A review by rikerandom
Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens

5.0

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Content notes for The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic and Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens: homophobia, panic attacks

Detailed content notes:

Spoiler

The main character is horribly afraid of other people’s reactions to him coming out as bisexual, but there’s little to no actual homophobia
He is also an anxious mess and sometimes suffers from panic attacks that are described on page

Representation: The main character is bi and has anxiety, the love interest is gay and Latino, there’s a sapphic side character and an Eastern European one

What drew me to this series was, admittedly, the cover and title of The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths & Magic. I’m just a sucker for all things mythology and will even read YA to get my fix. It did help that this was also queer. And really, a pretty great novel with a very solid sequel and I enjoyed Monster of the Week just as much as I did the first book in this series by F.T. Lukens.

In the centre of this story is Bridger Whitt, high school student and anxious bisexual mess. He is horribly afraid of coming out while still living in his home town and desperate to find an after school job that will help him pay for a college – the farther away, the better, so he can finally be his true self. Obviously, that’s not how the whole thing works out.

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Both The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths & Magic and its sequel Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens are great books if you are looking for something light and entertaining, with lots of familiar monsters and creatures, fabulous characters and an amazing dry sense of humour. I really, really enjoyed both novels and can wholeheartedly recommend them!