A review by imskylow
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Big character dump in the beginning and generic dialogue with the main character’s friends. It feels like the start of thousands of other smutty romance books. You really get no sense of FMC personality before she’s thrown into the guy. Rather than  actually experiencing charming and funny conversations with her friend or acquaintances, we’re met with time lapse phrases. It’s clear that the romance is the only important part, which does not make a good story. Lack of good prose and rhythm. 

It’s all just 1) you meet FMC doing something dreadfully mundane, 2) FMCs best friend convinces her into going to an event she isn’t interested in, 3) boom, cue mysterious man. 

If it sounds like a 2014 One Direction Wattpad novel, that’s because it follows the same script.