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Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark

12 reviews

chemistrychick68's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy Heck this book was H-O-T as Hades hiimself! 🥵🔥 I love a good RH even better when it involves the supernatural. Definitely deserves a 5🌶 rating. The only thing I did not enjoy was the

stalking

done by the ex. This element was not mentioned in the "before you read/listen" info on Spotify and did not enjoy the surprise trigger. Other than that I loved it, definitely one of those books not to listen to at work...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Kidnapping, Classism, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

cassie12_21's review against another edition

3.0

Light-fluffy monster fudging. Breeding kink (& desire for children

but no actual children

). 
*stalking not by MMCs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence

Kinks:

Breeding, light Dom/sub, stretching, DP, anal, knotting,

lbelow's review against another edition

5.0

Lillian Lark knows how to do polyamory right! Each of the gargoyles was such a fully-fleshed, complex character with a deep love for each other as well as for the heroine. This book is filled with tender moments, sweet moments, hot moments, and just enough danger to amplify the tension. Best I've read from her yet! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Kidnapping

cpachet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I am surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Complex characters with interesting lives, neat world building, and good (monster) spice. I cried at several points and haven’t done that in a while, so obviously Lillian Lark made me care about the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Kidnapping and Fatphobia

hopkinsa3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, and Death of parent

littlewishling's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I can already tell I’m going to love everything Lark writes. Her writing is really captivating and her characters are so fun. I’m also very intrigued by the magic world she’s built. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Kidnapping

annahamburger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Violence, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy, Murder, and Torture

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Stalking

Moderate: Violence and Bullying

kearstenkeepsreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I have started reading more monster romance lately and I’m not sure if this is my love for the gargoyles show manifesting into a love of gargoyle smut but I’m not mad about it. This book was definitely more than the smut which I appreciated, the smut was amazing by the way. I loved the focus on the building of relationships, setting healthy boundaries, and healing from past traumas. I loved the dialogue around non traditional relationships, exploring ones sexuality and how intimacy can take many forms.  I couldn’t put this book down and it made me feel all the feels!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Kidnapping

ashleycmms's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Grief, and Animal death