King by T.M. Frazier is the first in what will be (I believe) a duology also titled King. It is a dark and gritty tale filled with dangerous situations and dangerous people. If dark and twisty is NOT your thing then don't read this story. Just saying. 
 If dark and twisty IS your thing, snap this mother up and devour it whole. It was an AH-MAZE-ING tale of King and Doe and rotten childhoods, best intentions, bad choices, and overcoming all of it to find love. I'm still suffering somewhat of a hangover from this and it's two-parts... 
 1) the story was intense and book-hangover worthy 
 2) there's a wicked effing cliffhanger that will be resolved in Tyrant but that does me absolutely no good right now... 
 One of the more intense stories I have read this year and I cannot wait to get my grubby hands on the next book, STAT!