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Titan
by Jillian Graves
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've been feeling a bit slumpy lately so I decided to try something new in a genre that I love and I ended up on this monster romance! I ended up enjoying this more than I thought I would. I liked the author's writing—it was entertaining, enjoyable to read and easy enough to follow despite the average world-building. I liked the paranormal element to it but I didn't really understand what the relic was and certain things about how the "pull" worked didn't really make sense to me, especially at the end. But, I did like the mystery element and the heist-like plot. I would've really liked to know more about the other paranormal characters in the story, especially the witches, and basically, the big goal that these creatures come together to work toward.
Titan and Julianna are both headstrong characters despite her being his "baby girl" and his "daddy dom" vibes, and she has an ego and pride that's on the same level as his. I thought they had good chemistry together and the sexual tension was always high when these two were together. Unsurprisingly, this was pretty instalove (especially considering that this does only end up taking place over the span of a little over one week!) but I don't think I was expecting anything different so even though it's one of my least favourite tropes, I already knew it'd likely happen. That said, what I didn't like was the disrespect they did to each other towards the end, which ends up being the third-act conflict. No spoilers, but I didn't like how Titan basically trod all over Julianna's wishes and then what Julianna did in "retaliation" even though she "didn't mean to do it" was even stupider. She had every right to be angry and it irritated the hell out of me that Titan was so insistent that he did nothing wrong (rolls eyes so hard) but the way these two dealt with the fall-out and everything that happens after was just... Not great.
Overall, not a terrible read. I'm curious about the next book because I liked Eden in this book but I hope that things get explained a bit more and that the characters don't devolve into petty and childish behaviour the way these two did.
Titan and Julianna are both headstrong characters despite her being his "baby girl" and his "daddy dom" vibes, and she has an ego and pride that's on the same level as his. I thought they had good chemistry together and the sexual tension was always high when these two were together. Unsurprisingly, this was pretty instalove (especially considering that this does only end up taking place over the span of a little over one week!) but I don't think I was expecting anything different so even though it's one of my least favourite tropes, I already knew it'd likely happen. That said, what I didn't like was the disrespect they did to each other towards the end, which ends up being the third-act conflict. No spoilers, but I didn't like how Titan basically trod all over Julianna's wishes and then what Julianna did in "retaliation" even though she "didn't mean to do it" was even stupider. She had every right to be angry and it irritated the hell out of me that Titan was so insistent that he did nothing wrong (rolls eyes so hard) but the way these two dealt with the fall-out and everything that happens after was just... Not great.
Overall, not a terrible read. I'm curious about the next book because I liked Eden in this book but I hope that things get explained a bit more and that the characters don't devolve into petty and childish behaviour the way these two did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment