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bubblybelle's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
mothman was definitely what redeemed this for me. i found Heather to be pretty insufferable at times and the ending to be confusing and riddled with plot holes. but mothman was a total cutie pie
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Gun violence
library_m0use's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny
Minor: Body horror and Lesbophobia
attolis's review
3.5
It's good in the way that things that are kind of stupid but in a sincere and charmingly uniform manner often are. Also if it was ever made into a movie, I'd watch it at least once a month.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
oceanwriter's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Though I’m not typically drawn to fantasy and being picky with romance in general, the minute I heard the title of this book I knew I needed to read it. I dived in head-first and had such a fun time reading — it was certainly a break from my emotional literary kick!
@HoneyBeaLatte is burnt out from the influencer life. Her nervous breakdown results in buying/moving into a secluded cabin in the woods in an attempt to unplug. The next thing she knows, she has a monster living on her couch — at least that’s what the locals call him. @HoneyBeaLatte aka Heather isn’t so sure that’s what he is, but maybe that’s because she finds this ‘creature’ wildly attractive.
If someone had told me I’d genuinely enjoy reading a ‘monster’ romance I would have backed away slowly. It’s not my thing, but there is something about Mothman stories that I find fascinating. I like the way he was portrayed here. I can take or leave the romance honestly. It was all about Moth for me. I’m excited for book two!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, and Cursing
torrentsofhayl's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny and Cursing
Minor: Lesbophobia
preservationaux's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
A fun romp into the woods of Ohio. This might just be the book that turns me into a monster girlie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Blood
gummifrog's review
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
This was such a cute and fun book! I met the author at an event held at the bookstore where I work, and she was extremely sweet.
As someone who absolutely loves all romances of aliens, monsters, and ghouls, I was very excited to read this cute and fluffy mothman story, and it delivered on all fronts! It reminds me of some of the more low-stakes fanfictions I've read, which I promise is a compliment. It's pure escapism at its finest.
Influencer main character Heather decides she's burnt out and tired of social media, packs up all her stuff and moves to a cheap cabin in the woods in the middle of nowhere. She meets a small cast of locals her age and - you guessed it - mothman, who winds up with a broken wing and sleeping on her couch. What ensues is pure hurt/comfort slow burn romance, and a series of silly but increasingly concerning with local believer and self-proclaimed monster hunter, who wants nothing more than to kill Mothman, who embarrassed him at a party once.
Mothman has a humanoid form, which is probably my least favorite part of the book??? As someone who enjoys monster fuckery, I don't necessarily enjoy my monster also happening to be a white guy. However, there is effort put into making his humanoid form interesting and engaging for more spicy scenes.Also, it turns out that he's an actual prince from another, nondescript realm that we'll likely explore in the sequel. As a reader of fae romance, my general attitude is meh, but I'm hoping the author will surprise me and come up with a truly fascinating otherworld! However, the author does eventually pull through in a way that did satisfy my more freaky side, so all in all I'm pretty happy!
The prose is extremely casual and I do think another once-over with an editor for grammar and typos could have gone over well. However, considering the protagonist is a true internet-swamped millennial, her internal language makes sense, and I found the insta-centric portions were rather believable compared to most books that try a similar thing. It took a moment to settle into, but ultimately helped with the ease of the read.
I read this book in roughly three or four hours - just a long, lazy morning on the couch. It was a lovely palette cleanser and I'll be keeping my eye out for the sequel!
As someone who absolutely loves all romances of aliens, monsters, and ghouls, I was very excited to read this cute and fluffy mothman story, and it delivered on all fronts! It reminds me of some of the more low-stakes fanfictions I've read, which I promise is a compliment. It's pure escapism at its finest.
Influencer main character Heather decides she's burnt out and tired of social media, packs up all her stuff and moves to a cheap cabin in the woods in the middle of nowhere. She meets a small cast of locals her age and - you guessed it - mothman, who winds up with a broken wing and sleeping on her couch. What ensues is pure hurt/comfort slow burn romance, and a series of silly but increasingly concerning with local believer and self-proclaimed monster hunter, who wants nothing more than to kill Mothman, who embarrassed him at a party once.
Mothman has a humanoid form, which is probably my least favorite part of the book??? As someone who enjoys monster fuckery, I don't necessarily enjoy my monster also happening to be a white guy. However, there is effort put into making his humanoid form interesting and engaging for more spicy scenes.
