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dsarracco1's review
5.0
I am in love with this book! It is very well written, steamy, intelligent, unique, and I absolutely fell in love with the characters! I already cannot wait for the next book and wish I could have had more of this beautiful pair. I am so thankful for Jordan giving me an ARC copy of this book, it was amazing!
kymagirl's review
5.0
Zerne (H) is a cursed god who has been imprisoned in a mountain and needs to find his soul mate to break the curse. After thousands of years, Zerne has a vision of Diana (h), a folklorist, and must come up with a means to get her to come to his cave, since he can't leave. Diana comes to the cave and is surprised to find a winged god who claims that she's the one who can set him free. Diana agrees to stay with Zerne for a week and in return he'll answer her questions. The two get to know one another and Zerne will do whatever he can to get Diana to realize they were meant to be. Fun romantic monster read with a side of hot and steamy. Now we need to find out what happens for Bjeloboch and Abbess.
lifeand100books's review
3.0
I really liked Zerne. His development from jackass to a kind and gentle God yearning for love and togetherness was really pleasant to read.
Diana on the other hand felt very one dimensional. She was just meh.
Diana on the other hand felt very one dimensional. She was just meh.
alejandra_guerrero's review
3.0
Well, it wasn't entirely bad... The drama at the end was kind of unnecessary, and it felt kind of forced, but in general it was entertaining. It's kinda heavy on the spice and quite thin with the plot, though.
max_pink's review
4.5
4.5 Stars
—Zerne: An absolute drama queen who is also somehow an awkward blushing virgin. Also he has fire and stone manipulation powers which is objectively delightful. 8/10.
—Diana: Sometimes one must have a week of unbridled sex with a winged, horned god to gain some perspective. I respect it. I also enjoyed the nods to her struggling against the glass ceiling in academia. 8/10
—Side characters: Both Eris and Bjeloboch are icons. Eris for being the ultimate petty monster, and Bjeloboch for being perpetually over his brother’s love life but helping out regardless. 10/10
—Plot: This is really a Porn Without Plot kind of book. The setup is for these two to smash. A lot. So …3/10, but that’s not really a failing.
—Smut: We are GOING FOR IT, PEOPLE. In the pool, in the bed, oral, handjob, blowjob. In the air! Wings! Horns! Giant dongs! And, my personal favorite, smoked meat (you’ll understand when you read it, and for that note alone, 10/10)
—Overall, I wish they hung out a bit more doing things that were not orgasm-inducing, but this was a solid banging with feelings book with a smidge of godly angst. A very fun time.
—Zerne: An absolute drama queen who is also somehow an awkward blushing virgin. Also he has fire and stone manipulation powers which is objectively delightful. 8/10.
—Diana: Sometimes one must have a week of unbridled sex with a winged, horned god to gain some perspective. I respect it. I also enjoyed the nods to her struggling against the glass ceiling in academia. 8/10
—Side characters: Both Eris and Bjeloboch are icons. Eris for being the ultimate petty monster, and Bjeloboch for being perpetually over his brother’s love life but helping out regardless. 10/10
—Plot: This is really a Porn Without Plot kind of book. The setup is for these two to smash. A lot. So …3/10, but that’s not really a failing.
—Smut: We are GOING FOR IT, PEOPLE. In the pool, in the bed, oral, handjob, blowjob. In the air! Wings! Horns! Giant dongs! And, my personal favorite, smoked meat (you’ll understand when you read it, and for that note alone, 10/10)
—Overall, I wish they hung out a bit more doing things that were not orgasm-inducing, but this was a solid banging with feelings book with a smidge of godly angst. A very fun time.
nyxesmeray's review
4.0
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This book gave me major beauty and the beast vibes and I can't say enough how much I loved it. I especially liked how instead of the female being the innocent inexperienced one, this time it was the male who was the virgin.
The main characters are well developed and we get to see their relationship develop and adapt as they get to know one another through the story.
Not only negative I have about the book is during the first chapter there is a connection made between having dreadlocks and a person not showering and even though the locs are not on a POC I still didn't like the scene. It made me uncomfortable.
This book gave me major beauty and the beast vibes and I can't say enough how much I loved it. I especially liked how instead of the female being the innocent inexperienced one, this time it was the male who was the virgin.
The main characters are well developed and we get to see their relationship develop and adapt as they get to know one another through the story.
Not only negative I have about the book is during the first chapter there is a connection made between having dreadlocks and a person not showering and even though the locs are not on a POC I still didn't like the scene. It made me uncomfortable.
teabookscatsyoga's review
5.0
Please note - I read this as an ARC but my opinion is entirely my own.
I loved this story so much that I would love to purchase a physical copy in paper back.
I love a good monster romance, but this one has definitely taken the cake lately. The characters are so likable and it was refreshing to read about gods from slavic/german folklore. I have never come across those legends before in a romance story and it got me googling. I love smut that makes me think. Extra points if you can get me to research the history of the characters, and the author definitely gets the extra points. The spicy scenes are delectable as well!
I loved this story so much that I would love to purchase a physical copy in paper back.
I love a good monster romance, but this one has definitely taken the cake lately. The characters are so likable and it was refreshing to read about gods from slavic/german folklore. I have never come across those legends before in a romance story and it got me googling. I love smut that makes me think. Extra points if you can get me to research the history of the characters, and the author definitely gets the extra points. The spicy scenes are delectable as well!
nikkis_reads789's review
3.0
Honestly I had a hard time getting into the book. This may have just been a me problem, but I found some of the sentence structure confusing. There was also a tiny instance in chapter three where the MC operated a vehicle while dunk and as someone who has lost a loved one at the hands of a drunk driver I found this pretty upsetting. Yes she just drove the truck over her engagement ring, but her friend gave her the keys thinking she was going to go hunt down her ex-fiancé. This stuck with me and probably skewed my perception of the book from there.
sassafrass_reads1219's review
4.0
This was an exceptional book! I was so excited to receive the ARC, and read it up in 2 days. There is no lacking in spice
morgemm92615's review
3.0
3.75 stars
I received an ARC of this book and if you love fantasy folklore monster romance this book if right up your alley. the writing was good and the story moved nicely. the spice was very well written which i appreciated A LOT!
good story, great spice, just not quite the book for me.
but all you monster romance lovers need to give this book a look.
I received an ARC of this book and if you love fantasy folklore monster romance this book if right up your alley. the writing was good and the story moved nicely. the spice was very well written which i appreciated A LOT!
good story, great spice, just not quite the book for me.
but all you monster romance lovers need to give this book a look.