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maetaurus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
I read this based on a recommendation and I wasn’t disappointed. It has the perfect mix of love, sex, action, and character development. I wasn’t sure about it at first because there’s a lot of military mentions, but it was amazing! I’m already so excited to read the next story! I’d highly recommend this if you like reading original stories and concepts, specifically about a monster apocalypse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Gun violence and War
Minor: Homophobia
fuzzywilson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Death
aytac's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, War, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Gore, Torture, and Murder
potalian's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Cursing
Minor: Death of parent
danielashutup's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
petrel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, and Death
Minor: Classism and Death of parent
lavendergraypup's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
I was in love with Wyn and Danny almost immediately. They're good boys, your honor.
In particular, I liked that this book did a thing I usually struggle to stay invested with very, very well. Insecurity and constant miscommunication are often very grating to me but! I think this book did a wonderfully realistic job of that especially given the relationship experience Wyn and Danny both had.
Beyond that, they were incredibly sweet together. Wyn has wonderful moments of being nonhuman and of Danny struggling with understanding his thought process. And Danny, too, is very sweet for how he does try to understand and be sensitive about things they conflict on.
The sex scenes aren't written in the way I find most appealing but they're not bad and I think they do a wonderful job of showing the emotions at play during them. Plus, even if they aren't my usual style, they're really fun! I liked them a lot.
I'm interested in the world and its characters. Hopefully I get around to reading the next in the series soon. Even the fact I do not like military themes much in romance isn't dissuading me much here.
The worldbuilding is fun and engaging and I can't wait to see more of it.
Overall, I had a great time with this book and am interested in checking out more from the author.
In particular, I liked that this book did a thing I usually struggle to stay invested with very, very well. Insecurity and constant miscommunication are often very grating to me but! I think this book did a wonderfully realistic job of that especially given the relationship experience Wyn and Danny both had.
Beyond that, they were incredibly sweet together. Wyn has wonderful moments of being nonhuman and of Danny struggling with understanding his thought process. And Danny, too, is very sweet for how he does try to understand and be sensitive about things they conflict on.
The sex scenes aren't written in the way I find most appealing but they're not bad and I think they do a wonderful job of showing the emotions at play during them. Plus, even if they aren't my usual style, they're really fun! I liked them a lot.
I'm interested in the world and its characters. Hopefully I get around to reading the next in the series soon. Even the fact I do not like military themes much in romance isn't dissuading me much here.
The worldbuilding is fun and engaging and I can't wait to see more of it.
Overall, I had a great time with this book and am interested in checking out more from the author.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
freckles_13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This surprisingly took me off guard with just how GOOD it was - it had all the tropes I wanted, both Danny and Wyn being protective and soft with each other but rightfully angry at each other as they worked out their relationship. Both of them feel like outcasts, misunderstood and alone, but find themselves in each other.
Danny - gos I just LOVE him. Whilst the military isn’t for him, he knows what he wants and isn’t a pushover. He’s kind and stubborn and just so sweet that it breaks my heart. Also, when Wyn tries to send him away? He’s like, Fuchs that, I do what I want.
Wyn - I’m so glad that Danny can hug him because I want to. It’s the good old “I hate everyone but you” and god I eat that shit up. He’s so SWEET to Danny, and ugh I can’t take it. His possessiveness as well? Fucking brilliant.
Plus, the writing is just so GOOD. I love how it also built on the world slowly, never overwhelming but was delightful to read more about. It was nitty and gritty too, which is always good to see in a book like this.
This is probably classed as my first monster/human book but, to my own surprise, I adored it. I can’t stop thinking about this book.
Danny - gos I just LOVE him. Whilst the military isn’t for him, he knows what he wants and isn’t a pushover. He’s kind and stubborn and just so sweet that it breaks my heart. Also, when Wyn tries to send him away? He’s like, Fuchs that, I do what I want.
Wyn - I’m so glad that Danny can hug him because I want to. It’s the good old “I hate everyone but you” and god I eat that shit up. He’s so SWEET to Danny, and ugh I can’t take it. His possessiveness as well? Fucking brilliant.
Plus, the writing is just so GOOD. I love how it also built on the world slowly, never overwhelming but was delightful to read more about. It was nitty and gritty too, which is always good to see in a book like this.
This is probably classed as my first monster/human book but, to my own surprise, I adored it. I can’t stop thinking about this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
elwyn_k's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Gun violence
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent
whatthefridge's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This story hit upon many of my guilty pleasures. The cherry on top is Danny is functionally demisexual (it’s not an explicit label, but he did assume he was fully asexual before Wyn) and Wyn is fantasy-level intersex (he’s not human so I think he can get a pass for having both a penis and a vagina, both perfectly good for fucking).
The majority of the plot is a meandering road trip with no goal in mind. They’re just taking things a day at a time. But it worked for me. And there was always some sort of stakes or tension, and I felt like there was a decent balance between external threats and interpersonal relationship stuff.
The reason why it’s not a full 5 stars is because I have many lingering unanswered questions…
- How did Wyn discover Daniel’s name? We never find out
- What are the odds that something on Daniel’s military stuff has a secret tracking device? It was nagging at me the entire time
- How come every single place they come across has working hot water? Or just any running water at all. It’s a little too convenient after a while
- Why didn’t Daniel react to the fact that he wakes up in a random bed of someone long forgotten? Just no reaction at all after making such a big deal out of it. And then there’s the casual use of the towels, which are not motel towels. These had to have been used towels from ages ago, but it’s entirely glossed over
- How did the military discover that Daniel was having sex with Wyn? There’s not even an offhand mention of seeing them together in any intimate way, like holding hands, it’s just thrown in like it’s a publicly known fact (there’s demons later on that act the same way, like everyone knows Daniel and Wyn are together somehow without ever mentioning how they know this)
- How did no one at the military base notice that Wyn’s head was growing back? They had Wyn’s body ready to dissect but somehow never noticed such a glaring detail??
- If it took Edin years to grow back an arm, how did it only take days for Wyn to grow back half his head? Is it because they’re different species? I wish the concept was brought up even if it was just a one line hand wave
- How did Wyn even get them out of the military base that second time? Did Wyn have to slaughter his way through while carrying Daniel’s body?
None of these questions ruined the experience for me. It’s just stuff that kind of nags at me.
What *did* bug me more than it should have wasthe reveal that Wyn sensed Daniel was meant for him since the beginning. I dunno, I just preferred the idea that Wyn was merely curious about the human who didn’t try to kill him and then feelings grew from there. I’m not against mate-bond stuff, but it does take away some agency from characters.
What *did* bug me more than it should have was
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Body horror
Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent