Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

And then I dug a little grave in the frozen ground for the strange exotic fish that had once been a knife. File that among sentences I never thought I’d say.

This was a cool monster romance with some entertaining aspects. The first half in particular was really good. It did get pretty repetitive for a while though, which was a shame. The ending picked up again in terms of actual plot, but unfortunately I didn’t care about the overall plot or the bad guy.

“Listen here, son. Life is short. Be gay. Have all the anal you want.”



Similarities to the Monstrous series by Lily Mayne:

Cross-country roadtrip in an RV ✅
Humans infected by parasites ✅
Tendrils around the monster dong that suction onto stuff ✅
Soldier MC going AWOL ✅
Captured monsters experimented on ✅
Evil military guy ✅
Sweet monster who loses it with no control when provoked ✅
Tear between the monster realm and human world that acts as a portal for the monsters ✅
Monster who knows all the languages and has endless knowledge from ancestors ✅

I’m not saying this means anything, but that is way too many similarities with other books, so I couldn’t quite ignore it or appreciate it fully. I didn’t realize this was the same author, but they have another series that is veeery similar to Necessary Evils by Onley James. Do with that what you will.

Bud let out a small whimper of need. “W-will it fit?”

It was entertaining and I had a fairly good time reading it, but ultimately ended up being a bit ‘meh’.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Human/monster pairing
Secret military
Size difference
Intersex MC
BIPOC character
Forked tongue
Dual dongs
Mpreg universe
Cock pocket
Tail play
Mild sounding
Closeted MC
Breeding kink

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Details of graphic violence
MC held captive against will
Non-consensual medical experiments (off page, details)
Gun violence
Injured MC (minor, gunshot wound)
Explicit sexual content
Non-human genitalia
References to deployment and combat
Racist minor SCs
Explicit sexual content
Secondhand influence from marijuana
Mild sounding
Mpreg universe
MC attacked
Abducted and held captive
Unsafe sex
On-page murder

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No drama, but they stay with one of the MC’s exes for a while and there’s some bad blood there and sexual jokes.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Monster romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: Not specified
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 277
Happy ending: Yes


Bud cocked his head. “Fooled around means… intercourse?” “Jesus, Bud,” I breathed and turned away, my face heating.

He tilted his head to the side. “Dick?” “Cock.” He still seemed confused, so I gestured vaguely between his legs. “You know. Mating organ.” “You mean you only have one penis,” he said a little cheerfully. “Don’t worry. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. That is normal for your species, I believe.”

“I ain’t homophobic,” he insisted. I sighed. “You’re Catholic. Same difference.” “I like to say I’m a recovering Catholic.”



You can find most of my reviews on Instagram as well: https://www.instagram.com/booksafety?igsh=MWZ3azhkdDc2Y2ludg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr