Having read most of the Seven Range Shifters series, I was excited to dive into Original Sinner, especially since Kait Ballinger’s books were my first real introduction to Alpha Males and Insta-Love. It’s been a while since I picked up one of her books, so I was looking forward to this ARC.

This is the first book in The Seven Deadly Sins series, and it delivers exactly what’s promised: a powerful supernatural world where the Seven Deadly Sins rule. Charlotte works for Pride—who is, naturally, arrogant, difficult, and ridiculously attractive. Meanwhile, Charlotte has a complicated past, shaped by religious trauma and a murky romantic history she’s trying to move beyond.

This book was spicy, but missing that emotional spark

There’s no shortage of steam in this book, and fans of paranormal romance will likely enjoy the dynamic between Charlotte and Pride. However, I struggled to connect with the characters. The chemistry was more physical than emotional, and while Charlotte’s backstory had potential, she herself felt a little flat. I kept waiting for deeper character development, but it never quite came.

If you love Kait Ballinger’s signature mix of spice and supernatural power plays, this will probably be an enjoyable read. For me, though, it felt a little too familiar, and I was hoping for something with more depth. I finished it, I didn’t hate it, but it didn’t quite hook me either.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed the concept of the book and the writing style. I had read books that were based on the seven deadly sins before but not with this concept, so I did enjoy that quite a lot. And while I overall enjoyed the storyline of the book and the general chemistry between the main characters there was just something that made it hard for me to get into the book. I don't know if it was something about the FMC that threw me off a bit at the beginning or if it had something to do with me not being in the mindset for a book like this, but it did take me a good 20% to fully get into the book. But as soon as I got over that point I truly did enjoy it and I would recommend it to anyone who likes the concept of the seven deadly sins coming to earth and a scorching hot relationship between one of them and a mortal who is newly employed in his company.

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lucifer is not only the devil, but he owns a luxury congolmorate in New York City, and I was a little nervous this would feel similar to other books that follow a roughly similar idea for our leading man this was absolutely different to anything else; mainly because this is much darker than the usual books that have a billionaire MMC.

I probably should have seen the religious themes coming especially with our main girlie Charlotte having run away from her church and life to NYC to get a new job. There were a lot of religious references in here which would usually bother me but they didn't feel over the top and were relevent and gave the story a grounding in our contemporary world that just worked.

Lucifer was a strange leading man as one minute he gave the usual book boyfriend vibes, all smily and seductive and making you feel comfortable and protected, and then the next he just completely flips the script and it was a little bit hard to follow his changes at times, I'm pretty sure I got whiplash once or twice. Charlotte is your typical cinderella story to match our big bad MMC and I thought I was going to hate her, honestly, but she really pulled through and grew through the story.

“The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, Miss Bellefleur”

“You were made for this. For sin. Take what you came here for, what you need”

This book was … absolutely wild! Wicked, sinful and wonderful in the most addicting sort of way. And if it is part of a series … I’m pretty sure I have a new dark romance series to get addicted to. The fallen angels for the seven sins … starting right off with the king of hell, Lucifer and his pride. What a book it was. What a crazy, obsessive and possessive billionaire demon he is. And want a wicked creature Charlotte is. But if there’s anything she can tell us here is to be unapologetic about your desires and your needs. Being strong and resilient even when you think you’re on your own. In this book she meets him because she embraces her own self and desires … and what a wild ride she has !!!! It does remind me a lot of the whole Fifty Shades situation to be fair. But this time there’s also religious trauma involved so … I would say consider this the combination of the Lucifer tv series but with a Fifth Shades of Grey theme. Hot, spicy and addicting!! The perfect read if you like this sorts of book. And if you like the enemies to lovers trope, forced proximity and billionaire romance!!! I can’t wait for the next one !!!

“Run along now, little dove, before you do something to truly unleash me”

“Stop … Making me feel this way … Like there’s an ache inside me and the only answer is you”

Beautiful sinner ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nice easy spicy read but i kept picturing the guy from lucifer aka the mmc and i feel this didn’t work for me that well. But i would definitely still recommend it as a very easy read.

Original Sinner by Kait Ballenger
Dark romantasy. Present tense, alternating POV. Erotica elements including BDSM.
New York City is run by Lucifer and the seven deadly sins. Brothels, elite bars where sex and temptation are the only part of the menu, and sin is the name of the game. The media and paparazzi follow the power players for the salacious news stories. It is not a playground for the innocent.
Yet, NY is exactly where Charlotte goes to escape her religious and restrictive past. She gets an assistant PR job where she ends up working directly for Lucifer, who cannot resist her. He can’t see her sins and it’s driving him mad. If he can’t see any of her sins, he’s going to make sure he gives her a few she will never forget. The PR job turned fake relationship turned play room kink drives both Charlotte and Lucifer to the unknown.

