There is an audience for this, but it’s niche. Mara’s backstory, which includes childhood abuse, is poorly handled, and being inside Cole’s head as he fantasizes about violence is difficult to stomach. It’s unclear what, if anything, Lark is trying to say with this deeply twisted dynamic, or if the intent is only to shock. Cole and Mara were not complex characters. I’m pretty sure I DNF’d the previous ones I’ve read but I think after this I would go back and try again. Broke and damaged, she works three jobs while creating paintings no. There are no saints, is my first Sophie Lark book. His only weakness is the dark impulse he carefully conceals. Hes the hottest sculptor in San Francisco, wealthy, successful, and respected. There Are Not Saints is one of the most interesting stories I’ve read in a while- a story of brilliant contrasts, one existentially bold and expertly. There Are No Saints: Illustrated Edition (1) Paperback 7 October 2022. Meanwhile, Cole wrestles with whether he desires to kill Mara-or just plain desires her. I’m both mesmerized and aghast- brilliant story telling from Sophie Lark While I love so many of Lark’s story, I can without a doubt say this is her most creatively inspired piece to date. Hes the hottest sculptor in San Franciscowealthy, successful, and respected. Reader be warned: this is a dark and steamy serial killer romance that will take you on a journey through the twisted mind of an artist on the brink of madness. 'There Are No Saints is the first book in the Sinners Duet. Mara suspects that Cole may be dangerous, but she can’t deny her attraction to him. She knows hes no saint, but she has no idea shes dancing with the devil. Come on this darkly sensual and utterly brain-bending ride with me Sophie. But resilient Mara improbably survives-and Cole, realizing this, quickly becomes obsessed with her and begins stalking her, and even gives her a studio space so he can keep close tabs on her. When struggling artist Mara Eldritch is kidnapped and nearly killed by Alastor Shaw, a rival of Cole’s in both art and crime, Cole witnesses her bleeding out on the ground and assumes he’ll be seeing reports of her dead body in the news. Cole Blackwell is an affluent, celebrated artist in San Francisco-and a serial killer who thinks of murder and the desecration of his victims’ corpses as an extension of his art. Lark ( Brutal Prince) disturbs with a series launch that goes beyond dark romance and verges into erotic horror.
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