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The Sacred Scar : The Crow Dynasty: Vincent Crow
A dark, forbidden, age-gap, rival families with a dangerous tattooed antihero and a secret dom/sub obsession.
I met the most powerful man in the city trapped in an elevator.
They call him the Lord of Villain.
I call him my Dom.
Vincent Crow is ruthless, feared, always the villain in someone’s story.
Including mine. He is ten years older. Heavily tattooed. Beautiful in the most dangerous way.
Our families are enemies.
Our bloodlines don’t mix.
And yet…
In private, I kneel for him.
In public, he won’t even look at me.
I became the submissive of the one man I was raised to hate, the rival heir with ink on his knuckles, and a reputation for breaking anyone foolish enough to get close.
He’s all the wrong things.
A toxic, untouchable, dangerous fantasy. With obsessive tendencies.
But I thought I knew him better.
I thought the way he touched me meant something real.
Turns out I was wrong.
Because ruthless men don’t change.
And if they do… it’s never for a girl their dynasty calls the enemy.
NO CHEATING. NO OWD (Other Woman Drama).
Please see the content warnings listed on the author’s website before reading.
I met the most powerful man in the city trapped in an elevator.
They call him the Lord of Villain.
I call him my Dom.
Vincent Crow is ruthless, feared, always the villain in someone’s story.
Including mine. He is ten years older. Heavily tattooed. Beautiful in the most dangerous way.
Our families are enemies.
Our bloodlines don’t mix.
And yet…
In private, I kneel for him.
In public, he won’t even look at me.
I became the submissive of the one man I was raised to hate, the rival heir with ink on his knuckles, and a reputation for breaking anyone foolish enough to get close.
He’s all the wrong things.
A toxic, untouchable, dangerous fantasy. With obsessive tendencies.
But I thought I knew him better.
I thought the way he touched me meant something real.
Turns out I was wrong.
Because ruthless men don’t change.
And if they do… it’s never for a girl their dynasty calls the enemy.
NO CHEATING. NO OWD (Other Woman Drama).
Please see the content warnings listed on the author’s website before reading.
- GenresDark Romance
542 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2026
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January 25, 2026
I binged this book in a day after seeing a TikTok.
fmc is introduced to the daddy kink, age gap, he is eleven years older, I love how the author writes these main crow brothers they are super intense I read the twins books last year. Praying the author does Romes book.
fmc is introduced to the daddy kink, age gap, he is eleven years older, I love how the author writes these main crow brothers they are super intense I read the twins books last year. Praying the author does Romes book.
May 7, 2026
The Sacred Scar: Vincent Crow ended up completely consuming me, but I have to admit it took a little time to get there. The beginning was difficult for me to settle into, and I picked the book up more than once before finally falling into the story. But once it clicked, it clicked. The moment the angst truly hit, I was absolutely hooked. Claws in my skin, ripping and peeling, unable to put the book down kind of hooked.
This world feels so different from anything I have read before. The biotech influences, the commentary on social media, image, and the strange reality of living a life that exists both online and off screen were incredibly interesting. Even when Madeleine is someone whose existence revolves around presentation and public perception, the story constantly reminds us how trapped she really is beneath all of it.
I felt awful for Madeleine for almost the entire book. She is intelligent, composed, and capable far beyond her years. Again and again she is praised for her ability to negotiate, manage deals, and use the femininity forced onto her as a weapon that benefits her family. Yet despite everything she gives them, she is treated horrifically. The verbal abuse from her mother was genuinely painful to read, and every time her father made weak attempts to defend her, I kept thinking: can this girl please have one person in her life who truly protects her?
Which is exactly why Vincent mattered so much.
And that is what made the second half of this book absolutely devastating.
Without spoiling too much, there are very few books where something happens to a main character and I physically feel my stomach drop, but this managed it. From that point onwards, I genuinely felt stressed reading. Madeleine spends the entire story fighting to be treated like a person instead of an object, begging for the smallest amount of autonomy and choice, only for the people around her to continuously strip that away from her.
What hurt most was the betrayal. Not just what happened, but who it came from.
I did genuinely enjoy Madeleine and Vincent together throughout large portions of the book. There were sweet moments between them, moments where you understood why she trusted him so completely. But if I were Madeleine, forgiveness would take more than one lifetime. It would take stars burning out. I cannot even begin to comprehend how the story expects recovery from that level of betrayal, and honestly, I do not want easy forgiveness.
I need rage in the next book.
I need Madeleine to become terrifying. I want her furious, violent, clawing against every cage built around her. I want her to finally understand the power she actually has and use it against every single person who controlled her life. Her parents especially deserve consequences, but selfishly, I also need Vincent to suffer. I need heartbreak, regret, obsession, guilt. I need him destroyed by what he did.
