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A review by franxieturnspages
Monsters in Love, Vol. 4: Lost in the Deeps by Evangeline Priest, Evangeline Priest, Clio Evans, Vivienne Hart
2.0
I was offered an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review of Daddy of the Sea. Please note that I did not read any of the other short stories.
On a funny note, I had a bit of a hard time reading this story since the MC shares the same name as one of my closest friends (LOL). So, please bear with me on this one.
Let’s just say that the author did get very creative this time around. However, not much about this story and the characters clicked with me.
As far as I am aware, this short story takes place in the same world as Titan.If I am wrong, please correct me.
But that’s exactly why I feel as if this story could have been a full-length novel, or at least a novelette similar in length to Blood Moon. There is enough material to expand on this new side of Titan’s world.
This story introduces a submarine monster-slash-very-much-resembling-to-a-human-octopus (sign me up??). So consider me slightly disappointed when my first contact with it in this series is a short story! I believe it would have benefitted far more if we had previously been exposed to characters such as Kalder. Especially since Graves, with her previous works, has done a great job at expanding her fantasy//paranormal world whilst mixing decent romance and chemistry between characters.
Even though this is a short story - so there is only ever so much the author can write -, when compared to previous works, this one fell significantly shorter in my opinion. I find that there was an overall lack of romantic connection between the characters and story's purpose. Everything occurred very abruptly with little to no explanation.Does every single authority figure in this world sexually punish others when they’re not obeyed? Is this an under-the-sea thing? Or, maybe, I’ve slowly detached myself from stories like this lately, idk.
Can I also just say that if this had been released in the same week as The Little Mermaid’s live-action it would’ve been impeccable timing. But that’s such a small remark it does not even account for my review.
Regardless, I am still excited for Rook. A bit disappointed this time around, though. I guess it could be far more enjoyable if you binge-read all of her books and short stories in one go.
Thank you to the author for granting me this opportunity again!
Let’s just say that the author did get very creative this time around. However, not much about this story and the characters clicked with me.
As far as I am aware, this short story takes place in the same world as Titan.
But that’s exactly why I feel as if this story could have been a full-length novel, or at least a novelette similar in length to Blood Moon. There is enough material to expand on this new side of Titan’s world.
This story introduces a submarine monster-slash-very-much-resembling-to-a-human-octopus (sign me up??). So consider me slightly disappointed when my first contact with it in this series is a short story! I believe it would have benefitted far more if we had previously been exposed to characters such as Kalder. Especially since Graves, with her previous works, has done a great job at expanding her fantasy//paranormal world whilst mixing decent romance and chemistry between characters.
Even though this is a short story - so there is only ever so much the author can write -, when compared to previous works, this one fell significantly shorter in my opinion. I find that there was an overall lack of romantic connection between the characters and story's purpose. Everything occurred very abruptly with little to no explanation.
Regardless, I am still excited for Rook. A bit disappointed this time around, though. I guess it could be far more enjoyable if you binge-read all of her books and short stories in one go.
Thank you to the author for granting me this opportunity again!