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Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

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illusie's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this book was okay. Hard to get into, but eventually I really enjoyed it. The time travel part was a bit of a let down. I like time travel, but this one had something negative attached to time travel. I think that is why I liked it less.

msrcreation's review against another edition

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2.0

Ugh. From the synopsis I really thought I would love this. Unfortunately the plot bored me and the romance that was a big part of that synopsis was either barely there or so extreme it made no sense. I have no problem with insta love but these characters just didn't have any chemistry. It was hard to care for any of these characters. Really wish this would have lived up to my hopes for it. I will say the ending definitely shocked me.

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4.0

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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.