And the cliffhanger ending? Cruel. Absolutely cruel. But incredibly effective, because now I am completely trapped waiting for the next book.
One thing I will say is that this world can initially feel hard to grasp, especially if this is your first book in the universe. I had not read the previous books about Vincent’s twin brothers, and at times I felt like I was trying to catch up to information everyone else already understood. The political structure and societal rules are not immediately clear, which made the beginning feel more contemporary than I expected based on how people described the series online.
I also wish the biotech aspects had been explored further. The concept is fascinating, but sometimes it felt secondary to the obsession with purity and beauty standards. I wanted more detail about how this society actually functions and how deeply the biotech changes the world itself. There is clearly so much potential there.
That being said, the side characters and family dynamics intrigued me massively. Madeleine’s mother was horrifying, but also fascinating because her position in the family seemed contradictory to the rigid society the book describes. I kept questioning how she was allowed so much freedom and influence when the world itself supposedly limits women so heavily. Meanwhile Madeleine, who has proven herself endlessly capable, is treated as disposable despite being the one carrying so much of the family’s success.
Overall, this was a difficult book to ease into, but once the emotional intensity hit, I was obsessed. And as someone with a deeply unhealthy love for angst in fiction, this book absolutely destroyed me in the best way possible.
This world feels so different from anything I have read before. The biotech influences, the commentary on social media, image, and the strange reality of living a life that exists both online and off screen were incredibly interesting. Even when Madeleine is someone whose existence revolves around presentation and public perception, the story constantly reminds us how trapped she really is beneath all of it.
I felt awful for Madeleine for almost the entire book. She is intelligent, composed, and capable far beyond her years. Again and again she is praised for her ability to negotiate, manage deals, and use the femininity forced onto her as a weapon that benefits her family. Yet despite everything she gives them, she is treated horrifically. The verbal abuse from her mother was genuinely painful to read, and every time her father made weak attempts to defend her, I kept thinking: can this girl please have one person in her life who truly protects her?
Which is exactly why Vincent mattered so much.
And that is what made the second half of this book absolutely devastating.
Without spoiling too much, there are very few books where something happens to a main character and I physically feel my stomach drop, but this managed it. From that point onwards, I genuinely felt stressed reading. Madeleine spends the entire story fighting to be treated like a person instead of an object, begging for the smallest amount of autonomy and choice, only for the people around her to continuously strip that away from her.
What hurt most was the betrayal. Not just what happened, but who it came from.
I did genuinely enjoy Madeleine and Vincent together throughout large portions of the book. There were sweet moments between them, moments where you understood why she trusted him so completely. But if I were Madeleine, forgiveness would take more than one lifetime. It would take stars burning out. I cannot even begin to comprehend how the story expects recovery from that level of betrayal, and honestly, I do not want easy forgiveness.
I need rage in the next book.
I need Madeleine to become terrifying. I want her furious, violent, clawing against every cage built around her. I want her to finally understand the power she actually has and use it against every single person who controlled her life. Her parents especially deserve consequences, but selfishly, I also need Vincent to suffer. I need heartbreak, regret, obsession, guilt. I need him destroyed by what he did.
And the cliffhanger ending? Cruel. Absolutely cruel. But incredibly effective, because now I am completely trapped waiting for the next book.
One thing I will say is that this world can initially feel hard to grasp, especially if this is your first book in the universe. I had not read the previous books about Vincent’s twin brothers, and at times I felt like I was trying to catch up to information everyone else already understood. The political structure and societal rules are not immediately clear, which made the beginning feel more contemporary than I expected based on how people described the series online.
I also wish the biotech aspects had been explored further. The concept is fascinating, but sometimes it felt secondary to the obsession with purity and beauty standards. I wanted more detail about how this society actually functions and how deeply the biotech changes the world itself. There is clearly so much potential there.
That being said, the side characters and family dynamics intrigued me massively. Madeleine’s mother was horrifying, but also fascinating because her position in the family seemed contradictory to the rigid society the book describes. I kept questioning how she was allowed so much freedom and influence when the world itself supposedly limits women so heavily. Meanwhile Madeleine, who has proven herself endlessly capable, is treated as disposable despite being the one carrying so much of the family’s success.
Overall, this was a difficult book to ease into, but once the emotional intensity hit, I was obsessed. And as someone with a deeply unhealthy love for angst in fiction, this book absolutely destroyed me in the best way possible.
May 18, 2026
The story felt broken, like a series of vignettes. Bits that connected and didn’t. This was the first Elise book I’ve ever read.
The premise of the story was enjoyable, the world building slow, but intense.
I found the character development to be sporadic. Even by the end of the book I wasn’t sure how I felt about the FMC.
