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The Void #2
An Invocation of Monsters: Library Edition
The lake is lovely, dark, and deep…
And with my monsters I will sleep.
When a secret society offers me an invitation to stay in their isolated forest retreat, I can’t possibly refuse. Not if I want to find out what my mother was hiding before she died.
But it’s not just any forest. The noises in the woods at night aren’t animals—they’re monsters.
They watch me from the trees, slither through the lake, and creep in the shadows outside my window.
By day, the society hides their secrets from me. By night, I disappear into the world of monsters and discover secrets of my own.
Secrets about being meant for their world, the Void.
About how they’re going to keep me forever, enthralled by their claws and primal hunger.
Possessed with desire for fangs and horns.
Embraced by tentacles and their insatiable cravings.
But I’m not just here to dig into the past.
The society’s retreat is not what it seems. There must be a sacrifice…
And that sacrifice is me.
An Invocation of Monsters is a steamy fast-burn standalone romance with knots, bioluminescent tentacles, and three possessive monsters. For mature readers only.
And with my monsters I will sleep.
When a secret society offers me an invitation to stay in their isolated forest retreat, I can’t possibly refuse. Not if I want to find out what my mother was hiding before she died.
But it’s not just any forest. The noises in the woods at night aren’t animals—they’re monsters.
They watch me from the trees, slither through the lake, and creep in the shadows outside my window.
By day, the society hides their secrets from me. By night, I disappear into the world of monsters and discover secrets of my own.
Secrets about being meant for their world, the Void.
About how they’re going to keep me forever, enthralled by their claws and primal hunger.
Possessed with desire for fangs and horns.
Embraced by tentacles and their insatiable cravings.
But I’m not just here to dig into the past.
The society’s retreat is not what it seems. There must be a sacrifice…
And that sacrifice is me.
An Invocation of Monsters is a steamy fast-burn standalone romance with knots, bioluminescent tentacles, and three possessive monsters. For mature readers only.
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April 16, 2023
This felt a little darker than the first book - but still a fun read.
The FMC at times was frustrating - she seemed to have very bad survival instincts.
The FMC at times was frustrating - she seemed to have very bad survival instincts.
April 30, 2023
4.7 stars.
So good.🥰
First off. Let me just say that I love how the ladies in this series accept the monsters so quickly…it’s just satisfying when they don’t really fight the pull of the big scary monsters.
And the monsters were all so freaking sweet and sexy.
The mystery in this one wasn’t as mysterious as the first one, but it was still just enough to have me completely hooked.
And the fact that we get to see Juno(from the first book) interact with our FMC, was super cool.
Though I was screaming at her to just Tell Juno what was happening when she was thinking about it throughout the book…I mean. I get why she didn’t. And it probably would’ve ruined the plot a bit. But still. It was a little frustrating to see her wanting to tell her about the monsters and thinking Juno wouldn’t understand, when we, the readers, having read the first book, Know she 100% would have.
Not that it changed my opinion about the book at all.
I still really enjoyed it.
We got to see a few different monsters in this one.
Plus it had that same spooktastic vibe I loved in the first one. With its own twist, of course.
AND it totally set up the next book for us. So I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Hopefully we get some more new monster types and cool spooky mysteries to solve and survive.
So good.🥰
First off. Let me just say that I love how the ladies in this series accept the monsters so quickly…it’s just satisfying when they don’t really fight the pull of the big scary monsters.
And the monsters were all so freaking sweet and sexy.
The mystery in this one wasn’t as mysterious as the first one, but it was still just enough to have me completely hooked.
And the fact that we get to see Juno(from the first book) interact with our FMC, was super cool.
Though I was screaming at her to just Tell Juno what was happening when she was thinking about it throughout the book…I mean. I get why she didn’t. And it probably would’ve ruined the plot a bit. But still. It was a little frustrating to see her wanting to tell her about the monsters and thinking Juno wouldn’t understand, when we, the readers, having read the first book, Know she 100% would have.
Not that it changed my opinion about the book at all.
I still really enjoyed it.
We got to see a few different monsters in this one.
Plus it had that same spooktastic vibe I loved in the first one. With its own twist, of course.
AND it totally set up the next book for us. So I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Hopefully we get some more new monster types and cool spooky mysteries to solve and survive.
May 23, 2023
Cult horror vibes with monster romance
I enjoyed this installment in the void series and I liked the mothman. It was good to have some variety in MMC types, although it wasn’t a huge variety. I would have liked a LOT more background on the mothman character.
Elle is the cousin of Juno, the FMC from the previous book. She visits a sketchy lodge that she was invited to at her mother’s funeral by a couple who claim they knew her well. Then the horror begins with plenty of monster smut.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: horror themes, cult, murder/sacrifice
I enjoyed this installment in the void series and I liked the mothman. It was good to have some variety in MMC types, although it wasn’t a huge variety. I would have liked a LOT more background on the mothman character.
Elle is the cousin of Juno, the FMC from the previous book. She visits a sketchy lodge that she was invited to at her mother’s funeral by a couple who claim they knew her well. Then the horror begins with plenty of monster smut.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: horror themes, cult, murder/sacrifice
April 20, 2025
I liked the first book better but this was fine too. Let's not pretend I was here for the plot, mkay? I'm fully capable of accepting my vices.
Over and out
Over and out
April 21, 2023
Searching for answers
Elle just lost her mom. Two strange people approach her at her funeral to invite her to learn about the woman she thought she knew. It turns out she was Jon Snow. She knew nothing. The prim, put together, bland woman she thought she knew was anything but. Her eyes were opened. And then some.
Spoilers ahead.
While I enjoyed the twists and turns of the story, the romantic angle didn't gel as well as Juno's story did. The secret society, all the family history discovered, what she learned about her mom, the hunter, those were what carried the story. Toth went from understandably wary to circling her like a lamp and professions of love far too fast. And in almost a resigned manner, like he didn't like it but he guessed he had to settle for it. It was weird. His phrasing was so lackluster for what was essentially a life (an career) changing moment. Kiraxis was a trip with his braggadocios ways and wonder. He felt a little too innocent in some ways, though. Dra felt like a necessary tool on her kit rather than a full mate. Like, she had to have him to have the others. He faded into the background far too often. Elle seemed to forget her mission many times, never really sought out the society leaders, and didn't seem to care that the younger members had been groomed since they were adults now. Um. Considering the relationship the one had with the leader, which I'm hoping lacked trigger warnings because hopefully it occurred after she reached 18- which is still icky because he raised her...ew, that bothered me. She talked to Kase but never really to Willow. She tried to get Kase to open his eyes about the society but just shrugged off learning that Willow's father figure took her to bed. It left a bad feeling. I knew a new setting would have a different feel to it than the previous story. I just wasn't expecting to not like the characters as much. But the layout for the next book is set up and it will be interesting to see if the author can recapture that same feeling the 1st book had.
PS: to be honest I skipped over almost every steam scene. Some had such ridiculous language that it just couldn't be read with a straight face. The regular conversation dialogue was fine. It was just the...scenes...that had me laughing and skipping past. They just didn't fit with the characters involved. It was like reading scenes from another book that just happened to have the same names.
Elle just lost her mom. Two strange people approach her at her funeral to invite her to learn about the woman she thought she knew. It turns out she was Jon Snow. She knew nothing. The prim, put together, bland woman she thought she knew was anything but. Her eyes were opened. And then some.
Spoilers ahead.
