The Sharp Edge of Bliss by Sorcha BlackMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Decidedly filthy, a bit depraved, delightfully gritty, with deliciously broken characters!
It is difficult to summarize the feelings I have about this book.
The book is written from Star's point of view. And what a worldview we get! A sex worker by trade, we have insight into what it would mean for how you view people, survival, life if you knew no better. And although heartwrenching on some level, the story does not devolve into boo-me depressed lamenting. Instead, we get to experience the wonder of seeing and experiencing new adventures through childlike eyes.
Avery and Blaise are two incredibly diverse men with hidden depths and agendas: the pampered angel and the villainous demon. One nursing an unrequited love and the other incapable of showing the emotions he secretly harbours. Star is the bridge to breach the divide and exactly what they need, yet never knew they wanted. This is a dark-ish novel based on who the characters are and the actions in the book. All consensual, of course. In my view, it is not really an enemies to lovers novel. Star and Blaise don't have the animosity enemies have - where the same goal is pursued to the detriment of the other. But their forced proximity and intimacy does lend itself somewhat to this genre.
The fact that we only get to know Blaise and Avery through their actions from Star's POV makes for an interesting and slower story reveal. We are never sure of the motivations and feelings of the other two characters. This creates a beautiful tension in the story. My interest is piqued, and I will be thinking of Avery and Blaise for a long time.
Some caveats for this story: darkish non-conventional characters, pain as a BDSM element, some knife and blood play, MMF.
But if you can see through this, the story really documents an incredible path to a HEA.
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