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The Heart of a Monster #1
Chosen by Villains
Three brutal monsters came to my rescue. Now who's going to save me from them?
Every beat of my heart is the tick of a time bomb, reminding me to squeeze as many thrills out of life as I can. Still, the last thing I expect is a horde of nightmarish monsters descending on me in the night, eager to tear me apart.
So when three more demonic figures leap out of the shadows to defend me, my choices are trust my unexpected champions... or die. Not exactly a tough decision.
The beastly men wrench me away from my home, claiming they'll keep me safe. They say there's something special about me—something the others want to devour and they mean to protect.
My monstrous saviors are just as brutal as the creatures they fought off, damaged in ways I'll never understand. I can tell they're hiding things from me. But the more we dig into the mysteries surrounding my existence, the more I catch glimpses of tenderness beneath their vicious exteriors.
And the touch of their fangs and tentacles makes me feel so shockingly alive, it's hard to remember why I ever feared them...
Until I discover the real reason they're protecting me.
Every beat of my heart is the tick of a time bomb, reminding me to squeeze as many thrills out of life as I can. Still, the last thing I expect is a horde of nightmarish monsters descending on me in the night, eager to tear me apart.
So when three more demonic figures leap out of the shadows to defend me, my choices are trust my unexpected champions... or die. Not exactly a tough decision.
The beastly men wrench me away from my home, claiming they'll keep me safe. They say there's something special about me—something the others want to devour and they mean to protect.
My monstrous saviors are just as brutal as the creatures they fought off, damaged in ways I'll never understand. I can tell they're hiding things from me. But the more we dig into the mysteries surrounding my existence, the more I catch glimpses of tenderness beneath their vicious exteriors.
And the touch of their fangs and tentacles makes me feel so shockingly alive, it's hard to remember why I ever feared them...
Until I discover the real reason they're protecting me.
332 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 6, 2022
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June 20, 2024
Monster shifter reverse-harem
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚🖤
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌎
Character development: 😊😄😘🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Quinn - she is a college student who loves urban exploring. She feels her time on this earth is limited so she wants to live life to the fullest while she still can. She was often sick as a child and had a heart transplant years ago, which is why she feels she won’t live a long life. Her parents at one time were overprotective but they have come to an understanding now as long as she checks in fairly often. Though they might not be aware of her penchant for exploring buildings in the city at night.
The Heroes: Torrent, Crag, Lance - Shadowkind demons. They are higher shadowkind, which means they are able to think and plan and change into human like shells to fit it when needed. Lower shadowkind are driven by their base instincts and are animalistic.
Torrent - a water based shadowkind, he likes to spend his time in the ocean, far out past where humans like to spend time in the sun on the beach. He has tentacles that can be used as fierce weapons.
Crag - he is a shadowkind made of stone, a type of gargoyle with wings.
Lance - he is a dragon shadowkind, and like the other two, his human visage is extremely handsome.
The Story: Torrent and his guys are in the employ of a boss that wants them to keep an eye on a human that is rumored to be powerful in a way that can give that power to the demon that consumes her. The boss wants to be that demon that consumes her if the rumors are true, so he sends Torrent and his guys to keep watch on her. When they get to Jacksonville, they watch over her for months until one night, they find Quinn being attacked by other shadowkind, so they rescue her and take her away to a safe house on a nearby island and get to know her.
I love a monster romance. I was a bit worried at first when I found that Torrent had tentacles. I don’t like when the monsters are too different. Though I did like the fact that these monsters had their shadowkind forms and more human forms, which were gorgeous guys. I liked all the characters in this book, and it had a good plot. Though I do like standalone books, I am not too fond of starting a book and having to read four separate books and do four separate reviews to fully finish the story. You know what else I hate? When I buy the first books in a series of audiobooks and then later the series comes out as a single volume, so I could have purchased the whole series at one price or with one audible credit.
This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Aiden Snow and Amber Lee Connors. I love just about anything that Aiden Snow narrates. His voice is deep, soft and sexy. He is also great at doing different voices for different characters so is perfect for a book like this. Amber Lee Connors has a nice, intelligent sounding voice that is age appropriate for Quinn. I like her voice and after listening to a few audiobooks with female narrators whose voices grated on my ears, I was happy to listen to this one.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚🖤
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌎
Character development: 😊😄😘🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Quinn - she is a college student who loves urban exploring. She feels her time on this earth is limited so she wants to live life to the fullest while she still can. She was often sick as a child and had a heart transplant years ago, which is why she feels she won’t live a long life. Her parents at one time were overprotective but they have come to an understanding now as long as she checks in fairly often. Though they might not be aware of her penchant for exploring buildings in the city at night.
The Heroes: Torrent, Crag, Lance - Shadowkind demons. They are higher shadowkind, which means they are able to think and plan and change into human like shells to fit it when needed. Lower shadowkind are driven by their base instincts and are animalistic.
