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Captured by the Monsters by R.L. Caulder

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tcherone1484's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Sera is chosen to be sent to The Below by her government in a ‘sacrifice’ to the beings that live down there. After three monsters take her back to their grotto, she learns that nothing that her society believes is true about the land below. She starts falling for the monsters and learns she must be presented to the crystal that powers the land to see if she might be the next queen.

With some twists and turns, Sera learns that fate has put her with these monsters in what is to become her new home - but can she also help save her old home, The Above?

Caulder and Marstens made a phenomenal duo writing this book. I was entirely blown away and couldn’t put this story down. The world building and characters were just perfect! This is a definite read for anyone who likes monster romances and even if you don’t think it’s quite your thing, give it a try - you’ll be glad you did in the end!

jeriser's review

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adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

lilbookishdragon's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

emilyrose_isreading's review

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1.0

This was basically rape ending with stockholm syndrome. She was coerced into everything and 'consented' but it was literally "consent or die" (I was literally hoping she would chose death) and it was established in chapter 1 she didn't want children, midway through she was coerced into accepting that she had to have children and then it was revealed she was lucky enough to be infertile. Unfortunately she was 'lucky' and did get pregnant which she was happy about because of course all women just need convincing and they'll change their minds 🤨. The entire book gave me the ick and I was very uncomfortable, I only finished to see her save the other women.

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beccasabala's review

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4.0

This was an interesting read.

I struggled a bit with the MFC, but I loved her trifecta.
This book was steamy and sweet.
It was definitely different than most monster reads out there. I was expecting something dark but got something completely different, and that's okay! I absolutely loved the ending. If there's going to be a second book I'm here for it

aelrae's review

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2.0

Definitely do not recommend

Completely over the top, cheesy. I can't believe that this book ISN'T a parody of the genre. Usually I don't post bad reviews, but this was absolutely terrible.

undrcvrbookahlc's review

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3.0

I had higher hopes for this book and while the spice was great, I felt the plot was lacking. Yes as a monster paranormal romance you need to suspend reality already but I just didn't connect with this plot. Ended up skimming from about 60% to the end because I wanted to know how it ended. Strange book.