Reviews

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

vbibz18's review against another edition

DNF 60 pages in/ 15%

Bruh this book was more childrens/middle grade than YA.

The writing is SO bland and childish and boring and basic.

The characters are SO one dimensional and lack personality.

The plot idek i didnt read far enough to see if it had much of a plot.

But if i read the word monster ONE MORE TIME. Or ‘joan said this joan said that’. I actually couldnt stand it anymore on top of the mediocre and juvenile writing.

They are a ‘monster’ because they can steal life from other humans and travel back in time… wow grr so scary

sabinevd's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

kondakovster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This was incredible. Better time travel than "Dark Matter" and it made me care so deeply about the characters' fates.

bookishrona's review against another edition

3.0

The premise of the story was so interesting.
I loved the time travelling and all the possibilities surrounding how the "monsters" time travel. I just wish they were more monstrous I kinda feel like they could have done so much more with that. Also the so called romantic plot line... well there is none not developed enough for love declarations. Would have much preferred the love interest to be Aaron and go on that storyline instead, it had alot more promise to it. The book itself is well paced and I can see myself reading more of them if it becomes a series. Overall I will give is 3.5 stars

lchatfield's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

aceupmysleeve's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

thea9713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

angelreadsfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Enjoyable read

neogaymyback's review against another edition

5.0

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hannifaaa_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

overall this was a solid book! I really liked the unique concept of the story and the magic system was interesting. I just wished that it was more detailed because at times I felt like the book would’ve benefited from more explanations on the rules and customs of the monster world.

Also, I felt like the book needed more of a “show, not tell” approach to the writing particularly for the romance and also just for other emotional expressions. I felt I couldn’t deeply empathise with Joan at times because of this. Like i didn’t really believe her grief or her affection 🤷🏾‍♀️

Other than that, a good intro to a series 🖤