Who Would Like This Book:
If you're craving a dark, supernatural romance packed with emotional depth, sizzling chemistry, and a dash of horror, this book is for you. Juniper is a fierce, broken, and fascinating heroine, while Zane offers up sarcasm, danger, and surprising vulnerability for a demon. The plot mixes revenge, occult horrors, and steamy scenes with complex character arcs. Fans of morally gray leads, intense spice, and found-family dynamics in a paranormal setting will love this rollercoaster.
Who May Not Like This Book:
Some readers found this one a bit too dark or explicit, with content and kinks that definitely aren’t for everyone - so be sure to check the trigger warnings. Complaints also circled around editing mishaps, repetitive or shallow dialogue, and Juniper’s character sometimes veering toward immature. If you want your smut with less plot, or less trauma, this might not be a fit.
About:
In 'Her Soul for Revenge' by Harley Laroux, readers are taken on a dark and steamy journey following Juniper's quest for vengeance. Selling her soul to the demon Zane, the story unfolds with elements of demons, gore, and blood intertwining with themes of strength, survival, and human vs. demon conflicts. The book is praised for its well-written erotic scenes, captivating storytelling, and character development, showcasing Laroux's boldness and growth as an author in this dark paranormal erotica series.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book contains high content warnings, including themes of violence, cult-related trauma, and graphic sexual content.
Has Romance?
Romance plays a significant role in the relationship between Juniper and Zane, with deep emotional connections amidst the dark themes.
From The Publisher:
After a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary to survive. Until a demon offered me a deal: give him my soul and he'll help me claim the vengeance I seek.
Blood will be spilled, and the monsters I once ran from will soon be running from me. But damning my soul was just the beginning - it's my heart the demon wants next.
I've been hunting souls for centuries, but she's the ultimate prize - vicious and feral, with a broken soul as dark as my own.
I thought claiming her would be a simple game, but Juniper is far from simple. I chose to follow her on a path drenched with the blood of her enemies, but it's our blood that may be spilled next.
As an ancient God wakes from Its slumber, neither of us may survive.
Her Soul for Revenge is book 2 in the Souls Trilogy. Although all the books are interconnected, they are stand-alone and can be read in any order.
This book contains sexual scenes, kink/fetish content, horror elements, drug use, scenes of trauma, anxiety, and PTSD, and depictions of 'hard' kink/edgeplay.
A complete CW can be found in the frontmatter of the book.
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2 comment(s)
fun kinky and weird like all of Harley's writing 10/10
Juniper has spent years running from the cult that tried to sacrifice her to their god when she was a teenager. But no one can keep running forever and when she's offered a deal to take her revenge, Juniper jumps at the chance.
Zane has spent years waiting for the chance to finally claim Juniper's soul. So he's all for the deal on offer - even if the terms are a little inconvenient and getting more difficult by the second. But the more time they spend together, the more they realise that all the jagged sharp edges they have are the perfect fit with one another.
I really really enjoyed this. Is it perfect? No. But did it hit all the right spots while I was reading it? Yes! Juniper was incredible. Her resilience and her strength and her sheer bloodthirstiness was insane. She was broken with lots of jagged edges and it was perfection. I loved her stubbornness and her will to survive. It was brutal and I loved every minute.
Her relationship with Zane was dark and twisted and surprisingly sweet at points. For all they hurt one another physically, mentally they're all about propping one another up and I was all for it. The sex was steamy and while I did have a few issues with some of it - I felt the author adequately addressed the kink and why liking things in the bedroom doesn't equate it with being okay outside of it. I liked that Juniper was like this is okay right now but if he said that to me normally there would be problems. It showed that she valued herself and I liked that.
The world building was interesting and I would've liked to see more of it. It reminded me a lot of the tv show, Supernatural with the Gabriel plotlines. But while the world building was interesting, I felt that it was lacking at points in explaining how things worked with the gods and demons and it would've been a stronger book if this was included. That said, there was a lot of action, a ton of character development and a heavy focus on the relationship between Juniper and Zane so it was very strong in other ways.
I didn't love Leon and Rae's blurb but I'm curious enough now to at least read it and see what I think. And I'm excited to see there will be a third book based around Everly and Callum. I can't wait to read it.
As for this one, it won't be for everyone but if you love a love story between villains with interesting, if somewhat simplistic worldbuilding, then this is for you. 4.5 stars, rounded to 4 stars.
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