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hvtardiswltrvl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Animal death and Body shaming
inkdrinkers's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Grace is tired of the scheming of her witch family. She's low contact with them, but it hasn't stopped them from encouraging her to lose weight, marry a witch from a "good" family, and come home to be a wife. But when she approaches Rose Love at the Love Bathhouse to hopefully find a match, Grace never expects to be thrown into a relationship with one gargoyle - let alone three.
Sometimes - listen - sometimes the body needs a reverse harem gargoyle smut. It's like blowing air into a Nintendo gameboy cartridge, it definitely helps. It resets something. At least that's what I'm going to say and we're all just going to accept it. I loved this. I've devoured the other books in the Monstrous Matches series (WEREWOLF IS NEXT!!!) and I just really adore the world that Lillian Lark has created. It's so rich and full of so many interesting characters and people. I'm a sucker for anything that involves a slightly dramatic third act (and this delivers) and I just really feel like Lark did a wonderful job balancing the way Grace fell slowly in love with our three gargoyles.
Now... That being said. Broderick could get it. It's no surprise the slightly unhinged artist type is my favorite, at this point I am transparent. I did love Elliot and Alasdair - but wow. I'm so excited to dive into the next novella in this series and then Emilia's book after! These have been great binge reads on my phone, I literally couldn't put this one down.
Content Warnings: Sexual content (MMFM scenes, plus more), Stalking (mild), Body shaming/Fatphobia (from family), Kidnapping (brief), Grief/Death, Animal death (used in spellwork)
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Body shaming, Animal death, and Stalking
annahamburger's review against another edition
- 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
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
ky_wes's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Body shaming
Moderate: Fatphobia, Stalking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death and Blood
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Grief, and Animal death
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The world this story takes place in is also quite interesting. The magic, the paranormals, the interactions, just everything made me want to know more about this world. Grace's powers in particular are fascinating, and I love how much she connects with and adores her power.
Every spicy scene felt natural; nothing felt forced, or out of place. I thought they were well timed in the story, and that there was a great variety in the scenes themselves, so they never felt repetitive.
The reason this is a 4.5, and not a 5, is that
Overall this book really took me by surprise. I started it, and just had to finish it, so I ended up reading until 3am ! Definitely going to be checking out the Kraken story next...
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Animal death and Blood
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
erikareadsheas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Animal death and Blood