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Last year, Nick’s stepbrother discovered a tear in the universe linking Ireland to a world of monsters, magic, and mayhem.
Now those monsters are slipping through, and Nick’s family seems determined to befriend every last one of them, conveniently ignoring the claws, fangs, and whip-like tails.
Desperate to keep his family safe, Nick reluctantly attends a party in this other world…only to land himself in an ocean of trouble. Mistaken for a powerful witch, he’s abducted in the dead of night by the deadly Kit, an unnervingly quiet creature with secrets of his own.
Trapped aboard a ship sailing through alien seas, Nick must find a way to escape before his captor realises he’s not who they think he is. But the longer he spends with Kit, the more uncertain he who’s really the prisoner here? And why does his kidnapper seem just as desperate to protect him as to obey his orders?
Kit is an 18+ M/M monster romance adventure.
Now those monsters are slipping through, and Nick’s family seems determined to befriend every last one of them, conveniently ignoring the claws, fangs, and whip-like tails.
Desperate to keep his family safe, Nick reluctantly attends a party in this other world…only to land himself in an ocean of trouble. Mistaken for a powerful witch, he’s abducted in the dead of night by the deadly Kit, an unnervingly quiet creature with secrets of his own.
Trapped aboard a ship sailing through alien seas, Nick must find a way to escape before his captor realises he’s not who they think he is. But the longer he spends with Kit, the more uncertain he who’s really the prisoner here? And why does his kidnapper seem just as desperate to protect him as to obey his orders?
Kit is an 18+ M/M monster romance adventure.
345 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2025
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L. Sherleen
7 books130 followersLily Sherleen writes what she loves to read: sweet coming-of-age stories with a hint of romance--where the heroes find themselves during their journey. She currently lives on the coast of Ireland with her beloved cats who keep her company while she writes.
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October 30, 2025
LOVE this book and this world!!!
I’ve been looking forward to grumpy Nick’s book, and seeing the worry for others that’s guiding his actions is almost heartbreaking. He’s such a caretaker at heart!
Kit… I adored Kit. He’s in an impossible, awful situation, yet still has such goodness. I loved his scent-marking and emotive (yet deadly) tail!
This book was utter perfection and my only complaint is that it’s over. Laurence next, maybe? I could keep reading this series for ages! It’s one I strongly recommend.
I’ve been looking forward to grumpy Nick’s book, and seeing the worry for others that’s guiding his actions is almost heartbreaking. He’s such a caretaker at heart!
Kit… I adored Kit. He’s in an impossible, awful situation, yet still has such goodness. I loved his scent-marking and emotive (yet deadly) tail!
This book was utter perfection and my only complaint is that it’s over. Laurence next, maybe? I could keep reading this series for ages! It’s one I strongly recommend.
November 1, 2025
Unexpected
I’m in a love / sometimes frustrated relationship with this series. The world building and huge cast of characters is seriously impressive, but sometimes I find the storylines are a bit hard to follow. Luckily this book was one of the easier ones to follow and understand!
The book picks up shortly after Goldilocks’ book and mostly centers around Kit and Nick. I really really enjoyed how Nick’s character was explored in this book. We didn’t see too much of him in book two but in book one he was really intriguing. Though the romance between the two was sweet I thought the best part of the book was when Nick and Connor reconnected and started to repair their relationship! That was such a great part of the book and I hope future books have more of their relationship and the relationship they share with Lawrence and Trevor. (Two characters who I seriously hope will each get their own HEA in this series!)
The romance was sweet and relatively easy going despite Kit having some major trauma. It was sad knowing what Kit was going through and how he got his touch aversion but I thought the way his relationship with Nick was written handled all that really well.
The overall plot was interesting but not necessarily enough to carry the entire book if the romance hadn’t been a part of it. The resolution happened quickly but I loved that Connor and Adonis were a part of it.
I can’t wait to know what the next book will be and who the main character will be! Hopefully it’ll be Lawrence or Trevor!
