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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
unusablebooklore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Oh! The bad guy is a good guy - cool
34% a crush has been identified by Danny
37% Danny learns to S some D
50% first kiss and seggs - first time for Danny
Plenty of heat. I never felt that I got as into this book as other people seem to. No butterflies in my stomach.
Massive age gap: >5000 - 23. Not as quite as ridiculous as a 38yo billionaire and his 20yo intern but close...
I liked it, I really did. But I’m not feeling the hype. I’ll give the second book a try and see how I feel. It was well written, planned out, everything was there. I just didn’t connect. No butterflies, no tears, no sinking stomach.
I felt like there was so much more to see/learn about Wyn (which is probably why he has his own short story later). But there were so many moments where more of him could have come out and been seen, but it didn’t.
I’ll keep going with the series, I’m informed it only gets better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and War
maybephasing's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
abhss's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
booksnbrooches's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexual content, War, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, and Death of parent
hokinka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
smuttymcbookface's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Originally I had rated this 4/5, but this is one of those books that I keep thinking about. And, after rereading it, I've upped it to 5/5.
Both Wyn and Danny are wonderfully nuanced characters. The world building is great. The romance is adorable, and so realistic in the way it builds. It's just wonderfully well-rounded.
Both Wyn and Danny are wonderfully nuanced characters. The world building is great. The romance is adorable, and so realistic in the way it builds. It's just wonderfully well-rounded.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Death
Minor: Homophobia
brenn_a_boo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Danny, a naive infantryman, is assigned to be cannon fodder for one of the monsters that roam in post-apocalyptic America, except the monster in question (Wyn) finds him interesting enough that he takes him as a travel companion. Eventually, it is revealed that Wyn is protecting humanity by hunting down a certain parasitic monster species. Oh also, apparently monsters imprint, which is a little strange given the age difference of a 10000 year old monster romantically involved with a 23 year old human. As for the smut, Wyn has vaguely human genitalia with both female and male characteristics, so some of the sex scenes are pretty creative. For the most part, though, there's not much plot or character development, the whole second half of the book is really just a collaboration of various sex positions, the evil military continues to be evil, but at least Wyn and Danny have a healthy sex life in the apocalypse, which I guess is about as much as one can hope for.
The fact that Danny is going to age and die while the monster is functionally immortal was never addressed.
Danny was relatable in the first half of the book, but the entire second half was pretty much just him throwing himself into dangerous situations like an utter moron and needing to be rescued.
The fact that Danny is going to age and die while the monster is functionally immortal was never addressed.
Danny was relatable in the first half of the book, but the entire second half was pretty much just him throwing himself into dangerous situations like an utter moron and needing to be rescued.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Torture
haileeraye's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Gore
Minor: Homophobia
shelfgremlin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? Yes
4.0
2023 reread
still 4 ★’s — i reread soul eater this year because i binged the rest of the series this past week. i had meant to get to the rest of the series last year and then… well… i got distracted by other shiney new books. but at least it gave me a great excuse for a reread!
not even a full year later and this is still a great book. i loved having the chance to go back and revisit danny and wyn and it was all the more special with the perspective of how their relationship progresses past this book. i think i almost forgot about wyn’s cheeky ‘lil dry humor because i was chuckling all the way through. this is such a great series!
not even a full year later and this is still a great book. i loved having the chance to go back and revisit danny and wyn and it was all the more special with the perspective of how their relationship progresses past this book. i think i almost forgot about wyn’s cheeky ‘lil dry humor because i was chuckling all the way through. this is such a great series!
original review
4 ★’s — intriguing start to a new series.
i’m not sure what i expected when i started this book. monster romance is still a relatively new subgenre for me so i’m still going into each book with nothing to compare it to. soul eater grabbed my attention from the very beginning, though.
i adored danny and his kind heart. he had joined the military young, hoping to make some money and get a roof over his head, but he had no idea what he was in for. it didn’t take him long to realize he was too soft to be a soldier but once you’re in you have to stay… unless of course a tall, dark, and handsome monster whisks you away.
wyn was the terrifying monster all humans had come to fear. they called him the “soul eater” because wherever he went, death followed. he was one of the oldest species of monster and preferred to spend most of his time alone. he was quite aloof and sometimes even cranky, but around danny he melted like ice cream in july. he was quite literally willing to tear the heads off of an entire army of men but when he saw danny that was it for him. he was a gonner.
their relationship was so warm and cozy despite the harsh and unforgiving post-apocalyptic world they were living in. however, there were times i wished i’d had more information in regards to this new world everyone was living in and i was hoping for a bit more depth into the characters. i wanted more of danny and wyn talking and bonding on-page. sometimes it felt like things were moving a bit too fast.
was an extremely fun book to read and a great take on the grumpy/sunshine trope. i just found out wyn and danny have another book so i’m off to indulge myself some more.
i’m not sure what i expected when i started this book. monster romance is still a relatively new subgenre for me so i’m still going into each book with nothing to compare it to. soul eater grabbed my attention from the very beginning, though.
i adored danny and his kind heart. he had joined the military young, hoping to make some money and get a roof over his head, but he had no idea what he was in for. it didn’t take him long to realize he was too soft to be a soldier but once you’re in you have to stay… unless of course a tall, dark, and handsome monster whisks you away.
wyn was the terrifying monster all humans had come to fear. they called him the “soul eater” because wherever he went, death followed. he was one of the oldest species of monster and preferred to spend most of his time alone. he was quite aloof and sometimes even cranky, but around danny he melted like ice cream in july. he was quite literally willing to tear the heads off of an entire army of men but when he saw danny that was it for him. he was a gonner.
their relationship was so warm and cozy despite the harsh and unforgiving post-apocalyptic world they were living in. however, there were times i wished i’d had more information in regards to this new world everyone was living in and i was hoping for a bit more depth into the characters. i wanted more of danny and wyn talking and bonding on-page. sometimes it felt like things were moving a bit too fast.
was an extremely fun book to read and a great take on the grumpy/sunshine trope. i just found out wyn and danny have another book so i’m off to indulge myself some more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Sexual content
this book takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where monsters have taken over and humans have been restricted to military-run fortresses. the main character is a soldier and so things like violence and death are common themes throughout this book. there is quite a bit of injury description, though not bad enough that it crosses into body horror territory. there is a section of the book where someone is being tortured and it is described on-page.