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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Nothing groundbreaking but very enjoyable. It’s was billed to me as a romantasy but the romance is a subplot, and slow burn, which for me is better. It’s more of a paranormal murder mystery, giving Being Human vibes. I really loved some of the characters in this, particularly P, Sage and Oren.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
I don’t know why I always find it so hard to write a review for a book that I love, I always imagine it’ll be so much easier and then when it comes to it I have no idea where to start.
I loved everything about this book, it immediately sucked me in and had all the right elements to keep me hooked, supernatural beings, murders needing to be solved, and fantastic characters.
The story is amazing, Sage, a werewolf, discovers her friend murdered and manages to force Oren, a warlock who likes to work alone, to let her help investigate. The world-building was incredible, Sage and Oren live in Downside, the home of most supernatural beings, but they were mostly investigating Upside aka our world, where some supernaturals choose to live. I enjoyed exploring Downside and its differences through Sage, who is part of both worlds.
This made the relationship between Sage and Oren fascinating, two supernaturals who are in some ways completely opposite and closely linked in others. They both feel like monsters and struggle to show people their real selves and at first, they clash. Soon enough though, even with their differences, they grow to respect each other and then form a close relationship.
This is helped along by P the poltergeist who, with no need to be afraid of anyone puts up with no-nonsense, likes to look after everyone and pull them together. I thought all the characters were great but I have to say I have a little soft spot for P and how protective she is over Sage, and her snark.
I have to say that I was kept guessing until the very end about who was committing the murders and why, it was very clever though. There were some other revelations throughout the story that made it very hard to put this book down, it has a lot of action and enough secrets to keep you gripped.
The narration was fantastic, I thought it was brilliant that Kate Dobson was able to have so many distinct voices and accents for the characters, it brought the story to life and helped with the sense of place.
I enjoyed this book so much that I’m hoping that there is more to come from these characters, All the Hidden Monsters is a book that I would highly recommend. Loved it.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was such a wild ride of a book, with warlocks and werewolves it follows sage the werewolf and oren who is a warlock trying to solve the mysterious deaths of several werewolves around town. Oren is part of what is essentially a paranormal police force and after sage persists they pair up to solve these cases.
They meet at the site of Sages friends death Lucy, who appears to be the first of many to die under mysterious circumstances.Once they figure out its silver , they aim to hunt down who is responsible for committing such hurt.
It deals with themes such as grief, friendship, and fear, both of self and who you can trust. I really enjoyed how Oren and Sage grew as a pair not only to solve the mysteries they were faced with but with how they grew to truly trust and care for each other.
Overall I would definitely recommend this to those wanting a paranormal mystery!
They meet at the site of Sages friends death Lucy, who appears to be the first of many to die under mysterious circumstances.
It deals with themes such as grief, friendship, and fear, both of self and who you can trust. I really enjoyed how Oren and Sage grew as a pair not only to solve the mysteries they were faced with but with how they grew to truly trust and care for each other.
Overall I would definitely recommend this to those wanting a paranormal mystery!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wanted to like this more but it didn't pull me in. I found myself uninterested in any of the characters. I think this is YA only and won't cross over into the older readers.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No