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Made For Death: A Dark Assassin Romance

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I was raised to run.
He was trained to hunt.

Now we’re trapped together—and he refuses to let me go.

Priest Carmichael is one of the Sovereign’s most ruthless assassins. Unhinged. Sadistic. A weapon forged in blood and sharpened by pain.

He doesn’t care that I’ve bled, begged, or clawed my way to freedom.
He doesn’t care about justice. Or mercy.
He doesn’t care about anything.

Except control.

And the only thing more dangerous than his brutality…is how much I crave it.

He’s cruel in every way I should hate. But there’s something in the way he looks at me.
Something in the way he touches me—like pain is the only thing I deserve.

Now we are both being hunted.
But death isn’t the scariest thing in this world.
He is.

This book contains numerous dark themes and scenes that some readers may find distressing or disturbing. Please read the content considerations before continuing, found at the authors www.saigeparker.com

Made For Death is a standalone novel in The Sovereign series. No prior reading is required.

454 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2026

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Saige Parker

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Saige Parker lives in the rainy Pacific Northwest with her ever-supportive husband. A lifelong bookworm, she took the plunge into indie publishing after sharing her dark romance stories with a passionate reader group—and realized it was time to go bigger.

Drawn to the sinister side of storytelling, Saige creates pitch-black love stories featuring villainous characters you can’t help but fall for…mostly. With a passion for diving deep into the messy, complicated emotions that make us human, she loves exploring what makes people who they are by crafting characters that are often seen as irredeemable, unlovable, and purely chaotic.

Welcome to her wicked world—filled with dark hearts, and darker love.

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974 reviews1,001 followers
February 5, 2026


This book! I’m obsessed

On my dark scale, it's black with scattered pitch-black moments. I’m always on the lookout for the next pitch-black book.n

If you’re looking for a morally grey MMC, look away. Priest is morally black, some may say, unredemable. I say he is a silver. Enter our FMC A, Priest's obsession. Whole demons recognize themselves in each other. I love a strong and intense FMC.

I read this book in one sitting, and to say I was captivated is an understatement.
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125 reviews3 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 8, 2026
4.5⭐ARC REVIEW - 'MADE FOR DEATH'
A Dark Assassin Romance

"He doesn’t care that I’ve bled, begged, or clawed my way to freedom.
He doesn’t care about justice. Or mercy.
He doesn’t care about anything."

"And the only thing more dangerous than his brutality…is how much I crave it."

💙 Forced Proximity
🖤 Pitch-black MMC
💙 Virgin FMC
🖤 Bully MMC
💙 Stabby FMC
🖤 Degration/Humiliation
💙 Unhinged Obsession

What a wild ride! Heart racing, action packed, totally dark unhinged brutality and loved every second. I've been patiently waiting to read this ARC, I seriously couldn't put it down! Transfixed for the next page turn of thrilling suspense that keeps you hooked! Was 100% worth the anticipation.
Priest, our dark assassin MMC. A dangerous, psychotic, obsessive, made man. Born in a sovereign of brutality of blood, suits, control and political corruption. Broken by his own bloodline and made a killing machine.
Arlo our FMC is a tough, fierce, smart mouthed firecracker of a women, who has been a running survivor her entire life. Caught between her father's past, and a man who's sunk his teeth in and won't let her go! She's his new obsession.
I loved the banter between some of the characters! Even through the most traumatic experience, emotional or physical, light shines blurred lines of humanity.


Please Check Your Trigger Warnings ⚠️
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150 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 14, 2026
5 ⭐ 5 🌶️
ARC Review🖤
Holy hell. Saige Parker is a new-to-me author, and after this, I am officially obsessed. This book is dark, intense, and incredibly well-written. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time-I actually had to take a few "breather" breaks! 🥵
This isn't a redemption story; it's a descent into madness and control. Priest is terrifying, and by the end, I was questioning my own sanity for loving him so much. He totally melted me. Also, the spitting... it’s a micro-trope I’m obsessed with (sorry, Mom! 💀).
I also really need a book for Raze next! If he’s anything like Priest, I’m in trouble.
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966 reviews575 followers
February 25, 2026
*1.5 TORTUROUS STARS*

What in the messed up hell did I just read?
Don't get me wrong, I love a dark romance with a pitch-black MMC, but this was just plain sadistic and depraved behavior, there was no romance to speak of, and I only kept reading because I wanted to see some character development or redemption arc, but it just never came.
This was basically a story about a psychopath MMC who continuously rapes/forces the FMC to do messed up shit, and she ends up with Stockholm Syndrome because of it.

The story could have been interesting, with the society of killers and everything, but the constant sexual harassment just overshadowed everything else and just made the storyline super choppy and non-linear. I didn't like this at all and this left me feeling very uneasy.
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388 reviews11 followers
January 9, 2026
Title: Made for Death by Saige Parker
ARC Provided By: Author Saige Parker
Expected Release Date: 01|31|2026
Genre: Pitch Black Romance
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Main Characters: Priest + Arlo
Book Type: Standalone + Interconnected Series
Triggers: Over 30+ ⚠️

When you open this book, you’re entering a new world; you’ll meet the Sovereigns most unhinged, sadistic men you’ll ever find and they do not give you mercy. They are pitch black and in this world, and you’ll be eaten alive if you’re weak.

Following this story, you’ll meet Priest. He’s mentally unstable and will slit you from ass to mouth in seconds just for looking at him the wrong way. When I say he’s sadistic, I mean it. He takes what he wants, when he wants and he answers to no one. There’s no world where he’s remotely redeemable…or is there?

You’ll also meet Arlo; a badass, mouthy, feisty girl who doesn’t cower to no man, except…him, Priest. And even then, she’s giving him hell until the end. When I say he takes from her, I mean he TAKES. No matter where, who’s watching, it doesn’t matter.

Slowly over time, his blackened heart softens to only her. Where she’s the only thing that can save him from becoming more brutal than the day before. She grounds him, even through hate, fear, tears, bruises or anything else, she helps him fight his demons.

This book was 6⭐️ for me and I’ll scream it from the rooftops. Hands down, my first and favorite pitch black assassin romance book. I seriously beg you to add this to your TBR. You’re not going to regret it. I can NOT wait to read the next books she has planned in this series. I’m literally obsessed 🖤
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148 reviews2 followers
February 2, 2026
2.75 ⭐️’s

Did somebody say Stockholm syndrome on steroids? Not even steroids, it has to be some sort of crack, heroine, amphetamine mixture. Because wtfffff is going on here???

I’m going to preface this by saying that this book is not for everyone and I mean it. This book is dark darkkkkk romance and extremely sick. However, I’m not going to yuck someone else’s yum and I’m glad I finished it. It just wasn’t 100% for me. If I was into pitch black romance then I’d be all over it but I’m not and this book hasn’t fully converted me… YET 😂

I’m into ‘he’s a homicidal maniac to everyone but her’ & this book wasn’t that. It was ‘he’s a homicidal maniac to everyone but especially her’. Priest is a demon through and through and honestly, I kept waiting for the FMC Arlo to kill herself to get away from him 😖. Also, she’s only 19 years old…

This book was enemies to??? I don’t even know ffs. There was a part in the book where I thought we were making progress and I could somehow justify Priest’s behaviour towards Arlo but that was VERY short lived 😂. I was still hooked though for some sick reason that I don’t want to unpack thank you!

Sometimes you need something that isn’t fluffy to devour and this delivered. I was so close to dnf’ing after the first 20 pages but i had to give it a chance

The plot?? ATE IT UP

The romance? Scary as fuq and the thing nightmares are made of

Thank you Saige for sending me this ARC! This won’t be the last Saige book I read
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270 reviews2 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 20, 2026
This is unhinged, filthy and murderous. Everything you want in a dark romance. But if dark romance isn’t your thing, you won’t like the ✨darker✨ aspects of this book. Personally, I like it bc it’s a dark romance, otherwise it’s a big no in any other type of book 🙈

I was entertained the whole time and I liked that Arlo was a bit crazy as well lol, especially that she didn’t hesitate to go stabby 🤭

Anyway, Priest was a crazy, unapologetic and controlling. Just how we like them 🖤 he definitely had his moments where his human parts shone through. I kinda wish we could have seen more of those, just because I love to see when the monsters realize there is more to the world than them 🤭
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305 reviews6 followers
January 8, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Saige did it again!!! OBSESSED is an understatement, the action packed and plot will keep you flipping pages 🫠👀

A delicious pitch black tell, secret society, a TRUE enemies to lovers 🔥hidden identity and some of the most unhinged spice !

Priest MF Charmichael, the most ruthless assassin of the sovereigns, the reluctant heir, the future Chancellor of the South y’all!!!

A, our girl is a sassy, strong wild and brave badass combat trained, and hiding in plain sight!

The first time these meet, it was a Blood bag to say the least.
I love A she takes it As hard as she gives it, and she is never afraid of Priest even at his darkest, so what does my man do? He FALLS and hard !

This story is action packed and will keep you on your toes!
From one chapter to another. Loved it and can’t wait for the other sovereign stories !! Rez, Wolff and any other Saige bless us with 🙏🏻❤️‍🔥

PS
If you haven’t read her duet yet, start there you don’t wanna miss falling for GENERAL AXEL HAWTHORN 🫠🫠🫠
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140 reviews6 followers
January 12, 2026
ARC read. 📚 5 ⭐️ For anyone who has a weakness for pitch-black boys with mental health issues, who happen to be incredibly hot and good with guns.. this is for you! But don’t expect him to go all soft, because he won’t. I couldn’t put the book down, read it in 12 hours, which I think is the biggest compliment and basically says it all. It made me question my sanity and moral compass, of course, but it also made me tear up.. so totally worth it. Bravo, Saige. 👏🏻

“And you, kitten, are going to bleed so f*cking pretty for me.”

“I’m under your skin now. You’ll never claw me out.”

“He was born to burn the world down. And I was born to hand him the match.” 🔥
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9 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 12, 2026
Made for Death
Advanced Readers Copy was sent to me by the author , Saige Parker .

" You taste like a fucking problem . "
As soon as this book started , I couldn't put it down . The plot is incredible , packed with fast-paced action , thrilling suspense , twists and turns . It is emotionally devastating and will have you grab and pull at your hair and sometimes may have your stomach twist.
The MMC is unapologetically brutal , unhinged and obsessed with her . He's crawled out of hell . " Built like a god of death , the fucking devil . " She's a strong , fierce , badass FMC , who has learned to fight and survive . You will also end up having soft spots for the other characters.
I will be waiting for a signed physical copy 🤌🏼I strongly suggest you read all of the 29 TW⚠️ before you commit to this one because IT IS heavy.
I also would like to thank Saige for letting me be part of her ARC team , I feel incredibly privileged and will be reading anything she writes from now on.✨❤️‍🔥
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800 reviews51 followers
January 8, 2026
The Sovereign just keeps spinning those lies 🪙

A, just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and ran into a force she didn’t anticipate. She has been running and hiding, seeking work wherever she lands, keeping her secret close. But trouble seems to find her or should I say Priest and let’s just say ‘he’s not ok’ 🤣🤣I’m not going into detail simply because this story is too deep for me to do it justice 🤯🖤

ᖴIGᑌᖇEᔕ TᕼE Oᒪᗪ ᗰᗩᑎ ᖴIᑎᗩᒪᒪY GᖇEᗯ ᗩ ᔕᑭIᑎE ᗩᑎᗪ ᗩIᗰEᗪ IT ᗩT ᗰE.

Saige has the ability to ensure you don’t get any sleep 🤣first, you are held hostage to the pages then the story plays on and on in your head! Her penchant for writing a pitch MMC is like marmite you either love him or hate him…I’m still on the fence with this one 😬I loved A, her ability to attempt to fight in situations most would give up. The writing is amazing to the point you feel you are involved in a movie scene playing in your head, the emotions are real. If you’ve read any of Saige’s books you will know how deep they go and NGL I am there for it. I will say right here and now, read the triggers if you have any, there are scenes readers may find distressing‼️Or just dive straight in, as always the choice is your own 😈
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8 reviews4 followers
January 13, 2026
“She’s mine. To fuck, to ruin, to destroy. Completely. “

Made for Death by Saige Parker is the kind of book that sinks its teeth into you. If you devoured Leave Me Behind by K. M. Moronova and found yourself craving something even darker, even more unhinged, even more “I should not be enjoying this but I absolutely am”… then congratulations you’ve found your next obsession.

