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No Such Thing As Monsters
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Expected 10 Mar 26Rosie has spent her lifetime not believing in monsters. She’s a scientist by nature—open-minded, but a cynic at heart, with a ledger of things to prove to everyone who doubts her. She’s not above a bit of dubious fun, though, especially if Devon, her best friend and life-long love, asks.
When a night at the circus ends in the fortune-teller’s tent, Rosie guzzles a potion named Familiar to prove a point—and everything she thought she knew of the natural world starts unravelling. Beginning with Raum La Roux. Large, cantankerous, intimidating—and, according to him, bound to her until Rosie chooses someone for him to kill.
Suddenly, monsters don’t seem so far-fetched.
Set against a vintage 1920s backdrop of gritty realism and eerie enchantment, No Such Thing As Monsters is a psychological fantasy about power, consent, and the monsters we make of each other.
When a night at the circus ends in the fortune-teller’s tent, Rosie guzzles a potion named Familiar to prove a point—and everything she thought she knew of the natural world starts unravelling. Beginning with Raum La Roux. Large, cantankerous, intimidating—and, according to him, bound to her until Rosie chooses someone for him to kill.
Suddenly, monsters don’t seem so far-fetched.
Set against a vintage 1920s backdrop of gritty realism and eerie enchantment, No Such Thing As Monsters is a psychological fantasy about power, consent, and the monsters we make of each other.
380 pages, Unknown Binding
Expected publication March 10, 2026
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Kaitlin Corvus
13 books22 followersKaitlin Corvus is from Ontario, Canada. The north holds the best part of her. She writes about nobodies, monsters, and gutter glitter, loves the stars, the deep dark sea, and a good horror mystery.
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February 13, 2026
ARC REVIEW
AMAZING! This 1920s set book got its hooks in me and won't let go. Let's dish about these characters, most of whom are majorly unlikable. Peter, oh boy, love sick doesn't even begin to cover his hot mess. Devon, is he the real deal or just a master manipulator? Raum, now his darkness is like my favorite guilty pleasure - I just can't get enough. Rosie is a standout character that I'm actually really into. This book is ridiculously captivating. It's dark, but not so dark that it doesn't have a little bit of light to balance it out. I'm super excited for the next book.
Thanks to Book Sirens for sending me an advanced copy to read and review
AMAZING! This 1920s set book got its hooks in me and won't let go. Let's dish about these characters, most of whom are majorly unlikable. Peter, oh boy, love sick doesn't even begin to cover his hot mess. Devon, is he the real deal or just a master manipulator? Raum, now his darkness is like my favorite guilty pleasure - I just can't get enough. Rosie is a standout character that I'm actually really into. This book is ridiculously captivating. It's dark, but not so dark that it doesn't have a little bit of light to balance it out. I'm super excited for the next book.
Thanks to Book Sirens for sending me an advanced copy to read and review
December 2, 2025
I now truly understand what a book hangover means. This story pulled me in to glitzy socialite parties veneered over seedy, drunken nightlife, and bound me (iykyk) with the promise of something even more sinister. Corvus's exceptional prose is the feast I hunger for, and she combines feminism and violence in a way that's irresistible. My mind keeps playing over certain scenes (anything with Raum, really), and when I'm finally able to catch my breath, I find myself taking a deeper introspection on the movement within this story: the evolution among characters and how certain themes present, roll out, and tie up in the end. I want to turn around and read it again.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
KAITLIN CORVUS, I DEMAND AT LEAST THREE HUNDRED MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES!...Pretty please 😘
Big, huge thank you to Kaitlin, Victory Editing & NetGalley for this ARC, it is very much appreciated.
*I highly recommend listening to Jazz music while reading this absolute delight. It sets the vibe perfectly*
My pin curls are holding on for dear life and I'm losing sequins left and right. What a ride that was!
When Rosie the sceptic is reluctantly dragged to have her fortune told, she rebels by downing a random "potion" with no regard for it's ingredients or the consequences of her actions. She would soon come to both regret and revere that decision, as it brought her sarcasm, sass and shadows in the form of Raum La Roux.
Turns out, it's not easy trying to get the person you love to realise you see them as more than a friend when a huge, tattooed demon keeps appearing to kiss you at inopportune times.
This gorgeous read transports you right into the 1920s with stolen kisses, silky speakeasies and star-studded glamour around every corner. I can't wait to read more books in what is clearly going to be my new favourite series.
I can't even talk about the ending, I'm afraid. Can't talk at all, actually, as my jaw is currently on the floor.
Big, huge thank you to Kaitlin, Victory Editing & NetGalley for this ARC, it is very much appreciated.
*I highly recommend listening to Jazz music while reading this absolute delight. It sets the vibe perfectly*
My pin curls are holding on for dear life and I'm losing sequins left and right. What a ride that was!
When Rosie the sceptic is reluctantly dragged to have her fortune told, she rebels by downing a random "potion" with no regard for it's ingredients or the consequences of her actions. She would soon come to both regret and revere that decision, as it brought her sarcasm, sass and shadows in the form of Raum La Roux.
Turns out, it's not easy trying to get the person you love to realise you see them as more than a friend when a huge, tattooed demon keeps appearing to kiss you at inopportune times.
This gorgeous read transports you right into the 1920s with stolen kisses, silky speakeasies and star-studded glamour around every corner. I can't wait to read more books in what is clearly going to be my new favourite series.
I can't even talk about the ending, I'm afraid. Can't talk at all, actually, as my jaw is currently on the floor.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you to NetGalley, Shadow Spark Publishing and Kaitlin Corvus for sharing this ARC with me, in exchange for my honest review.
No Such Thing As Monsters is set in the 1920's era, the era I should have been born in. We have 3 MC's: Rosalie, Devon and Peter, who are involved in a love triangle. This is book #1 in the Snake-Oik series. This is a story that will stay with y'all long after y'all have finished it. In my opinion this is going to be one of the best series I'm going to read. I can't hardly wait to see where Ms. Kaitlin is going to take us next. Ms. Kaitlin, please make this series more than 4 books, I just can't get enough of it and I don't want it to end.
I truly recommend that y'all get y'alls hands on this book.
No Such Thing As Monsters is set in the 1920's era, the era I should have been born in. We have 3 MC's: Rosalie, Devon and Peter, who are involved in a love triangle. This is book #1 in the Snake-Oik series. This is a story that will stay with y'all long after y'all have finished it. In my opinion this is going to be one of the best series I'm going to read. I can't hardly wait to see where Ms. Kaitlin is going to take us next. Ms. Kaitlin, please make this series more than 4 books, I just can't get enough of it and I don't want it to end.
I truly recommend that y'all get y'alls hands on this book.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
3.75 ⭐
I received an ARC from NetGalley — thank you so much to the author and publisher for the early copy!
First of all, I loved Kaitlin Corvus’s writing style. It’s detailed in the best way — the kind of writing that fully immerses you in the world. I personally need a lot of description to properly visualise what’s happening, and this absolutely delivered. I could see everything so clearly.
The 1920s setting was also such a refreshing change from what I normally read. I don’t often pick up books set in that time period, and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and tone it brought to the story.
That said, it is definitely more of a slow burn. Some chapters felt a little long and the pacing won’t be for everyone — but the ending does pack a bit of a shock.
The characters were such a strong point for me. They all felt flawed and human in very different ways. And Mildred! I genuinely went from strongly disliking her to her becoming my favourite character by the end, which I always think is a sign of thoughtful character development.
Going in, the title makes you expect demons and supernatural horror, but what I found most interesting is how the story explores the idea that the real monsters aren’t always supernatural — sometimes they’re the people around us… and sometimes they’re much closer than we’d like to think.
Overall, this is an atmospheric, character-driven story with rich writing. If you enjoy detailed prose, morally complex characters, and a slower build with an impactful finish, this one might be for you.
I received an ARC from NetGalley — thank you so much to the author and publisher for the early copy!
First of all, I loved Kaitlin Corvus’s writing style. It’s detailed in the best way — the kind of writing that fully immerses you in the world. I personally need a lot of description to properly visualise what’s happening, and this absolutely delivered. I could see everything so clearly.
The 1920s setting was also such a refreshing change from what I normally read. I don’t often pick up books set in that time period, and I really enjoyed the atmosphere and tone it brought to the story.
That said, it is definitely more of a slow burn. Some chapters felt a little long and the pacing won’t be for everyone — but the ending does pack a bit of a shock.
The characters were such a strong point for me. They all felt flawed and human in very different ways. And Mildred! I genuinely went from strongly disliking her to her becoming my favourite character by the end, which I always think is a sign of thoughtful character development.
Going in, the title makes you expect demons and supernatural horror, but what I found most interesting is how the story explores the idea that the real monsters aren’t always supernatural — sometimes they’re the people around us… and sometimes they’re much closer than we’d like to think.
Overall, this is an atmospheric, character-driven story with rich writing. If you enjoy detailed prose, morally complex characters, and a slower build with an impactful finish, this one might be for you.
Review of advance copy
ARC Review
This one simply wasn’t for me.
Without my personal taste causing a bias, I'm giving it 4 stars because I know its readers are absolutely out there.
