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Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb
4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

> childhood bestfriends to strangers to lovers
> different forms of grief / ptsd
> religion based magical abilities
> angst
> i will do anything for you type of romance
> reincarnation & saints

I went in not knowing a single thing about this book tbf, I do think the enemies to lovers should not be equated to this book. I loved the MMC he's absolutely down for his girl, I lived for it. I loved the setting and religion mirroring that of the Vatican and Roman Catholicism. The story seems heavy on reincarnation. There's a murder mystery involving those of the Palazzo, and Damien is meant to solve it. Roz is part of a rebellion and grieves for her father. Both haven't seen each other in years, but come together to figure out the culprit of the murders at hand. If you're not down for distant lovers straight out the gate, don't pick this up.