The Harbinger

“Sacra was the devil incarnate, and my foolish naivety had left me enthralled in his web”

Let me say, this story is not for the faint of heart. Please check your trigger warning, if you feel the need. If you want a book with a heaping spoonful of mystery, a dark grey MMC, resilient FMC, some top tier spice, this is exactly what you need.

This was my first cult romance and with Ann-Marie's writing, I knew there was no way I wouldn't love this book. What I did not expect was for the last 100 pages to rip my heart out and stomp on it. I cried like a baby, and that may be an understatement.

From the first moment we meet our FMC and begin to learn her story, you quickly start to empathize with her. Mia is homeless with no memories, coke addiction, and a single friend named Jenny. She brutally thrown into our MMC world by reluctantly testing his product. After their first meeting, Sacha is unwilling to give up Mia due to something he saw in her which furthers this mystery. There was not a single moment were I wanted to put down this book, calling it a page turner is underplaying this book. You slowly begin to unfold the mystery behind Mia's missing memories and the cruel, dangerous world Sacha is a member of.

Sacha is the darkest shade of grey that comes. He is controlling, hardheaded, and lacks empathy but he will sure have you questions whether you are the crazy one. The push and pull between these two had me screaming at the wall, you just want to see them succeed. The character development within this story was immaculate. You get to experience Mia find herself, metaphorically and literally. The torn down, unsure women we met at the start of the story didn't exist at the end. Sacha slowly (very slowly) let down his walls and began to soften for Mia.

The spice ladies and gents was so good, I feel inclined to say some of the best I have ever read. There is a heavy dash of BDSM including praise and degradation kinks. What made this spice so different to me is it added to the story, it wasn't there as just sex but it added to the plot line in someway.

The only qualm I have about this book was the epilogue, my greedy ass wished there was more.