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Monster in the Oasis
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June 1, 2022
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June 5, 2022
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Stacie
July 29, 2024
Still so good! Elizabeth Stephens writes a story I just get so vested in. Her characters and plots are so compelling. No matter the actual crazy bonkers circumstances the stories are absolutely character driven and I love it. Happy reading!

June 4, 2022
4 1/2 "Redeeming" Stars!

I'm really not in the reviewing mood, but I loved this book. It was so just gritty and for me dark. This one had me completely vested and pulled on my heartstrings from the very beginning. Diego made me feel all
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Laura Elizabeth
Jun 05, 2022 rated it it was ok
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Almost DNF. I hate the internal repetitive inner monologue from Diego with the “I’m not good enough/I’m a piece of shit “ obsessive thinking trope. I’ll read the next one though.
kittykat AKA Ms. Tortitude
Alien April 2022

4.5⭐️

HOLY FUCKING SMOKES. It's possibly even darker, more gritty and with even more horrendous situations than book 1.

CW Suicide ideation.

This book, as a romance, took me so far out of my boundaries with the MMC. There are some things that went on between him and Pia that really did stretch me. But what made me buy it was being shown, through his inner monologues, how he ended up the person he was.

I'm no expert (far from it) but Diego is what I understand a sociopath to be - some
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Yanique Rose
Nov 27, 2022 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Dec 08, 2022 marked it as to-read