This was just fine imo, and I'm starting to wonder if maybe Luxuria was a flash in the pan. The characters felt a bit flat, and while I think a character being demi in this world has so much GREAT potential, the pacing was a bit off for me and didn't have the pay off I was expecting? Like Austin being demi, a female monster/male human pairing, a bodyguard trope, there was so much going for this and it just unfortunately didn’t work for me. I also hate the "we can't be together for reasons" trope, and that was a lot of the conflict for them getting together.

Also I hated the reveal at the end with Selene's bio dad

I think I'm going to continue with the series for now (if only purely for the, hopefully worth it, long term pay off of waiting for Damen's book), but I'm hoping I like the novella and the fourth book a bit more! 

Absolutely loved Astrid and Selene's interactions, I still stand by my opinion that they would've made a great couple