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A review by smalltown_smutlover
Caught in the Basilisk's Gaze by Mallory Dunlin
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?”
I’m not going to lie to you: I downloaded this book because the blurb said the MMC and FMC have to mate every 3 days or his basilisk gaze would kill her. I was like “ooh yes! Monster smüt!” And y’all. The spice was SPICY, but I was not prepared for the wild ride the plot sent me on!
Vaduin, Danica, and Cass now have a very special place in my heart. Despite his maddeningly avoidant attachment style, Vaduin is charming, sexy, and hilarious. I loved that cantankerous hissy boy immediately. Danica is relatably frustrated and anxious about her situation with Vaddy, and the way Mallory deals with her (and Vaduin’s) trauma is thoughtful and compassionate. Their relationship is a rollercoaster I didn’t want to get off, and watching them slowly come together was delightfully maddening.
And Cass! That sweet, gigantic himbo! I absolutely adore him and was so excited to see he is the MMC in the next book because I was not nearly ready to say goodbye to that cinnamon roll with razor blade wings 🥹
I really can’t recommend these books enough. Though this was 4th in the series, I quickly backtracked to start from the beginning and can’t wait for Crowned by the Fae King (releasing 8/15/24)!
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦.
🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵?”
I’m not going to lie to you: I downloaded this book because the blurb said the MMC and FMC have to mate every 3 days or his basilisk gaze would kill her. I was like “ooh yes! Monster smüt!” And y’all. The spice was SPICY, but I was not prepared for the wild ride the plot sent me on!
Vaduin, Danica, and Cass now have a very special place in my heart. Despite his maddeningly avoidant attachment style, Vaduin is charming, sexy, and hilarious. I loved that cantankerous hissy boy immediately. Danica is relatably frustrated and anxious about her situation with Vaddy, and the way Mallory deals with her (and Vaduin’s) trauma is thoughtful and compassionate. Their relationship is a rollercoaster I didn’t want to get off, and watching them slowly come together was delightfully maddening.
And Cass! That sweet, gigantic himbo! I absolutely adore him and was so excited to see he is the MMC in the next book because I was not nearly ready to say goodbye to that cinnamon roll with razor blade wings 🥹
I really can’t recommend these books enough. Though this was 4th in the series, I quickly backtracked to start from the beginning and can’t wait for Crowned by the Fae King (releasing 8/15/24)!
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦.