Captured by the Monsters by R.L. Caulder -> Starting February 7th, 2022

[Alaina]

Our leaders said it’s an honor to be chosen to go to The Below.

I said f*ck that.

So close…I was so f*cking close to aging out of the selection process to be offered up to the monsters from The Below.

We never knew when we could be taken. It wasn’t some annual date we could mark on a calendar and avoid like a plague. We were at the complete whims of the monsters and their demands—demands that have increased over the past few years.

Rumors say the monsters ate all of their sacrifices, that their appetites weren’t easily appeased anymore, but I wasn’t convinced that was all.

What I did know for sure was that anyone selected was never seen again.

Two days before my twenty-fifth birthday, my name was drawn—only forty-eight short hours from becoming exempt.

How could life be so cruel?

I refused to accept this fate. I’d run. I’d fight. I’d do everything but give in.

Yet, The Below is a hostile, foreign terrain hellbent on killing all humans. Our bodies aren’t designed to survive there.

My only chance of living long enough to escape—give in to the monster's desires. Only they could give me what I needed. In return, they’d use me for their own needs.

Needs that I shouldn’t want, but found myself craving.

When they claimed I was their salvation, I started to second guess myself. They revered me like their queen with soft touches and a protectiveness that made my knees weak…

I wondered if I wanted to leave anymore.

Was this why no one ever returned to The Above?

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Captured by the Monsters is a reverse harem standalone romance that will not end in a cliffhanger. Material is intended for mature audiences.

[Aly]

I'm going to try to read this too!

[Alaina]

do it!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Looks like the release date was pushed back to the 24th. Can we change the BR date for then?!?

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Looks like the release date was pushed back to the 24th. Can we change the BR date for then?!?"

Yeah, I just noticed that! Ugh! Okay, I'll move it to the 24th.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

I know I'm kinda bummed, was hoping to jump into this next and be on time for a change lol....

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "I know I'm kinda bummed, was hoping to jump into this next and be on time for a change lol...."

SAME! Now we are back on track for being behind lol. Or maybe that's just me.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Alaina wrote: "❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "I know I'm kinda bummed, was hoping to jump into this next and be on time for a change lol...."

SAME! Now we are back on track for being behind lol. Or maybe that's just me."

As long as we embrace our faults ;P

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Alaina wrote: "❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "I know I'm kinda bummed, was hoping to jump into this next and be on time for a change lol...."

SAME! Now we are back on track for being behind lol. Or maybe t..."

hah yes!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Now according to Amazon the book is out Feb 7th 💆🏽‍♀️🤬🤣

[Alaina]

😭😭 this book hates us

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Seriously, what is going on lmao?!?! It better be epic

[Alaina]

I know right! Should we move this to February then? lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Yea I’ll keep my fingers crossed it doesn’t change again lol

[Alaina]

Okay, reset the thread again lol. Hopefully this date sticks!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Starting this now... Shocked the book finally came out this time lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

18% (view spoiler)[Well this is definitely weird and certainly different. Im expecting it to get funnier because MJ usually writes some hilarious and naughty sh*t. But umm shadow men having to jizz on her to keep her alive? I feel like if I look too deep at this I’ll have far too many questions and remarks so I’m just going to read on and just hope beyond all hope that these shadow men can at least get Sera her cat back. GIZMO!! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

32% (view spoiler)[Wow. They ummm really went there 😧😧😧 (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

75% (view spoiler)[It was painfully obvious she would be Queen. I was hoping once that was figured out things would pick up and be more exciting. Less sex and more story but seems like that won't be the case. There's so much that can be explored and I wish it would. Plus I'm still peeved that her staying alive is dependent on their cum, like really??? I want monsters and carnage damnit lol (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

I need like 3 days of nothing but reading, then maybe I could catch up lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

I wouldn't rush over this one. Kind of disappointed we had to wait so dang long for this, curious to see both you're thoughts though because this is.... different, & not quite the monster story I was hoping for :P

[Alaina]

DISSSSSSSAPPPPPPOINTED?!?!

[Aly]

BOOOOOOO

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Finished (view spoiler)[To put it bluntly, had this been less about their jizz and sexing up the heroine I would have liked this a lot more. There was so little actual story that I’m bummed the interesting exciting things weren’t explored more. Even her returning topside was rather anticlimactic aside from a minor fight with the president and his goons. And damnit she saw Gizmo again, but why isn’t he there with her, could I not even have that? 😭🤣😭🤣 (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Okay, I will add my freaking buddy comments today. I just have two back-to-back meetings and then I will post them all.

[Alaina]

Ch 1-10: (view spoiler)[I'm sorry... but what? I would rather have food and wine please. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 11-20: (view spoiler)[I feel like I blinked and so much happened. With all the drama, I guess I'll just see where things go lol. Why does she think she's going to die? I doubt she will. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 21-30: (view spoiler)[Okay, so they have lots of sex. Like lots of it. Doesn't really seem like anything else is happening and I guess that's because she needs their cum to stay alive or whatever?!?!?! Which, YES, still annoys me. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 31-Finish: (view spoiler)[I was wondering if she was ever going to get the pet she loves so freaking much back. Other than that, I was expecting something completely different when it came to this book. Especially since it was pushed back so many freaking times. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "18% [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, let's not forget about the cat!

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "32% [spoilers removed]"

Wasn't expecting that one bit.

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "75% [spoilers removed]"

UGH. YES. TO ALL OF THIS.

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 21-30: [spoilers removed]"

Honestly just a stupid unnecessary part of the book lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 31-Finish: [spoilers removed]"

Yeah you must mean like expecting it to be good?!?!?! Cuz yeah no, never happened lol, I'm so mad we waited at all smh

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ch 21-30: [spoilers removed]"

Honestly just a stupid unnecessary part of the book lol"

Yeah, put me down for being sacrificed please.

[Alaina]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ch 31-Finish: [spoilers removed]"

Yeah you must mean like expecting it to be good?!?!?! Cuz yeah no, never happened lol, I'm so mad we waited at all smh"

EXACTLY

[Aly]

I'm so bummed that this wasn't great :(

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

So am I. Then again monsters seems to be the new it theme so there have to be some good ones out there somewhere lol

[Aly]

Ch 1-8 (view spoiler)[ Oh you'd do anything for me except let me go home? Okay have my virginity lol. This is pretty odd so far. And why can't they send the women who don't match them back up? Does the air kill so quickly? (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Ch 9-16 (view spoiler)[ So she can only subsist on jizz? WTF is happening here? (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Ch 17-28 (view spoiler)[ I don't think Julie needed to die, that felt like unnecessary drama. Also, clearly Sera is the queen so touch the crystal already (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Ch 29-End (view spoiler)[ It's like the author really only wanted to write sex and shoved all the plot parts at the end and had them dealt with as soon as possible. I wanted more monsters. And Sera was only gone for like 3 days but in that time there's an all out war? Okay, sure (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 21-30: [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, I didn't like that aspect either. Like, why??

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 31-Finish: [spoilers removed]"

More monsters being monstrous!

[Kade]

So should I not jump on this one judging from y’all’s ratings and such? Lol

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Kade wrote: "So should I not jump on this one judging from y’all’s ratings and such? Lol"

Proceed at your own risk ;)

[Aly]

Kade wrote: "So should I not jump on this one judging from y’all’s ratings and such? Lol"

It was okay but I didn't love it

[Kade]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Kade wrote: "So should I not jump on this one judging from y’all’s ratings and such? Lol"

Proceed at your own risk ;)"

Haha, i'll pass on it for now then.