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The Twisted Mark
by Sophie Williamson
Thank you to Net Galley for this arc.
Unfortunately I didn't particularly like this book.
The Twisted Mark is a dark romance fantasy that didn't feel dark at all. Our main character, Sadie, is hiding in London, so that she doesn't have to complete a deal she made six years ago with the heir to her family's rival family. That is until she finds out her brother has been arrested and charged with the murder of her enemy's father. She returns home to be his lawyer because she's the only one whose magic is strong enough to not be influenced. Being back in her home town means she is at risk of Gabriel calling in on the deal she owes him. Sadie is back in a world of magic that she tried to leave, and begins to discover that the guy she's always been afraid of may be the hero, while her own family might just be the villains.
I didn't like a single character in this book, Sadie Sadler is extremely naive and just lets everyone else influence. She's constantly bringing up how sexual she is and how she sleeps around a lot even though it has nothing to do with the plot. When it comes to the male main characters she keeps going back and forth with how she feels about him every other page.
Gabriel on the other hand is absolutely obsessed with Sadie despite never having a real conversation with her until 3/4 of the way through the book, which makes the romance just feel creepy.
The Sadler family is extremely manipulative towards their own blood even though they keep saying family is so important, they constantly treat Sadie like she owes them something, while also acting like she's not good enough to be let in on the family secrets.
Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers (kind of)
Obsessive H
Spice:
1/5
Will I read book 2: With pacing issues, unlikable characters and an extremely predictable plot... No
Unfortunately I didn't particularly like this book.
The Twisted Mark is a dark romance fantasy that didn't feel dark at all. Our main character, Sadie, is hiding in London, so that she doesn't have to complete a deal she made six years ago with the heir to her family's rival family. That is until she finds out her brother has been arrested and charged with the murder of her enemy's father. She returns home to be his lawyer because she's the only one whose magic is strong enough to not be influenced. Being back in her home town means she is at risk of Gabriel calling in on the deal she owes him. Sadie is back in a world of magic that she tried to leave, and begins to discover that the guy she's always been afraid of may be the hero, while her own family might just be the villains.
I didn't like a single character in this book, Sadie Sadler is extremely naive and just lets everyone else influence. She's constantly bringing up how sexual she is and how she sleeps around a lot even though it has nothing to do with the plot. When it comes to the male main characters she keeps going back and forth with how she feels about him every other page.
Gabriel on the other hand is absolutely obsessed with Sadie despite never having a real conversation with her until 3/4 of the way through the book, which makes the romance just feel creepy.
The Sadler family is extremely manipulative towards their own blood even though they keep saying family is so important, they constantly treat Sadie like she owes them something, while also acting like she's not good enough to be let in on the family secrets.
Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers (kind of)
Obsessive H
Spice:
1/5
Will I read book 2: With pacing issues, unlikable characters and an extremely predictable plot... No