Torrent - a water based shadowkind, he likes to spend his time in the ocean, far out past where humans like to spend time in the sun on the beach. He has tentacles that can be used as fierce weapons.
Crag - he is a shadowkind made of stone, a type of gargoyle with wings.
Lance - he is a dragon shadowkind, and like the other two, his human visage is extremely handsome.
The Story: Torrent and his guys are in the employ of a boss that wants them to keep an eye on a human that is rumored to be powerful in a way that can give that power to the demon that consumes her. The boss wants to be that demon that consumes her if the rumors are true, so he sends Torrent and his guys to keep watch on her. When they get to Jacksonville, they watch over her for months until one night, they find Quinn being attacked by other shadowkind, so they rescue her and take her away to a safe house on a nearby island and get to know her.
I love a monster romance. I was a bit worried at first when I found that Torrent had tentacles. I don’t like when the monsters are too different. Though I did like the fact that these monsters had their shadowkind forms and more human forms, which were gorgeous guys. I liked all the characters in this book, and it had a good plot. Though I do like standalone books, I am not too fond of starting a book and having to read four separate books and do four separate reviews to fully finish the story. You know what else I hate? When I buy the first books in a series of audiobooks and then later the series comes out as a single volume, so I could have purchased the whole series at one price or with one audible credit.
This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Aiden Snow and Amber Lee Connors. I love just about anything that Aiden Snow narrates. His voice is deep, soft and sexy. He is also great at doing different voices for different characters so is perfect for a book like this. Amber Lee Connors has a nice, intelligent sounding voice that is age appropriate for Quinn. I like her voice and after listening to a few audiobooks with female narrators whose voices grated on my ears, I was happy to listen to this one.
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May 7, 2022
Review 4.5 stars! 🔥
I started reading monster romances recently and it has become one of my favorite new-to-me romance subgenres 😍 Chosen by Villains combines monster romance with reverse harem, impossible not to enjoy it!
I always worry with reverse harem books that the plot would focus too much on the smut, but this was not the case here! This is a heartwarming reverse harem where the plot is just as captivating as the romance! It gets super steamy 🥵🔥 but the slow build up to it was perfection!
Eva Chase writes a sweet and caring slow burn romance between Quinn and the three monsters who are protecting her from other worse evils. Quinn is suddenly being hunted by all types of shadowkind and she has no idea why. Three shadowkinds, Crag, Lance and Torrent, capture her under the guise that they are protecting her from the rest of the monsters... Quinn is unsure if they are telling the truth or not, after all, they are monsters. Would they truly put her first if it came to it or will their claws and tentacles come out... You will have to read to find out!
The three monsters are completely different from each other, which makes each of their relationships with Quinn unique. Lance is the funny and flirtatious type, Crag is the loyal protector and Torrent is a complete mystery. His dynamic with Quinn was definitely the most interesting since they have so much in common...
Thank you so much to the author for gifting me a copy for review !
I started reading monster romances recently and it has become one of my favorite new-to-me romance subgenres 😍 Chosen by Villains combines monster romance with reverse harem, impossible not to enjoy it!
I always worry with reverse harem books that the plot would focus too much on the smut, but this was not the case here! This is a heartwarming reverse harem where the plot is just as captivating as the romance! It gets super steamy 🥵🔥 but the slow build up to it was perfection!
Eva Chase writes a sweet and caring slow burn romance between Quinn and the three monsters who are protecting her from other worse evils. Quinn is suddenly being hunted by all types of shadowkind and she has no idea why. Three shadowkinds, Crag, Lance and Torrent, capture her under the guise that they are protecting her from the rest of the monsters... Quinn is unsure if they are telling the truth or not, after all, they are monsters. Would they truly put her first if it came to it or will their claws and tentacles come out... You will have to read to find out!
The three monsters are completely different from each other, which makes each of their relationships with Quinn unique. Lance is the funny and flirtatious type, Crag is the loyal protector and Torrent is a complete mystery. His dynamic with Quinn was definitely the most interesting since they have so much in common...
Thank you so much to the author for gifting me a copy for review !
March 14, 2023
YEP YEP YEP! I really liked this.
January 8, 2025
Spoiler...ish?
Have you ever read a book where there's a lot of action, but the answer is blaringly obvious? You know exactly where the story is going, and you just don't care. As of now, the MCs only power is to attract monsters who really want her permanently gone. She spends the entire book, running from monsters, learning to fight, failing to fight, and being with her RH of the only monster who doesn't want her gone. That's it. That's the entire story.