Enrapture, domination, anger, pleasure and lust. Just the tip of the emotional entanglements.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

There’s a lot going on in this exciting romance. When a survivor from an almost cult like religious organization moves to New York and gets a job working in a company owned by Lucifer, things get very interesting very fast. And yes, I did picture Tom Ellis as Lucifer. The spice level is up there and plenty of trigger warnings were detailed. I read this fast because I couldn’t put it down. It was thoroughly enjoyable. I read this on Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

A dark and gripping tale that explores deep emotions and complex relationships. The plot is both suspenseful and thrilling, making it a must-read for anyone who loves a captivating romantic mystery

I was a bit nervous going into this one as Dark Romance genres are ones I generally avoid. With it featuring the 7 Sins as elites of NYC however I wanted to give it a try. It was a great read, lots of elements that I enjoy from paranormal romances and although there are definitely dark parts (please check the warnings) I found this was my kind of thing.

I enjoyed the characters of Charlotte and Lucifer, the way they interacted with each other and the other characters was interesting and helped build them up. Lucifer having family problems and Charlotte wanting a fresh start after a difficult past was definitely relatable even if people's circumstances might not be quite the same.

I will be looking out for more books in this series as I'm intrigued by the other Sins but I'd also love to see more of the characters Jax and Imani. I feel like there's a lot more to come.

I'd recommend this to people for sure, it's not too dark but just has enough elements that it would be a good place to start. We all like a bad boy right?

NetGalley ARC Educator 550974


A steamy slow building romance featuring Lucifer himself. Charlotte is a repressed woman trying to find her way. She gets a job working for Lucifer and finds herself in his clutches and in between him and his siblings.

The scenes are steamy with standard dating woes thrown in. It's a one sitting read that is more provacative than the series Lucifer.

What a great book! I absolutely loved how twisty and clever this one was! I was totally engrossed from beginning to end and would definitely read from this author again, So, so, so good!

It was a pretty good book. I liked the characters and the plot. I hope to read more books by this author.

Original Sinner by Kait Ballenger is a dark romance set in a world where devils roam the earth. Charlotte grew up in a religious cult but escaped and ended up working for Lucifer. I really enjoyed the banter between Lucifer and Charlotte and the forced proximity boss/subordinate tropes throughout the book. I can't wait to read more from this author!

I enjoyed this book and thought it was an action packed fantasy romance.

Things I loved:
❤️ High stakes. There were so many on edge moments. I loved this.
❤️ Solid romance
❤️ An FMC to root for

Things that had me a bit overwhelmed:
😕 There were so many characters and their specific skills to learn that I found it hard to keep track.
👄 I got a bit lost with all the fantasy wordings such as the week and times.

I thought it was a bit long too. Overall I enjoyed it but it left me stressed that I couldn't remember things so couldn't fully immerse myself in the story.

A short summary of this book would be if modern day NYC was ruled by the Princes of Hell, with major Fifty Shades of Grey vibes. 👀

Honestly this book was so much fun! It was spicy and intriguing and tbh exactly what I needed right now.

I was thorough hooked in the first half, but the plot got a bit lost after that. It’s a very cheesy book and not a literary masterpiece, however I loved the concept and it was an enjoyable read.

I enjoyed the banter between the FMC and MMC and the build of their tension/relationship. I do wish there was more background on the Originals but also we all know the story so understandable to be semi-vague. I felt like it adds to the mystery of the MMC as well.

A very different book to what I usually read and I really enjoyed it. A unique plot that I haven’t read before.

This has a lot of the tropes/scenes that I expected from this type of dark romantasy, but the premise and worldbuilding kept it feeling original. Charlotte and Lucifer’s POVs each had a distinctive voice, and the writing of being inside their heads was such that they felt real almost immediately. The world the author built — and the sort of religious dichotomy they played with — was really interesting, especially seeing how it was integrated into NYC. This was a strong start to what I think will be a really intriguing series.

This book was simply amazing. I loved everything about it and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of reading it. It was a blast.

I had high hopes for this adaptation of my favourite retelling (hades/persephone) but I was sadly let down as the story felt disjointed and incomplete in areas and over embellished in others. This left a FMC that felt somewhat contrived and a plot that at fell just short for me,