A review by headertime1981
City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I wanted to like this so much more than I did. The dialogue was redundant, and the two main characters constantly revealed too much of themselves to each other without earning it. They suddenly loved each other out of nowhere while still not. Also, the virgin trope is so tired. Why can't any of these stories have grown women who aren't afraid of the big bad wolf or let them be the big bad wolf? I did like Darien, but he was so inconsistent it was exhausting. I wanted to like the world because it was cool, but...I grew bored. Often. That's a big problem. If the sequels weren't so terribly long, I'd dive in, but I can't justify spending that kind of time when there are so many other books out there to discover. I had to cleanse my palette with a dark mafia romance.