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Found Family, Mistaken Identity, First Times, Kidnapping, Hurt/Comfort, Possessiveness
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ 2/5
Relationship: MM
I’m in a love / sometimes frustrated relationship with this series. The world building and huge cast of characters is seriously impressive, but sometimes I find the storylines are a bit hard to follow. Luckily this book was one of the easier ones to follow and understand!
The book picks up shortly after Goldilocks’ book and mostly centers around Kit and Nick. I really really enjoyed how Nick’s character was explored in this book. We didn’t see too much of him in book two but in book one he was really intriguing. Though the romance between the two was sweet I thought the best part of the book was when Nick and Connor reconnected and started to repair their relationship! That was such a great part of the book and I hope future books have more of their relationship and the relationship they share with Lawrence and Trevor. (Two characters who I seriously hope will each get their own HEA in this series!)
The romance was sweet and relatively easy going despite Kit having some major trauma. It was sad knowing what Kit was going through and how he got his touch aversion but I thought the way his relationship with Nick was written handled all that really well.
The overall plot was interesting but not necessarily enough to carry the entire book if the romance hadn’t been a part of it. The resolution happened quickly but I loved that Connor and Adonis were a part of it.
I can’t wait to know what the next book will be and who the main character will be! Hopefully it’ll be Lawrence or Trevor!
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Found Family, Mistaken Identity, First Times, Kidnapping, Hurt/Comfort, Possessiveness
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ 2/5
Relationship: MM
December 17, 2025
⭐️ 3.5
i have to say, i’m a little disappointed by this one. i love this world and these characters, and since the first two books were spectacular, my expectations were high — and sadly, they weren’t fully met.
to be fair, this is still a very solid book. the world-building is fantastical as always and we get to know even more about the complex dynamics of this kingdom. we get introduced a lot of interesting elements that we didn’t know before and in regards to constructing the mechanisms of this universe and its politics, kit is not worse than its precursors. it’s every other part that didn’t feel as impactful.
the issue is that i just don’t have a lot to say about this book. nick and kit are both great characters, i liked them a lot and they have amazing chemistry. i enjoyed the story, i wasn’t bored or annoyed by anything. and yet i still wasn’t as absorbed by the story as i was by adonis and goldilocks. also, i didn’t really have any trouble putting it down, whereas i literally devoured the previous two books and stayed awake all night just to finish them.
it was a good book and there isn’t anything in particular i could stick with, but simultaneously, it wasn’t as fascinating and addictive as i expected it to be. i was obsessed with previous stories and this one, i just liked. it sadly didn’t make that much of an impression on me.
i have to say, i’m a little disappointed by this one. i love this world and these characters, and since the first two books were spectacular, my expectations were high — and sadly, they weren’t fully met.
to be fair, this is still a very solid book. the world-building is fantastical as always and we get to know even more about the complex dynamics of this kingdom. we get introduced a lot of interesting elements that we didn’t know before and in regards to constructing the mechanisms of this universe and its politics, kit is not worse than its precursors. it’s every other part that didn’t feel as impactful.
the issue is that i just don’t have a lot to say about this book. nick and kit are both great characters, i liked them a lot and they have amazing chemistry. i enjoyed the story, i wasn’t bored or annoyed by anything. and yet i still wasn’t as absorbed by the story as i was by adonis and goldilocks. also, i didn’t really have any trouble putting it down, whereas i literally devoured the previous two books and stayed awake all night just to finish them.
it was a good book and there isn’t anything in particular i could stick with, but simultaneously, it wasn’t as fascinating and addictive as i expected it to be. i was obsessed with previous stories and this one, i just liked. it sadly didn’t make that much of an impression on me.
November 5, 2025
This was not the character I would have picked for getting his own book, but I am so happy he did! I loved being in Nick's head and getting his perspective on his family dynamics and his place within them. I ended up falling in love with Nick as a character when previously I didn't really care for him. Nick and Kit are both wonderfully dynamic characters with trauma, healing, and complexity.
