What do you think?
Rate this book
Apex #1
All Yours
She should be horrified. Terrified. Fleeing, pleading for her life. Yet here she was, swaying into the monstrous creature before her, her body on fire, desperate for his touch.
♥♥♥
After the death of her mentor, wildlife park manager Cleo struggles to cope with her grief and loneliness. When her creepy new boss reveals his prized possession: a bizarre, crocodile-shaped statue, she doesn’t think much of it. But as it turns out, there’s much more to this statue than meets the eye.
As Cleo agonises over the park’s shaky future, a freak accident causes a mysterious monster to come to her aid. Raukra bears a striking resemblance to the statue and is as fascinated by Cleo as she is by him. His teeth, claws, and overwhelming dominance send her wild with desire as he takes her for his own. As their bond deepens, a shocking truth about Raukra is revealed. In mortal danger, her courage is put to the ultimate test. She must decide who to trust in order to save the park – and herself.
♥♥♥
ADVISORY: This ~19k word monster romance novella features high heat scenes between a human and a monster. Please check the author's website for a full content guide.
♥♥♥
After the death of her mentor, wildlife park manager Cleo struggles to cope with her grief and loneliness. When her creepy new boss reveals his prized possession: a bizarre, crocodile-shaped statue, she doesn’t think much of it. But as it turns out, there’s much more to this statue than meets the eye.
As Cleo agonises over the park’s shaky future, a freak accident causes a mysterious monster to come to her aid. Raukra bears a striking resemblance to the statue and is as fascinated by Cleo as she is by him. His teeth, claws, and overwhelming dominance send her wild with desire as he takes her for his own. As their bond deepens, a shocking truth about Raukra is revealed. In mortal danger, her courage is put to the ultimate test. She must decide who to trust in order to save the park – and herself.
♥♥♥
ADVISORY: This ~19k word monster romance novella features high heat scenes between a human and a monster. Please check the author's website for a full content guide.
ebook
First published December 28, 2021
177 people are currently reading
477 people want to read
About the author
Vicky Walklate
9 books72 followersVicky Walklate is a romance author from Norfolk, UK. She writes full length novels about dragon gods, and spicy novellas about predator monsters. She loves all things monstrous and magical in romance.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 136 reviews
May 18, 2023
our culture needed a hot crocodile zaddy and vicky walklate delivered
December 16, 2021
arc provided by the author in exchange for an honest review
So, maybe crocodile demon monsters are going up my list of favourite monsters because!! I loved Raukra from the second he spoke. He was dominating, assertive and oh so hot!
I liked Cleo too— she was stubborn and held her ground despite the fact that she landed in the water with a literal gator demon (which was hilarious). I loved the two of them together, they make a great team!
I wish we had a bit more buildup with the villain of the story but other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to read more from Vicky Walklate!
4/5⭐️
So, maybe crocodile demon monsters are going up my list of favourite monsters because!! I loved Raukra from the second he spoke. He was dominating, assertive and oh so hot!
I liked Cleo too— she was stubborn and held her ground despite the fact that she landed in the water with a literal gator demon (which was hilarious). I loved the two of them together, they make a great team!
I wish we had a bit more buildup with the villain of the story but other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to read more from Vicky Walklate!
4/5⭐️
February 18, 2026
1/5 ⭐️ All Yours? Not for Me ✖
All Yours by Vicky Walklate attempts to weave a monster romance within a fantastical setting, but it falls flat due to a rushed narrative ༄ Despite some intriguing world-building elements, the story lacks some depth to make the main romance compelling ‹𝟹
This novella is presented as the first installment in the ❝Apex❞ series, introducing a world where human-monster dynamics merges with strands of urban fantasy ☾𖤓
► What works ↓
✓ Fascinating fantasy elements ground the story in an imaginative premise ☾⭑: gods manifesting in animal forms add a mythical layer, while portals to a demonic realm create opportunities for otherworldly conflict and exploration 𓆩😈𓆪
✓ Pacts with demons 💀: this premise introduces a compelling magical system 🔮
► What doesn’t work ↓
✗ The female protagonist is poorly developed: Cloe’s motivations and personal growth are null, making it hard to connect with her journey ⚠︎
✗ The relationship with the crocodile demon is utterly unbelievable: they jump straight into intimacy without any background, which undermines any sense of authenticity or emotional progression ✖
► In conclusion ↓
All Yours by Vicky Walklate has sparks of originality in its worldbuilding premise, but these are overshadowed by weak character development and a romance that prioritizes ❝sex scenes over real feelings❞ ♡
In my opinion, the more psychological complexity, the better, but as is, this one earns a reluctant 1/5 ⭐️
All Yours by Vicky Walklate attempts to weave a monster romance within a fantastical setting, but it falls flat due to a rushed narrative ༄ Despite some intriguing world-building elements, the story lacks some depth to make the main romance compelling ‹𝟹
This novella is presented as the first installment in the ❝Apex❞ series, introducing a world where human-monster dynamics merges with strands of urban fantasy ☾𖤓
► What works ↓
✓ Fascinating fantasy elements ground the story in an imaginative premise ☾⭑: gods manifesting in animal forms add a mythical layer, while portals to a demonic realm create opportunities for otherworldly conflict and exploration 𓆩😈𓆪
✓ Pacts with demons 💀: this premise introduces a compelling magical system 🔮
► What doesn’t work ↓
✗ The female protagonist is poorly developed: Cloe’s motivations and personal growth are null, making it hard to connect with her journey ⚠︎
✗ The relationship with the crocodile demon is utterly unbelievable: they jump straight into intimacy without any background, which undermines any sense of authenticity or emotional progression ✖
► In conclusion ↓
All Yours by Vicky Walklate has sparks of originality in its worldbuilding premise, but these are overshadowed by weak character development and a romance that prioritizes ❝sex scenes over real feelings❞ ♡
In my opinion, the more psychological complexity, the better, but as is, this one earns a reluctant 1/5 ⭐️
December 30, 2021
At first I was a little hesitant at the power dynamics here, but by 30% I was all in. So much juicy plot crammed into so little book. And Raukra was a really unique monster 👀 And full claws, teeth, and tail?! YES.
