“I’ve never been drawn to the idea of entertaining a human partner. Their lack of fangs and claws has always seemed boring, disappointing, even.” 

 

For fans of steamy scenes, male damsels, and cliffhangers. 

 

Our protagonist, Kade, has been cursed to work in a brothel owned by Mistress Raiine and forced to pleasure monsters. During one of Kade’s “appointments,” he meets Syn. After Mistress Raiine bragged about Kade’s shapeshifting abilities, Syn became fascinated by the idea and decided to test out Kade’s skills. 

 

After reading the synopsis, the expectation was elements of dark romance through the view of a male protagonist. While the dark romance elements are minimal, this book is written from the perspective of a human-looking male protagonist is interesting. It is discussed earlier in the book that Kade is a shapeshifter but remains in human form due to the magic elements of the brothel, and Syn seeks him out due to his shapeshifting abilities. 

 

With this fascination with Kade’s abilities, Syn tries to converse with him, whereas Kade is pretty flabbergasted by the concept of discussing his life before the brothel. However, as Syn is talking with Kade, the scene is pretty wholesome as Kade is given some compassion by Syn. 

 

Due to the short length, we do not get much world-building or details into Kade’s betrayal or Syn’s professional role. Hopefully, the sequel will delve into the monster world and gain insight into the characters.