A heartwarming surprise

Okay, admittedly I had low expectations. I figured the monster smut would be a quick and easy way to get out of my reading slump.

But omg something about Maynes writing style just had me enraptured. Don't get me wrong, it's not the best example of writing. There's a lot of telling, and not showing, but the characters felt developed and round despite that.

Additionally, the world was fascinating. I could have been invested in this story for 500+ pages if proper time had been set aside for world building. This is a wonderful debut, so I'm excited to see the author expand on their skills in the following books.

Danny as a protagonist was wonderful. I quickly realized I've grown tired of insta-badass main characters that are some how powerful chosen ones. Danny felt like just a dude, and in that fact was so relatable.

The smut was well written without being overindulged or unnecessary as well.

I thought I'd only give this 3 stars but idk something said round it up!