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A review by booksjenrecs
Monster Bully by Sam Crescent
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Monster Bully was a quick read, but I definitely didn't get what I was expecting out of these characters. I thought Grim would be one of those main characters that I would begrudgingly hate at first and would have to learn to love as Eve did the same. Instead, I ended up pretty much loving Grim right off the bat; I never once thought of him as either a monster or a bully.
I loved the action that we got in this short romance, but I definitely would've loved to see more. I don't think Grim ever seemed as bad as he was made out to be, and a lot of that stemmed from the fact that his worst atrocities all seemed to happen off-page so we were left just taking Eve's word for it. But even Eve never seemed truly afraid of the big, bad monster, so I wasn't either.
I did enjoy the romance and action in this story, but I think I would've liked it even more if we got to see more of Grim doing his worst on page. I loved him as a character, but he never did seem as bad as the blurb made him out to be.
I loved the action that we got in this short romance, but I definitely would've loved to see more. I don't think Grim ever seemed as bad as he was made out to be, and a lot of that stemmed from the fact that his worst atrocities all seemed to happen off-page so we were left just taking Eve's word for it. But even Eve never seemed truly afraid of the big, bad monster, so I wasn't either.
I did enjoy the romance and action in this story, but I think I would've liked it even more if we got to see more of Grim doing his worst on page. I loved him as a character, but he never did seem as bad as the blurb made him out to be.