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unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
This book is like the perfect mix of Things Clare Likes: dystopian hellscape, road-trip, absolutely swoony love story, scorching hot spice, quirky idiots doing Real Stuff™️, HIGH STAKES outside the relationship, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, hurt/comfort, realistic and emotionally charged conflict…ugh so good.
Dystopian monster romance? Yes this genre exists. I know, I was surprised too. The thing I enjoyed the most about Wyn and Danny’s story was that even though it was outrageous and totally fantastical, the situation they were in together allowed their relationship to develop slowly and realistically. I mean, there’s “forced proximity” and then there’s “a mass-murdering monster* saved me from the military and now we are on the run together through a deserted United States crawling with raiders, monsters and other dangers.” Like I said: STAKES ARE HIGH.
*there’s more than meets the eye here, but I’ll let you read it to find out.
👍🏻RECOMMENDED. Check the CW - this is a romance but there are a lot of horror elements in it that were familiar to me as a plague novel/dystopian horror enthusiast that might be hard to take if you’re not expecting them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
r1vana's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
When I saw him, I recognised him straight away. Even if his face wasn't yet familiar to me.
He was mine.
He was everything.
A Monster X Human romance with apocalyptic subplot that I really enjoyed.
The story is set when monsters were unleashed in the human world and are causing chaos. Due to monsters invading many cities, villages, et cetera, human life has decreased dramatically and are only present in restricted crowded places.
In this story, Danny Sullivan is an “orphan” aged 23 that is part of the military. He has no where else to go and the only way he could ever survive in this hell-hole of a world is being in the military. But what he never expected is to be forced to kill monsters that are killing many humans. His first assignment is Wyn.
Wyn is also known as the Soul Eater. For the past few years, he has been going through many areas/territories and ruthlessly killing humans.
One day, Danny will become the sole survivor of a killing rampage by Wyn(killing his fellow soldiers-mates-that he is not close with).
The higher ups are curious on why Danny survived and will make him investigate Wyn and why he is killing people… et cetera…but something will happen that will make Danny want and need to be by Wyn’s side:
I was choosing a monster over the military. A monster who routinely murdered hundreds of humans and was generally terrifying and had a voice that sounded like a million screaming souls.
The attraction between them was there but barely noticeable: one had a cap that hides his face and the other was terrified of the monster… we get to see Wyn’s true reason for killin humans:
Their relationship will bloom real fast(depending on the reader) and I enjoy it a lot.
In a way, I relate to Danny a lot. His way of thinking, his solitude, his overthinking thoughts , his fear of loneliness… He is a ray of sunshine.
Whereas, Wyn was a total mystery through over half of the story, since the only from Danny’s pov. I love love love how protective Wyn is for Danny. He is so soft:
"I want you all the time, Danny Sullihan.
His nose nudged mine. "My sweet human," he murmured.
He is exactly the character that fits with “I hate everyone but you”. Or even “I would die for you. I would kill for you.” even though he is immortal…
Another thing I like is Edin. He is Wyn’s “brother”/friend? Maybe? Because thankfully because of him, I was able to see how much of a softy Wyn is for Danny.
And I love Danny’s and Edin interaction.
This story does have angst and severe descriptive torture scenes that may not be suitable for some. So beware.
TW: sexual content; confinement; homophobia; slurs uses; torture; violence; death of a parent; grief; panic attacks; use of knife for torture; terror nightmares
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
cait's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
aromarrie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.75
this is the first monster romance i’ve ever read and set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic world infested with parasites & otherworldly creatures, danny and wyn were the brightest beings to exist. i love them to death and am so proud to have read about danny being the brave soul that he’s always been, and to see wyn finding someone who made him feel like he didn’t have to hide any longer, because he’s seen by the one person who saw the monster that he is and loved him even more for it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and Grief
lotte5322's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent