughts: 

This is book 1 of 3 in their story line so we don't get the full story this is only from Elsa's side so we don't really see the story from Aiden's side yet.  

Aiden for no obvious reason on Elsa's first day of school corners her in front of the school and tells her he is going to destroy her.  Aiden is a spoiled rich boy who has no problems using his family name to get whatever he wants when he wants it... he is manipulative and plays a load of mind games with everyone including Elsa.  

I had a harder time with Aiden than with his cousin Levi... Aiden is colder and I couldn't help thinking that he was 16-18 years old just settle down there buddy you arn't going to destroy anyone yet... just play football, study, hang out with your friends and enjoy your youth while you can before it takes 3 months to schedule a lunch date with even 1 friend because everyone is too busy and your schedules don't match up.

Elsa tries to stand up for herself and I did think she was a sweet girl who was struggling with childhood trauma she doesn't remember but I couldn't help thinking Girl!  you keep setting yourself up for failure with running into your bully by going into secluded areas where he can easily confront her without anyone knowing... for as smart as she is she's not thinking clearly with these situations.

There are a few mysteries going on related to Elsa's past that she is starting to remember and our MMC was a complete mystery because you don't know what he's going to do at any given moment he's obsessive and unhinged especially when it comes to Elsa.  While he never officially did anything she didn't want he was definately on the edge of crossing the line so check your trigger warnings before reading this.    

While there were a lot of elements that were not for me it does have a lot of what I want in a book series with drama and mystery it kept me turning pages and I did start to warm up to Aiden more as the book went on I plan to continue the series.