Mimiorphee's Reviews > Requiem of the Soul

Silence and darkness. They are my two constant requirements in life.

The devilsh and talented duo of authors A. Zavarelli and Natasha Knight offer with Requiem of the Soul a heart-pounding arranged marriage/revenge story.


How far would you go to get revenge against the family who destroyed yours? Santiago De La Rosa has certainly the determination and the ruthlessness to go through his plan. Taking the young Ivy as his bride, he has one thing in mind: to make her suffer.

Ivy, twelve years his younger is not one to submit easily to the whims and rules of her new husband, though.

“I like you scared, actually. You’re very pretty when you’re scared.”


I felt hypnotised by Santiago's personality and physique. Scarred, tattoed, he incarnated the Hero I love to hate. Seemingly unbreakable and cruel, his role within the Sovereign Son Society gives him the wealth and the power to succeed in his mission.

"I'm your worst fucking nightmare, wife of mine. It's about time you realized it."

The place of the women in their world had me cringing at every turn, I got so angry as their condition is slowly revealed. Ivy knows the rules though, and how to play with them. I loved her resilience and her strength, in spite of her physical issues.

"My wife wants to believe she’s a fighter. Determined to handle any punishment I throw her way."


Set in an eerie atmosphere where darkness plays with misery, this first opus of the trilogy is a true page-turner. In the confines of the old gothic Louisiana manor, the story unfolds at a fast pace, keeping me on edge all along. I can't wait to dive into the next opus!

"I wanted her tears but not her complete destruction. Or didn’t I?"