The prose is extremely casual and I do think another once-over with an editor for grammar and typos could have gone over well. However, considering the protagonist is a true internet-swamped millennial, her internal language makes sense, and I found the insta-centric portions were rather believable compared to most books that try a similar thing. It took a moment to settle into, but ultimately helped with the ease of the read.
I read this book in roughly three or four hours - just a long, lazy morning on the couch. It was a lovely palette cleanser and I'll be keeping my eye out for the sequel!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Stalking and Medical content
Minor: Homophobia
inkdrinkers's review
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
"I am spoon-feeding a 7-foot moth-creature oatmeal: this is my life now."
Heather is a 22 year-old influencer burnt-out on the constant of being online. Growing up with a mommy-blogger mother, she's used to sharing every instance in her life, but after a bad breakup and a seriously poor choice in a brand-deal post, Heather feels like she needs a break. So she quits it all, buys a little cabin, and moves into the forest. It's only there that she stumbles on an ancient cryptid that she may be catching feelings for.
Oh man, this is exactly what the doctor ordered. A silly, lighthearted mothman romance with a heroine who was equal parts ridiculous and wonderful. I really loved Heather by the end of the story - despite her bad decisions and unwavering way she trusted the people she met in the town. There are moments she really shows her age, being only twenty-two, she's definitely not young, but I really looked at her mistakes fondly because I, too, was entirely too trusting at the same age. She's just an incredibly well-rounded character and I loved the inclusion of her disability (Hashimoto's) and her bisexuality!
Now let's talk about MOTH. I'm going to keep this vague so it isn't full of spoilers, but WOW I loved this version of Mothman! I think Lavoie made some incredible choices with his characterization and it really ties up nicely in the end. He's also just such a swoon worthy lead, he has the perfect mix of gruffness at the beginning that fades into a nice, warm and fuzzy feather-covered man who is too cute. I'm so eager to read more about these two in the sequel, the snippets and hints for the overall world Lavoie has created has made me so excited.
My only issues with this book was the fact it feels so short! I understand why the pacing is what it is - but the epilogue really frustrated me with how it glosses over a certain someone's entire arc that the book brings to a head in the ending chapters. I feel like this book wasn't sure if it wanted to fully commit to the lighthearted tone, or address the harder topics included (like hunting, misogyny, and homophobia) but I wish it had. I feel like it could have packed such a punch to make a firm statement on those topics instead of brushing it away with a paragraph at the end. This book did have a ton of charming moments, and while I loved it for that, I wished it had committed a little more to the harder topics too.
Overall, I'm so excited for Lavoie's other installments in this series. I can't wait to get into the backstory in book two and see where Heather and Moth end up next. This is also me begging for an eventual Scottish Loch Ness Monster cryptid book PLEASE.
Content warnings: gun violence (present in discussions about hunting, ending chapters), kidnapping (ending chapters), sexual content (one to two pepper spice, no graphic descriptions but a handful of scenes!)
Heather is a 22 year-old influencer burnt-out on the constant of being online. Growing up with a mommy-blogger mother, she's used to sharing every instance in her life, but after a bad breakup and a seriously poor choice in a brand-deal post, Heather feels like she needs a break. So she quits it all, buys a little cabin, and moves into the forest. It's only there that she stumbles on an ancient cryptid that she may be catching feelings for.
Oh man, this is exactly what the doctor ordered. A silly, lighthearted mothman romance with a heroine who was equal parts ridiculous and wonderful. I really loved Heather by the end of the story - despite her bad decisions and unwavering way she trusted the people she met in the town. There are moments she really shows her age, being only twenty-two, she's definitely not young, but I really looked at her mistakes fondly because I, too, was entirely too trusting at the same age. She's just an incredibly well-rounded character and I loved the inclusion of her disability (Hashimoto's) and her bisexuality!
Now let's talk about MOTH. I'm going to keep this vague so it isn't full of spoilers, but WOW I loved this version of Mothman! I think Lavoie made some incredible choices with his characterization and it really ties up nicely in the end. He's also just such a swoon worthy lead, he has the perfect mix of gruffness at the beginning that fades into a nice, warm and fuzzy feather-covered man who is too cute. I'm so eager to read more about these two in the sequel, the snippets and hints for the overall world Lavoie has created has made me so excited.
My only issues with this book was the fact it feels so short! I understand why the pacing is what it is - but the epilogue really frustrated me with how it glosses over a certain someone's entire arc that the book brings to a head in the ending chapters. I feel like this book wasn't sure if it wanted to fully commit to the lighthearted tone, or address the harder topics included (like hunting, misogyny, and homophobia) but I wish it had. I feel like it could have packed such a punch to make a firm statement on those topics instead of brushing it away with a paragraph at the end. This book did have a ton of charming moments, and while I loved it for that, I wished it had committed a little more to the harder topics too.