December 7, 2025
Wuss hero
Chosen for the 2024 reading bingo challenge ✧˖°.🎧📖
You know why I read monster romance? Because they are monsters. They scare the bad guys out there. Hell, they are the baddest guyest out there!
・
・
・
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Chosen for the 2024 reading bingo challenge ✧˖°.🎧📖
You know why I read monster romance? Because they are monsters. They scare the bad guys out there. Hell, they are the baddest guyest out there!
・
・
・
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
December 23, 2021
Hot croc and his lady!
An unusual encounter with lots of steamy scenes, monster love, and just enough plot to keep it together. ♥👌🐊 A thoroughly enjoyable read!
Be sure to get yourself the bonus scene too! 🔥
An unusual encounter with lots of steamy scenes, monster love, and just enough plot to keep it together. ♥👌🐊 A thoroughly enjoyable read!
Be sure to get yourself the bonus scene too! 🔥
December 14, 2021
I've never one-clicked a newsletter subscription [in order to get bonus content] so fast in all my life.
Can't wait for the other stories in the universe!
Can't wait for the other stories in the universe!
March 6, 2023
Great Monster Novella!
This is the first book I have read by this author and I must say that I enjoyed it very much. Though a short read the characters were quite well developed. This is a pretty steamy read! If you like short steamy monster romance then I recommend that you try this series!
This is the first book I have read by this author and I must say that I enjoyed it very much. Though a short read the characters were quite well developed. This is a pretty steamy read! If you like short steamy monster romance then I recommend that you try this series!
December 29, 2021
Crocodile demon + wildlife park manager. Outside sexy times are my favorite, and we get one of those here ;) This was an enjoyable little monster romance, and the All Yours bonus epilogue for email subscribers teases more in-universe monster romance in 2022 with a wicked cliffhanger. I am so looking forward to reading more!
November 11, 2023
Weird, but has its moments
So the spice was fun and the characters had some good chemistry. But I want to understand the draw between them. Or the MMCs powers.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: dubcon, attempted murder, grief
So the spice was fun and the characters had some good chemistry. But I want to understand the draw between them. Or the MMCs powers.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: dubcon, attempted murder, grief
January 29, 2022
3 STARS
It's gonna sound weird but considering the long list of "triggers" for this one (which are definitely presented as more of a tease of what's supposedly in the book than as a proper warning), I was expecting the smut to be a lot darker and more deliciously depraved? But there was really none of that whatsoever and instead the smut was kinda really vanilla. Or like, what vanilla people think "kinky" is... lol. 🥴
That being said, if you don't get too excited about the "trigger warnings" like I did and just read it for some quick and sweet monster smut, then you'll probably enjoy it!
It's gonna sound weird but considering the long list of "triggers" for this one (which are definitely presented as more of a tease of what's supposedly in the book than as a proper warning), I was expecting the smut to be a lot darker and more deliciously depraved? But there was really none of that whatsoever and instead the smut was kinda really vanilla. Or like, what vanilla people think "kinky" is... lol. 🥴
That being said, if you don't get too excited about the "trigger warnings" like I did and just read it for some quick and sweet monster smut, then you'll probably enjoy it!
January 27, 2023
2.5 rounded up
It’s okay. I mean I didn’t find it particularly juicy because it was slow to build up with background but rips right into the sexiness quickly. I find a balance is perfect for the shorter ones and this didn’t have that balance
It’s okay. I mean I didn’t find it particularly juicy because it was slow to build up with background but rips right into the sexiness quickly. I find a balance is perfect for the shorter ones and this didn’t have that balance
September 19, 2025
Starts off pretty sexy and then gets increasingly silly. Cleo, the zookeeper, falls for a crocodile man, who may be a demon from another dimension that can grant immortality, and they must fight an evil capitalist.
January 7, 2023
All Yours with a crocodile demon monster? Sign me up.
✔️ Dirty talking
✔️"Pet"
Such a fun read 💜
✔️ Dirty talking
✔️"Pet"
Such a fun read 💜
February 2, 2023
heinous hours brings you this gem
LOL man wtf 😂😂
LOL man wtf 😂😂
December 31, 2022
The Daddy Croc you didn’t know you needed!