And the MMC? Oh, he’s not morally grey. He’s not even morally black. He is morally pitch black, a void in human shape, the kind of man who makes you question your own sanity for wanting to follow him deeper into the dark.

I got my hands on this ARC early and devoured it in one breathless, feral 24‑hour binge 😉 Do yourself a favour and mark your calendars January 31st. You’re going to want to let this one sink its claws into you the second it drops. Please check the trigger warnings for this 💀
18 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 8, 2026
I couldn't decide if I should rate this book a 4.5 or a 4.75 or a 5 star. So I just went with a 5 star.

When I finished reading this book I looked into the invisible camera and just kind of stared into the abyss. Once I finished reading this book, I was just like "I need to go touch grass". I need to go touch grass because it felt like to me I lived 25 lives in the span of the time it took me to read this book.

The plot was plotting the spice was spicing. It really felt like I was playing this action movie in my head that had romance also as a plot in it. The description of every single actioned-packed scene was so well written, that I could actually just see it play in my head thoroughly.

The only criticism that I would say was that sometimes I didn't really understand the chemistry between the main female character and the main male character.

Overall, a time was had. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm trying to figure out who is going to be the next sovereign. I don't know if it's going to be Raze or Arsen or maybe even Wollf.
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27 reviews
February 26, 2026
I feel so disgusted after completing this book. I hate everything about Priest. I’m usually okay with a pitch-black MMC, but his behaviour went way too far. There’s “being extremely possessive” and there’s “being a disgusting psychopath and a rapist”.

And wtf Arlo?! How could you LOVE someone like him after everything he did to you? He raped you over and over again, destroyed you and literally broke every part of you. 🤦🏻‍♀️

The heavy abuse was actually distracting from the main story, and I experienced feelings of anger and disgust over and over again.
Yes, I can handle some rape parts like with other dark romance books, but this was way too much… Sickening too 🤮….

The main story itself was okay… But that’s the only good thing I can say about this book. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Profile Image for Jessica.
386 reviews103 followers
February 2, 2026
This is my peace. My sanity. My sickness. My salvation. A perfect, broken paradox holding what’s left of me together.

Priest. Carmichael. Is. Unhinged.
I repeat: UN-HINGED.

Man...Monster...Who knows?

Made for Death - don't lie

When it comes to dark - and I mean all definition of the word DARK - there is no one like Priest.

I have never cared about anything more in my entire fucking life than I do you


And let's not leave out our FMC behind because Arlo Veronin is one mouthy, takes a lot of sh*t, never backs down kinda chick.

“I’m going to kill you, Priest.”
“Good. Make it hurt.”


These two are beyond broken, beyond mending, beyond the realm of possibility of having a "normal" life. But that's what makes uniquely made for each other.

Crazy keeps crazy sane.

Made for Death - look at you

I’d rather bleed beside you than breathe without you. So if you’re going to ruin me, then ruin me.


And just like our first books in this series, there's always that side character that catches my eye, that makes me want to know more about them. So much more. And Raze would be that guy. Will he be getting his own book? I hope so.

Made for Death - obsessed

We shall see where the rest of this series takes us. This is one ride I do not want to get off anytime soon.

