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Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a ride, but something kept me from devouring it like I wanted to?

Such a unique kind of story! We all know I love a good love triangle. The problem for me was that the relationships didn't feel like the focus, even though they were in a way?

The plot was definitely plotting, but there were missed opportunities for relationships to build. Aaron truly felt like a one-sided thing, and Nick had a backstory with our FMC that we didn't really see and were only told about... 

Whilst usually I'd love this kind of read, I feel like this was just the build-up for the next book, and so it took me a while to read

The ending was the only truly impactful part, and that really broke my heart because I had not put that together until it was happening. It's hard to surprise me!

Overall, I'm not sure if I'd fully recommend it unless you're more patient than I am, but I might edit this after the next book? 

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