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sunshinesierra13's review against another edition
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Only a monster follows a sixteen-year-old named Joan who works at the historic Holland House alongside her crush Nate, who has asked her on a date. Still, that morning, she learns the truth about her eccentric family: heir monsters with hidden powers, and Nick is just a regular boy; she is the fabled human hero meant to kill her kind. To save her family, she has to team up with Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family who hates her own. Joan learns to embrace her monstrous powers to protect her family and herself.
This book was fast-paced, and I thought I took an interesting twist on time travel. I loved our main character Joan, and Aaron Oliver has my heart. Joan and Aaron’s friendship was made so nicely and was paced so well. Joan’s cousin Ruth was a nice comedic buffer and brought some light to an overall sad story. I liked what we saw of Nick, but I don’t feel like we saw enough of him to believe that Joan and Nick were into each other to be hung up on one another the way they were, especially with how close Len has Joan and Aaron getting, so my only complaint would be that we need to see more of Nick for me to get behind that ship.
Overall, I like this book, and I thought the story was fascinating. I can’t wait to see where the next one goes, considering the ending of this first book could serve as a standalone with an unresolved love relationship. I would 100% recommend this book for people who like a time travel book and love a hint of a love triangle.
Only a monster follows a sixteen-year-old named Joan who works at the historic Holland House alongside her crush Nate, who has asked her on a date. Still, that morning, she learns the truth about her eccentric family: heir monsters with hidden powers, and Nick is just a regular boy; she is the fabled human hero meant to kill her kind. To save her family, she has to team up with Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family who hates her own. Joan learns to embrace her monstrous powers to protect her family and herself.
This book was fast-paced, and I thought I took an interesting twist on time travel. I loved our main character Joan, and Aaron Oliver has my heart. Joan and Aaron’s friendship was made so nicely and was paced so well. Joan’s cousin Ruth was a nice comedic buffer and brought some light to an overall sad story. I liked what we saw of Nick, but I don’t feel like we saw enough of him to believe that Joan and Nick were into each other to be hung up on one another the way they were, especially with how close Len has Joan and Aaron getting, so my only complaint would be that we need to see more of Nick for me to get behind that ship.
Overall, I like this book, and I thought the story was fascinating. I can’t wait to see where the next one goes, considering the ending of this first book could serve as a standalone with an unresolved love relationship. I would 100% recommend this book for people who like a time travel book and love a hint of a love triangle.
theresamothinmyroom's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
mittymyers's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
kat7890erina's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Rounding up as the second half is better than the first 150 pages might have you thinking.
Rounding up as the second half is better than the first 150 pages might have you thinking.
mentalvoid's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
maddy6688's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
rosh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ma1vina's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book, I mean it includes enemies to lovers, arrogant ml and monsters- what else do I need? This book promised me so much and yet was a really big let down. Personally, I could not really feel for any of the characters and they felt really bland. The plot sounded interesting
(monsters and time traveling come on) but I felt indifferent while reading it and I got kind of bored. Monsters were supposed to be the main focus of the book but instead if they didn't say it almost every other sentence you wouldn't even notice. Over all this book just wasn't it for me and i just couldn't connect with anyone nor really care about them.
(monsters and time traveling come on) but I felt indifferent while reading it and I got kind of bored. Monsters were supposed to be the main focus of the book but instead if they didn't say it almost every other sentence you wouldn't even notice. Over all this book just wasn't it for me and i just couldn't connect with anyone nor really care about them.