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A review by betwixt_the_pages
Monstrous by Nicole M. Rubino
5.0
Rating: 5/5 Penguins
Quick Reasons: WHY MUST YOU HURT ME, ENDING?!; aghhhhh I need book 2; unique magics, gorgeous world building, purple prose; wtffffffff whyyyyyyyyy?!; I really have no coherent words
HUGE thanks to Nicole Rubino for the (absolutely HEART AND SOUL WRENCHING) ARC copy of this title! My review of this book is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by this gesture.
Perhaps then, the stories are wrong. Maybe monsters aren't lying in wait underneath beds or inside closets to devour unsuspecting children. Maybe the monsters are just hiding from a human world that would do monstrous things if it ever found out the truth: that we live beside them in plain sight.
Nicole Rubino. If you're reading this. I need you to show yourself before this royal court of Penguin and ANSWER FOR YOUR CRIMES. Because how very DARE you put these feelings in this icy heart of mine and then absolutely shatter it. HOW. VERY. DARE. This Penguin will now commence throwing tuna...again...in displeasure.
Seriously though y'all. This read is a life ruiner. I am broken. I am beyond repair. I am in need of book 2 immediately...and maybe a very stiff drink or some very cold ice cream. Or both. Nicole Rubino crafted absolute MAGIC in this book, and I am beside myself with needing to know everything that happens next RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW. The writing style is gorgeous, the characters are all so kick-ass and worthy of you falling in love with them (and you WILL fall in love with them. All of them. Except uh...except maybe THAT guy...and that one...) The plot is tense, filled with action, and non-stop from page one. You will be breathless, on the edge of your seat, racing toward the ending. And the ending? Given my mini rant tantrum above, I think it's safe to say the ending is going to BREAK YOU.
PLEASE, I implore again, NOT HER. I don't know if I could handle betrayal coming from Liv. But then I think, ISN'T THAT THE POINT? Betrayal doesn't imply trickery from someone you expect it from. No, the very essence of the word is laced with deceit from someone you care about. Someone you love. Someone you trust.
After all, there's no worse feeling in the world than believing someone has your back before they stab you in it.
I definitely recommend this to lovers of monster romances (be warned, there is a SMIDGEN of spice in this read), breathless adventures, and a race to find the answers. If you plan on only picking up one Indie/Self-Pubbed book this quarter (by which I mean early year of 2024), you BEST make it THIS BOOK. The characters are worth getting to know, the story is bound to keep you coming back for more, and I need....NEEEEEEEED....to get these slippery flippers on book 2 IMMEDIATELY. Which means you all need to read this book, book one. There's bigger monsters than those who lurk within these pages, Penguins....keep a watchful eye out for them, lest you be found eaten.
Quick Reasons: WHY MUST YOU HURT ME, ENDING?!; aghhhhh I need book 2; unique magics, gorgeous world building, purple prose; wtffffffff whyyyyyyyyy?!; I really have no coherent words
HUGE thanks to Nicole Rubino for the (absolutely HEART AND SOUL WRENCHING) ARC copy of this title! My review of this book is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by this gesture.
Perhaps then, the stories are wrong. Maybe monsters aren't lying in wait underneath beds or inside closets to devour unsuspecting children. Maybe the monsters are just hiding from a human world that would do monstrous things if it ever found out the truth: that we live beside them in plain sight.
Nicole Rubino. If you're reading this. I need you to show yourself before this royal court of Penguin and ANSWER FOR YOUR CRIMES. Because how very DARE you put these feelings in this icy heart of mine and then absolutely shatter it. HOW. VERY. DARE. This Penguin will now commence throwing tuna...again...in displeasure.
Seriously though y'all. This read is a life ruiner. I am broken. I am beyond repair. I am in need of book 2 immediately...and maybe a very stiff drink or some very cold ice cream. Or both. Nicole Rubino crafted absolute MAGIC in this book, and I am beside myself with needing to know everything that happens next RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW. The writing style is gorgeous, the characters are all so kick-ass and worthy of you falling in love with them (and you WILL fall in love with them. All of them. Except uh...except maybe THAT guy...and that one...) The plot is tense, filled with action, and non-stop from page one. You will be breathless, on the edge of your seat, racing toward the ending. And the ending? Given my mini rant tantrum above, I think it's safe to say the ending is going to BREAK YOU.
PLEASE, I implore again, NOT HER. I don't know if I could handle betrayal coming from Liv. But then I think, ISN'T THAT THE POINT? Betrayal doesn't imply trickery from someone you expect it from. No, the very essence of the word is laced with deceit from someone you care about. Someone you love. Someone you trust.
After all, there's no worse feeling in the world than believing someone has your back before they stab you in it.
I definitely recommend this to lovers of monster romances (be warned, there is a SMIDGEN of spice in this read), breathless adventures, and a race to find the answers. If you plan on only picking up one Indie/Self-Pubbed book this quarter (by which I mean early year of 2024), you BEST make it THIS BOOK. The characters are worth getting to know, the story is bound to keep you coming back for more, and I need....NEEEEEEEED....to get these slippery flippers on book 2 IMMEDIATELY. Which means you all need to read this book, book one. There's bigger monsters than those who lurk within these pages, Penguins....keep a watchful eye out for them, lest you be found eaten.