While I enjoyed the twists and turns of the story, the romantic angle didn't gel as well as Juno's story did. The secret society, all the family history discovered, what she learned about her mom, the hunter, those were what carried the story. Toth went from understandably wary to circling her like a lamp and professions of love far too fast. And in almost a resigned manner, like he didn't like it but he guessed he had to settle for it. It was weird. His phrasing was so lackluster for what was essentially a life (an career) changing moment. Kiraxis was a trip with his braggadocios ways and wonder. He felt a little too innocent in some ways, though. Dra felt like a necessary tool on her kit rather than a full mate. Like, she had to have him to have the others. He faded into the background far too often. Elle seemed to forget her mission many times, never really sought out the society leaders, and didn't seem to care that the younger members had been groomed since they were adults now. Um. Considering the relationship the one had with the leader, which I'm hoping lacked trigger warnings because hopefully it occurred after she reached 18- which is still icky because he raised her...ew, that bothered me. She talked to Kase but never really to Willow. She tried to get Kase to open his eyes about the society but just shrugged off learning that Willow's father figure took her to bed. It left a bad feeling. I knew a new setting would have a different feel to it than the previous story. I just wasn't expecting to not like the characters as much. But the layout for the next book is set up and it will be interesting to see if the author can recapture that same feeling the 1st book had.
PS: to be honest I skipped over almost every steam scene. Some had such ridiculous language that it just couldn't be read with a straight face. The regular conversation dialogue was fine. It was just the...scenes...that had me laughing and skipping past. They just didn't fit with the characters involved. It was like reading scenes from another book that just happened to have the same names.
May 9, 2023
This was a cute and fun read, totally filled with monster porn and tentacles so if that’s your thing this series is for you. Story follows heroine Elle as she travels to some remote location her mother would disappear to for a month every year before her death. Elle is also harboring a secret, she can heal anyone and anything for injuries like a scratch or if you’re on your deathbed. When she arrives and starts transporting to a whole new dimension aka the void, she embraces it fully. Even monsters in the void are not as scary to her as they should be and when she finds herself 3 monsters wanting to call her theirs, it doesn’t take her long to accept their offer. Of course this is after she lets them know she wants them go out in some effort at courting her and as monsters with no true understanding of humanity they make most human men not just pale on comparison but fade entirely lol. This was overall a cute read and the length worked to flesh out the stories and give the characters enough depth to care about! There’s also a dual storyline about this creepy setting and the connections between her mother and the void that adds some mystery and danger to the story. Does briefly connect to the first book in the series but can also work as a standalone as I’m guessing further books in the series will as well. The women will have mild connections but new harems and HEA’s.
October 17, 2024
To all the people who liked my review of the first book and kept pestering me to write a review on book 2...
This one is for you...and on you :))
With "An Inheritance of Monsters", I didn't know what I was getting myself into. With this one, I deliberately dug a grave and unalived my inner child and everything good and innocent she represented. 🪦
First of all, I didn't think I'd ever meet a heroine carelessly hornier than Juno from book 1, but BEHOLD ELLE. Allow me to demonstrate, this:
[“Please don’t eat me,” I begged]
and this:
[To my shame, it hardened immediately, followed by a flush of heat low in my belly.]
happen on the same chapter, heck, on the same page! The girl moves from holy-fuck to fuck-me so fast you get several whiplashes per chapter. She's also as insatiable as a blackhole, coz with Juno, I was like, okay, fine, you are mating with 3 monsters, no judgement, that's the maximum number of ding-dongs you can fit down there and in your mouth anyway 😂 but with Elle? I'm pretty sure had Tinder-ella met a few other monsters, she'd add her ears and nostrils to the equation, and would possibly RIP A NEW ONE for herself to be able to fit more. 🕳️
You may wonder about the standing situation of all those massive monsters around her (space-wise) for such a hideous orgy and whether it's even feasible, but fear not, for Tinder-ella would definitely tear the fabric of space-time just to be able to take as many non-human "appendages" as she can at the same time. Not surprising for someone whose first thought is MONSTER SANDWICH after seeing the ruins of an ancient city 🥪
That takes us to my second point, our unholy trinity of monsters. Fine, you wanna make them unique, one's got tentacles, one's got claspers or whatever, I get the gist. But the descriptions were so vague that for most parts, I just visualized the monsters as massive dicks or tentacles on a ripped torso connected to a scary head. What truly bothered me is that even cumulatively, all of the monsters in these books have less personality than a slice of gluten-free white bread. 🍞
They literally have no thoughts or interests other than shaboinking, and their understanding of even that is at such a basic level that they feel disturbingly child-like or animalistic. The bar is so low that I'm 99% sure you could swap any of the monsters with a lamppost in the middle of the deed and Elle wouldn't even notice. 🚏
At times, I was so horrified that I felt my brain cells committing suicide one by one, with this line being the culprit behind a mass murder:
[I was like a doll for them, my body explicitly for their needs and desires.]
Tinder-ella, you dog :)) 2 stars for the element of surprise really, although now every other book I ever gave 2 stars to is entitled to a formal apology 🤣
I wanna say you can read this as a scientific experiment (to test the limits of human unhingedness) or a religious one (to see how far we can stray from God - the answer to that may shock you!), but not everyone has proper insurance to cover the PTSD, and I don't want random children of God ending up in hell (provided that the book doesn't take you there pre-death), but if you're here and if you've made your decision, thread carefully and remember, this reader/reviewer never recommended this book and thereby, is not responsible for possible brain damage! ☠️
This one is for you...and on you :))
With "An Inheritance of Monsters", I didn't know what I was getting myself into. With this one, I deliberately dug a grave and unalived my inner child and everything good and innocent she represented. 🪦
First of all, I didn't think I'd ever meet a heroine carelessly hornier than Juno from book 1, but BEHOLD ELLE. Allow me to demonstrate, this:
[“Please don’t eat me,” I begged]
and this:
[To my shame, it hardened immediately, followed by a flush of heat low in my belly.]
happen on the same chapter, heck, on the same page! The girl moves from holy-fuck to fuck-me so fast you get several whiplashes per chapter. She's also as insatiable as a blackhole, coz with Juno, I was like, okay, fine, you are mating with 3 monsters, no judgement, that's the maximum number of ding-dongs you can fit down there and in your mouth anyway 😂 but with Elle? I'm pretty sure had Tinder-ella met a few other monsters, she'd add her ears and nostrils to the equation, and would possibly RIP A NEW ONE for herself to be able to fit more. 🕳️
You may wonder about the standing situation of all those massive monsters around her (space-wise) for such a hideous orgy and whether it's even feasible, but fear not, for Tinder-ella would definitely tear the fabric of space-time just to be able to take as many non-human "appendages" as she can at the same time. Not surprising for someone whose first thought is MONSTER SANDWICH after seeing the ruins of an ancient city 🥪
That takes us to my second point, our unholy trinity of monsters. Fine, you wanna make them unique, one's got tentacles, one's got claspers or whatever, I get the gist. But the descriptions were so vague that for most parts, I just visualized the monsters as massive dicks or tentacles on a ripped torso connected to a scary head. What truly bothered me is that even cumulatively, all of the monsters in these books have less personality than a slice of gluten-free white bread. 🍞
They literally have no thoughts or interests other than shaboinking, and their understanding of even that is at such a basic level that they feel disturbingly child-like or animalistic. The bar is so low that I'm 99% sure you could swap any of the monsters with a lamppost in the middle of the deed and Elle wouldn't even notice. 🚏
At times, I was so horrified that I felt my brain cells committing suicide one by one, with this line being the culprit behind a mass murder:
[I was like a doll for them, my body explicitly for their needs and desires.]
