A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Monsters Above by R.L. Caulder

4.0

I have to admit that I discovered that I'm not really made for series that go on this long. Of course, when you look at just this trilogy it's just a trilogy, but I've been reading all the books in the interconnected world and it's starting to get a little complicated to keep everything apart. However, I was still very happy when my arc for this book came in. Mostly because I was really curious how this mess was gonna be solved.

It takes a while for this book to really get going and yet it's never boring. The characters are spending a lot of time exploring hell, meeting characters we've already met in previous books set in this world and of course they're learning to master their powers in this book. But from the moment our heroine met her teacher and really started learning the story became one big rollercoaster filled with reveals, twists and danger.

I really love how the author explains the existence of angels, demons and Greek Gods. I also love how much power the author actually gives humanity in this book, even though they're not really aware of that power. I also really enjoyed the Greek Mythology influences and how this was once more a book where Zeus finally gets what he should have gotten millennia ago already. I will never get bored of Zeus getting what he deserves.

I also realized while reading the epilogues how beautiful the message in this book actually is. Our heroine is literally embodying hope. She's the light in the darkness. She's faith in yourself when everything seems hopeless. She's finding a way when there seems to be none. And she's also the promise that no matter what in the end hope will always be stronger than everything else in this world. And one is only lost, when one has lost hope.