Lust (Saints and Sinners #1)

Continuing on a TBR/Beat-The-Backlog kick (and ignoring my ARCs kick). Here's "Lust" by Devon McCormack. Its the first novel in the Saints and Sinners series.

["LUKE

I've never been attracted to guys.

I definitely would never be attracted to a privileged, cocky bastard like Brad Henning.

Even though I've only been at St. Lawrence University for a few weeks, this prick and his friends are on a mission to mess with me—a scholarship kid who I guess they don't think belongs at a prestigious school intended for the nation's elite.

I've always been a loner, so I've dealt with my share of bullies. But unlike the bullying I encountered when I was younger, Brad and his friends have some unusual tricks up their sleeves.

They're using...

I don't even want to name it, but it's the only explanation for what's happening.

Magic.

These guys have powers, and Brad is using his to make me want him.

No—not just want him. Lust after him like I've never lusted after anyone in my life.

The way I crave him sears to my core, causes physical pain until I have the only thing that brings relief—his touch.

But when I discover that whatever he's done to me hurts him too, I realize there's more to all this than Brad and his friends trying to mess up my life.

More to it than these feral urges that are, at times, more than I think I can bear.

I have to get to the bottom of this, but until I do, there's only one way to end my agony.

I must surrender to the lust."]

This book went in so many directions. And not in a bad way. It was unique and exciting, even if I couldn't predict what was going to happen next. 

Though I was really rooting for this two. A lot. Obsessively. And Cody. Not so much Seth, but I do recognize that he had good intentions. 

I love the mix of paranormal and supernatural with the fated loves and found family and the-power-chooses-you and karma/evolution. It was different than anything I've read before, but it wasn't too off-the wall. It was understandable while not being too explanatory or info-dumpy-y.

Though be forewarned, this book is a HEA for the couple but a HFN for the series...more spookiness to come..

Trigger Warnings: past parental deaths, anxiety, mild violence, mild bullying, and more.

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