Tinder-ella, you dog :)) 2 stars for the element of surprise really, although now every other book I ever gave 2 stars to is entitled to a formal apology 🤣
I wanna say you can read this as a scientific experiment (to test the limits of human unhingedness) or a religious one (to see how far we can stray from God - the answer to that may shock you!), but not everyone has proper insurance to cover the PTSD, and I don't want random children of God ending up in hell (provided that the book doesn't take you there pre-death), but if you're here and if you've made your decision, thread carefully and remember, this reader/reviewer never recommended this book and thereby, is not responsible for possible brain damage! ☠️
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April 20, 2023I loved how much deeper she went into the Void. The expansion of the world was incredible, and I was hooked! Elle was a woman on a mission after her mother died and she was contacted by people she never knew existed.
Desperate to know a different side of her cold and distant mother. The strange mansion in the middle of nowhere houses secrets and what appears to be a strange cult. I loved her mysterious journey and the new monsters she came across.
They each had their own personalities and the hear between them was lava levels of hot.
This was an amazing addition to the series and I can't wait for more.
Desperate to know a different side of her cold and distant mother. The strange mansion in the middle of nowhere houses secrets and what appears to be a strange cult. I loved her mysterious journey and the new monsters she came across.
They each had their own personalities and the hear between them was lava levels of hot.
This was an amazing addition to the series and I can't wait for more.
April 20, 2023
Take one generous serving of H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror, remove the racism, add a plucky heroine in place of the hero who always faints right at the exciting parts, and stir in a heaping measure of horniness for monster dick. Fun plot, loads of horror references, and spicy monsterfuckin'. (Though there's no kaiju-sized cock in this one.) What more could you want?
September 26, 2024
Paranormal RH monster mates book.
Monsters - I adore them, so cute with the attempts to court EL. Their POV is great and makes me love them more!
EL - I love how horny EL has her own inner voice, which matches my own inner horn monster. I like her too. She's strong, accepting, but direct and owns who she is.
The story is fun and flows nicely. From intros to end. It's funny and smutty...so smutty!!!! Love that smut!!!! So much monster smut!!!! And written in a way I am jealous!
One thing, and I think i had the same issue with Js story in book 1. The Monsters, I just can't imagine them...and I just couldn't dive as deep into the world as I wanted to because of that block in my head. But I was still fully invested with them all.
4.2 stars
Monsters - I adore them, so cute with the attempts to court EL. Their POV is great and makes me love them more!
EL - I love how horny EL has her own inner voice, which matches my own inner horn monster. I like her too. She's strong, accepting, but direct and owns who she is.
The story is fun and flows nicely. From intros to end. It's funny and smutty...so smutty!!!! Love that smut!!!! So much monster smut!!!! And written in a way I am jealous!
One thing, and I think i had the same issue with Js story in book 1. The Monsters, I just can't imagine them...and I just couldn't dive as deep into the world as I wanted to because of that block in my head. But I was still fully invested with them all.
4.2 stars
October 9, 2024
Gah, I need more monster romances like this series, where the guys are cuddly and fuss over the heroine and are ridiculously hilarious/sweet when the heroine shows approval of something they do 😂. I am especially obsessed with how Kiraxis purrs at the hottest or funniest times for Elle 😍🔥.
February 21, 2025
I wanted to love this so badly, but it felt rushed and slow all at the same time. There was too much confusing genealogy for me, and the spice felt ill-timed at various points. Cool concept and world building though!
December 20, 2023
2.75*
This is the second book this week that I’m feeling pretty disenchanted by. Once again, my reading choice has resulted in a book that was bland and lackluster as the second novel of a series. What happened? Where was the magic and fun of the first novel? We had all of the same ingredients: a Void-touched Marsh girl, 3 monsters, a mystery, and at least 1 evil person trying to kill the heroine. And yet somehow, the accumulation of all the right bits and pieces couldn’t come together to create nearly the same outcome.
Elle was hard for me to fully root for. I think part of this was her questionable lack of sense. When Elle felt that trouble was lurking and her gut told her to run, Elle went investigating – repeatedly. It felt like a wonder in and of itself that Elle was still alive just in general, because she certainly wasn’t making choices that would help her cause. Admittedly, this ended up working out for her over and over again (perhaps feeding into the invincibility illusion?), but I don’t think we’re starting off on the right foot when our heroine appears to lack the good sense God gave her.
Another factor that annoyed me about Elle was how fearful she was – and apparently always had been – because of her ‘healing hands.’ This gift/curse was something that Elle had hidden from everyone (including her mom, which didn’t make a lot of sense to me). Elle was scared to touch anyone for fear of healing them and then being found out and shipped away to become a lab rat. While her fears as an adult were more understandable, the fact that she’d had these same fears as a child and no one noticed or connected the dots (again, including the people that were closest to her) never made a lot of sense.
It really shouldn’t be much of a surprise (based on book #1) that the author didn’t really build and develop her world very much. There was little depth or complexity to it and we (as readers) only come to understand the bare basic necessities – enough for it to kinda, sorta make sense (especially if we don’t look too closely). While this was certainly a complaint for the first book, I think this is even more frustrating by the second (because now, the author had the opportunity to build it up a little bit more) and she didn’t take it.
An example of this would be with Toth the Moth. This moth-man was the only monster variation from the characters we were introduced to in the prior story. And yet, by the end of the novel, not only did I feel like I didn’t really know Toth as an individual, but we also spent so little time with him as a monster, it was almost pointless for him to be in the story (which was really sad because he’s the first monster we’re introduced to and it started out really well. I had liked him and been intrigued by him).
As much as I enjoyed the harem getting together, the relationships that were developed between Elle and her monsters was quick, insta-lovey, and really underdeveloped. Their relationship had an almost non-existent foundation built before they were exchanging ‘I love you’s’ to one another. Weirdly, they each faded into the background (although this seems to occur more with Toth than with Kiraxis and Drazen).
The smut wasn’t bad. It was fairly similar to the prior novel and there wasn’t a lot of variation, even with a different type of monster thrown in this time. I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it was quite up to snuff compared to its predecessor.
Additionally, I’m still really confused about the Void and how it looks. There’s no sunlight, only the light of stars there. When I picture it, I picture it being very dark and fairly grim (with glimpses of light – so almost an Avatar-esque feel when things light up). Regardless, it’s still very gloomy because all of the monsters experience pain and a loss of sight when exposed to sunlight or any bright light (including a fire – which isn’t all that bright). Both Juno and Elle have described it as very beautiful but in contrast, they begin to disdain their own world and the light it has. People experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (making them depressed) in the winter because there’s less daylight. I can’t imagine that living in a dark world 24/7 would be any different. The fact that they so willingly want to make the Void their permanent home and forsake light of all kinds (flashlights, fires, electric lighting, and sunlight) seems questionable. The monsters may be able to see better in the darkness, but humans can see better with light. To give it up almost completely seems no small thing (and yet, there’s a very flippant attitude with this by both girls). I think this is another part where the realism is lacking and the author could’ve done more with the world – or at least had our characters have a thought or two about having to give that up to live in the Void.
I also saw the ending coming (where Mary was the biggest villain/threat instead of Joseph). Not only was this big “reveal” not all that surprising, but Elle’s supposed search into uncovering who the Hunter was and stopping that person from hurting/killing monsters was a joke. Elle was too busy hiding, sleeping, crying, and screwing her monsters than actually figuring out who the Hunter was. I was irritated by her (and the monsters’) poor priorities. Elle forgot her mission. And, what’s worse, is that she saw 2 young adults who’ve been groomed by cult leaders and did nothing to even try to help them. At one point, she was basically like, “well, they’re adults [at 18], so they can make their own choices” but the kids had been taken and groomed from like 11 years old (or so). Willow even makes a comment later on about the fact that she’s sleeping with Joseph (someone who was around Elle’s mother’s age – so around 40ish). This was a man Willow has grown up with, with Joseph acting like a father-figure (not to mention authority-figure)…so yeah, they were both technical adults, but Elle also kind of leaves them in their toxic cult when she’s the only one there to offer help. If they refused, that would’ve been one thing, but Elle just leaves them in the cold.
I also HATED Mary’s villain monologue at the end of the novel. Even though Elle calls this nonsense out, Mary continues to talk and talk and talk as she spills all of her past secrets and plans as the sun goes down and the stars come out (meaning Elle’s monsters can come to her rescue). It was cheesy and ridiculous. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. We also find out through this that Mary killed Elle’s mom through a curse (and that it wasn’t cancer after all). This is barely mentioned/discussed in depth but again lacked believability.
I’m not saying I’d be completely against reading any further books in the series – which we may or may not get (as this was only hinted at as a possibility when this novel wrapped up and there are no further books as of now), but I’m also not sure that I’ll keep my eye on these books to come back to if the story really does continue. This novel wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t great, and I’m simply not as impressed as I had been by the end of book 1.
This is the second book this week that I’m feeling pretty disenchanted by. Once again, my reading choice has resulted in a book that was bland and lackluster as the second novel of a series. What happened? Where was the magic and fun of the first novel? We had all of the same ingredients: a Void-touched Marsh girl, 3 monsters, a mystery, and at least 1 evil person trying to kill the heroine. And yet somehow, the accumulation of all the right bits and pieces couldn’t come together to create nearly the same outcome.
Elle was hard for me to fully root for. I think part of this was her questionable lack of sense. When Elle felt that trouble was lurking and her gut told her to run, Elle went investigating – repeatedly. It felt like a wonder in and of itself that Elle was still alive just in general, because she certainly wasn’t making choices that would help her cause. Admittedly, this ended up working out for her over and over again (perhaps feeding into the invincibility illusion?), but I don’t think we’re starting off on the right foot when our heroine appears to lack the good sense God gave her.
Another factor that annoyed me about Elle was how fearful she was – and apparently always had been – because of her ‘healing hands.’ This gift/curse was something that Elle had hidden from everyone (including her mom, which didn’t make a lot of sense to me). Elle was scared to touch anyone for fear of healing them and then being found out and shipped away to become a lab rat. While her fears as an adult were more understandable, the fact that she’d had these same fears as a child and no one noticed or connected the dots (again, including the people that were closest to her) never made a lot of sense.
It really shouldn’t be much of a surprise (based on book #1) that the author didn’t really build and develop her world very much. There was little depth or complexity to it and we (as readers) only come to understand the bare basic necessities – enough for it to kinda, sorta make sense (especially if we don’t look too closely). While this was certainly a complaint for the first book, I think this is even more frustrating by the second (because now, the author had the opportunity to build it up a little bit more) and she didn’t take it.
An example of this would be with Toth the Moth. This moth-man was the only monster variation from the characters we were introduced to in the prior story. And yet, by the end of the novel, not only did I feel like I didn’t really know Toth as an individual, but we also spent so little time with him as a monster, it was almost pointless for him to be in the story (which was really sad because he’s the first monster we’re introduced to and it started out really well. I had liked him and been intrigued by him).
As much as I enjoyed the harem getting together, the relationships that were developed between Elle and her monsters was quick, insta-lovey, and really underdeveloped. Their relationship had an almost non-existent foundation built before they were exchanging ‘I love you’s’ to one another. Weirdly, they each faded into the background (although this seems to occur more with Toth than with Kiraxis and Drazen).
The smut wasn’t bad. It was fairly similar to the prior novel and there wasn’t a lot of variation, even with a different type of monster thrown in this time. I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it was quite up to snuff compared to its predecessor.
Additionally, I’m still really confused about the Void and how it looks. There’s no sunlight, only the light of stars there. When I picture it, I picture it being very dark and fairly grim (with glimpses of light – so almost an Avatar-esque feel when things light up). Regardless, it’s still very gloomy because all of the monsters experience pain and a loss of sight when exposed to sunlight or any bright light (including a fire – which isn’t all that bright). Both Juno and Elle have described it as very beautiful but in contrast, they begin to disdain their own world and the light it has. People experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (making them depressed) in the winter because there’s less daylight. I can’t imagine that living in a dark world 24/7 would be any different. The fact that they so willingly want to make the Void their permanent home and forsake light of all kinds (flashlights, fires, electric lighting, and sunlight) seems questionable. The monsters may be able to see better in the darkness, but humans can see better with light. To give it up almost completely seems no small thing (and yet, there’s a very flippant attitude with this by both girls). I think this is another part where the realism is lacking and the author could’ve done more with the world – or at least had our characters have a thought or two about having to give that up to live in the Void.
I also saw the ending coming (where Mary was the biggest villain/threat instead of Joseph). Not only was this big “reveal” not all that surprising, but Elle’s supposed search into uncovering who the Hunter was and stopping that person from hurting/killing monsters was a joke. Elle was too busy hiding, sleeping, crying, and screwing her monsters than actually figuring out who the Hunter was. I was irritated by her (and the monsters’) poor priorities. Elle forgot her mission. And, what’s worse, is that she saw 2 young adults who’ve been groomed by cult leaders and did nothing to even try to help them. At one point, she was basically like, “well, they’re adults [at 18], so they can make their own choices” but the kids had been taken and groomed from like 11 years old (or so). Willow even makes a comment later on about the fact that she’s sleeping with Joseph (someone who was around Elle’s mother’s age – so around 40ish). This was a man Willow has grown up with, with Joseph acting like a father-figure (not to mention authority-figure)…so yeah, they were both technical adults, but Elle also kind of leaves them in their toxic cult when she’s the only one there to offer help. If they refused, that would’ve been one thing, but Elle just leaves them in the cold.
I also HATED Mary’s villain monologue at the end of the novel. Even though Elle calls this nonsense out, Mary continues to talk and talk and talk as she spills all of her past secrets and plans as the sun goes down and the stars come out (meaning Elle’s monsters can come to her rescue). It was cheesy and ridiculous. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. We also find out through this that Mary killed Elle’s mom through a curse (and that it wasn’t cancer after all). This is barely mentioned/discussed in depth but again lacked believability.
I’m not saying I’d be completely against reading any further books in the series – which we may or may not get (as this was only hinted at as a possibility when this novel wrapped up and there are no further books as of now), but I’m also not sure that I’ll keep my eye on these books to come back to if the story really does continue. This novel wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t great, and I’m simply not as impressed as I had been by the end of book 1.
December 31, 2023
3.75 ⭐️
I do enjoy a good monster story…I actually liked this story more than the first one..
It has horny monsters as well as having a good storyline with mystery and adventure😁
I do enjoy a good monster story…I actually liked this story more than the first one..
It has horny monsters as well as having a good storyline with mystery and adventure😁
August 21, 2023
Why did you read this book?
I really like the first book, so I wanted to read the second one.
What format did you read this book in?
Read it as an ebook on Kindle.
