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Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux

10 reviews

liaantje's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

AAAAAAAAAA WHY IS IT OVERRRR.
I loved this book so so much it was amazing and the characters, omg the characters were EVERYTHING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

If I had my pick, I'd choose Callum - soul of a warrior poet, body of a literal fallen angel. Treating his Lady Witch like she deserves. Setting unrealistic relationship goals with abandon.  😂

I think this was my fave of the series. You can really see Laroux's growth over the span of the different books. 

I especially enjoyed the ending too cuz I'm a slut for a HEA. But don't worry! There's plenty of spice, kink, and god-killing before that! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide

writingbugtop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

swolds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was the best in the series for me. We follow the same timeline, but it emphasizes more on the magical elements and creatures. We get to see the hell the demons keep talking about. The male main character is so caring and protective, just when you thought it wasn’t possible. The personal growth we see is also very wholesome. This book gave me all the feels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Later in the series we also get into a

pregnancy

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weelasswithabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

3.5 🌟 

CW war, violence, torture, suicide, death of a parent, ritual sacrifice, religious/cult fanaticism, murder, gore, graphic sexual content, mutilation, edgeplay (knives, piercing), needles 

🌟 Erotic Horror romance
 🌟 Paranormal romance
 🌟 Dark romance
 🌟 Witch x Demon romance 

🌶 Bondage
 🌶 Switches
 🌶 Pegging 
 🌶 Flogging 
 🌶 Edgeplay 

I'd just like to know how the hell Harlry Laroux managed to write a trilogy following each couples same objective, with all timelines running parallel to each other, yet every story managed to stay unique and not be same-y... What sorcery is this? 

Anyway, back to Soul of a Witch. In comparison to the previous two books in the trilogy, I don't feel like I connected with Everly and Callum in the same way that I did with previous pairings. I feel like SOMETHING lacked but I cannot, for the life of me, put my finger on what it was. 

I have seen people be negative about Callums choice of pet names etc. However, I think it was a superior choice because it really harks back to just how long he's been wandering the earth as a demon. So his dialogue often has the vibe of historical romance type dialogue and I ATE. THAT. UP. 

Spicy wise, it's definitely on par with the previous two books in that it was off the charts and I was as shook as always 🤣 

The connection between Everly and Callum sometimes felt a bit strained and I have to say I felt it more on his part. We felt his yearning, his pining, his absolute adoration and dedication to Everly. I didn't get the same from Everly's POV. This may have been an intentional choice, however, as Callum has basically been looking for Everly for thousands of years whereas Callum is fairly new to her. 

I loved that we got to the point where Everly has that moment in the past where she asks him for help that we saw at the beginning when Callum sees her for the first time. It felt... I can't explain it. Like I loved seeing that interaction from both perspectives even though they were at the beginning and the end. It felt full circle. 

Anyway. If you love dark romance with a touch of horror (which I typically don't so I have no idea why I'm obsessed with this series 🤣), this trilogy is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

katlynnnxo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

angellike333's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

elledanie's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Thank you to Harley Laroux and JLRC author services for the digital ARC.
This book will release 08/31/2023

If you love The Vampire Diaries, Twilight, and Beautiful Creatures, the setting is for you, and the smut will not disappoint.
I could not put this book down and I am still thinking about it now.
Harley seems to time their releases just right, because Soul of a Witch is perfect for the rainy-spooky season we have coming up. I promise you, you’re going to want to cozy up with a warm drink and binge this book (and its prequels, if you haven’t read those).
It has been a joy to watch Harley grow with their characters in this book, and they continue to set incredibly high standards for fictional men and/or love interests.
This is the book of the season, you’re not going to want to miss it.

I loved to see the different story pieces finally slide together. Even after having read the same story three times through different POVs, Soul of a Witch still manages to add so many unique things to the story, be it through the characters or the world building. 
Harley manages to lure the reader in through the setting, and then introduces a big scary wolf of a demon with a heart of gold. Callum could be described as a golden retriever boyfriend, and he lives up to his honorary title of “Daddy Callum” alright. 
I loved seeing Everly step into her power — And she really is powerful. I think she will serve as an important character for many people to relate to in different ways, because she will teach readers that abusive situations must not last forever, and that we all have the power to create our own destiny and be the makers of our own happiness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

CW as provided by the author: “Subjects include descriptions of anxiety and panic attacks, mentions of death/suicide of a parent, religious abuse, mental and physical abuse by a parent to their adult child, pregnancy, discussion of miscarriage/pregnancy loss, graphic violence and elements of horror, including body horror.” Sexual content as provided by the author:

“bondage/restraint, impact play, consumption of bodily fluids, public play, ritual sex, blood play, knife play, use of drugs/intoxication during consensual sex, piercing play, extra large penetration, monster dick, and pegging.”