Chuckles: A horror monster romance: A Monster's Prey

by Kat Bethel

242 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2026

About the author

Kat Bethel writes omegaverse, paranormal romance, and fantasy romance.

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the opening is great for a horror clown romance, it loses steam as the MMC becomes increasingly humanised as the plot progresses. Similarly, the plot opens and it’s a whirl of investigation and romance and misdirection at all sides however I was able to put the pieces together substantially quicker than our FMC so the remaining plot started to drag and become tedious with the bickering and manipulations.

As far as the relationship goes, it’s built entirely on lust with the characters not spending enough time together free from accusations to build to anything more. It had good bones but needs something more to have a solid framework built off of them.

Thank you to BookSirens and the author for the ARC!

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an interesting read! As a lover of clowns, dark magic, witches & fictional serial killers this book ticked a lot of boxes for me. I liked the story (mostly), the FMC (for the most part) and how her & Chuckles ended up together in the end. The gore & the lust/spice were fun & the sensory descriptions were really good.
I felt some of it started to drag and parts of it could have been replaced with the main characters getting to know each other more. A couple of grammatical errors.
Overall I enjoyed it and would be interested to read more by this author. Thank you for the opportunity BookSirens & Kat Bethel 🖤🤡

[Katie-lou · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the definition of perfect monster romance 😍. Esme is a witch on the hunt for revenge but stumbles upon Jack or Chuckles as she refers to him, and man, are they hot together! The shared trauma builds bonds that can't be broken and the fit together so blissfully dark! This is such an addictive read, one i couldn't put down. I finished this in one sitting. The authors writing was captivating, and the creativity behind the story was genuinely genius 👌 This was my first time reading Kat, and I assure you I will be reading everything she writes. I absolutely loved this book and deserve more than 5 stars. An absolute masterpiece 👏 🖤 This is a must-read for all monster romance lovers

[McKenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Echo & Chuckles sucked me in right from the beginning. For a book under 300 pages, it’s packed full of emotions and plot. I can’t get enough of Kat Bethel’s books

[Kyana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had an interesting aspect with a clown. This is a continuation about the Rinah witches. Thank you Kat Bethel & book sirens for the arc.