I could not put this book down because it starts immediately into the plot of getting kidnapped, and it doesn't let up until everything is solved. I liked that we are getting more of the world-building and other types of magical creatures/beings, while still getting our lovely characters from the other books with cameos. The romance was sweet and healing for both our characters and well-earned in my opinion. The mental health aspects were also very well done, and accurate depictions of what PTSD can look/feel like, specifically the compulsions that might come up. Communication around SA was also respectful and plentiful without feeling gratuitous.
I'm still hoping for an Austin book, especially after getting a glimpse of how sirens are viewed. Regardless, I am super excited to continue with the series because I have yet to feel disappointed despite these leads not being who I was expecting.
Trigger warnings: Rape (past), Sexual Assault, PTSD and Anxiety symptoms
I could not put this book down because it starts immediately into the plot of getting kidnapped, and it doesn't let up until everything is solved. I liked that we are getting more of the world-building and other types of magical creatures/beings, while still getting our lovely characters from the other books with cameos. The romance was sweet and healing for both our characters and well-earned in my opinion. The mental health aspects were also very well done, and accurate depictions of what PTSD can look/feel like, specifically the compulsions that might come up. Communication around SA was also respectful and plentiful without feeling gratuitous.
I'm still hoping for an Austin book, especially after getting a glimpse of how sirens are viewed. Regardless, I am super excited to continue with the series because I have yet to feel disappointed despite these leads not being who I was expecting.
Trigger warnings: Rape (past), Sexual Assault, PTSD and Anxiety symptoms
December 22, 2025
Although I find the merfolk better developed than the kits, I found myself enjoying this book a little more than Goldilocks.
Nick’s emotional journey was really really good. I also liked the call back to his tramp stamp argument with Connor, it was funny and sweet.
Kit’s story was very good too especially his trauma. Having Mini as his child must’ve been very rewarding. The menace he could feel from Connor was a such a striking paragraph. I’m glad it didn’t trigger him the way I’m sure Desre must have felt.
I surprisingly felt sorry for Valor, crossing those boundaries was worth it in the end but he lost his only family he had left. I imagine after losing his sister, he’d made the decision that exile was better than death separating them. Though Nick was right to judge him. It’s a total both things are true situation.
I’m curious if there is a specific myth and/or folktale that inspired the god in the well. Never heard of that. I look forward to book 4.
Nick’s emotional journey was really really good. I also liked the call back to his tramp stamp argument with Connor, it was funny and sweet.
Kit’s story was very good too especially his trauma. Having Mini as his child must’ve been very rewarding. The menace he could feel from Connor was a such a striking paragraph. I’m glad it didn’t trigger him the way I’m sure Desre must have felt.
I surprisingly felt sorry for Valor, crossing those boundaries was worth it in the end but he lost his only family he had left. I imagine after losing his sister, he’d made the decision that exile was better than death separating them. Though Nick was right to judge him. It’s a total both things are true situation.
I’m curious if there is a specific myth and/or folktale that inspired the god in the well. Never heard of that. I look forward to book 4.
December 13, 2025
Okay this was definitely better than the second. I still liked the first the best but this was a good runner up.
I enjoyed learning about a new species and getting to see some world-building that was so desperately missing from the other two.
Kit and Nick had a very cute relationship. The scent-marking and the tail moments were so sweet.
I got a little lost around the council and Desre part but it’s all good. Also still confused about Connor being a monarch.
If this next book isn’t about Laurence, I’m rioting lol. It would be so cute if his was why choose. He’s just got so much love to go around. Not feeling it with Bee and Dew though, I hope they’re just friends.
I enjoyed seeing more of Laurence, Trevor, and Connor in this one.
I wish they showed more about Kit and Nick into the ‘after’ though.
I enjoyed learning about a new species and getting to see some world-building that was so desperately missing from the other two.
Kit and Nick had a very cute relationship. The scent-marking and the tail moments were so sweet.
I got a little lost around the council and Desre part but it’s all good. Also still confused about Connor being a monarch.
If this next book isn’t about Laurence, I’m rioting lol. It would be so cute if his was why choose. He’s just got so much love to go around. Not feeling it with Bee and Dew though, I hope they’re just friends.