Is this an educational book or a book for entertainment?
I read this book for pure entertainment purposes.
What genres do you think this book belongs to?
Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Adult
What was your favorite part in the book?
Like the first but I didn't have a favorite part but I did have a favorite character. Kiraxis was just too funny and I loved how he terrorize the cook into giving him food.
Who would you suggest this book to?
Anyone who likes reverse harems, mysteries, erotica, horror, and monster men.
What is your general opinion/ rating of this book?
I enjoyed this book but not as much as the first one. I think my biggest problem with it was the moments when the female lead did things that she knew were dangerous but did them anyway. She reminds me of those characters and horror films that are too dumb to live. I also didn't understand why she was so obsessed about finding out more about her mother when she had been treated so poorly by her. I mean, I guess I get it because she's trying to figure out how her healing powers have come to be. The author did a great job of keeping me on my toes while I was reading this. I was kind of sad when the young man from the Wendigo Society was killed. I felt like he got into the wrong crowd and could have been saved. It blew my mind who the villain called the Hunter was. I don't want to spoil it, but I never suspected it would have been them. The ending to this one was very satisfying, and it was fun to see some of the characters from the first book pop in occasionally into this book. Overall if you liked the first book then you'll like this one. The story can be read as a standalone. You do not need to read the first book to enter the series. I hope that this author writes more in this series, and I can't wait for the next book.
How intense are the intimacy scenes?
VERY INTENSE. This story isn’t for the faint of heart. Mf, mfm, mmmf, tenticles, special genitals, breeding kink, and more.
At what “burn” level is the romance?
This story Is extra spicy hot.
Love interests, how many of them are there and what gender?
There are three love interests, all of them males, and monsters.
Kiraxis – The monster under the house furnature.
Dirazan – The lake monster.
Toth – The mothman monster.
Any trigger warnings?
Mental Health: Suicide Idealization, Self-Harm, Trivializing Mental Illness, Romanticized Mental, Emotional Abuse, Controlling Parents, Panic Attacks, Trauma, Child Abandonment
Sexual Content: Explicit Sex Scene, Masturbation, Oral Sex, Dubious Consent, Violent Sex
Violence and Death: Death, Death of a Loved One, Graphic Deaths, Mass Death, Murder, Execution, Extreme Violence, Gore, Threatening child, Child Abuse, Escalating Violence, Described Blood, Graphic Violence
Other: Body Shaming, Female Oppression, Kidnapping, Hostage Situation
I really like the first book, so I wanted to read the second one.
What format did you read this book in?
Read it as an ebook on Kindle.
Is this an educational book or a book for entertainment?
I read this book for pure entertainment purposes.
What genres do you think this book belongs to?
Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Adult
What was your favorite part in the book?
Like the first but I didn't have a favorite part but I did have a favorite character. Kiraxis was just too funny and I loved how he terrorize the cook into giving him food.
Who would you suggest this book to?
Anyone who likes reverse harems, mysteries, erotica, horror, and monster men.
What is your general opinion/ rating of this book?
I enjoyed this book but not as much as the first one. I think my biggest problem with it was the moments when the female lead did things that she knew were dangerous but did them anyway. She reminds me of those characters and horror films that are too dumb to live. I also didn't understand why she was so obsessed about finding out more about her mother when she had been treated so poorly by her. I mean, I guess I get it because she's trying to figure out how her healing powers have come to be. The author did a great job of keeping me on my toes while I was reading this. I was kind of sad when the young man from the Wendigo Society was killed. I felt like he got into the wrong crowd and could have been saved. It blew my mind who the villain called the Hunter was. I don't want to spoil it, but I never suspected it would have been them. The ending to this one was very satisfying, and it was fun to see some of the characters from the first book pop in occasionally into this book. Overall if you liked the first book then you'll like this one. The story can be read as a standalone. You do not need to read the first book to enter the series. I hope that this author writes more in this series, and I can't wait for the next book.
How intense are the intimacy scenes?
VERY INTENSE. This story isn’t for the faint of heart. Mf, mfm, mmmf, tenticles, special genitals, breeding kink, and more.
At what “burn” level is the romance?
This story Is extra spicy hot.
Love interests, how many of them are there and what gender?
There are three love interests, all of them males, and monsters.
Kiraxis – The monster under the house furnature.
Dirazan – The lake monster.
Toth – The mothman monster.
Any trigger warnings?
Mental Health: Suicide Idealization, Self-Harm, Trivializing Mental Illness, Romanticized Mental, Emotional Abuse, Controlling Parents, Panic Attacks, Trauma, Child Abandonment
Sexual Content: Explicit Sex Scene, Masturbation, Oral Sex, Dubious Consent, Violent Sex
Violence and Death: Death, Death of a Loved One, Graphic Deaths, Mass Death, Murder, Execution, Extreme Violence, Gore, Threatening child, Child Abuse, Escalating Violence, Described Blood, Graphic Violence
Other: Body Shaming, Female Oppression, Kidnapping, Hostage Situation
July 23, 2023
Highly recommend if you love or can at least deal with reading monster porn with a side of tentacles!
The Good
1) Great use of Lovecraftian mythology
2) The world-building was thorough and amazing
3) The settings were well-depicted and brought so much to the story
4) Wonderful, clever details
5) Some really hilarious moments! Love Horny Elle!
6) The plot-driven storyline was compelling
7) The plot was well-thought out with intricate breadcrumbs
8) The climax was spectacular ()
9) Oh, the twists
10) The monsters are monstrous
11) The male leads all have different personalities/voices
12) The smut!
13) Overall, I found it to be a more satisfying read than the first book
Mixed
1)
2) I enjoyed the female lead but she often vacillated between being savvy and/or clever and being too stupid to live
3) There was more emotional content in this book than the first but it imbued the plot-driven storyline rather than the romance-driven storyline so....
4) The romance-driven storyline, like the first book, relied completely on the smut and....
5) There was an explanation as to why one of the monsters would prefer to mate with a human female over one of its own kind (), sort of explanation as to why another might not have the opportunity to mate with one of his kind but no explanation for the third
The Bad
1) The rich horror-laden atmosphere/ambiance in the first book was completely absent here
2) There were some errors like use of the word voyeur instead of exhibitionist, having one of the monsters able to read her mind when several paragraphs above he had express frustration at not being able to and calling her filthy-minded when it is made clear the monsters do not have that christian sex-is-dirty mindset
3)
Can't wait for the next book!!!
The Good
1) Great use of Lovecraftian mythology
2) The world-building was thorough and amazing
3) The settings were well-depicted and brought so much to the story
4) Wonderful, clever details
5) Some really hilarious moments! Love Horny Elle!
6) The plot-driven storyline was compelling
7) The plot was well-thought out with intricate breadcrumbs
8) The climax was spectacular ()
9) Oh, the twists
10) The monsters are monstrous
11) The male leads all have different personalities/voices
12) The smut!
13) Overall, I found it to be a more satisfying read than the first book
Mixed
1)
2) I enjoyed the female lead but she often vacillated between being savvy and/or clever and being too stupid to live
3) There was more emotional content in this book than the first but it imbued the plot-driven storyline rather than the romance-driven storyline so....
4) The romance-driven storyline, like the first book, relied completely on the smut and....
5) There was an explanation as to why one of the monsters would prefer to mate with a human female over one of its own kind (), sort of explanation as to why another might not have the opportunity to mate with one of his kind but no explanation for the third
The Bad
1) The rich horror-laden atmosphere/ambiance in the first book was completely absent here
2) There were some errors like use of the word voyeur instead of exhibitionist, having one of the monsters able to read her mind when several paragraphs above he had express frustration at not being able to and calling her filthy-minded when it is made clear the monsters do not have that christian sex-is-dirty mindset
3)
Can't wait for the next book!!!
April 19, 2023
Absolutely amazing!
Wow… I thought I loved the first book in this series, but THIS one was absolutely fantastic! This book takes us on Juno’s cousin, Elle, story. At her mother’s funeral, she was told about some secrets that her mother kept from her from 2 strangers. She received an invitation to join them at the Wendigo Society in a remote location. Wanting to know more about these things her mother kept from her, she goes, and things immediately start getting weird. First, the people are a little off - there are only the two main people, Joseph and Mary, the two disciples, Kase and Willow, and the cook. Things get even weirder when she starts meeting monsters… First was Toth, who she met after waking up to screaming, and finds him trapped and rescues him, she meets Drazan when she goes for a swim and ends up in the Void. When she returns, she discovers that one of the main points of the Wendigo Society is to open the doors to this other realm. During one of her journeys to the Void, which none of the others can truly enter, she meets her final monster Kiraxis. But things start amping up in the real world – first there is a hunter about, and she starts learning more and more about her mother and her family history.
This book is totally awesome, and I can honestly say I was a little shocked at who the true villain ended up being!!! But thankfully, it ended in a happily ever after for Ell and her group of men. Loved having Juno in the book, too! Great tie-in! And I can’t wait to find out what their distant cousin who is now attending that university will get up to!
I received an ARC for my honest review!
Wow… I thought I loved the first book in this series, but THIS one was absolutely fantastic! This book takes us on Juno’s cousin, Elle, story. At her mother’s funeral, she was told about some secrets that her mother kept from her from 2 strangers. She received an invitation to join them at the Wendigo Society in a remote location. Wanting to know more about these things her mother kept from her, she goes, and things immediately start getting weird. First, the people are a little off - there are only the two main people, Joseph and Mary, the two disciples, Kase and Willow, and the cook. Things get even weirder when she starts meeting monsters… First was Toth, who she met after waking up to screaming, and finds him trapped and rescues him, she meets Drazan when she goes for a swim and ends up in the Void. When she returns, she discovers that one of the main points of the Wendigo Society is to open the doors to this other realm. During one of her journeys to the Void, which none of the others can truly enter, she meets her final monster Kiraxis. But things start amping up in the real world – first there is a hunter about, and she starts learning more and more about her mother and her family history.
This book is totally awesome, and I can honestly say I was a little shocked at who the true villain ended up being!!! But thankfully, it ended in a happily ever after for Ell and her group of men. Loved having Juno in the book, too! Great tie-in! And I can’t wait to find out what their distant cousin who is now attending that university will get up to!
I received an ARC for my honest review!
December 30, 2023
Note: for some reason this book is in two places under the same title so this is a copy of my review made on the other page.
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Highly recommend if you love or can at least deal with reading monster porn with a side of tentacles!
The Good
1) Great use of Lovecraftian mythology
2) The world-building was thorough and amazing
3) The settings were well-depicted and brought so much to the story
4) Wonderful, clever details
5) Some really hilarious moments! Love Horny Elle!
6) The plot-driven storyline was compelling
7) The plot was well-thought out with intricate breadcrumbs
8) The climax was spectacular ()
9) Oh, the twists
10) The monsters are monstrous
11) The male leads all have different personalities/voices
12) The smut!
13) Overall, I found it to be a more satisfying read than the first book
Mixed
1)
2) I enjoyed the female lead but she often vacillated between being savvy and/or clever and being too stupid to live
3) There was more emotional content in this book than the first but it imbued the plot-driven storyline rather than the romance-driven storyline so....
4) The romance-driven storyline, like the first book, relied completely on the smut and....
5) There was an explanation as to why one of the monsters would prefer to mate with a human female over one of its own kind (), sort of explanation as to why another might not have the opportunity to mate with one of his kind but no explanation for the third
The Bad
1) The rich horror-laden atmosphere/ambiance in the first book was completely absent here
2) There were some errors like use of the word voyeur instead of exhibitionist, having one of the monsters able to read her mind when several paragraphs above he had express frustration at not being able to and calling her filthy-minded when it is made clear the monsters do not have that christian sex-is-dirty mindset
3)
Can't wait for the next book!!!
____________________________
Highly recommend if you love or can at least deal with reading monster porn with a side of tentacles!
The Good
1) Great use of Lovecraftian mythology
2) The world-building was thorough and amazing
3) The settings were well-depicted and brought so much to the story
4) Wonderful, clever details
5) Some really hilarious moments! Love Horny Elle!
6) The plot-driven storyline was compelling
7) The plot was well-thought out with intricate breadcrumbs
8) The climax was spectacular ()
9) Oh, the twists
10) The monsters are monstrous
11) The male leads all have different personalities/voices
12) The smut!
13) Overall, I found it to be a more satisfying read than the first book
Mixed
1)
2) I enjoyed the female lead but she often vacillated between being savvy and/or clever and being too stupid to live
3) There was more emotional content in this book than the first but it imbued the plot-driven storyline rather than the romance-driven storyline so....
4) The romance-driven storyline, like the first book, relied completely on the smut and....
5) There was an explanation as to why one of the monsters would prefer to mate with a human female over one of its own kind (), sort of explanation as to why another might not have the opportunity to mate with one of his kind but no explanation for the third
The Bad
1) The rich horror-laden atmosphere/ambiance in the first book was completely absent here
2) There were some errors like use of the word voyeur instead of exhibitionist, having one of the monsters able to read her mind when several paragraphs above he had express frustration at not being able to and calling her filthy-minded when it is made clear the monsters do not have that christian sex-is-dirty mindset
3)
Can't wait for the next book!!!
November 2, 2023
I read An Inheritance of Monsters quite a few months ago and I remember enjoying it very much. So I was interested to see if An Invocation of Monsters lived up to the first book in the series. It was enjoyable but I felt it didn't quite measure up.
This book is about Ell who, after her mother passes away, is invited to visit a society that she was secretly involved with. This mystery of her mother's youth brings Elle to the Wendigo Society where strangeness is in the air and where she meets monsters.
I would definitely recommend reading An Inheritance first as I feel a lot more detail is given there about the monsters and what the Void is. I also felt that the personalities of the monsters were described more.
Elle feels like a generic character with little to set her apart or make her memorable. She comes face to face with her first monster and is completely unfazed by him. She finds out about the doors leading to the Void and instead of freaking out that a whole other world is within reach, she just accepts it. This was strange for me and I felt that more emphasis was put on the mystery of the Society and her mother's involvement and less on the actual relationships with Elle's monsters.
I skimmed a bit near the end where it was a predictable reveal of the "bad guy" and ending.
Not my favourite book by this author. It was a bit lackluster compared to her other books and the world building and relationships in them.
This book is about Ell who, after her mother passes away, is invited to visit a society that she was secretly involved with. This mystery of her mother's youth brings Elle to the Wendigo Society where strangeness is in the air and where she meets monsters.
I would definitely recommend reading An Inheritance first as I feel a lot more detail is given there about the monsters and what the Void is. I also felt that the personalities of the monsters were described more.
Elle feels like a generic character with little to set her apart or make her memorable. She comes face to face with her first monster and is completely unfazed by him. She finds out about the doors leading to the Void and instead of freaking out that a whole other world is within reach, she just accepts it. This was strange for me and I felt that more emphasis was put on the mystery of the Society and her mother's involvement and less on the actual relationships with Elle's monsters.
