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Lor by Lily Mayne

11 reviews

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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redhairedashreads's review against another edition

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5.0

5 stars - I loved it!

“I would wait my whole life for you…I would wait forever for you, Jugs.”

Well Lily Mayne really knows how to make you feel everything! Lore was a beautiful story filled with love, devotion, heartbreak, and change. From the very beginning I couldn’t put Jug and Lor’s story down and it put me through the wringer.

Lor and Jug had a beautiful and sweet romance that was a rollercoaster ride of emotion. They fall hard for each other but circumstances cause them to spend years apart. Lor was a character who had fantastic growth. We see him step up in his role as Moric and bring change to his fiefdom. We see him fall in love for the first time and the heartbreak and devotion that follows as he waits for Jugs. I didn’t expect to cry during this book but Lor’s heartbreak and happiness really got to me. I never expected to fall in love with these characters so hard since they were brand new to this series, but Mayne continues to suck me in with her wonderful characters.

While this story is very different from the previous books, I still loved it. This book does cover a lot of time, hence why it's so long, with it starting 20 years before the monsters even crossed over. I love that we are getting to see more from the monster realm and that we get to see the origin of the rifts.

Overall, this was another wonderful and very emotional book. I can’t wait to read Lyri’s story and see what will happen next in the series, especially since all the couples are headed to the monster realm.

Trigger Warnings: references to the death of a parent; unexplained illness; grief and depression;

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hollybell23's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was the best book in the series so far! I was so invested in both Jugs and Lor. I bawled. It usually takes a lot to cry in a book. I’ve got to be emotionally invested and I was. I cried 2 separate times in the book.

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downtown_kb's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This one flashes back to the 1980’s set in the monster world when a human falls through the first rift between worlds, right into his guest room.

This book was really long, and I was tempted to give it 4.5 stars because it had a lot of over-explained prose like some of the early books. However, she was explaining a whole new world with a story that had a lot of ground to cover. I was so into it. I was also really impressed that she basically wrote something that could be a standalone 7 books deep but with lots of origin details, as well. This book did not go how I thought it would. I cried. A lot. Lor’s steadfast devotion for his sweet 80’s himbo mushed up my heart. And he had so much character growth. I loved it. These books just keep getting better and better.

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alisoun's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Ok so there will be so many spoilers in my review. Please don't spoil yourself this story - it's a good, tense, emotional journey that I really enjoyed going into blind. Remember Lily always gives a HEA!

I will say this wasn't quite what I expected. I thought Lor was going to be my favourite book, especially at the start! But I felt like Lor and Jugs' relationship never actually got to the good deep solid place I wanted them to get to.

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Especially before Jugs went into a coma for THIRTY YEARS. like idk how Lor or Jugs are going to deal with that trauma that I don't feel was properly dealt with. Like yes Jugs cried for a day but holy hell. What a different world to wake up to.

This book definitely felt more like a set up for the rest of the series than a solid story of Lor and Jugs' relationship that I was seeking. I loved that it was set in the monster world however. It was refreshing to have a dual POV in this series (obvs loved it in Moth too). I am VERY excited for the next on the series (Lyri's!!!!).

Overall i was just seeking something more in this book. Obvs it's soooo long but I felt like the early days of Lor and Jugs was overly featured and I didn't actually see them develop a proper relationship beyond sex, and new sex for both of them, which I felt the previous books did better.

I adored that Lor, the monster, was the smol one!!

I very much enjoyed the world building of Linir, the port city Lor rules, and seeing different species. It had fairly good political intrigue as well.

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pawtory's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I adored these 2 cinnamon roll characters and their story, as I have all of the Monstrous series. It definitely had me giggling as well as bawling. And didn't feel as long as it was bc I could barely put it down. By the end, this one more than any of the others has made me NEED the next book!!

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bimeariver's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

to be written.

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cluckieduck's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another amazing read from Lily Mayne - queen of the monsters.

How, Lily? How?? How do you keep coming up with new and inventive ways to rip our hearts out and piece them together so amazingly?

The fact that this was supposed to be a cute little novella and turned into this behemoth of a story, yet none of it felt drawn out without purpose - bravo.

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greystory's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Since reading it, the Monstrous series has been the golden standard by which all other series, fantasy, and monster romances are compared. "Sure I enjoyed this book, but was it as good as the Monstrous series?" That might be unfair, given how masterful Lily Mayne's writing is and how well she does... everything. Any faults that could be argued for are minor and I love that she considers reader feedback. If I ever write anything, if it's even half as good as this series, I'd be pleased and proud and happy with that. I cannot express how much I love this series and this world and these characters. It feels so, so real like Lily Mayne isn't making up a story but rather documenting and sharing these incredible stories she has access to from some privileged peek into their world.

This isn't a review of Lor. I can't. It's too much. I haven't reviewed any of them in the series but I plan to reread the series before Lyri and maybe do a proper review then. Said reviews are probably going to be a wall of me gushing about how much I love everything.

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krisalexcole's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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