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Kiss the Villain

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Kiss the Villain

By: Rina Kent
Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Grayson Owens, Teddy Hamilton, Shane East, Corvin King, Samantha Brentmoor, Vivienne LaRue, full cast
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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the Legacy of Gods' world.

My darkness meets a darker soul.

I’m a golden boy.

A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.

Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.

Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.

I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.

Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.

I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.

That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.

Kayden Lockwood.

A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.

I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.

What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.

In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.

And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.

This is a dark romance with themes that may not be for everyone. Please visit the author's website for content warnings before listening.

©2025 Rina Kent (P)2025 Rina Kent Romance Romantic Suspense Student

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I loved it. Kayden voice is like a dream!!! Soo much mystery in this book Rina Kent nailed it as always with her every book. I’m still in shock about one person don’t want to spoil for others. Go ahead and listen to this audiobook you will not regret.

Wooow

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This story took me on a roller coaster of emotions. At first I was a bit nervous to start it because I had this image in my head of who Gareth and Kayden were, and didn’t want to disrupt it. And due to so many mixed reviews on TikTok I was a little afraid that I wouldn’t like what I read/heard, but I gave it a go anyway:) In the beginning I found Gareth’s personality a bit off putting, and I wasn’t so sure about it, but I grew to like it. I have seen many people calling him whiny and annoying. And that Rina made him to be a “cheap copy” of previous characters, but I disagree on that front. I found him refreshing in a way, while many of Rinas other characters were openly manipulative and caused mayhem, Gareth did it from the shadows. And I liked the aspect that we as readers got to see inside his head, while most of the characters in the book had no clue what was really going in his mind. I have also read that people found it too dark, but I didn’t mind. You literally read dark romance, so the characters aren’t going to be golden retrievers. I was a bit surprised how little we got to see the student and professor aspect of the story though, like the lead up to the book made it out to be this big thing. But honestly we got very little of it, it kinda was just an afterthought. But well yeah enough of my rant, I would definitely recommend everyone to read the book, and form their own opinion on it. And I absolutely would recommend listening to it, it was spectacular when it comes to the narration! Can’t wait for Vaugh and Julien next year!

Absolutely brilliant narration!

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4🌶
The narrators did a brilliant job of bringing this story to life! Rina kent this was everything I didn't know I needed. loved!

full cast perfection

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kiss the villain 🔪👄
3.75 ⭐️
firstly, I’d like to say I loved Gareth’s character. I’ve loved him from the snippets we got in other books and for him to get his own book was a godsend. It was nice to finally see his own character, how he is and acts without it being from someone else’s POV. His character was very misunderstood and I liked how he slowly unraveled.
this book is MM and both characters are CRAZY🫣 possibly psychopaths at a push. It was a typical Rina book with 🌶️ scenes and even crazier characters with a lot of 🔪. As usual, make sure to read the trigger warnings before reading this as it does touch on darker subjects and topics. I enjoyed the last 40% of the book a lot more than the beginning and my heart broke for Gareth.
I do however, have a gripe. Kayden felt very 2D. Throughout the whole book he was telling us how crazy and psychotic he is but he was just average? It was all talk and no show 🫠 “he was the craziest” show me. He felt very cardboard and unoriginal and I do wish there was more build up because we have our first 🌶️ scene within 5% of the book and then they were obsessed with eachother. The plot finally got going after around 60% which is quite a long time to get the story but I still enjoyed listening to it. Especially with the full cast as it brought the story to life even more. The narrators were amazing and I loved it.
I do love a Rina book but personally this one wasn’t my fave and didn’t live up to the writing for MM dark romance compared to god of fury (which was amazing). I am excited for all the Easter eggs plotted throughout this book to let us know the next book and what it entails so you know I’ve already preordered it😂🫣
a massive thank you to Rina & her team for sending me an early listeners copy in return for an honest review.

full cast??? Yes pls!!!!

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OMG, this audiobook is everything! This is my first Rina Kent book and it’s exactly the push I needed to dive into the Rinaverse. I know I’m late to the party, but reading 30+ books to get to the Legacy of the Gods series felt daunting so I kept putting it off. Now I’m eager to go back and read about all the characters in this book.

Kayden and Gareth were a perfect match. As messy as they were together, they balanced each other out and matched each other’s energy.

The narration of this was phenomenal. Chef’s kiss, no notes. Stephen Dexter and Grayson Owens were perfectly cast as Kayden and Gareth. Stephen captured Kayden’s controlled menace expertly, while Grayson struck the perfect balance of unhinged and vulnerable as Gareth. That first scene with Gareth’s internal monologue, revealing his deviousness, was deliciously chilling. I also loved Stephen’s portrayal of the older Carson men, which made me even more eager to read Gareth’s dad’s books. This has to be my favourite performance by both narrators. The addition of Corvin King, Samantha Brentmoor, Shane East, Teddy Hamilton, and Viviene Larue as side characters added even more depth to the performance. Plus, Shane and Teddy’s reprisal of their roles as Bran and Nico made me even more excited to listen to God of Fury.

While I enjoyed this book, my one gripe was with the pacing. It wasn’t until about 60 or 70% that we really got into the underlying plot behind the romance. Some of Gareth’s internal monologue and his conversations with Kayden felt repetitive, making the story drag a little. Luckily, the narration more than made up for that to keep me engaged.

Amazing narration, captivating story

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I devoured this book in one sitting I couldn't get enough of Gareth and Kayden they are so good together but also so toxic that I found myself laughing with how they bounced off of eachtoher throughout the book xx absolutely loved it

such a violent little monster

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i loved it, one of rinas best books imo. The caracters was so funny and unhinged 10/10 would recomend (if youre into dark romance)

PERFECT

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the narrators were the perfect fit for these characters omg. Will be relistening soon (Gareths ASPD representation was everything btw)

KAYDENGARETH 4LYFE

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I thought my smile will scar my face permanently at the end of this book

Just beautiful

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Beautiful as always. The story had me hooked from the very beginning! Beautiful job on Gareth and Kaden narrators. The story felt so real!!!

That being said,why didn’t you keep Killian’s original narrator Rinaaaaa? Whyyy??? Everyone else had their own narrator, but Killian’s change of voice completely threw me off. It totally messed up his menacing image in my mind! Please don’t do this to us or any other character again!

WHAT HAPPENED TO KILIAN’s VOICE???

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