The 1920s atmosphere is executed beautifully. Vibes? Immaculate. The author lingers in the details, and I am always starving for details. Like I wanna know what the room looks like just as much as I wanna hear the tea. The settings felt immersive and distinct. At times, it even gave me subtle Bioshock energy, iykyk.
The characters were another highlight. I often struggle with casts that feel flat or interchangeable, but that wasn’t the case here. These characters felt like real people with weight and texture. Even when I didn’t fully connect with certain choices, I appreciated how fully realized they were.
For me personally, a few elements pulled me out of the immersion. One moment in particular, a character being described as smelling like brimstone, stuck in my mind. Since brimstone is essentially sulfur, I couldn’t quite reconcile that sensory detail with the specific framing in the scene. It’s a small thing, but it created a disconnect that lingered for me and happened in a few similar ways throughout. The pacing was a bit slow for me, but that, I think, is just a give and take when you have such description going on.
That said, this book is unique. I genuinely haven’t read anything quite like it before. If you love richly detailed historical settings with an atmospheric Bioshock-esque vibe intrigues you, this may be very much your kind of story.
This one simply wasn’t for me.
Without my personal taste causing a bias, I'm giving it 4 stars because I know its readers are absolutely out there.
The 1920s atmosphere is executed beautifully. Vibes? Immaculate. The author lingers in the details, and I am always starving for details. Like I wanna know what the room looks like just as much as I wanna hear the tea. The settings felt immersive and distinct. At times, it even gave me subtle Bioshock energy, iykyk.
The characters were another highlight. I often struggle with casts that feel flat or interchangeable, but that wasn’t the case here. These characters felt like real people with weight and texture. Even when I didn’t fully connect with certain choices, I appreciated how fully realized they were.
For me personally, a few elements pulled me out of the immersion. One moment in particular, a character being described as smelling like brimstone, stuck in my mind. Since brimstone is essentially sulfur, I couldn’t quite reconcile that sensory detail with the specific framing in the scene. It’s a small thing, but it created a disconnect that lingered for me and happened in a few similar ways throughout. The pacing was a bit slow for me, but that, I think, is just a give and take when you have such description going on.
That said, this book is unique. I genuinely haven’t read anything quite like it before. If you love richly detailed historical settings with an atmospheric Bioshock-esque vibe intrigues you, this may be very much your kind of story.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you to NetGalley, Kaitlin Corvus and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC and provide my honest review. I’m grateful for the opportunity.
No Such Things As Monsters starts off with skeptical and scientific minutes Rosalie and her two friends Peter and Devon going to a fortune teller at a circus. One potion later and everything changes. The potion might be named Familiar but things are about to get very strange indeed. A being named Raum invades the edges of her world and claims to be bound to her until she chooses someone for him to kill.
Firstly, I couldn’t put this down. Literally stayed up until 4 am I was so engrossed in the story. The setting was so beautiful and immersive. I could taste the whisky and smell the cigarette smoke in the speakeasy.
Secondly, the characters were both realistic and flawed. Rosie isn’t perfect and neither are her friends. That made me so much more invested in them.
There are moments that the plot slows but for me that just heightened the sense of suspense.
This was an engaging and atmospheric read and I am definitely planning on rereading it in the future.
No Such Things As Monsters starts off with skeptical and scientific minutes Rosalie and her two friends Peter and Devon going to a fortune teller at a circus. One potion later and everything changes. The potion might be named Familiar but things are about to get very strange indeed. A being named Raum invades the edges of her world and claims to be bound to her until she chooses someone for him to kill.
Firstly, I couldn’t put this down. Literally stayed up until 4 am I was so engrossed in the story. The setting was so beautiful and immersive. I could taste the whisky and smell the cigarette smoke in the speakeasy.
Secondly, the characters were both realistic and flawed. Rosie isn’t perfect and neither are her friends. That made me so much more invested in them.
There are moments that the plot slows but for me that just heightened the sense of suspense.
This was an engaging and atmospheric read and I am definitely planning on rereading it in the future.
February 22, 2026
I received an advance review copy of No Such Thing As Monsters by Kaitlin Corvus from Book Sirens in exchange for an honest review.
I was immediately drawn to this book by the promise of psychological fantasy with monsters and was expecting a darker, plot-driven story. While the concept had a lot of potential, the overall reading experience fell a bit flat for me.
The strongest aspect of this novel is the writing itself—it’s polished and immersive—and I genuinely enjoyed the characters. Their relationships felt nuanced, and I appreciated how they shifted and developed over the course of the story. Unfortunately, I kept waiting for the plot to fully emerge, and it never quite did. Much of the book felt meandering, and I found myself bored for large stretches despite the interesting ideas beneath the surface.
