Reviews

Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens

zeronvalentine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.5

ravenk28's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely loved this book more so than the first but that’s was just because we got to see more of Bridger’s found family. 

This is a lighthearted coming of age book with adventures, mystery and a lot of runny. 

This book follows Bridge after walking into the world of monsters, magic and everything in between. He’s in his last semester of high school and is struggling with school, work and the sudden appearance of a “monster hunter”. 

It was such a fun read I would definitely be reading this again as the found family trope in this book is superb. Especially Bridge chosen dad Pavel *chefs kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Biphobia

Minor: Abandonment

drakoulis's review against another edition

5.0

F.T. Lukens doesn't disappoint and the sequel is as charming and adorable as the first book!

Bridger struggles with more supernatural and life issues, the blood family vs found family dilemma is wonderfully adressed, Bridger and Leo become even cuter and offer us some heartwarming scenes :)

verimythe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing medium-paced

5.0

beefgameplays's review

4.5

Once again, absolutely awesome book. It was so fun to read, and I really enjoyed getting to continue to know these characters with all of what they earned themselves in the last book. Summer Lore is a terrible person but a quite fun antagonist. 

egerbosch_dobgirl99's review

fast-paced

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

4.75

rikerandom's review against another edition

5.0

Originally published on RikeRandom - find the full review and others there.

Content notes for The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic and Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens: homophobia, panic attacks

Detailed content notes:

Spoiler

The main character is horribly afraid of other people’s reactions to him coming out as bisexual, but there’s little to no actual homophobia
He is also an anxious mess and sometimes suffers from panic attacks that are described on page

Representation: The main character is bi and has anxiety, the love interest is gay and Latino, there’s a sapphic side character and an Eastern European one

What drew me to this series was, admittedly, the cover and title of The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths & Magic. I’m just a sucker for all things mythology and will even read YA to get my fix. It did help that this was also queer. And really, a pretty great novel with a very solid sequel and I enjoyed Monster of the Week just as much as I did the first book in this series by F.T. Lukens.

In the centre of this story is Bridger Whitt, high school student and anxious bisexual mess. He is horribly afraid of coming out while still living in his home town and desperate to find an after school job that will help him pay for a college – the farther away, the better, so he can finally be his true self. Obviously, that’s not how the whole thing works out.

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Both The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths & Magic and its sequel Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens are great books if you are looking for something light and entertaining, with lots of familiar monsters and creatures, fabulous characters and an amazing dry sense of humour. I really, really enjoyed both novels and can wholeheartedly recommend them!

tannerbooked's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

flinx8's review

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

honeypossum_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5