I enjoyed seeing more of Laurence, Trevor, and Connor in this one.
I wish they showed more about Kit and Nick into the ‘after’ though.
December 21, 2025
Another absolute stunner
I've inhaled the Salt And Starlight books, i swear. The way L Sherleen writes characters with so much depth and personality is unmatched, and their personal journeys feel authentic and intuitive. Each character feels fully fleshed-out, even when they're a feature and not a focus, and nothing about their stories feels forced, it's all a natural progression.
I love learning more about the people and cultures beyond The Tear and how magic and language translates between the two realms. I always end each book feeling satisfied with the story and with more questions about the wider world they're in. Truly a 5/5 every time and Kit smashes it out of the park once again
I've inhaled the Salt And Starlight books, i swear. The way L Sherleen writes characters with so much depth and personality is unmatched, and their personal journeys feel authentic and intuitive. Each character feels fully fleshed-out, even when they're a feature and not a focus, and nothing about their stories feels forced, it's all a natural progression.
I love learning more about the people and cultures beyond The Tear and how magic and language translates between the two realms. I always end each book feeling satisfied with the story and with more questions about the wider world they're in. Truly a 5/5 every time and Kit smashes it out of the park once again
November 5, 2025
"Kit" received FOUR stars.
❤️
The novel gained *stars* for these items:
* gained for: "The book caught my interest in the first five pages."
* gained for: "I thought about the book when I was forced to set it down and re-enter society."
* gained for: "There were no info dumps, poor writing, or copy edit mistakes that jerked me out of the story."
* gained for: "I was sad when the book ended. I wanted more!"
The novel failed to gain stars for this item:
NO STAR gained for: "That's it. I'm hooked on this author. I will automatically try anything she/he/they writes."
❤️
The novel gained *stars* for these items:
* gained for: "The book caught my interest in the first five pages."
* gained for: "I thought about the book when I was forced to set it down and re-enter society."
* gained for: "There were no info dumps, poor writing, or copy edit mistakes that jerked me out of the story."
* gained for: "I was sad when the book ended. I wanted more!"
The novel failed to gain stars for this item:
NO STAR gained for: "That's it. I'm hooked on this author. I will automatically try anything she/he/they writes."
November 23, 2025
Kit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I could keep reading about these two forever. Kit and Nick are so perfect together. They're both so interesting. I love the hurt/comfort trope and all the healing they do together. I so wanted to read about Laurence and Kit's sword lesson and I wanted to read about Kit and Mini experiencing Nick's world for the first time. I wasn't ready for this book to end. This story made me cry a few times but it's also really beautiful.
I just want the next book in this series already. I love it so much!
I could keep reading about these two forever. Kit and Nick are so perfect together. They're both so interesting. I love the hurt/comfort trope and all the healing they do together. I so wanted to read about Laurence and Kit's sword lesson and I wanted to read about Kit and Mini experiencing Nick's world for the first time. I wasn't ready for this book to end. This story made me cry a few times but it's also really beautiful.
I just want the next book in this series already. I love it so much!
December 16, 2025
Really liked this one but i feel like im going slowly insane hoping and praying for Laurence to get a book
I would give this 5 stars just for breaking my slump but this is also a genuinely good adventure novel. I really enjoyed the characters: hero, villain, and ambiguous in between alike and for once, no complaints come to mind other than damn did L. Sherleen like using semicolons in this one
But yeah, great characters, great pacing, well-written action scenes imo and very fun prehensile tail shenanigans
Looking forward to book 4
I would give this 5 stars just for breaking my slump but this is also a genuinely good adventure novel. I really enjoyed the characters: hero, villain, and ambiguous in between alike and for once, no complaints come to mind other than damn did L. Sherleen like using semicolons in this one
But yeah, great characters, great pacing, well-written action scenes imo and very fun prehensile tail shenanigans
Looking forward to book 4
October 31, 2025
I love when characters have tails that feel real. Kits tails are so expressive and a consistent part of their body.