The ending did add some intrigue and left me thinking, but it wasn’t quite enough to offset the lack of narrative momentum earlier on.
Overall, this is a well-written, character-focused story that may work better for readers who prioritize atmosphere and relationships over plot. For me, it had promise but didn’t fully deliver.
I was immediately drawn to this book by the promise of psychological fantasy with monsters and was expecting a darker, plot-driven story. While the concept had a lot of potential, the overall reading experience fell a bit flat for me.
The strongest aspect of this novel is the writing itself—it’s polished and immersive—and I genuinely enjoyed the characters. Their relationships felt nuanced, and I appreciated how they shifted and developed over the course of the story. Unfortunately, I kept waiting for the plot to fully emerge, and it never quite did. Much of the book felt meandering, and I found myself bored for large stretches despite the interesting ideas beneath the surface.
The ending did add some intrigue and left me thinking, but it wasn’t quite enough to offset the lack of narrative momentum earlier on.
Overall, this is a well-written, character-focused story that may work better for readers who prioritize atmosphere and relationships over plot. For me, it had promise but didn’t fully deliver.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you Net Galley for this ARC. This was an interesting start to a new series. The story is set in the 1920's and follows Rosalie, Peter, and Devon. They are young, privileged, and in a constant love triangle. The story takes a twist when they go to the circus and meet the fortune teller. It leads to the age old question: What happens when you make a deal with a devil and what are the consequences? Rosalie then meets Raum, who tells her they are bound and that he will take a life for her. We then follow this group of friends as they make difficult choices, question their friendships, and what they mean to each other. I enjoyed seeing Rosalie come out of her privileged shell and start to see all the grey that makes up the world around us. Additionally, I really enjoyed all historical elements as it provided a great atmosphere and setting for the story. Overall, this was a fun and unique read that explored an interesting take on making a deal with the devil. I give it 3.5 stars, but am rounding up to 4.
Review of advance copy
ARC Reader
For me, it was a bit of a slower start, but I'm glad I kept with it. The story was truly something else. I think for me, I saw it as slower, boring even, because the main concept hadn't truly hit. It happens sometimes, but the book truly did make up for it and more.
A pet peeve I did end up finding was that it felt like some chapters seemed to be so long. It made finding stopping points rougher, as I like to stop to take breaks at chapter ends. The chapters were by far not the longest I've seen out there, but just a pet peeve. Not by any means something that is putting the review down in its rating.
The concept, characters, execution-- all amazing.
At the beginning, I wasn't sure how well I would like Rosalie (Rosie). Though I do have to admit she grew on me. Especially towards the end.
I can't wait for the next book! The cliffhanger truly was diabolical.
For me, it was a bit of a slower start, but I'm glad I kept with it. The story was truly something else. I think for me, I saw it as slower, boring even, because the main concept hadn't truly hit. It happens sometimes, but the book truly did make up for it and more.
A pet peeve I did end up finding was that it felt like some chapters seemed to be so long. It made finding stopping points rougher, as I like to stop to take breaks at chapter ends. The chapters were by far not the longest I've seen out there, but just a pet peeve. Not by any means something that is putting the review down in its rating.
The concept, characters, execution-- all amazing.
At the beginning, I wasn't sure how well I would like Rosalie (Rosie). Though I do have to admit she grew on me. Especially towards the end.
I can't wait for the next book! The cliffhanger truly was diabolical.
February 21, 2026
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
My review is my own thoughts and has no reflection on the author.
I did struggle with this book. I continued to read as it is well written and had potential for some great twists and turns, however they never came.
The book chapters were extremely long. I didn’t feel like there was a plot.
The last few pages did grip me. But this book was just too much of a slow burn for me.
I did like the characters and I was able to connect with the FMC Rosalie. I feel that she has alot more to give yet in this series.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Monster romance, check. Suspense and mystery, check. Romance, check. Banter… CHECK. I went in expecting nothing like this, especially when it came to the monsters, and at times the story felt fever-dreamish in the best way. The FMC was genuinely unique and didn’t feel like your typical romantasy damsel, which I really appreciated. Where this book truly shines is in the lore, the plot, and the pacing—all of which were so well done. From the very first words, I was pulled into this macabre world and couldn’t put it down. I’m really looking forward to seeing more from this series.
February 16, 2026
A truly enjoyable book! All of the characters are multi dimensional, they are all grey, some darker and some lighter yet they all have their flaws. The setting is beautiful, historical and rich. Definitely a captivating read.
Thank you Book Sirens for this ARC.
Thank you Book Sirens for this ARC.
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