Harley Laroux

Leon 
I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I'm best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed - I didn't. The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I'm not about to lose my new toy to them. 

Rae
I've always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient - something evil - is waking up and calling my name. I don't know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn't just want my body - he wants my soul. 

Her Soul to Take is book 1 in the Souls Trilogy. Although all the books are interconnected, they are stand-alone and can be read in any order. Content Warning This book contains graphic sexual scenes, violence, kink/fetish content, horror elements, drug use, and depictions of hard kink/edgeplay. This book is strictly fictional and is not meant to represent realistic expectations of BDSM or kink. Kinks/Fetishes Within: consensual non-consent (CNC), breathe play, spit, needle play (body modification fetish), pain play, fear play, public play, bondage, restraint, spanking/impact play

Her Soul to Take

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"Jeremiah tried to make a point of walking ahead of me, but I kept my pace just fast enough that he couldn’t. The boy had even less patience than his father."

"I really didn’t give a fuck how the damn body got down there, but if I had the opportunity to make Jeremiah squirm, I’d take it."

"How much would I suffer if I just shoved him in? Two sacrifices for the price of one. Kent should consider it a real bargain."

The Ghost face/ Ryan Reynolds humor>>>💋

“Wakey, wakey.” I hauled him over my shoulder and crawled up from the grave, dumping him beside the pile of dirt I’d just dug out. “Just give me a minute here, buddy. Can’t have your mother knowing her son’s grave has been desecrated.”

"There was a snicker from one of the white-cloaked figures behind him, and I glowered but kept my mouth shut."

"I rather liked my tongue in my mouth. Growing a new one was nasty business. “Understood.”"

Leon I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I'm best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed - I didn't. The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I'm not about to lose my new toy to them. Rae I've always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient - something evil - is waking up and calling my name. I don't know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn't just want my body - he wants my soul. Her Soul to Take is book 1 in the Souls Trilogy. Although all the books are interconnected, they are stand-alone and can be read in any order. Content Note This book contains sexual scenes, kink/fetish content, horror elements, drug use, and depictions of hard kink/edgeplay. Reader discretion is advised.

Linsey Mombert

“For you, baby girl, I can kill anything.”

As a fellow cat owner I am not surprised 

 “Cats and demons tend to get along well,” I said. “They’re the only animal that can be found both on Earth, and in Hell.”

The I‘m-a-dick-towards-everyone-but-her trope gets me. every. damn. time. 

Stephanie 

I’d gladly admit I was generally a dick, but Rae made me want to be... nice... to her. Only to her. Everyone else could get fucked.

Say it louder for the people in the back, please. 

“You don’t get to hold that over my head.” She tossed back her hair, chin up proudly. “

A woman should never be ashamed of wanting sexual pleasure for herself

“Sounds more like Heaven than Hell.” 

“Heaven is overrated. Too many rules.”

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry to come over such a mess."

"Rae, please, stop apologizing," Inaya said gently. "You know you could come over here with a body in your trunk and I'd go grab a shovel."

“I can’t just keep severed heads around my yard,” I said.  

“Oh, I’m sorry.” Leon turned to face me. “Do they not fit your aesthetic? Would death suit your aesthetic better?”

I like her pretty much. She’s relatable. 

This woman was a walking disaster, a stunning danger to herself, and she didn’t even know it.

Ghost hunts are one of my favorite things to watch - and as much as I want them to be real and authentic, it’s just hard to believe some creators get THAT MUCH activity everytime they show up somewhere 🥴

The internet just wasn’t the place for genuine paranormal investigations; not when all the other “paranormal” channels were pretending to summon The Midnight Man and using special effects and mediocre acting to draw in an audience looking for instant gratification.

Disturbing thoughts but make it aesthetic. Love it. 

In French, there’s a phrase for the random urge to jump from high places, the irrational desire to swerve into traffic despite imminent destruction: 

Keira 💫

Lisa-Marie H.

Andrea

I had to take constant chapter breaks to just get away from the fmc, she was exhausting and absolutely should have been unalived multiple times.

Samantha Waterson

her nipple piercings would be SO fucking infected holy cow.

i actually enjoyed this, but she was honestly pathetic. and he wasn’t as Big and as Bad as he thought he was. this was like reading a terrible CW paranormal show,  never going to win any awards but has a very popular fanbase and will go on longer than necessary. (this book was definitely too long)

big ab

her nipple piercings would be SO fucking infected holy cow.

i actually enjoyed this, but she was honestly pathetic. and he wasn’t as Big and as Bad as he thought he was. this was like reading a terrible CW paranormal show,  never going to win any awards but has a very popular fanbase and will go on longer than necessary. (this book was definitely too long)

Harley is an amazing author, their story telling abilities are incredible. In her soul to take you cry, laugh, love, and hate. And I mean that seriously… I literally found myself hating the antagonist with all my heart haha. I fell in love with this couple and cannot wait to start the second book.

Lexi 

It took me a long time to get into this one, but it was different than others I’d read in storyline, so I kept going. The end made it worth it- very satisfying while still leaving room for a sequel. Raelynn and Leon are interesting characters, and while some of Rae’s decisions are maddening, they’re still believable. 

Kristen Savage

i want more information about the cult but that could always come up in later books. i also wish it was a little more dark

Amanda Autumn Berrey

This is unlike anything I have read before. An urban, paranormal fantasy with demons? Yeah, didn’t expect that to be on my tbr. But I ended up liking this and found it interesting and it kept my attention. The concept was interesting turning a tale that you used as a scary campfire story and see how much truth came from it. Yeah, it’s intriguing. It was slower in areas and wasn’t sure how it would end but it was enjoyable. But the spice, yeah that’s another thing I haven’t read before and while it wasn’t my favorite it works really well with the book. 

Priscilla Stanfield

4/5⭐️ • 4/5🌶️

This is unlike anything I have read before. An urban, paranormal fantasy with demons? Yeah, didn’t expect that to be on my tbr. But I ended up liking this and found it interesting and it kept my attention. The concept was interesting turning a tale that you used as a scary campfire story and see how much truth came from it. Yeah, it’s intriguing. It was slower in areas and wasn’t sure how it would end but it was enjoyable. But the spice, yeah that’s another thing I haven’t read before and while it wasn’t my favorite it works really well with the book. 

aleksandra

4/5

If toxic, why so good?


  
    "My soul was his to take, to love, to own – forever”

Renata

just putting in on the "paused" shelf it bc I was taking way too long to finish it but I read 65% and its an really really amazing book I just unfortunately I lost motivation to finish it but I hope that in the future I finish it. 

- "In French, there's a phrase for the random urge to jump from high places, the irrational desire to swerve into traffic despite imminent destruction: l'appel du vide, the call of the void. Those sudden feral impulses tend to be shoved away immediately, but humans still experience them. What if you jumped? What if you touched the fire? What if? What if?"

- "The moment she'd looked at me with those wide, defiant brown eyes and told me to do it, I knew I was fucked for this woman. Foolishly, madly fucked. When she made herself my willing victim, I wanted to steal her away back to Hell right then and there."

- "Leon..."
"It will heal," "The beasts cut deep. I was trying to be careful..." "Didn't...didn't want to hurt the cat."

- ""You miss it," Every day. Our eyes locked. There was something about those wide brown eyes that felt as warm as her hand, as bright as the sun, as deep as the forest. Eyes that were searching my face for answers, for insight, as if she could crawl inside my head and nest there like a little bird.
"That damned curiosity of yours,"
"I was like that once. I think I envy you, to still look at the world with such fascination."
"You can still," "Why not?"
"If you live in the dark long enough, you'll forget what the light feels like."

- "I wanted to hold her pinned against that countertop. I wanted to run my claws along her neck and sink my teeth into her and make her scream - but hell, even now, even now, I didn't want to harm her. The thought of causing her unwilling agony was vile. I hated it. I just absolutely hated it." 

- "Why are you protecting me? Why? What makes me any different than the last girl?"
"I decided I wanted you,""I saw you, and..and I felt.....""Not anger. Not hatred or fury. You...'
" "You're a light in the dark, and I've been in the dark a very long time." "I want you. Irrevocably. But I can't settle for less than all of you. Body and soul, Raelynn. We demons, when we see something we like, we need to possess it. It's in our nature."

- "I care about her. I want to protect her. I want to keep her alive, because..."
"Because?" Everly's voice was patient. "Why,Leon?"
"It's because I feel something for her, okay?""Is that enough for you?"
"What do you feel?
God, this was torture. Give me pain and torment any day over this shit. "It's...it's...fuck, God fucking dammit...I think I love her, alright? I can't bear the thought of losing her. Every goddamn second that I'm here, wasting time with you two trying to get my sigil back, is a second that she's left unprotected, and if anything happens to her, I'll be holding you both personally responsible for wasting my time!"

Katie Avila

Alex Mercure

The ending was way rushed and it was very anticlimactic. It the smut in this was intense.

I enjoyed this. Will continue the trilogy. Spooky and Spicy. 

Jenn

Spicy? Sure but definitely read trigger warnings 

The story was a bit of a mess and not high on my list 

Raven Hutchinson

I don'tknow how I finished that 

Spicy? Sure but definitely read trigger warnings 

The story was a bit of a mess and not high on my list 

Ana Clara Moreno

"You’re a light in the dark, and I’ve been in the dark a very long time."

Melanie

I love me a good dark romance with horror elements. This was a fun read for me. The only thing that stops this book from being a perfect read is the FMC. Rae is so dumb sometimes I swear. She annoyed me a bit with being TSTL. BUT the saving grace is Leon. I really enjoyed him as a character. Rae didn't stop me from enjoying the book overall. I look forward to reading the next book.

🧸

Umm idk how to feel abt this. I didn't really enjoy it the way I thought I would. The story was rushed with no interesting plot, the smut ehh, the fl being weak and dumb while the ml strong and smart bruh.
Ngl I kept skipping paragraphs just to know what will happen after.

I only give it 2 🌟 because I liked Leon's pov and the cover. well 😶

To this day my favorite dark romance and part of my favorite (soon to be) trilogy. The characters are addicting. The book has a good page-turning plot that goes along with the smut. Didn't break my heart and I constantly re-read it. 

Molly Morgan

I LOVED THIS BOOK. Check trigger warnings, it's got a lot of dark content and won't be for everyone.

The MC was a little dumb (she hunts ghosts for a living but didn't think doing a cult ritual in a spooky fucking church was a bad idea?), but I loved how she was written. The banter between her and her love interest was so fun. The instant chemistry. She is also a goth nerd, which might be why I'm so drawn to her.

AND LEON. Oh man. The way he was a cinnamon roll for her but was still a demon (in bed..)... loved it. I would have sold my soul to him in a heartbeat. The spice was top tier and the plot was wildly entertaining. If you are into cult horror AND smut... you should check this book out!

Lover of Romance 

Her Soul To Take was a story that I was introduced to via Instagram and Booktube. This one is all over there and some consider it a "Monster romance". I wouldn't really. The hero is a demon, so I would protray this as a dark paranormal romance. It definitely has plenty of spooky vibes with some mythological elements as well as demons that we see implemented within the storyline. I found the precept of the story to be quite fascinating and I am intrigued to read the trilogy of these books here. Now while I enjoyed it, I am not sure if it deserves the hype. Its a neat and really "cool" book, but not five star material, at least not for me. I enjoyed it, but the pacing was in and out of the story and while I enjoyed the romance and the unique bantering between these two here. Now it definitely has some edgier darker elements within the story, so iot might now work for regular PNR readers. So I would check the content warnings on this one before moving forward with it. I had a fun time with this one, and was intrigued by the atmospheric sense of the story. I am also curious to see how the other two books play out in the end.

Vesselina

“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦.”
― Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy #1), Harley Laroux
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Oh boy, where do I even start?

Okay, so, I've seen posts about 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 on booksta, and I've had it on my TBR for a while - my only regret? That I didn't read it sooner.

Starting the book I didn't expect too much, but it was 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 from the very beginning! 
 
Sexy demons? Check.
Cool mythology? Check.
Sex scenes? Check, check, check!

The plot was filled with action and it kept me on the edge of my seat till the end!

Give me spooky vibes, sarcastic characters and smutty distractions and I‘m happy. And despite its nearly 500 pages it was an incredible fast read, let me tell you, I devoured it.

The plot itself was enjoyable and not dumb - sometimes that’s all you can ask for with horror installments - but lacked depth and creepiness for me. I would have loved to see more of the town’s history or the cult. Or the side characters who were pretty .. irrelevant. The storytelling reminded me so much of a supernatural filler episode (Charismatic MCs carrying the whole episode, random shallowly explained lore, unnecessary sidekicks, no real threat at any time, the villain is easily defeated in the last 4 minutes) - decide for yourself if that’s a good or a bad thing. 

Since I was looking for something I wouldn’t get too emotionally invested, this was perfect. Off to the next part. 

I loved this.

Give me spooky vibes, sarcastic characters and smutty distractions and I‘m happy. And despite its nearly 500 pages it was an incredible fast read, let me tell you, I devoured it.

The plot itself was enjoyable and not dumb - sometimes that’s all you can ask for with horror installments - but lacked depth and creepiness for me. I would have loved to see more of the town’s history or the cult. Or the side characters who were pretty .. irrelevant. The storytelling reminded me so much of a supernatural filler episode (Charismatic MCs carrying the whole episode, random shallowly explained lore, unnecessary sidekicks, no real threat at any time, the villain is easily defeated in the last 4 minutes) - decide for yourself if that’s a good or a bad thing. 

Since I was looking for something I wouldn’t get too emotionally invested, this was perfect. Off to the next part. 

caitlin buckley 

the warnings made me scared but it actually wasnt as bad as i thought, though i did shit myself at the monsters, it was scary icl 😭, but i loves leaon 🦋🦋

Mare Claes

Okay soooo this is the first dark romance I’ve ever read and let me tell u omg it was awesome. Yeah it was kinda intense but so fk good nonetheless. I am most definitely gonna read the rest of the trilogy as well because aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Prolly gonna reread this around halloween or smth because this shit gives me spooky ass vibes

This was so fun and also creepy I wasn’t expecting it to be a creepy as it was. Absolutely love Leon and I like area but sometimes she annoyed me because she’d do things that were very obviously stupid and know that it’s stupid but then do it anyway but over I liked her. Leon and cheesecake (the cat)…. So fucking cute also this book has an amazing plot AND great smut, the writing was really good too, anyway I’m really excited to read the next book

Her Soul to Take

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