Sometimes a series can get repetitive, similar story lines, repeat tropes, remixed spice scenes with a checklist of acts. This series isn't that. Each book has its own vibe with great continuity and a smattering of increasing intrigue. It is never what I expect but always something I greatly enjoy
Sometimes a series can get repetitive, similar story lines, repeat tropes, remixed spice scenes with a checklist of acts. This series isn't that. Each book has its own vibe with great continuity and a smattering of increasing intrigue. It is never what I expect but always something I greatly enjoy
November 1, 2025
I love this split world
Kit and Nick may have had a rough go at it, but fear not.... There is an HEA. The world beyond the tear is ever expanding and the characters keep staying interesting. Familial bonds heal and friendships are made. I wonder who the intrepid Lawrence ends up with and wouldn't a story with Trevor finding love be so perfect. Thank you for the excellent writing!
Kit and Nick may have had a rough go at it, but fear not.... There is an HEA. The world beyond the tear is ever expanding and the characters keep staying interesting. Familial bonds heal and friendships are made. I wonder who the intrepid Lawrence ends up with and wouldn't a story with Trevor finding love be so perfect. Thank you for the excellent writing!
December 14, 2025
This is more like a 3.5
Nick was interesting and I enjoyed his POV. The plot was unique and interesting and I was invested throughout but it felt really disjointed and didn’t flow as well as previous books. Parts were explained well and in-depth and others skipped over. The time jump at the end was jarring and felt arbitrary because it wasn’t elaborated on. The first 3/4 were better than the last portion. I didn’t shut the book with a sigh and a smile but a vaguely confused look on my face.
Nick was interesting and I enjoyed his POV. The plot was unique and interesting and I was invested throughout but it felt really disjointed and didn’t flow as well as previous books. Parts were explained well and in-depth and others skipped over. The time jump at the end was jarring and felt arbitrary because it wasn’t elaborated on. The first 3/4 were better than the last portion. I didn’t shut the book with a sigh and a smile but a vaguely confused look on my face.
November 2, 2025
I have devoured these books in the last 3 days & I can’t wait for the next one to come out. Characters are engaging & you feel invested in their stories. Each book has a new couple with the previous couples still playing key roles. It is a continuing story but with a new adventure each time. Spicy but not too spicy - perfect reads for an autumn day
December 13, 2025
“Kit” es el tercer libro de una saga de monster romance, dónde humanos se enamoran de criaturas marinas. Los dos libros anteriores tuvieron como protagonistas a jóvenes que conocen criaturas marinas de las que se enamoran (en este caso, tritones), y los libros se centra en el romance y el misterio. Este, sin embargo, tiene como foco, la aventura, dónde el protagonista es secuestrado por un grupo de criaturas diferentes a los tritones,que lo confunden con un brujo al que planean usar para sus propios objetivos.
El protagonista, Nick, es un chico hosco, pero que se preocupa mucho por su familia, al mismo tiempo que se siente excluido por ella. Nick es un personaje que desde libros anteriores tiene un papel constante en la historia y aquí lo vemos tener un crecimiento increíble a lo largo de su viaje
Kit, nuestro interés amoroso, es captor, Pero también es víctima SA y se encuentra cautivo por el hechizo de una bruja. A pesar de ser un guerrero implacable, también es tranquilo, inteligente y dulce. Ambos hace una gran pareja.
El protagonista, Nick, es un chico hosco, pero que se preocupa mucho por su familia, al mismo tiempo que se siente excluido por ella. Nick es un personaje que desde libros anteriores tiene un papel constante en la historia y aquí lo vemos tener un crecimiento increíble a lo largo de su viaje
Kit, nuestro interés amoroso, es captor, Pero también es víctima SA y se encuentra cautivo por el hechizo de una bruja. A pesar de ser un guerrero implacable, también es tranquilo, inteligente y dulce. Ambos hace una gran pareja.
October 30, 2025
This book was fantastic. I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it as much as the others in the series because it was set in the other world, but it was just as good, and perfect for Nick.
December 9, 2025
SO CUTE AAAH!!!
I read like 94% in one sitting, definitely the best so far!
I read like 94% in one sitting, definitely the best so far!
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