“You’re under my skin, in my head. You’re every bad thing I am, and every good thing I’ll never get to be. I can’t f*cking breathe without you.”
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176 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 9, 2026
ARC received for an honest review. Reader sanity not included.😌 4.5⭐️

Let’s get one thing straight: if you skip the trigger warnings for this book, that’s on you. I went in cocky, thinking “how dark can this really get?” and then Priest showed up and bitch slapped my expectations straight into the abyss. This man isn’t just morally grey, he’s the fucking black hole at the centre of your emotional galaxy. If there’s a color darker than pitch black, that’s where Priest is currently setting up camp, probably tearing a man's throat out, because " He looked at him wrong" 😄
I’m not easily bothered, but damn, this book made me question myself right alongside the FMC. Priest is violent, twisted, unhinged, and somehow you end up craving him through the pain, the humiliation, the utter chaos he drags you through.
This book is dark as hell and endlessly fascinating. If there’s one thing I’d nitpick, it’s this: I needed a better balance between plot and steam. I knoooow it usually comes with the territory in this genre, but a girl can have preferences, right? I mean, sure, it was hot, but sometimes I wanted action that didn’t just involve a bed (or a wall… or a sofa… you get the idea 😌😉). Give me more revenge, more high-stakes chaos, more of that “I will burn the world for you” energy. The scene where Priest goes after A’s necklace? Absolute perfection. That’s the darkness I signed up for. Gimme that all day.
If you’re looking for sunshine and rainbows, run. If you want to be emotionally waterboarded by a book and fall for a man who puts the “daddy” in “dangerous,” Made for Death will drag you through the dark, chew you up, spit you out and still leave you thirsty for more and you’ll thank it. Read the fucking warnings, and welcome to hell, babe. 🍷
22 reviews1 follower
January 14, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars

There is no easy way through Made for Death—and that’s exactly what makes it unforgettable.

This book is dark. It is brutal. It is torture wrapped in degradation, humiliation, and absolute loss of control. Saige Parker does not soften a single blow, and I wouldn’t want her to. From the first page, this story grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go.

Priest is the kind of darkness you hope you never encounter. He doesn’t just break you—he owns you. He consumes, destroys, and leaves no part of you untouched. He is terrifying, intoxicating, and impossible to look away from. If you think you’re prepared for him, you’re not.

I could not put this book down. Every chapter pulled me deeper, no matter how uncomfortable it made me feel—and it made me feel everything. I’m so grateful I had the chance to read this as an ARC before release, because this story is going to leave a mark on readers.

For my pitch black baddies: you need to experience Priest for yourself. Just be warned—once you step into this darkness, there’s no turning back. 🖤🔥
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159 reviews5 followers
January 17, 2026
5⭐️4🌶️ - Pitch black Dark Romance

🔪PITCH BLACK
🔪Villain MMC
🔪Stabby, badass FMC
🔪Enemies to lovers
🔪Non-con/CNC
🔪Secret society

WHAT. IN. THE. F*CKERY. WAS. THAT. Because I need 10 more. That was pitch black PERFECTION.

Please, do not go into this book without looking at the triggers. This is DARK, and not just the themes, but the relationship.

Staying in the world of assassins, Saige introduces us to Preist. I didn't think we could get darker than our boy Axil, but I was oh. so. wrong. Preist is defiant, crazy, insane, holds NO morals, dark, gives no fcks - oh and did I mention he's the best of the best? Arlo is out for the secret society. She strong, badass, single minded and well... a little crazy too. Preist's perfect match.

Full of twists and turns that will have you swinging from hating everyone to loving everyone, back to loathing all while gripping your seats. This is an absolute MUST for pitch black dark romance lovers.

A massive thank you to Saige Parker for trusting me with an ARC of Made for Death in exchage for my honest review.
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188 reviews
January 11, 2026
My first ARC! 🤩

‼️ PLEASE READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS!! ‼️

Priest is definitely one of the more morally black men I’ve come across. Boundaries don’t exist, and neither do safe words. But the story was entertaining and kept me interested enough to keep reading.

If you like your fmcs that try to fight but are always lowkey defenseless, this is for you.
Every time they’re together, he cracks her head against a hard surface, chokes her out, and/or makes her bleed (gunshot, stab wound, cuts, penetration with no lube, etc). I’m seriously concerned for her brain health at this point and can only hope she has superhuman regenerative hemoglobin powers.

Priest does whatever the hell he wants to her and she fights him at every turn. He’s a callous and unforgiving bastard; the morally black part really shined when he would NEVER take no for an answer.

