Twisted Devotion: A Dark Obsession Romance (Kings and Consorts) Paperback – March 15, 2023

The spice in this one is chefs kiss! Fast paced and addictive, it’s got exactly the right amount of plot and spice to keep you turning page after page.

3.5 ⭐️ rounded to 4 ⭐️I enjoyed this book but it just didn’t suck me in as much as I’d like. The pacing was a little off for me. I did really enjoy the characters and loved seeing how Emily’s hatred and fear turned into undeniable love. Ruarc was obsessed with her since the beginning no doubt and it just irked me when he tried walking away 😂 like dude…no. Just let it happen. I’m not a fan of third act breakups. The “bad guy” was pretty predictable and that whole thing was resolved fairly quickly that it didn’t really feel all that climactic.All in all though I did enjoy the story and the characters! Not her dad though…he’s annoying 😂.I received this as a gift from Lucas Troy, the male narrator for this audiobook. I will say he did a good job with the multiple different male voices and added that bit of flair and bad boy aspect to the MMC. Not sure if it was intentional but you can tell how his voice softened up towards Emily as the book goes on and I loved that. Thank you so much to him for the free audiobook on Audible!

First, I have to say the beginning of this book had some pretty bad editing errors, the worst being that a whole line of dialogue was missing. Thank goodness for dual POV where the blanks were filled in. However, the errors mostly disappeared in the second half of the book.This story held my attention for the most part. But, the author’s choices in how it was written left me scratching my head sometimes. The prologue has a scene with the MMC, but I never understood its purpose. If the author was trying to establish his character, I don’t know that that scene was even needed. The MMC runs a scandalous club (if you catch my meaning) and is apparently into some hard core stuff (at least alluded to in the prologue). However, once he and the FMC get together, there are very few spicy scenes. She stays with him for over a month, but you would never know it unless the author told you. It seemed from the way it was written that she had been there only a couple of weeks. I don’t know, their whole relationship/love development was thin.Backing up to when he kidnaps her. Spoiler: He treats her terribly in the beginning and makes no apologies. I’m not even sure what about him made her “fall in love”.Despite my grievances (and there were a few more), the story still managed to capture and hold my attention. There was enough intrigue that I wanted to see how everything would play out.I read another book by this same author, and I enjoyed it, and I’ll give her another try. But, I’m not entirely sure this one is worth your time.

The scenes of the FMC & MMC are so damn hot, but PLEASE READ THE TW BEFORE READING. Because wow could it be creepy but it made it even more gripping of a read for myself, I was so caught up with both characters and their developments through the book was great. The stalking, the sensing each other is such a true feeling that you can’t help but be compelled to keep reading through the darkness of it. The spice, SPICED but again, read TW because there is some more hurt physically and emotionally that some would find triggering!!

Low spice content 🌶🌶 but explicit when it occurs. Dark but not overly graphic. Loved the character and couple growth and development. Totally recommend. I have book 2 downloaded and ready to go.Dual POVStrong FMCDeliciously dark MMCHEA

Twisted Devotion by Poppy St. John is a dark obsession romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Eliza Nyx and Lucas Troy. This is the first book in the Kings and Consorts series.This is the first book of Poppy's that I have read, and it won't be my last. I was pulled in from the first chapter and couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. I really enjoyed the relationship between Ruarc and Emily. I loved getting both of their points of views throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.I can't wait to read to the next book in the series Sinful Temptation so I can get Enzo and Nina's story.Lucas and Eliza did an amazing job on the narration. They both really know how to bring a story to life. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.I would recommend this book if you're looking for a dark romance, obsession romance or forced proximity romance.

Soooo damn good. I loved how feisty Emily was.

This is definitely a hot and spicy novel, it will definitely scratch any itches youoghy have - especially if you want some tittilating non-con and bandage. Ruarc is definitely a steamy and dreamy male lead. I had a lot of fun reading this. Some editing issues throughout but nothing too terrible, St. John needs a better thesaurus to use, there were quite a few misused words. Droll=/=drawl.....come on girl.