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There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark

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twalks's review

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4.5

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rochelle_reads's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Dark. Addictive. Toxic.

The story follows Mara and Cole: she’s a broke aspiring artist with childhood trauma and zero fucks to give, he’s a wealthy artist with a talent for filleting people alive for shits and giggles and gives even less fucks because he feels nothing. Until he meets her. Cue a sickeningly dark romance that’s as toxic as mercury. 

Now, I don’t do this often, but I finished this in one go. I was completely and unashamedly sucked in by these characters. His obsession with her, her ability to bounce back (and let’s be real she experiences some really traumatic stuff in the first 3 chapters alone..) and watching their twisted relationship grow was exactly the enemies to lovers I needed. The only thing that stopped this from being 5 stars was her final “therapy” session. I got the concept and it made sense - the “execution” style if you will just wasn’t for me. 

And we can’t not talk about that soundtrack. How have I never read a book with a playlist before?! Absolutely genius and, in my opinion, changed the entire reading experience. The songs were so perfectly matched and at one point I read the lyrics at the exact point they played through the headphones and I honestly don’t think the stars will align for me like that again. 

Overall, this was fairly dark and the TW should definitely be addressed before you read this. But I bloody loved it and I’m ready to find out what happens to these two psychopaths in book 2!
Rating : 🔪🔪🔪🔪.5
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maddiekbuller's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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annabelle's review

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3.0

The way I really was not 100% sure if
Mara was going to live or die in the end
… Sophie Lark really did that. This really is my unhinged romance reading year. We love psychos in love.
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zabeishumanish's review

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challenging dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Dark, so so so dark. I think the relationship between the love interests has been developed very well.  What the story really lacks is the background to build the relationship between the two duelling San Francisco serial killers.  As much as the leading man rejects the other San Fran serial killer their story is as central to the plot as the smutty romance, and that aspect of this story is seriously underdeveloped. I am desperately hoping the second book builds both that story and the romance.
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holliesarah's review

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All over the place
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cocpop_reads's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I’m not sure how I feel about this yet, because I really couldn’t connect with Cole. I felt like this author did an amazing job of making him a psychopath though. 

And Mara… babygirl, you’re lucky it was Cole that fixated on you first and deeper cause you are stupidly brave. I still love you though.

I’m gonna read the second book simply because I need to know what happens with Alastor, because otherwise I just didn’t a good bond with these two.

4/5 on the spicy scale. You gotta hella different kinks in this book.
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