I skimmed a bit near the end where it was a predictable reveal of the "bad guy" and ending.
Not my favourite book by this author. It was a bit lackluster compared to her other books and the world building and relationships in them.
October 13, 2023
2.75
This just wasn’t for me. The first book was spooky, funny, mysterious, and spicy. This book just felt… flat.
The monsters were cheap imitations from the first book and Elle also lacked personality so it all just kinda dragged.
Also, I was disappointed with how unrealistic it was for Elle to go from having sex once before in her life years ago and to never touch someone again to suddenly she’s a freakish pro IMMEDIATELY. Like, there was no teaching or asking, she just “naturally” knew what to do.
I know, I KNOW this is a monster book full of unrealistic things but you can have fantasy elements with still realistic elements. The whole thing just made me cringe.
Also, the insta love. The first book was full of wonder and funny interactions that charmed and warmed Juno up. Not Elle. She was like, “oh hi nice to meet you.” ::nothing happens to develop relationships and suddenly she is going mad with how badly she wants to bang them:: (and then does)
Just no.
I stuck through to the end hoping at least maybe I’d find some interest in the “mystery” of the cult but that was as pretty anticlimactic too. Minus like 2-4 pages.
If you have zero interest in a story and only want to read monster smut then this is for you. Do yourself a favor and skim to those parts though, trust me, you won’t miss a thing.
This just wasn’t for me. The first book was spooky, funny, mysterious, and spicy. This book just felt… flat.
The monsters were cheap imitations from the first book and Elle also lacked personality so it all just kinda dragged.
Also, I was disappointed with how unrealistic it was for Elle to go from having sex once before in her life years ago and to never touch someone again to suddenly she’s a freakish pro IMMEDIATELY. Like, there was no teaching or asking, she just “naturally” knew what to do.
I know, I KNOW this is a monster book full of unrealistic things but you can have fantasy elements with still realistic elements. The whole thing just made me cringe.
Also, the insta love. The first book was full of wonder and funny interactions that charmed and warmed Juno up. Not Elle. She was like, “oh hi nice to meet you.” ::nothing happens to develop relationships and suddenly she is going mad with how badly she wants to bang them:: (and then does)
Just no.
I stuck through to the end hoping at least maybe I’d find some interest in the “mystery” of the cult but that was as pretty anticlimactic too. Minus like 2-4 pages.
If you have zero interest in a story and only want to read monster smut then this is for you. Do yourself a favor and skim to those parts though, trust me, you won’t miss a thing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 23, 2023
Great book, I liked that we delved deeper into The Void and got some more backstory. It was a bit convoluted though, and I'm sure I would've gathered more information had I read An Inheritance of Monsters closer to this book. I had the same problem with this book that I did with Juno's one of the monsters seems to take a back seat. I wanted to know about Toth, he was the first monster she met and he barely shows up.
It's fairly easy to see who The Hunter is (who I guess could be the big bad) but the last couple of twists I really didn't see coming so that was nice. It was interesting learning about The Wendigo Society and what a bunch of crazy fuckers they were. Glad too that there was no redemption for Elle's Mom after we learned about her.
It'll be interesting to see if this series continues. The foundations have be laid and I'd like to delve more into this world.
It's fairly easy to see who The Hunter is (who I guess could be the big bad) but the last couple of twists I really didn't see coming so that was nice. It was interesting learning about The Wendigo Society and what a bunch of crazy fuckers they were. Glad too that there was no redemption for Elle's Mom after we learned about her.
It'll be interesting to see if this series continues. The foundations have be laid and I'd like to delve more into this world.
April 14, 2023
Holy moly monsters
*RH
*PNR
*Multi-POV
*secret cult
*family secrets
*interesting appendages
*established harem (3)
*fast burn 🔥
*standalone
This story follows Elle who upon the death of her mother is busted by some strangers inviting her to visit the Wendigo society…
It appears her mother had a whole secret life there and role Elle never knew about but may directly affect her 😣 the more she uncovers tidbits of info about this questionable society she realise she definitely does not fit in!!
Alongside this Elle discovers the monsters, and boy oh boy does that open up her eyes to a whole new world to her 😜 we have Drazen the guardian of lake the knowledgable leader with incredible tentacles; Kiraxis the loveable beast with knotting abilities; and Toth the unsure protector with grippers and wings 😄 they certainly bring an out of this world experience to an inexperienced girl 🌶️🔥🌶️🔥🌶️ not only that but they help her to discover the answers she desperately needs to survive the secrets around here!!
A monster smutty standalone with a good story!
*RH
*PNR
*Multi-POV
*secret cult
*family secrets
*interesting appendages
*established harem (3)
*fast burn 🔥
*standalone
This story follows Elle who upon the death of her mother is busted by some strangers inviting her to visit the Wendigo society…
It appears her mother had a whole secret life there and role Elle never knew about but may directly affect her 😣 the more she uncovers tidbits of info about this questionable society she realise she definitely does not fit in!!
Alongside this Elle discovers the monsters, and boy oh boy does that open up her eyes to a whole new world to her 😜 we have Drazen the guardian of lake the knowledgable leader with incredible tentacles; Kiraxis the loveable beast with knotting abilities; and Toth the unsure protector with grippers and wings 😄 they certainly bring an out of this world experience to an inexperienced girl 🌶️🔥🌶️🔥🌶️ not only that but they help her to discover the answers she desperately needs to survive the secrets around here!!
A monster smutty standalone with a good story!
April 22, 2023
I had really been looking forward to Elle's story that we got a short intro to at the end of Juno's book. I have to admit, I thought the monsters were going to be wendigos based on the society name. I was hoping to see new and different types of monsters introduced in this book, and I got that, but not how I expected. You'll see a couple familiar monster types from Juno's book in this one as well as a couple of newer creatures too.
I think the great thing about Elle's book is that it dealt a lot more with the history of her family and how they are different from everyone else, why the Void welcomes them. Elle goes into this society searching for answers and doesn't stop until she gets them. It is a bit darker than Juno's story but it really dives deep into the bones of the family tree and their history with the Void. This book has a lot of mystery to it as well and was really fun trying to put all the bits of discovered pieces together. Even when we had most of the information, the ending was still quite surprising.
I think the great thing about Elle's book is that it dealt a lot more with the history of her family and how they are different from everyone else, why the Void welcomes them. Elle goes into this society searching for answers and doesn't stop until she gets them. It is a bit darker than Juno's story but it really dives deep into the bones of the family tree and their history with the Void. This book has a lot of mystery to it as well and was really fun trying to put all the bits of discovered pieces together. Even when we had most of the information, the ending was still quite surprising.
October 11, 2024
Darker and with more gore than the first book, but I liked it. It had a few spooky scenes I enjoyed. Monster reverse harem done well, imo. I’m still not much of a tentacle queen, but I don’t actively dislike it. Also not much of a knotting queen either. Haha what am I doing reading this series? I dunno, I like the writing and the atmosphere and the mystery and the seduction between the monsters and their human lass.
It ends on a cliffhanger though. I already knew this didn’t have any other book out after this one at the moment, so it took me months to finish this.
Will I be reading the next book if it comes out? Yes. I love the sort of V.C. Andrews/ Scooby Doo mystery generational trauma combined with the paranormal. I also like that it doesn’t have MM in it, because I don’t like sharing. (Nothing wrong with MM, but I prefer the fmc to get all the attention).
I would recommend this series to anyone who likes horror. It’s not hardcore horror. Mostly creepy but there are a couple of scenes that were legit scary for me. I like that though!
It ends on a cliffhanger though. I already knew this didn’t have any other book out after this one at the moment, so it took me months to finish this.
Will I be reading the next book if it comes out? Yes. I love the sort of V.C. Andrews/ Scooby Doo mystery generational trauma combined with the paranormal. I also like that it doesn’t have MM in it, because I don’t like sharing. (Nothing wrong with MM, but I prefer the fmc to get all the attention).
I would recommend this series to anyone who likes horror. It’s not hardcore horror. Mostly creepy but there are a couple of scenes that were legit scary for me. I like that though!
April 19, 2023
3.5 Stars
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, An Inheritance of Monsters. It had everything I could ever want. Good spice, lots of mystery, and some spook. This book had everything the last book did... almost to a T. I was a bit disappointed that this story wasn't a whole new story in an interconnected world where basically all the author did was switch out the names of the major players and we don't have ghost hunting. That is really the only difference.
It was still entertaining and very spicy but I was hoping for something a little bit different and new. You still have mystery and some creep factor with the cult vibes, but it is really the same story as book one.
I would highly recommend book 1. And maybe you will like book 2 as well. It was as I stated before entertaining but I was just put off but the almost identical similarities (other than name changes).
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, An Inheritance of Monsters. It had everything I could ever want. Good spice, lots of mystery, and some spook. This book had everything the last book did... almost to a T. I was a bit disappointed that this story wasn't a whole new story in an interconnected world where basically all the author did was switch out the names of the major players and we don't have ghost hunting. That is really the only difference.
It was still entertaining and very spicy but I was hoping for something a little bit different and new. You still have mystery and some creep factor with the cult vibes, but it is really the same story as book one.
I would highly recommend book 1. And maybe you will like book 2 as well. It was as I stated before entertaining but I was just put off but the almost identical similarities (other than name changes).
April 29, 2023
This was a pretty entertaining read. This is the 2nd standalone in the void world and follows Elle. I have not read the first, which I learned is Juno’s but I will now! I really enjoyed the world building. I thought the authour’s attention to detail in the description of the Void and the monsters living there was really well done and unique. The story was easy to follow, and moved at a comfortable pace for a standalone. Elle goes on quite the journey , discovering another side to her mother, who definitely kept things from her, learning about a secret society , the Void and the monster that inhabit it, and what they and the secret society have planned for her. Overall I was entertained and enjoyed this read, it was spicy, mysterious and unique.I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the next book
May 21, 2023
Just as delicious as Book 1
⚠️Warnings⚠️
1) Yes. There are monsters. The title sort of gives it away.
2) Yes. There's plenty of on-page monster explicitness...a monster sandwich...if you will. Dont be a prude.
3) It could probably be considered a standalone, but it's always better to read it as a series.
4) HEA
I was so excited when Book 2 came out, and it totally lives up to my expectations. Not to mention I LOVE how Book 3 is set up, so that's already on my TBR, and I don't even know the name yet. 😅
The book continues the Marsh legacy and dives a bit more into the family history, but there's a threat to the Void and its residents that lurks in Deepwater. And it's left to Elle to figure out what's stalker her monsters.
Not to mention...monster sandwiches. So all you monsterfckers out there, enjoy!
⚠️Warnings⚠️
1) Yes. There are monsters. The title sort of gives it away.
2) Yes. There's plenty of on-page monster explicitness...a monster sandwich...if you will. Dont be a prude.
3) It could probably be considered a standalone, but it's always better to read it as a series.
4) HEA
I was so excited when Book 2 came out, and it totally lives up to my expectations. Not to mention I LOVE how Book 3 is set up, so that's already on my TBR, and I don't even know the name yet. 😅
The book continues the Marsh legacy and dives a bit more into the family history, but there's a threat to the Void and its residents that lurks in Deepwater. And it's left to Elle to figure out what's stalker her monsters.
Not to mention...monster sandwiches. So all you monsterfckers out there, enjoy!
August 19, 2023
Love the overarching plot, love that the story mirrors Juno's while still being unique to Elle and refreshing yet familiar to the reader. Corvin's books have great pacing in my opinion and this is no exception.
I took a long time reading this one as my personal life was hectic, i normally struggle to enjoy the overall plot when I read like this but I found it was always easy to pick back up. Corvin does a great job of keeping the reading informed of new updates to the lore and plot while giving subtle "previously on.." segments for readers to remember. As we get more into the story of the Marsh family and the ties to the void I am going to need a family tree though.
Very excited for the next book (and hopefully more) very interested in the workings of the void, lots of opportunity for new and unique monster romance stories!
I took a long time reading this one as my personal life was hectic, i normally struggle to enjoy the overall plot when I read like this but I found it was always easy to pick back up. Corvin does a great job of keeping the reading informed of new updates to the lore and plot while giving subtle "previously on.." segments for readers to remember. As we get more into the story of the Marsh family and the ties to the void I am going to need a family tree though.
Very excited for the next book (and hopefully more) very interested in the workings of the void, lots of opportunity for new and unique monster romance stories!
July 22, 2023
3.75 stars
I remember being eager about reading the sequel, then it came out and i waited to be in the "right" mind to read it. Then i finally read it ^^
Honestly i remembered almost nothing from Juno's story apart from the Void, the monsters and her being special. I was also sure she wasn't close to her cousin but apparently she was ^^
Anyway, i wasn't the biggest fan of Elle but i was curious about the mistery. It was interested but not that into it, it felt like some parts lacked feelings (with the monsters) even the sex scene felt a bit bland.
Overall i liked it but i'm not sure i want to continue this series especially because it feel like it will always be kind of the same thing : special girl who doesn't know it, monster sandwich, gardian of the Void.
I remember being eager about reading the sequel, then it came out and i waited to be in the "right" mind to read it. Then i finally read it ^^
Honestly i remembered almost nothing from Juno's story apart from the Void, the monsters and her being special. I was also sure she wasn't close to her cousin but apparently she was ^^
Anyway, i wasn't the biggest fan of Elle but i was curious about the mistery. It was interested but not that into it, it felt like some parts lacked feelings (with the monsters) even the sex scene felt a bit bland.
Overall i liked it but i'm not sure i want to continue this series especially because it feel like it will always be kind of the same thing : special girl who doesn't know it, monster sandwich, gardian of the Void.
April 23, 2024
Fantastic spicy sequel
I have to admit, I almost didn't read this book because I thought it might be appropriating a myth from my culture, but that's not the case with this story. It is not the author who is culturally appropriating but certain characters in the story who are, and they are depicted negatively. Cate incorporates this myth beautifully and respectfully. I'm glad I read it, and it is now one of my favorite books. The spice is good, the monsters are sweet, and the mystery is interesting. Like in the first book, only just enough details are given to keep you invested and binge reading. I really hope there will be a third book in this series. These books are awesome
I have to admit, I almost didn't read this book because I thought it might be appropriating a myth from my culture, but that's not the case with this story. It is not the author who is culturally appropriating but certain characters in the story who are, and they are depicted negatively. Cate incorporates this myth beautifully and respectfully. I'm glad I read it, and it is now one of my favorite books. The spice is good, the monsters are sweet, and the mystery is interesting. Like in the first book, only just enough details are given to keep you invested and binge reading. I really hope there will be a third book in this series. These books are awesome
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