⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶.5
🔥🔥🔥🔥.5
I’ve always loved a good monster book, and this one absolutely delivered. We meet Marie, who’s just moved into her own apartment, a tiny, rundown closet of a place in New York, but it’s hers, and that independence feels so satisfying. Marie has a bit of a fear kink, so when she imagines a monster in her room, she gets… well, excited... But then reality hits: her monster isn’t imaginary at all, and he’s very, very real and very, very hungry for more of her screams.
Darkness, that’s what he’s called at first though we do learn his actual name later, no spoilers, has been lost for years, trapped in a fog of his own existence and feeding off the screams of his victims. He’s used to feeding on fear, not desire, so discovering Marie’s screams of ecstasy completely throws him. He’s instantly drawn to her in a way that feels both dangerous and intoxicating.
What I loved most was the dynamic between Marie and Darkness. Both of them are broken in their own ways, trying to find themselves while navigating their complicated desires. Marie’s fear kink doesn’t make her naive; she still fights, still tries to resist, and that push and pull made their relationship feel real and exciting. For a novella, I was pleasantly surprised by how well-paced their connection was. I expected a lot of insta-love, but instead, the romance developed quickly yet naturally, which made it so much more satisfying.
And the monster şmüt? Cause let’s be honest, that is a huge part of the fun for this genre. It definitely delivers in this. The spice is absolutely delicious.
Overall, this is a great novella monster book and definitely scratches the itch if you like quick, intense monster reads.
⟣Tropes⟢
✅ Touch her and 💀
✅ Obsessive/JP MMC
✅ Light Dirty Talk
✅ Dual POV’s (first person)
✅ Brëëding Kink
✅ Captor/Captive
✅ FMC not Virgin
✅ Monster 🍆
✅ He falls first
✅ Knotting
✅ 🔥 Medium Burn 🔥
✅ Chase/Primal
✅ MINE
✅ HEA
***I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. All opinions are my own.***