Have you ever read a book where there's a lot of action, but the answer is blaringly obvious? You know exactly where the story is going, and you just don't care. As of now, the MCs only power is to attract monsters who really want her permanently gone. She spends the entire book, running from monsters, learning to fight, failing to fight, and being with her RH of the only monster who doesn't want her gone. That's it. That's the entire story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 29, 2022
Betrayal comes in all shapes and sizes, always when you least expect it. In the end the heroine and her men learn this lesson the hard way. This has been a decent start to the series and I’m eager to see where it goes from here. Emanating like some type of magic dinner bell, the heroine unknowingly brings a slew of beasties right into her life. Luckily three monsters manage to save the day and so begins the mystery surrounding her. One thing I found lacking was more description on any and all creatures. Sometimes so many are coming at a time and getting killed off left and right it’s hard to actually visualize. The fact that they are all monsters of shadow is such a cool concept. I’m still particularly stuck on them just ‘snap’ coming into existence, no type of birth or growth cycle for them. I find this makes their history and personal backstories that much more intriguing and I’m looking forward to learning more. The heroine sort of takes to the guys and there being monsters in the world rather easily IMO. While this isn’t a insta love read, I do think things move rather fast between them all. Doesn’t mean there’ll be smooth sailing from here but I’m ready for the madness.
March 30, 2022
Eva has done it again! We get another RH series starring the shadowkind. This time we have three "monsters," Torrent, Crag, and Lance. We haven't yet gotten their complete stories, but they all work for Rollick who is a particularly nasty high level shadowkind that owns a hotel in California. He assigns the three to follow a human woman. He doesn't really tell them why he is interested in her, just instructs them to keep an eye on her and jump in if other shadowkind take an interest in her. Torrent is instructed to contact Rollick to if and when that happens.
Quinn lives in Jacksonville, FL and is working on a college degree in architecture. She had a heart transparent at a young age and had no idea if and when her donor heart might give out on her. She has worked to live the life she has while she has it. She has taken to urban exploration and particularly likes sneaking into high places where she seems to feel more alive as she watches life below her high-rise perch. Quinn is determined to get her degree and to design structures that will live on after she is gone. As she is making her way home after dark one evening, she cuts through a park and suddenly feels a strange sensation in her chest. The next thing she knows she is under attack by strange creatures that seem to appear out of the shadows. Then, three larger beings appear and start fighting the smaller shadow forms. One of the three grabs her and launches into the air, flying her away from the fight.
Ready to learn what happens next? Well, grab the book and find out. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the tale will not end here. Series, you know. (There will a few old friends that show up in the book, or at least they are old friends to those of you who know about shawdowkind!)
I was given an advanced copy of this book by the author. My review is voluntary.
Quinn lives in Jacksonville, FL and is working on a college degree in architecture. She had a heart transparent at a young age and had no idea if and when her donor heart might give out on her. She has worked to live the life she has while she has it. She has taken to urban exploration and particularly likes sneaking into high places where she seems to feel more alive as she watches life below her high-rise perch. Quinn is determined to get her degree and to design structures that will live on after she is gone. As she is making her way home after dark one evening, she cuts through a park and suddenly feels a strange sensation in her chest. The next thing she knows she is under attack by strange creatures that seem to appear out of the shadows. Then, three larger beings appear and start fighting the smaller shadow forms. One of the three grabs her and launches into the air, flying her away from the fight.
Ready to learn what happens next? Well, grab the book and find out. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the tale will not end here. Series, you know. (There will a few old friends that show up in the book, or at least they are old friends to those of you who know about shawdowkind!)
I was given an advanced copy of this book by the author. My review is voluntary.
May 7, 2022
Not well written
I really thought it would be better I am so disappointed it took me 3x longer than a normal book to get through. I definitely won't be reading anything from this author again
I really thought it would be better I am so disappointed it took me 3x longer than a normal book to get through. I definitely won't be reading anything from this author again
December 1, 2022
Ehh. I tend to like my heroines more badass than timid and vulnerable. And this was a bit boring. I’m not going to continue with the series
Rating: 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 2.75-3 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: RH, monsters
Rating: 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 2.75-3 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: RH, monsters
January 6, 2025
Meh. Had an intriguing premise and I liked that the FMC wasn’t helpless, but everything else just fell flat.
July 1, 2024
DNF
I don’t know what the problem is here. I’ve attempted to read this book three times! I get slightly farther each time and finally stop because I’m so bored.
This book looks exactly like the type of book I’d love, but for some reason, it can’t keep my attention. I keep attempting to finish it, but it’s just not happening.
At this point, I think they’re all gonna petrify in that cabin, never leaving.
FMC occasionally calls her mom to make an excuse for being out of town. She kisses a monster once or twice. They eat cereal and ice cream. She laments being sick and weak. That’s it.
Nothing happens. They just stay in that damn cabin forever!
I know something must EVENTUALLY happen, but I can’t seem to make it to that point.
FMC also feels incredibly immature and childish to me. Even her thoughts feel juvenile. The monsters also feel childish. They’re all really, really immature and innocent in a way I can’t describe well. It’s off-putting in a monster reverse harem romance.
Anyway, I’m done now. I’m not gonna try anymore. Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s the book…I don't know, but I give up.
I don’t know what the problem is here. I’ve attempted to read this book three times! I get slightly farther each time and finally stop because I’m so bored.
