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A review by belle2022
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
5.0
This was such an easy, fast paced and intriguing read. The concept was unique and interesting and I’ve not really read anything that features time travel before. Joan Chang-Hunt is half-Chinese, half-monster and half-human. I have to say I liked the addition of her biraciality. There were some really cool parallels between her human heritage and monster heritage.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the monster families in London and their family power. When you think about it, what’s the harm their power could do? But actually they are quite dangerous powers, I guess that’s why they’re all called monsters.
Now there are two male leads who both could be the ‘enemy’ and I wasn’t expecting it to end the way that it did but damn. I really liked it. Left much to be discovered in book 2. There are tropes in this book featured in many others but this one just felt different and fresh. I was most intrigued by Oliver and I knew there was more that he knew than he was letting on. Then there’s Nick, who was absolutely fascinating and I wasn’t expecting to learn what we did of him. Quite shocking.
I do wish the monsters were more developed and that we saw more of them and I think that the romance was a big thing which again could have also been developed more so that we felt more about the couple. There definitely could have been more. As I was thinking this was a standalone it fell flat, but knowing there is a book 2 gives me better hope for some of these things to be better fleshed out.
Favourite quote: “real monsters look like me and you” Overall I think it’s more a 4.5 stars, great for all readers!
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the monster families in London and their family power. When you think about it, what’s the harm their power could do? But actually they are quite dangerous powers, I guess that’s why they’re all called monsters.
Now there are two male leads who both could be the ‘enemy’ and I wasn’t expecting it to end the way that it did but damn. I really liked it. Left much to be discovered in book 2. There are tropes in this book featured in many others but this one just felt different and fresh. I was most intrigued by Oliver and I knew there was more that he knew than he was letting on. Then there’s Nick, who was absolutely fascinating and I wasn’t expecting to learn what we did of him. Quite shocking.
I do wish the monsters were more developed and that we saw more of them and I think that the romance was a big thing which again could have also been developed more so that we felt more about the couple. There definitely could have been more. As I was thinking this was a standalone it fell flat, but knowing there is a book 2 gives me better hope for some of these things to be better fleshed out.
Favourite quote: “real monsters look like me and you” Overall I think it’s more a 4.5 stars, great for all readers!