Scan barcode
ednam0dewannabe's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Stalking, Kidnapping, and Rape
mariakureads's review
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I came to read this one because of C.M Nascosta - I love her other work and when I saw that this was an anthology with similar stories to hers I jumped at the chance to read it!
Overall, the entire collection is a mixed bag as some stories were good, I loved 1 or 2 and the rest were ok. All the stories are varied in tone and writing style but they all included some kind of monster and the person to love them. There was one or two stories that were snippets of a larger book which I found were meh at best as it's not an actual story but either a beginning to entice the reader for more later (looking at one in particular), or a snippet somewhere with no follow-up to the story.
I think out of all the stories, I enjoyed Evangeline Priest's Finding her Minotaur, Vivienne Hart's Darkheart, and C.M Nascosta's The Minoan Bride the best while Dee J Holmes's Belfry was a great solid read - not as heavy on the erotica but a well written fantasy that if it was to be fleshed out some more would love to read it!
Overall, the entire collection is a mixed bag as some stories were good, I loved 1 or 2 and the rest were ok. All the stories are varied in tone and writing style but they all included some kind of monster and the person to love them. There was one or two stories that were snippets of a larger book which I found were meh at best as it's not an actual story but either a beginning to entice the reader for more later (looking at one in particular), or a snippet somewhere with no follow-up to the story.
I think out of all the stories, I enjoyed Evangeline Priest's Finding her Minotaur, Vivienne Hart's Darkheart, and C.M Nascosta's The Minoan Bride the best while Dee J Holmes's Belfry was a great solid read - not as heavy on the erotica but a well written fantasy that if it was to be fleshed out some more would love to read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Rape
More...