A review by nisha_nee
There Is No Devil by Sophie Lark

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Continuing where the story picked off from There Are No Saints, Cole and Mara are now living together while Shaw is still left on the loose with the officer in charge none the wiser. This final book in this duology couldn’t have been a more perfect addition and closing to this wonderful story. To be honest, I was hesitant in picking this whole duology up because of its story content (ahem sERIAL KILLERS!). So it was surprising how much I’ve enjoyed this story, the world, the characters, and the writing. This duology is my first taste with the dark romance subgenre and is it wrong to say I’m interested in more?? Anyway, I’m no expert on this subgenre seeing as I’m very much at a noob level but this book, considering the content, theme, and subgenre was surprisingly less gritty (which was fine to me because I prefer to get minimal gore as I can get) and less toxic if there’s ever a better wording for it. Knowing that it is a serial killer romance, I had no preoccupations that the relationships in this book would be any closer to healthy relationships and I don’t expect them to, however, I am at a loss of how Mara and Cole blew my expectations away. I adored this book because of the characters. I fell in love with them, their dynamics and I can’t get enough of them that I wish there’d be a spin-off series with Cole and Mara doing the occasional cameo. Please, author 🙏. On a final note, the author has discussed important themes in the story and I encouRAge you to take the chance with this duology. 

Pros: dual POV, great writing, if you love the characters you will love this second book, villain origin story 😉
Cons: too short! the author needs to write more books about Mara and Cole but here are the reasons I think readers may not like: numerous graphic descriptions of intimate scenes, less gory, gritty, and twisty unlike book 1, the plot picks off at the last 20%
Spice level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 (frequent, focused, + descriptive)
Recommended for: those who are in the mood for something dark but also emotional and prefers character-driven stories (provided they adored the characters from book 1)
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