Sometimes the dialogue seemed repetitive.
The spice was off the charts.
I will definitely be preordering the next book. And look forward to reading more about the Crows.
The premise of the story was enjoyable, the world building slow, but intense.
I found the character development to be sporadic. Even by the end of the book I wasn’t sure how I felt about the FMC.
Sometimes the dialogue seemed repetitive.
The spice was off the charts.
I will definitely be preordering the next book. And look forward to reading more about the Crows.
June 7, 2026
I didn’t realize this was an unfinished duet when it sucked me in and it ended on a cliffhanger so that’s frustrating but my fault. I love a good Dom/Sub book and this was a good one . Madeline and Vincent’s story is a whirlwind and tragic. I certainly hope the next book ends on a positive note cause I am not ready if it doesn’t . Sometimes it felt kind winded and like a lot of the information was unnecessary for story progression. Still a great book can’t wait for the next one .
May 5, 2026
GOD DAMN. The Smut. THE AFTERCARE. The author has mastered the sex scenes.
Praise kink with the daddy kink. I love me some Daddy Dom.
He hand wrote notes with the underwear.
He has an app to track her periods.
Smut Chapters
🫦Finger action in Chapter 10
🫦She gives BJ in Chapter 15
🫦He takes her V in Chapter 17
🫦 Phone sex in Chapter 23
🫦Sex in Chapter 30
🫦Sex in Chapter 38
Praise kink with the daddy kink. I love me some Daddy Dom.
He hand wrote notes with the underwear.
He has an app to track her periods.
Smut Chapters
🫦Finger action in Chapter 10
🫦She gives BJ in Chapter 15
🫦He takes her V in Chapter 17
🫦 Phone sex in Chapter 23
🫦Sex in Chapter 30
🫦Sex in Chapter 38
May 19, 2026
Decent story, but questionable editing and a confusing bounce around. Not sure if other books in this universe should have been read first, but there were a lot of references and context that was unexplained when introduced. I'd also have liked more chapters providing insight into Vincent's thoughts during the time jumps
June 18, 2026
What the actual fuck?
Okay so this was literally just porn, it was so bad but I physically couldn’t put the book down.
She really needs proof readers and an editor because jeeez, even I was noticing the mistakes.
WHAT WAS THAT ENDING? Her dad kills her, the fuck?! I didn’t sign up for porn and cliffhanger trauma
Okay so this was literally just porn, it was so bad but I physically couldn’t put the book down.
She really needs proof readers and an editor because jeeez, even I was noticing the mistakes.
WHAT WAS THAT ENDING? Her dad kills her, the fuck?! I didn’t sign up for porn and cliffhanger trauma
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 26, 2026
damnnnnnnn
10/10 read. Some spelling errors but nothing you can’t figure out because of context. This… was fantastic. I am so disappointed it came out so recently because I’m ready for the next book now!
10/10 read. Some spelling errors but nothing you can’t figure out because of context. This… was fantastic. I am so disappointed it came out so recently because I’m ready for the next book now!
February 7, 2026
Loved this book. The details are 🔥🔥🔥. I love everything she’s written. They are always books that you can’t set down. There were a few grammatical mistakes but nothing that you can’t read around. I seriously cannot wait for the next book!
May 31, 2026
very good book
It’s really nice and it definitely keep you engaged. I loved how obsessed the MMC becomes and the relationship he forms with his sub. However it ends on a cliffhanger so be prepared
It’s really nice and it definitely keep you engaged. I loved how obsessed the MMC becomes and the relationship he forms with his sub. However it ends on a cliffhanger so be prepared
May 3, 2026
The storyline was fire. The characters were so well written.
The smut🫦🫠 10 out of 10. Currently my favorite read of 2026.
The smut🫦🫠 10 out of 10. Currently my favorite read of 2026.
June 8, 2026
I didn’t understand shit. I thought maybe it was a fantasy book and they had powers, lol, but it’s not. Hot sex with a daddy kink (in a differen way??).
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 4, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
So good! The storyline and the characters are people. Has depth to the story. The smut chefs kiss. Her mother was a gaslighting B. Madeline felt and read as a person not a character. Some stories I read this one I stepped into a world.
I cannot wait for more books in this world. How she has written the crows is addictive.
Some typos. I wish more books were out in this world to binge
So good! The storyline and the characters are people. Has depth to the story. The smut chefs kiss. Her mother was a gaslighting B. Madeline felt and read as a person not a character. Some stories I read this one I stepped into a world.
I cannot wait for more books in this world. How she has written the crows is addictive.
Some typos. I wish more books were out in this world to binge
June 13, 2026
give me the next book now pleassssseeeee.
Still feel this way
Still feel this way
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