This book looks exactly like the type of book I’d love, but for some reason, it can’t keep my attention. I keep attempting to finish it, but it’s just not happening.
At this point, I think they’re all gonna petrify in that cabin, never leaving.
FMC occasionally calls her mom to make an excuse for being out of town. She kisses a monster once or twice. They eat cereal and ice cream. She laments being sick and weak. That’s it.
Nothing happens. They just stay in that damn cabin forever!
I know something must EVENTUALLY happen, but I can’t seem to make it to that point.
FMC also feels incredibly immature and childish to me. Even her thoughts feel juvenile. The monsters also feel childish. They’re all really, really immature and innocent in a way I can’t describe well. It’s off-putting in a monster reverse harem romance.
Anyway, I’m done now. I’m not gonna try anymore. Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s the book…I don't know, but I give up.
August 12, 2022
4.5 stars.
So this was a pretty good start.
I liked the ‘monsters’, and the way they connect with Quinn.
The plot was interesting and went at a good pace.
The sex was hot and we got just enough monstrous qualities explored during it to make it that much better.
If you couldn’t tell, I’m reserving judgment until I get further into the series.
This author has been a bit hit or miss with me in the past so I don’t want to get too excited by a good start, just to get super disappointed in later books.
We’ll see how it goes.
So far, I like it.
So this was a pretty good start.
I liked the ‘monsters’, and the way they connect with Quinn.
The plot was interesting and went at a good pace.
The sex was hot and we got just enough monstrous qualities explored during it to make it that much better.
If you couldn’t tell, I’m reserving judgment until I get further into the series.
This author has been a bit hit or miss with me in the past so I don’t want to get too excited by a good start, just to get super disappointed in later books.
We’ll see how it goes.
So far, I like it.
April 29, 2022
Bored. (Dnf)
April 20, 2022
This was such a fun read with three incredible monsters. I loved each of them differently. If you are a fan of monster romances, then you’ll definitely enjoy this spicy read!
September 15, 2022
Chosen by Villains is the first book within The Heart of a Monster series. In this, you will meet Torrent, Crag, Lance, and Quinn. Now the monster - Torrent, Crag and Lance - all work for Rollick and they are all shadowland monsters. Their assignment is Quinn, and we honestly don't know much about her. Or them really.
Quinn is supposedly mortal, but I kept getting the feeling that she truly isn't. While she's out and about living her normal college life, she gets attacked by something strange. Shadow-y but strange. Well, that is until she is saved by one of the three mysterious men. Along the way, she learns that they are monsters, and the relationship between them starts to form.
Now the whole mystery sort of revolves around Quinn. Mostly because of her heart condition. Not sure how she can go on taking the number of pills she does daily, but details. It gave me lots of things to question and think about really. I still feel like we aren't getting the full story and I need to jump into the next book to find out what's really going on in the background.
Quinn is supposedly mortal, but I kept getting the feeling that she truly isn't. While she's out and about living her normal college life, she gets attacked by something strange. Shadow-y but strange. Well, that is until she is saved by one of the three mysterious men. Along the way, she learns that they are monsters, and the relationship between them starts to form.
Now the whole mystery sort of revolves around Quinn. Mostly because of her heart condition. Not sure how she can go on taking the number of pills she does daily, but details. It gave me lots of things to question and think about really. I still feel like we aren't getting the full story and I need to jump into the next book to find out what's really going on in the background.
April 29, 2022
DNF 20%
The writing is incredibly amateurish and reads like bad fanfic. The dialogue isn’t believable and the story has more plot holes than Swiss cheese. This is the third attempt to find a good book by this author and at this point I give up. Which is a shame because I love monster RH’s.
The writing is incredibly amateurish and reads like bad fanfic. The dialogue isn’t believable and the story has more plot holes than Swiss cheese. This is the third attempt to find a good book by this author and at this point I give up. Which is a shame because I love monster RH’s.
November 3, 2022
The lady on the cover looks like Lindsay Lohan and it's giving me the ick.
This was poorly written. It's giving Wattpad vibes.
None of this plot made any sense. I don't mind a book with no plot but lots of smut, but it didn't even give me that.
One big whomp.
This was poorly written. It's giving Wattpad vibes.
None of this plot made any sense. I don't mind a book with no plot but lots of smut, but it didn't even give me that.
One big whomp.
February 21, 2024
I really liked this one. It was good and I loved the character. But I felt like in needed a little bit more.
May 20, 2023
Hot, hot, and many hot moments! I went straight from the "Flirting with Monsters" series to this "The Heart of a monster" - chosen by villains. Book 1 has more smutty bits than books 1 to 2 of FWM. And it's fits perfectly with the story.
Again, the world building and characters are strong. And we get a drop-in from our RH in the FWM series. I do wish there had been more. The drop was too short. Hopefully, there is more to come.
While this plot is in the shadowblood universe. It's, of course, not as intense as FWM. Our heroine is brave life and the time she has left. While FWM heroine is a badass in action and already knows of the shadow world.
These books make me crave my own monster or 4!
3.8 stars
Again, the world building and characters are strong. And we get a drop-in from our RH in the FWM series. I do wish there had been more. The drop was too short. Hopefully, there is more to come.
While this plot is in the shadowblood universe. It's, of course, not as intense as FWM. Our heroine is brave life and the time she has left. While FWM heroine is a badass in action and already knows of the shadow world.
These books make me crave my own monster or 4!
3.8 stars
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August 19, 2022DNF 80%
Okay yeah I gave up on this its pretty boring or at least just not the flavor I need right now
Might revisit it some other time (but probably not)
Okay yeah I gave up on this its pretty boring or at least just not the flavor I need right now
Might revisit it some other time (but probably not)
May 1, 2022
It was love at first sight with this book. I mean, look at that gorgeous cover! And I’m happy to say that the story within did not disappoint.
Let me start by saying this is the first book I read by Eva Chase, and I fell in love with her style. While I was reading, we meet some characters that smelled of crossover, and my suspicions were confirmed once I reached the end of the ebook. Indeed, this book is set in an already established world from the Flirting With Monsters series, but would I have noticed if I hadn’t guessed there was more to that cameo-ish encounter? No, and I appreciate it. I had no trouble understanding the story and the world, so you can definitely jump into this book without having read the other series. If anything, I’m now curious to read that one, too, because the characters looked really intriguing! (Also, I see on Goodreads that it’s very beloved by fans.)
It’s not every day you read a character with a heart transplant in a fantasy setting, which made Quinn stand out from other heroines in the genre. I also liked that she wasn’t entirely trusting of the three dashing monsters that just happen to save her. She questions their intentions a lot despite she quickly develops an interest in them. As for the three guys, they’re very interesting, although I feel like there’s still more we need to learn about them. My favorite is Torrent. I love him so much, in fact, that I’m having a harder time shipping Quinn with Crag and Lance. Torrent is just my type, you know? The tormented and broody leader with a secret tenderness. I’m very curious to see how the story continues, especially since I want to see some Torrent action. *wink*
Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy. Opinions are my own.
Let me start by saying this is the first book I read by Eva Chase, and I fell in love with her style. While I was reading, we meet some characters that smelled of crossover, and my suspicions were confirmed once I reached the end of the ebook. Indeed, this book is set in an already established world from the Flirting With Monsters series, but would I have noticed if I hadn’t guessed there was more to that cameo-ish encounter? No, and I appreciate it. I had no trouble understanding the story and the world, so you can definitely jump into this book without having read the other series. If anything, I’m now curious to read that one, too, because the characters looked really intriguing! (Also, I see on Goodreads that it’s very beloved by fans.)
It’s not every day you read a character with a heart transplant in a fantasy setting, which made Quinn stand out from other heroines in the genre. I also liked that she wasn’t entirely trusting of the three dashing monsters that just happen to save her. She questions their intentions a lot despite she quickly develops an interest in them. As for the three guys, they’re very interesting, although I feel like there’s still more we need to learn about them. My favorite is Torrent. I love him so much, in fact, that I’m having a harder time shipping Quinn with Crag and Lance. Torrent is just my type, you know? The tormented and broody leader with a secret tenderness. I’m very curious to see how the story continues, especially since I want to see some Torrent action. *wink*
Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy. Opinions are my own.
June 11, 2023
Quinn is forced to go with 3 monster men in order to save herself from the evil that lurks on the earth.
This was a cute, why choose monster romance. I wish I would have enjoyed it more though. I enjoyed the plot and the forced proximity, but I had a hard time relating to some of our monster men or even finding them likable. I did feel like the story dragged out a little bit with a little too much inner monologue, but overall, it was a cute read and a good start to the series!
Tropes: monster romance - tentacles, dragon, and gargoyle, threesome, forced proximity, virgin mmc,
⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️
This was a cute, why choose monster romance. I wish I would have enjoyed it more though. I enjoyed the plot and the forced proximity, but I had a hard time relating to some of our monster men or even finding them likable. I did feel like the story dragged out a little bit with a little too much inner monologue, but overall, it was a cute read and a good start to the series!
Tropes: monster romance - tentacles, dragon, and gargoyle, threesome, forced proximity, virgin mmc,
⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️
April 4, 2023
Good read. I can't stand Quinn. (Had the last book spoiled by a friend and I'm pissed now how the author finishes the whole series. 😑)
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After all the angst hot sex ND demon transformation/fucking...Quinn turns back into a mfking human. AFTER 4 WHOLE GODDAMED BOOKS. That's the ending. She gets her faulty heart back to normal and basically has a "happy ending" on her terms. This bitch will die in a few years and her men will live on cause they're immortal. 😤 author-San....why?
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After all the angst hot sex ND demon transformation/fucking...Quinn turns back into a mfking human. AFTER 4 WHOLE GODDAMED BOOKS. That's the ending. She gets her faulty heart back to normal and basically has a "happy ending" on her terms. This bitch will die in a few years and her men will live on cause they're immortal. 😤 author-San....why?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 27, 2022
Different
Quinn is on borrowed time anyway, but being attacked by a band of shadowy monsters probably sped up that clock. Not sure her rescue, by other shadowy monsters is an extension, either. But they're keeping her alive. For now.
Spoilers ahead.
Trigger warnings for mentions of magically coerced s*x by humans who weren't exactly willing. Really should have this in the blurb somewhere. This is becoming common enough that I'm about to abandon so called romance again because of all the freaking rape mentioned that isn't warned about.
I like inclusive stories. I'm on beta blockers for a speedy heartbeat and reading about a heroine who has to worry about her meds adds a touch of realism for me. On the other hand, that final solution is janky at best. With her condition she's subject to multiple x-rays, regular treatments and stress tests as well as other health checkups. Anytime she has to do that her essence would be immediately detected. Let alone the issue of hygiene. Plus, she has @3 years left on that heart- unless the revelation means that there is something related that preserves that heart. Because otherwise, humans anyway, can reject transplants or easily wear through them over time. And would she revert back to normal without it? Or after her next surgery? Maybe I'm asking too many questions lol. Also, I know they're on the run and have limited chance for interaction, but the bonding seems only s*xual and not really emotional. It was interesting, definitely a slightly different book, but it should be mentioned that probably reading Flirting with Monsters set should be read first. Because those characters pop up so it'd be more linear. I don't think I'll continue the series but for those looking for different, it would be an interesting diversion.
Quinn is on borrowed time anyway, but being attacked by a band of shadowy monsters probably sped up that clock. Not sure her rescue, by other shadowy monsters is an extension, either. But they're keeping her alive. For now.
Spoilers ahead.
Trigger warnings for mentions of magically coerced s*x by humans who weren't exactly willing. Really should have this in the blurb somewhere. This is becoming common enough that I'm about to abandon so called romance again because of all the freaking rape mentioned that isn't warned about.
I like inclusive stories. I'm on beta blockers for a speedy heartbeat and reading about a heroine who has to worry about her meds adds a touch of realism for me. On the other hand, that final solution is janky at best. With her condition she's subject to multiple x-rays, regular treatments and stress tests as well as other health checkups. Anytime she has to do that her essence would be immediately detected. Let alone the issue of hygiene. Plus, she has @3 years left on that heart- unless the revelation means that there is something related that preserves that heart. Because otherwise, humans anyway, can reject transplants or easily wear through them over time. And would she revert back to normal without it? Or after her next surgery? Maybe I'm asking too many questions lol. Also, I know they're on the run and have limited chance for interaction, but the bonding seems only s*xual and not really emotional. It was interesting, definitely a slightly different book, but it should be mentioned that probably reading Flirting with Monsters set should be read first. Because those characters pop up so it'd be more linear. I don't think I'll continue the series but for those looking for different, it would be an interesting diversion.
May 7, 2022
*I received an ebook ARC from the author in exchange for my honest review.*
So I’ve recently fallen HARD into the monster romance genre and I could not have been more excited to see this new series coming out now from Eva Case.
We have Quinn, our heroine, a feisty young women fighting for more independence from parents who worry about her since she had a heart transplant when she was younger. Quinn still takes pills (I assume immunosuppressants?) to keep the heart transplant a success. I always love Chase’s lead characters as she doesn’t shy away from heroines who have a disability, though as I’ve never had a transplant, I cannot confirm how good the rep actually is.
Continuing onto the monsters, part of my personal appeal with monster romance is the variety of forms monsters can have. And in this RH we have three wonderfully monstrous men, Torrent ,a tentacle creature, Crag, a gargoyle, and Lance, a dragon shifter. In usual Chase fashion, Quinn does not get all her men in one go, but we do get a lot of Lance and Crag love in this
Chase subverts some tropes in a very fun way too - two examples are that Lance is decades older than Quinn but is inexperienced when it comes to s*x and Quinn also grapples with her growing attraction to the men and yet also puts emphasis on the fact that she doesnt want to treat them like adult toys, monster or no monster.
Overall, I’m very excited to see where Chase is going to take this series! I’m so ready for more monster fun!
So I’ve recently fallen HARD into the monster romance genre and I could not have been more excited to see this new series coming out now from Eva Case.
We have Quinn, our heroine, a feisty young women fighting for more independence from parents who worry about her since she had a heart transplant when she was younger. Quinn still takes pills (I assume immunosuppressants?) to keep the heart transplant a success. I always love Chase’s lead characters as she doesn’t shy away from heroines who have a disability, though as I’ve never had a transplant, I cannot confirm how good the rep actually is.
