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Monarch

Sophie Lark

3.8 AVERAGE

kelmont88's review against another edition

4.5

Loveable characters: Yes

slbeck94's review

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrs_p0409's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I went into this book completely blind. It had been sitting on my shelves for the best part of 6 months until it was picked as my book club's April read.
Why did I leave it so long?!

I'll start with the physical aspects. This book is beautful! The cover alone is worth picking it up for (which is probably what I did). But the artwork inside at the end of certain chapters is also absolutely gorgeous and perfectly captures the gothic feeling of the book.

Onto the book itself. Atmospheric, mysterious, spicy.....everything I look for in this genre of book. Elena may be sheltered and mousy (despite her height) when she first arrives in Grimstone, but she's also kind, strong willed and loves unabashedly. Lorne......well, you'll see if you read the book.
And Atlas!! Don't get me wrong, his sudden and complete infatuation felt a little too forced but I began to overlook that as the story went on.
The story itself is beautifully written if a little rushed towards the end, hence the 4 stars.
But all in all I very much enjoyed this book and it will definitely be staying on my shelf

mrs_moose_reads's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

heidireads_'s review

4.0

Everything by Sophie is a hit for me. This one had the best spooky elements and I really liked the two main characters. While one of the tropes in this book is one I avoid most of the time, I feel like she did a really good job with it. I really think if you are going to read Grimstone and then Monarch, you need to read them in the fall because the haunted house vibes are so good.