Overall, I'm so excited for Lavoie's other installments in this series. I can't wait to get into the backstory in book two and see where Heather and Moth end up next. This is also me begging for an eventual Scottish Loch Ness Monster cryptid book PLEASE.
Content warnings: gun violence (present in discussions about hunting, ending chapters), kidnapping (ending chapters), sexual content (one to two pepper spice, no graphic descriptions but a handful of scenes!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual content
greystory's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
I'm in love with Mothman. I know that's the title of the book but it's also a true statement about myself and was so prior to reading the book so you can only imagine how much more besotted I am after finishing the book. I love monsters and cryptids and supernatural creatures (I know, who knew based on my reading history? /sarcasm) and Mothman especially holds a special place in my heart.
All that is to say: When I say I was this book's target audience, I MEAN IT. I'm looking forward to getting a physical copy of the book so I can display it with all my other Mothman stuff.
First off, I want to link Mouse's review because I think she sums a lot of the good stuff about it better than I would have: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5054995310
Heather... oh, Heather. I wanted to like her SO MUCH but I have to admit she got on my nerves at times. There were times she was a bit annoying (that one's probably on me, personal reasons) and other times I just wanted to reach through the page and throttle her over her decisions (mostly screaming at her to not trust Chris). Ultimately, she was entertaining and relatable, although also a little baffling. How much money does Heather make that she can just up and relocate, buy a new house, and not work for weeks? at age 22???
In terms of being relatable - I also struggle with a chronic illness and making genuine friendships and feeling like I'm never enough and desire to create and maybe engage in social media without having to part with my soul. I've described my 20s as a shitshow so getting your shit together at 22-23 sounds incredible. Way to go, Heather!
Heather's mom reminds me of my mom except I'm old enough to know better than to call her for advice, haha. And there'd be no understanding supportive heart to heart for me but I'm glad Heather and her mom got one (kind of - felt like there were still some work to be done but that's realistic!) so I can live vicariously through theirs.
And the OBVIOUS way in which I relate to Heather:
All that is to say: When I say I was this book's target audience, I MEAN IT. I'm looking forward to getting a physical copy of the book so I can display it with all my other Mothman stuff.
First off, I want to link Mouse's review because I think she sums a lot of the good stuff about it better than I would have: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5054995310
Heather... oh, Heather. I wanted to like her SO MUCH but I have to admit she got on my nerves at times. There were times she was a bit annoying (that one's probably on me, personal reasons) and other times I just wanted to reach through the page and throttle her over her decisions (mostly screaming at her to not trust Chris). Ultimately, she was entertaining and relatable, although also a little baffling. How much money does Heather make that she can just up and relocate, buy a new house, and not work for weeks? at age 22???
In terms of being relatable - I also struggle with a chronic illness and making genuine friendships and feeling like I'm never enough and desire to create and maybe engage in social media without having to part with my soul. I've described my 20s as a shitshow so getting your shit together at 22-23 sounds incredible. Way to go, Heather!
Heather's mom reminds me of my mom except I'm old enough to know better than to call her for advice, haha. And there'd be no understanding supportive heart to heart for me but I'm glad Heather and her mom got one (kind of - felt like there were still some work to be done but that's realistic!) so I can live vicariously through theirs.
And the OBVIOUS way in which I relate to Heather:
"I don’t need booze to make self-destructive choices. Look at me. My type is unavailable cottagecore lesbians and tall, brooding forest monsters."
GIRL, SAME. HARD SAME.
I didn't like Chris from the very first time he appears in the book. Immediate no. IMMEDIATE no. He is WAYYY too pushy and inviting himself the way he does is straight up creepy. NO thank you. Literally every time he appeared on the page I got creeped out. It made sense his character got worse over time. Great way to capture the transition from the "this cute guy is flirting with me so I'll take a chance he's not secretly a bear that's going to maul me to death" risk women have to take when meeting men to "I'm in danger" when the men drop the facade and/or aren't getting what they want. He went from setting off alarm bells to setting off giant klaxons to oh shit, oh shit oh shit.
There's some really great lines in the book but I'll keep myself only one - this one by Moth: “To love you is truly terrifying.” I think to love anyone is terrifying, to be honest.
I wish there was a bit more to bridge the gap between where the book ends and the epilogue, as well as a bit less vaguery at the very end of the epilogue, but I'm content knowing there's two more books in the future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence
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