Continuing onto the monsters, part of my personal appeal with monster romance is the variety of forms monsters can have. And in this RH we have three wonderfully monstrous men, Torrent ,a tentacle creature, Crag, a gargoyle, and Lance, a dragon shifter. In usual Chase fashion, Quinn does not get all her men in one go, but we do get a lot of Lance and Crag love in this
Chase subverts some tropes in a very fun way too - two examples are that Lance is decades older than Quinn but is inexperienced when it comes to s*x and Quinn also grapples with her growing attraction to the men and yet also puts emphasis on the fact that she doesnt want to treat them like adult toys, monster or no monster.
Overall, I’m very excited to see where Chase is going to take this series! I’m so ready for more monster fun!
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December 14, 2022Jumping to this series because I love love love love LOVED Shattered Vow, and these are all in the same world. It is a slow burn romance, so a few kisses in this one but not much else, and it’s set in the same world as Flirting With Monsters too. There was enough information in there if you haven’t read the original series to just jump straight into this one though.
Monster romances do seem to be cropping up everywhere, and not just as hilarious parodies. This one gets a character with tentacles, which aren’t on the cover so came as a surprise. We’ll have to wait and see how those play out.
The heroine in this book had a heart transplant as a child, so she knows she’s got a limited amount of time left before it gives out, and tries to live her life to the fullest. But then she attracts the attention of some monsters, and three of them whisk her away to keep her out of trouble.
This book had a lot of potential, and I liked the idea of the MC’s health problems, but they don’t come across as fully realised. Accuracy went by the way of moving the plot forward (which makes sense, no one wants tedium) but it led to it all feeling a little bit like lip service and a convenient plot device. Maybe I’ve just read too broad a spectrum of own voice ailments and health problems in other books that are amazing at showing all those nuances and set the bar too high.
It ends with a cliff hanger, but luckily these are all out now and bingeable.
Monster romances do seem to be cropping up everywhere, and not just as hilarious parodies. This one gets a character with tentacles, which aren’t on the cover so came as a surprise. We’ll have to wait and see how those play out.
The heroine in this book had a heart transplant as a child, so she knows she’s got a limited amount of time left before it gives out, and tries to live her life to the fullest. But then she attracts the attention of some monsters, and three of them whisk her away to keep her out of trouble.
This book had a lot of potential, and I liked the idea of the MC’s health problems, but they don’t come across as fully realised. Accuracy went by the way of moving the plot forward (which makes sense, no one wants tedium) but it led to it all feeling a little bit like lip service and a convenient plot device. Maybe I’ve just read too broad a spectrum of own voice ailments and health problems in other books that are amazing at showing all those nuances and set the bar too high.
It ends with a cliff hanger, but luckily these are all out now and bingeable.
September 18, 2023
Meh. This was a pretty bland read for me. To start with, I didn't know beforehand that it is set in the same world as the Flirting With Monsters series. Maybe it's a spinoff (the characters from that series make an appearance). I don't know the specifics. I do know that there is so little worldbuilding in this book that if I hadn't read the Flirting With Monsters series in the past, I would have been lost.
I do not feel that I got to know the characters. (Not that I really needed to. The men are clones of the men from Flirting With Monsters.) I did not feel any chemistry between the lovers. I don't honestly think there was enough time for any to develop. The plot is simple and predictable. Mostly, it all simply coasted along at just good enough. Never did the book get good and grab my attention. But never did it ever get quite so bad that I decided to DNF. I was mostly just kind of bored with it. Meh, bland.
The writing and editing are fine. The cover is pretty (though I don't think it matches the tone of the book at all), and I did appreciate all of the disability rep. Honestly, this is probably a case of just not the book for me. I've liked other Chase books a lot more.
I do not feel that I got to know the characters. (Not that I really needed to. The men are clones of the men from Flirting With Monsters.) I did not feel any chemistry between the lovers. I don't honestly think there was enough time for any to develop. The plot is simple and predictable. Mostly, it all simply coasted along at just good enough. Never did the book get good and grab my attention. But never did it ever get quite so bad that I decided to DNF. I was mostly just kind of bored with it. Meh, bland.
The writing and editing are fine. The cover is pretty (though I don't think it matches the tone of the book at all), and I did appreciate all of the disability rep. Honestly, this is probably a case of just not the book for me. I've liked other Chase books a lot more.
April 24, 2022
Anyone who follows me knows RH is my jam!
This story follows Quinn, a college student with a heart issue just trying to live her life as best she can before her time comes up. After 3 shadow monsters save her, she is taken and forced to stay with her “protectors”.
But what’s the real reason they are protecting her?
I am not a huge fan of insta-lust but I feel like it worked well in this story. For Quinn to feel comfortable with her “protectors”, we needed to feel this insta-lust.
I have not read the Flirting With Monsters series but I’m intrigued now that I know their was some character crossover!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5
🌶🌶/ 5
This story follows Quinn, a college student with a heart issue just trying to live her life as best she can before her time comes up. After 3 shadow monsters save her, she is taken and forced to stay with her “protectors”.
But what’s the real reason they are protecting her?