BUT he does get her bite mark tattooed on him so he always has a permanent part of her on him wherever he goes. Ugh, so sentimental. 🥰
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348 reviews1 follower
February 17, 2026
Everybody's crazy up in this book. And I must be crazy too because I ate it up. This was like a constant shot of adrenaline the whole book. I couldn't put it down.

Like the MMC is beyond psychotic! I was either rooting for her to end him... or swooning at the ass backwards mildly romantic things he did (because something is wrong with me).

So let's start with CHECK TW! This is a pitch black romance and of that's not your vibe... don't read it.

Also... I need EVERYONE'S BOOKS! Including a prequel for you know who's story.

This plot was great. The FMC was a baddie except when she wasn't. I can live with that. If she didn't give in there wouldn't have been much of a romance. Maybe "romance" should be in quotes because.... crazy.

They were all 30 in my head til I got that rude awakening 🙄.. no worries... continued thinking of them as 30.

Thank you for the ARC and I will definitely be checking out more from this author!
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108 reviews
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January 10, 2026
Thank you so much to Saige Parker and team for the ARC! 🖤

Made for Death is a dark romance centered around an assassin team, a morally black MMC, and a fiery FMC. Please be sure to read the trigger warnings—this book opens in very dark territory and maintains a fast-paced, intense tone throughout.

Overall, this was a fun and exciting read, though not a personal favorite. The action and darkness were engaging, but I would have loved to see deeper character development and growth. Both main characters felt very rooted in the darkness, with little emotional evolution over time.

I initially loved the FMC, A, for her fiery personality and take-no-shit attitude. However, as her relationship with Priest developed, it felt like her individuality began to fade, and she became more absorbed into his character rather than continuing to stand fully on her own.

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104 reviews45 followers
January 13, 2026
ARC Read: Saige is creating a bada** Sovereign Assassin Universe and I’m so here for it. From the very beginning you are pulled back into the chaos and it’s Priest turn. And he’s just as unhinged as Axe. You learn his back story and it really breaks your heart the way he was raised and I’m not even sure that’s the right word; maybe more like how he survived. They broke him every way at such a young age you understand why he is the way he is. The irredeemable and the unlovable that you end up falling for.
I love how Saige creates strong FMC’s. You definitely have to be to survive these men.
I loved Arlo from the beginning. A beautifully broken soul that still somehow had a heart after all the crap she’s been through in life and the feeling of being so alone. You really started to understand why she was so at war with her feelings and the things she liked and hated all mixed into one.
The betrayal, violence, only thing to do is burn it all to ash!

I can’t wait to see whose story is next.
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80 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 21, 2026
If you’re expecting a sweet romance, this book is not for you. But if you’re looking for a story that’s dark, emotional, and packed with action, this book delivers all of that and so much more.

I love Saige Parker’s books with my whole heart, and even before starting this one, my expectations were incredibly high. The Revenge duet has lived rent-free in my head ever since I read it, and I recommend it every chance I get. I can say without hesitation that Made For Death will be exactly the same kind of obsession.

This was an incredible ride. I was genuinely angry when I had to go to sleep because I needed to know what would happen next. I swear, Saige Parker’s books are addictive.

Definitely check your triggers, because this book doesn’t sugarcoat anything. It’s dark, it’s raw, and Priest is definitely not a character who does things gently. He’s brutal, and the 🌶️ scenes with him are perfection.
As the author herself writes at the beginning of the book: “He was written to make your skin crawl, your stomach turn, and your mind question why the hell you
still want him.”

And yes – I absolutely fell in love with him. His story was amazing, the character development was excellent, and his chemistry with A was perfect. I love them both. Unconditionally.

Once again, I also fell in love with some of the side characters, and I truly hope we’ll hear more about a few of them in the future – maybe even get their own stories. But even if the next book in this universe focuses on someone completely different, I know I’ll read it without hesitation and eagerly wait for every single teaser, always craving more.
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465 reviews32 followers
February 2, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
🌑 Morally Corrupt MMC [Pitch Black is Putting it Nicely]
📚 Spin off Revenge Duet
🗣️ Dual POV
🖤 M/F
💥 CHECK YOUR TRIGGER WARNINGS

I have loved Saige's Sovereign Universe since Once A Villain so it was so good to be back and with a whole new pitch black MMC to fall in love with. Saige has a way of writing the most morally bankrupt men, and still makes you fall for them and the way they will literally burn the entire world down for their women.

Priest was no exception, and dare I say he gave Axel a run for his money with my affections. I also absolutely love that Saige's FMC are no damsels, they are forces of nature and can go toe to toe with these sovereign men they have to deal with. Arlo [our FMC] was not about to let Priest take away the freedom that she had to bleed, beg, and claw her way from the depths of hell for. She doesnt let him tarnish her heart, and I respect the hell out of her for that.

This book is completely unhinged, and I cannot stress enough that this isnt a book where the mmc is redeemable, he's not so if that isnt your thing, maybe skip this book cause you will definitely be questioning your own morals and why you like this book.


Tropes:
🔪 Forced Proximity
🖤 Pitch-black MMC
🔪 Virgin FMC
🖤 Bully MMC
🔪 Stabby FMC
🖤 Degration/Humiliation
🔪 Unhinged Obsession
🖤 Enemies to Lovers
8,998 reviews65 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 7, 2026
Made for death- Arlo was the only good thing in her fathers life and when hes gone she finds herself caught in the soverigns grip, by none other than ruthless assassin and heir Priest, his soul is black, his fathers pawn not that he listens, except for bringing her in. But a target on his own back forces them together, a fight for survival, a craving need that Arlo denys and Priest takes with no mercy but to what end?
This story is dark! Priest doesnt take no for an answer, your heart will break for all that Arlos goes through as for Priest well.... youll find out. Well written the characters draw you in, with depth and emotions, twists you dont see coming, action, violence, trauma and more. Non-con/dub-con scenes.
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43 reviews
January 11, 2026
ARC review: 3.5 ⭐️

This is an extremely dark assassin romance with a pitch black MMC. Priest is a psychotic hottie with a god complex, like clinically insane and should be medicated (It’s giving Tobias Mitchell - IYKYK). I had super high hopes for A because she was introduced as this tiny Russian baddie, but her character fell a little short for me. I wished she had maintained her strength and fighting/survival skills, but it felt like she only maintained her defiance which came off just bratty. Overall, this has an action packed plot and lots of spicy scenes, but check the content warnings because the spicy scenes are some of the darkest I’ve read. Lots of degradation and CNC/dub-con.

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ / 5
Priest: 🥵😈😈🔥 / 5

Tropes: Assasin, dark romance, age gap (10 years), bully romance, CNC, dub-con, forced proximity, enemies to lovers
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694 reviews18 followers
February 6, 2026
Open this book and step into a mercyless world ruled by the Sovereigns who are unhinged, pitch-black men who devour the weak. Enter Priest: volatile, sadistic, untouchable, a man who takes what he wants and answers to no one… or so he believes. Then there’s Arlo, a woman who’s sharp-tongued, fearless, and the only one who dares challenge him, even when it costs her everything. What begins in darkness twists into something dangerous and consuming as his brutal heart softens for her alone, and she becomes the thin line keeping him from total ruin. I’m obsessed and counting down to the next books.
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118 reviews9 followers
Review of advance copy received from Autor
January 9, 2026
Wow, this book was an emotional roller coaster. I had to question my morals several times throughout the reading because, wow, it was pure madness, but I loved every single second of it. 😫 Saige warned that Priest was insane, but I didn’t expect it to be that intense. Anyway, the story was also fascinating; it completely hooked me. I’m so excited to dive deeper into the universe the author created and, of course, to get to know the characters better, especially Arsen and Raze.

Thank you, Saige Parker, for this ARC.
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122 reviews
February 22, 2026
This MMC made me angry.

He was frustrating. I think a lot of his qualities were not redeemable but the author wanted that so for that reason it was a good character.
The MC relationship was true enemies to lovers and maybe always a little enemy like.

I don’t realize it was the same universe as the authors duet so I want to read these to make this universe make more sense. But overall the story and plot was interesting.
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