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There Is No Devil by Sophie Lark

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lillyrb's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

I need to give this the same disclaimer as I did the first one - this book was not written for me. I’m not the target audience, I read the first one without preparation and finished it because I was curious. I ended up enjoying this one more than the first (probably because the start of book 1 made me so unbelievably uncomfortable). The relationship between Cole and Mara is undeniably fascinating in its codependency and brutality. The plot was quite good too. It is a very twisted boom with heaps of trigger warnings but it is well written and in this case the acts of violence that are described in detail are kind of less awful because while reading the book, Cole manages to also manipulate the reader to some extent believe the acts are justified (even though they are obviously not). The book does a very good job at manipulating the reader even though you know you are being manipulated. You have to like this kind of stuff but if you do, it’s definitely worth the read and the second book is in my opinion less horrifying to read (specifically as a woman who really does not enjoy reading about any kind of violence by men against women).

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brittneydye19's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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thebookishlibra_'s review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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isabelleroyall's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.25

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ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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luvkillzall's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

loved this one even more, i flew through these books and i’m glad i stumbled on this series considering reading more of mrs sophie

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boomwormbrittany's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There Is No Devil is the second book in the Sinners Duet duology by Sophie Lark. The first book follows Mara who ends up int he middle of a feud between rival artist and serial killers, Cole and Alistair. When Cole becomes obsessed with her, her life ends up in greater jeopardy than she could ever know.
Sophie Lark has quickly become one of my favorite authors and an auto-buy author within the last two years. I wasn't sure how I would feel about a serial killer romance as I haven't dived into really dark romance before but I really loved this book.
First off, I love Sophie Lark's writing style. Her writing is very easy to get into and it helps the books fly by as you are reading. It's clear that she knows her characters and knows how their voices sound. This is told in a dual POV and the characters were very distinct from each other. I could tell who was speaking at what time and I really loved how distinct the characters were.
I thought Cole and Mara's relationship was so interesting. Cole is madly in love with her and madly obsessed with Mara. Yet he doesn't take away her free will or her choice. Whatever she choses to do, he is supportive of her. He sees so much potential in Mara as an artist and really respects her as an artist. I loved seeing their relationship grow together. I also loved seeing how Mara grows as a character in this as well. She really learns to stand up for herself and take no shit in this book and I loved that.
I was on the edge of my seat during most of this book. I wanted to know how this book was going to wrap up because I was invested. I was so nervous at the end of this book and I think Sophie Lark did a great job of wrapping this duology up.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. If you haven't read dark romance before, I would say try this duology out. It eases you in without it being overly graphic. I would recommend it if you are a newer dark romance reader like I am.

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