I am not a huge fan of insta-lust but I feel like it worked well in this story. For Quinn to feel comfortable with her “protectors”, we needed to feel this insta-lust.
I have not read the Flirting With Monsters series but I’m intrigued now that I know their was some character crossover!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5
🌶🌶/ 5
July 8, 2024
A medium burn monster-type romantic story! The characters are multifaceted and wonderful!
Quinn was a wonderful character! She was interesting to get to know and her zeal for life is honestly awesome. She always tries to help (even if some tentacled being is grumpy about it). She manages to take the terrible cards she’s been dealt with in life and tries to make the best of her situation…and then a bunch of monsters attack her. Though, thankfully, there’s three other monsters who are nearby to help out.
Crag, Lance, and Torrent are all beasties, but they are their own unique beastie with their own experiences and characteristics. I think Crag is my favorite. He has the strong and silent type down perfectly, but I liked when he opened up and started to fall for Quinn.
It didn’t feel like too much really happened in this story (too much like plot-wise, because there’s a lot of action). This one felt like it’s really just setting things up for the next ones. It seemed a little “hurry up and wait” for several things, but it still does a good job of introducing the world created by the author. And I do plan on finishing this story. The author created a detailed world and I’m interested in Quinn’s adventures as she finds out more about her life, plus the fun times with her monstrous men!
The story is told in multiple POV, with Quinn, Torrent, Crag, and Lance all getting to tell their thoughts and events from their perspectives. There are a couple of steamy scenes and monstrousness is not shied away from in one of them. There’s also some violence (descriptive), talk of loss of life, and permanent health issues, plus a bag of trauma.
The narrators were great! I read a review that the female narrator’s voice sounded like she was going to cry, I didn’t hear that. She does have a softer voice, but I think that belies the strength of the character, Quinn and her tenacity to work towards leaving the world a better place than she found it. I liked the male narrator’s voice, too. He did a great job of giving Torrent, Lance, and Crag. Both narrators were wonderful and I’d definitely listen to more performances by them! I listened at 1.2x speed.
Quinn was a wonderful character! She was interesting to get to know and her zeal for life is honestly awesome. She always tries to help (even if some tentacled being is grumpy about it). She manages to take the terrible cards she’s been dealt with in life and tries to make the best of her situation…and then a bunch of monsters attack her. Though, thankfully, there’s three other monsters who are nearby to help out.
Crag, Lance, and Torrent are all beasties, but they are their own unique beastie with their own experiences and characteristics. I think Crag is my favorite. He has the strong and silent type down perfectly, but I liked when he opened up and started to fall for Quinn.
It didn’t feel like too much really happened in this story (too much like plot-wise, because there’s a lot of action). This one felt like it’s really just setting things up for the next ones. It seemed a little “hurry up and wait” for several things, but it still does a good job of introducing the world created by the author. And I do plan on finishing this story. The author created a detailed world and I’m interested in Quinn’s adventures as she finds out more about her life, plus the fun times with her monstrous men!
The story is told in multiple POV, with Quinn, Torrent, Crag, and Lance all getting to tell their thoughts and events from their perspectives. There are a couple of steamy scenes and monstrousness is not shied away from in one of them. There’s also some violence (descriptive), talk of loss of life, and permanent health issues, plus a bag of trauma.
The narrators were great! I read a review that the female narrator’s voice sounded like she was going to cry, I didn’t hear that. She does have a softer voice, but I think that belies the strength of the character, Quinn and her tenacity to work towards leaving the world a better place than she found it. I liked the male narrator’s voice, too. He did a great job of giving Torrent, Lance, and Crag. Both narrators were wonderful and I’d definitely listen to more performances by them! I listened at 1.2x speed.
December 8, 2023
Very enjoyable
I almost skipped over it because it felt more of a yt kind of book at first but it's definitely not for anyone under 18. I enjoyed the story line and the FMC was fantastic. Wasn't a baby about her situation and my most favorite thing is it wasn't drawn out about what we all know her decision will become. Toiletries many books let the MC draw out what they feel with too much undecided thoughts. Not this one and the 🔥 parts aren't that extreme but still delicious and tasteful. I hope the next book is just as good.
I almost skipped over it because it felt more of a yt kind of book at first but it's definitely not for anyone under 18. I enjoyed the story line and the FMC was fantastic. Wasn't a baby about her situation and my most favorite thing is it wasn't drawn out about what we all know her decision will become. Toiletries many books let the MC draw out what they feel with too much undecided thoughts. Not this one and the 🔥 parts aren't that extreme but still delicious and tasteful. I hope the next book is just as good.
January 3, 2025
I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. I like the start to the story and the characters. The herorine was headstrong but not too annoying. I liked the push and pull that she has with one of the MMCs. I'm excited to learn more about them and see how the story progresses. The only thing I would say is that this is very similar to The Creatures We Crave series by R. L. Caulder. Shadow monsters that can heal, travel, and clean themselves by slipping into them. The way they act and how they can transform.
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