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The Monster by L.J. Shen
3.0

TITLE: The Monster
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
AUTHOR:  L. J. Shen
TROPE: Billionaire Romance
TYPE: Series (Boston Belles Book 3)
MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

The Monster is Sam and Aisling's story where we learn the origin of Sam's nickname "Monster" and where this mistrust of women stems from. We find out more about Aisling and all the pressures she has to deal with in her home life that we have not seen in the earlier books in the series, along with how her infatuation for Sam starts. I was left feeling sorry for both characters for different reasons throughout the book. The Monster is standalone, but having the background in the characters from the first two books is helpful. I am not sure why there are so many one-star reviews, where this is not my favourite of the series so far, or even my favourite Mafia trope read this year, but I had no problem finishing the story. Aisling did not have as much of a backbone as other main characters, but I did find her endearing when she did show her spunk. I would rate this book 3.5 stars.