Wow this is a really hilarious and creative read! Daddy Croc energy with a sassy brat! Loved it! Very random monster read but good plot and storyline to match the randomness! First of mine from this author and I enjoyed it!
Wow this is a really hilarious and creative read! Daddy Croc energy with a sassy brat! Loved it! Very random monster read but good plot and storyline to match the randomness! First of mine from this author and I enjoyed it!
October 16, 2024
I absolutely love how this author goes all in with the monsters. This is not a man with some scales, this is a straight-up crocodile demon with a snout.
Loved every leathery bit of him, the only problem was that the FMC Cleo spent much of the novella begging and hoping for Raukra to have sex with her, and I wanted some more power and dominance from him, instead of being cock-blocked by the zoo owner. Still, I really enjoyed it!
Loved every leathery bit of him, the only problem was that the FMC Cleo spent much of the novella begging and hoping for Raukra to have sex with her, and I wanted some more power and dominance from him, instead of being cock-blocked by the zoo owner. Still, I really enjoyed it!
May 14, 2025
⭐️⭐️💫 (2.5)
🌶️🌶️
This short, spicy read was a lot of fun! The storyline progressed a little rapidly but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It definitely set the tone for the series and I can say that in all my monster romance reads I’ve never encountered a romantic interest quite like this one.
🌶️🌶️
This short, spicy read was a lot of fun! The storyline progressed a little rapidly but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It definitely set the tone for the series and I can say that in all my monster romance reads I’ve never encountered a romantic interest quite like this one.
April 15, 2026
Jumped into this series with book 5 and I circled back to book 1, it's a good start to introducing the world to the readers. I can't wait to see more of the world in the other books in the series!
Love how down for the monster the FMC was, differences between them? She don't care 😂💅🏽
Love how down for the monster the FMC was, differences between them? She don't care 😂💅🏽
June 21, 2023
Me lo he leído un poco de jajas la verdad, por despejarme del bloqueo lector. Me ha hecho gracia porque es todo muy intensito
June 22, 2023
A pretty mindless read. For something that is labeled as a steamy monster romance there was barely any steam and the romance was meh.
December 2, 2024
Here for the vibes and spice
March 14, 2026
reseña pendiente
July 29, 2023
1,5 stars. This was boring af. I only finished it because the book was short.
January 2, 2022
A monster, a villaIn and a Lover!
All entwined in this fast paced, well written, short story. Compelling and imaginative, Cleo fears abandonment and finds romance in a most unusual partner. A real roller coaster of emotions and desires. Loved it!
All entwined in this fast paced, well written, short story. Compelling and imaginative, Cleo fears abandonment and finds romance in a most unusual partner. A real roller coaster of emotions and desires. Loved it!
December 30, 2022
This was a quick fun read. Was it perfect? No. The power dynamics in the beginning were a little iffy for my taste.
However...
Did I enjoy this crocodile looking demon smut? Yes, yes I did.
Will I read more of these? Probably
However...
Did I enjoy this crocodile looking demon smut? Yes, yes I did.
Will I read more of these? Probably
January 23, 2023
Despite giving it only 3 stars, I did enjoy it. To a point. The length of it,in my opinion, hurt it. And it just ended. No epilogue. Nothing. So much potential. Not as satisfying as I had hoped.
December 27, 2021
I’ve been excited since I heard about this novelette—I mean, a crocodile demon who’s into spanking and praise sounds like a great premise to me.
But damn, sometimes a story really lives up to the hype and ends up being even more fun than you were hoping for, and this was one of those stories.
I loved Raukra and his instant connection with Cleo. I never thought I’d be wishing for a giant crocodile man to sling me over his shoulder and show me who’s boss, but here we are.
In addition to the steamy scenes this story was great in general and Cleo was surprisingly relatable. A fun quick read you should definitely pick up.
But damn, sometimes a story really lives up to the hype and ends up being even more fun than you were hoping for, and this was one of those stories.
I loved Raukra and his instant connection with Cleo. I never thought I’d be wishing for a giant crocodile man to sling me over his shoulder and show me who’s boss, but here we are.
In addition to the steamy scenes this story was great in general and Cleo was surprisingly relatable. A fun quick read you should definitely pick up.
December 29, 2021
Super steamy with just the right amount of plot and wonderful characters, All Yours is a perfect bite-sized story for monster love fans.
August 22, 2023
This is batshit. In the best way. Like...he's a crocodile demon that ends up meeting our FMC when a mysterious dude moves in and takes over the zoo the FMC has put her heart and soul into. And he's like skulking around the zoo at night and sneaking in bangarangs with the FMC. AND there's a portal to the demon world in the zoo?? Alright cool cool. This was darker than I expected in the like..demon summoning and sacrifice way, but it was also really fun and smutty without taking itself too serious. It's novella length and I think novellas are the hardest to write and give a satisfying story. But I enjoyed it so much! Vicky Walklate has one hell of an imagination because this was a REALLY cool set-up with a like. happy for now ending? I don't want to spoil anything but I hope our FMC gets murdery. All I'm saying.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 136 reviews