144 ratings | 15 reviews | avg rating:4.43

Shalini Abeysekara’s Followers (345)

Shalini’s Bookshelves

to-read (320)
currently-reading (0)
read (153)
did-not-finish (0)
bit-my-nails-nonstop (2)
brb-disgusted (0)
droolworthy-worldbuilding (5)
dystopia-conspiracy-etc (1)
give-me-one-of-him (25)
i-hate-him-but-he-s-so-hot (3)
See all bookshelves »

Shalini’s Friends (40)

zai

1,032 books | 152 friends

PrettyBookish13

4,857 books | 282 friends

C Wright

3,050 books | 24 friends

Alex Helm

100,870 books | 1,620 friends

❀ maria ❀

580 books | 953 friends

carthi ♡

1,641 books | 111 friends

Charlotte Joyce

761 books | 21 friends

Asha

516 books | 21 friends

More friends…

Shalini Abeysekara

Goodreads Author

Website

https://linktr.ee/shalini.a

Twitter

awayintheshire

Genre

Fantasy, Romance, Horror

Member Since

September 2013

edit data

Shalini Abeysekara (she/her/hers) is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of This Monster of Mine. A former corporate lawyer, she uses fantasy to explore monstrosity, craft cynical MMCs who respect women, and center neurodivergent women reckoning with their place in a world that tells them they’re too much and not enough. When not writing, she games her life away and tries to make the perfect entremet. Most days, she can’t believe she's an adult, and hope you don’t either.

Her debut dark romantasy duology, This Monster of Mine, is an Ancient Rome-inspired bloodbath of manipulation, deception, and forbidden love. The sequel, This Blade of Ours, releases on June 30th in North America, and July 2nd everywhere else.

Follow her @shalini.writes o ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Shalini Abeysekara questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Shalini Abeysekara’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 5,173 ratings · 1,569 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	This Monster of Mine (This Monster of Mine, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 5,046 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Blade of Ours (This Monster of Mine, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 127 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Series by Shalini Abeysekara

This Monster of Mine (2 books)
by

Shalini Abeysekara (Goodreads Author)

4.10 avg rating — 5,173 ratings

rss
Shalini’s Recent Updates

Shalini Abeysekara has read Daggermouth (The Heart, #1) by H.M. Wolfe (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 18, 2026 02:53PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Shalini Abeysekara rated a book it was amazing Drown the Bones by Alexandra Kennington (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Death gains new dimensions in Kennington’s lush romantasy where a holy war’s creeping tide threatens to engulf two nations and goddesses lurk too close to the surface. Compellingly paced and brimming with captivating romantic tension, Drown The Bones ...more
Mar 16, 2026 10:00AM · 5 likes · like · see review
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read Beast Business (Hidden Legacy #6.5) by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 10, 2026 05:55PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Beast Business by Ilona Andrews. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Beast Business by Ilona Andrews <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Shalini Abeysekara and 4 other people liked PrettyBookish13's review of I, Medusa: A new kind of villain origin story: "This was, simply put, a masterpiece. Ayana wove such an incredible tale of Medusa and her sisters, I absolutely love how Medusa (known as Meddy) is portrayed and how her character evolves through the story. I enjoyed reading about her time at Athena’" Read more of this review »
Feb 18, 2026 05:03PM · see review
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read Wolftamer (The Magpie and the Wolf Duology) by Maggie Rapier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 13, 2026 09:01AM · like
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read Soulgazer (The Magpie and the Wolf Duology, #1) by Maggie Rapier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 13, 2026 09:00AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Soulgazer by Maggie Rapier. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Soulgazer by Maggie Rapier <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read Wench by Erynne Rivers (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 11, 2026 04:24PM · 1 like · like
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read Archangel's Eternity (Guild Hunter, #18) by Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 09, 2026 11:58AM · like
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read Queen of Faces (Queen of Faces, #1) by Petra Lord (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 06, 2026 01:05PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Queen of Faces by Petra Lord. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Queen of Faces by Petra Lord <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Shalini Abeysekara wants to read The Lies That Summon the Night by Tessonja Odette (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 05, 2026 11:39AM · like

More of Shalini's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Hooked on Books : * Emerging Authors Spotlight Mini	2	17	Mar 16, 2026 01:18AM

Shalini’s Quotes

“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

tags: fantasy, literature, philosophy

5685 likes

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
― Astrid Lindgren

tags: books, children, children-s-literature

3110 likes

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

6369 likes

“There’s a low-level, specific pain in having to accept that putting up with you requires a certain generosity of spirit in your loved ones.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility

110 likes

“What you have to understand is that bureaucracy is an organism, and the prime goal of every organism is self-protection. Bureaucracy exists to protect itself.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility