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A review by echoesoutloud
Conflicted by Lark Taylor
5.0
"Ours wasn’t some grand love story, but a doomed tragedy."
Micah has just had his heart broken on the shores of Hell when fate shines a light on his fated mate. After having his entire life dictated by others and a love that went unreciprocated, Micah is in no mood to give into his bond. Nox has just fought his way out of Hell to find that what's he's been searching for all these years is the uptight leader of Heaven's mightiest unit. Neither of them want anything to do with each other, but they can't stay away either. When fighting gets to be too hard, they give into their baser needs for some hate-fueled hookups. But soon it becomes clear that what they really need is just each other.
"With him, I wasn’t a leader. I wasn’t an angel. I didn’t have to worry about anything else. For the first time in my supposedly blessed existence, I was just myself."
Y'all this might just be my new favorite book from Lark Taylor. Micah broke my heart and had me shedding tears from page one. He's always been seen as the stereotypical angel. He's powerful, strong and he's got that arrogance that comes with all that. But beneath the surface is a man who's protective and loyal to those he cares for and is just dying to be loved and wanted for who he is.
"I wasn’t sure when Nox had stopped being my enemy and instead become the air I needed to breathe."
When fate steps in and puts Nox in his path, he fights that connection with everything he has and Nox is of the same mindset. But when they look past the bond and get to know each other for who they are, they end up falling in love not because fate said so, but because they choose to. Of course, it's never as easy as just choosing love. They have to fight the forces of Heaven itself but they've got some strong allies who just want them to be happy. It's not easy by any means, but Micah and Nox earn that HEA and I'm so glad for it!
“I won’t tell you I love you more than anything I’ve loved before because, if I’m being honest, I’ve never loved anything or anyone before.”
This book has everything I want from an enemies to lovers romance. First of all, they're an angel and a demon so not only are they forbidden, but there's also that innate hatred between them. And that transition from hate to lust to love is so good, especially cause all that tension that's there in the beginning never leaves. It just grows until it's all encompassing and they become each other's safe space. It was so beautiful to see the way Nox became a soft landing spot for Micah where he could feel free for the first time in his life. And don't even get me started on my favorite parts, the hurt/comfort moments that absolutely wrecked me. They had me crying buckets of tears but they also hit all the right emotional notes for me. The need to avenge their partner's hurts (the "who did this to you moment" was top notch!) and protecting them from anybody who tries to hurt them was so well done. There's not one thing I felt was missing in this story.
"Micah was the home I’d been searching for. The home I’d never thought I’d find."
As always, this book introduced us to some amazing new characters and brought back some old ones. I'm so intrigued by the entire Seraphim unit and Nox's cohort of demons. I can't wait to read their stories and watch them find love! But until then, I'm going to stay here with Micah and Nox as they finally get the chance to just openly love each other and be happy together.
Micah has just had his heart broken on the shores of Hell when fate shines a light on his fated mate. After having his entire life dictated by others and a love that went unreciprocated, Micah is in no mood to give into his bond. Nox has just fought his way out of Hell to find that what's he's been searching for all these years is the uptight leader of Heaven's mightiest unit. Neither of them want anything to do with each other, but they can't stay away either. When fighting gets to be too hard, they give into their baser needs for some hate-fueled hookups. But soon it becomes clear that what they really need is just each other.
"With him, I wasn’t a leader. I wasn’t an angel. I didn’t have to worry about anything else. For the first time in my supposedly blessed existence, I was just myself."
Y'all this might just be my new favorite book from Lark Taylor. Micah broke my heart and had me shedding tears from page one. He's always been seen as the stereotypical angel. He's powerful, strong and he's got that arrogance that comes with all that. But beneath the surface is a man who's protective and loyal to those he cares for and is just dying to be loved and wanted for who he is.
"I wasn’t sure when Nox had stopped being my enemy and instead become the air I needed to breathe."
When fate steps in and puts Nox in his path, he fights that connection with everything he has and Nox is of the same mindset. But when they look past the bond and get to know each other for who they are, they end up falling in love not because fate said so, but because they choose to. Of course, it's never as easy as just choosing love. They have to fight the forces of Heaven itself but they've got some strong allies who just want them to be happy. It's not easy by any means, but Micah and Nox earn that HEA and I'm so glad for it!
“I won’t tell you I love you more than anything I’ve loved before because, if I’m being honest, I’ve never loved anything or anyone before.”
This book has everything I want from an enemies to lovers romance. First of all, they're an angel and a demon so not only are they forbidden, but there's also that innate hatred between them. And that transition from hate to lust to love is so good, especially cause all that tension that's there in the beginning never leaves. It just grows until it's all encompassing and they become each other's safe space. It was so beautiful to see the way Nox became a soft landing spot for Micah where he could feel free for the first time in his life. And don't even get me started on my favorite parts, the hurt/comfort moments that absolutely wrecked me. They had me crying buckets of tears but they also hit all the right emotional notes for me. The need to avenge their partner's hurts (the "who did this to you moment" was top notch!) and protecting them from anybody who tries to hurt them was so well done. There's not one thing I felt was missing in this story.
"Micah was the home I’d been searching for. The home I’d never thought I’d find."
As always, this book introduced us to some amazing new characters and brought back some old ones. I'm so intrigued by the entire Seraphim unit and Nox's cohort of demons. I can't wait to read their stories and watch them find love! But until then, I'm going to stay here with Micah and Nox as they finally get the chance to just openly love each other and be happy together.