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Monsters In Us #2
Monster
A monster and a creep… both bloody, broken, and soulless.
Loneliness, anger, and violence were the only things I knew until Essa managed to bury herself into the deepest pits of my merciless soul. She dug her claws into me so deep, she gave me hope. She made me trust—until she left me for dead, tearing herself from my life with a blazing fire to my chest.
All I feel is pain.
And pain mixed with rage creates a toxic obsession.
Now the mayhem festering inside of my head screams for one thing—for me to ruin her exactly like she ruined me and I can’t fight it anymore.
Tragic beginnings always lead to tragic ends.
Loneliness, anger, and violence were the only things I knew until Essa managed to bury herself into the deepest pits of my merciless soul. She dug her claws into me so deep, she gave me hope. She made me trust—until she left me for dead, tearing herself from my life with a blazing fire to my chest.
All I feel is pain.
And pain mixed with rage creates a toxic obsession.
Now the mayhem festering inside of my head screams for one thing—for me to ruin her exactly like she ruined me and I can’t fight it anymore.
Tragic beginnings always lead to tragic ends.
394 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2022
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August 23, 2021
Two Words: Jaw-Dropping
Monster is book two and the conclusion In Monsters in Us Duet. What an epic duet it is.
On my dark scale, it’s dark gray. Some scenes teeter on black. As for triggers, this is not for the faint of heart; far from it, and that is okay. As for checking off all my boxes for dark romance, check, check, checkiy, fucking, check. Be on the lookout for this author. She is going to be one of your favorite Dark Romance Authors.
Books two starts six months were book two ends. Let’s say Vincent is far from happy when he finds Essa. Then the book rewinds from right after the accident to the present day.
We now have more of an understanding of Vincent’s childhood. When they are finally reunited, they are both not who they were six months ago. Both are more complex. But vulnerable, with raw emotions. Vincent is out to make Essa pay, and at times he is brutal and cruel. They both have darkness in them: the Creep and The Monster.
I am highly impressed with the writer's imagination and how she articulates that onto paper. I fell in love with these characters, even some of the side characters. Vincent and Essa will forever be a part of me. If your dark romance lover, this is a must-read duet.
Monster is book two and the conclusion In Monsters in Us Duet. What an epic duet it is.
On my dark scale, it’s dark gray. Some scenes teeter on black. As for triggers, this is not for the faint of heart; far from it, and that is okay. As for checking off all my boxes for dark romance, check, check, checkiy, fucking, check. Be on the lookout for this author. She is going to be one of your favorite Dark Romance Authors.
Books two starts six months were book two ends. Let’s say Vincent is far from happy when he finds Essa. Then the book rewinds from right after the accident to the present day.
We now have more of an understanding of Vincent’s childhood. When they are finally reunited, they are both not who they were six months ago. Both are more complex. But vulnerable, with raw emotions. Vincent is out to make Essa pay, and at times he is brutal and cruel. They both have darkness in them: the Creep and The Monster.
I am highly impressed with the writer's imagination and how she articulates that onto paper. I fell in love with these characters, even some of the side characters. Vincent and Essa will forever be a part of me. If your dark romance lover, this is a must-read duet.
April 2, 2022
2.5 stars. (Somehow I feel like it's better and worse than book 1)
In the first half of the book, we have another POV and honestly the book feels like it's changing genre on me. Now we have a story about a guy stalking his ex with her new boyfriend.
Then the next part came.
And it freaking escalated. Oh how it turned super dark and crazy, especially towards the end. If I could change one thing That would complete this fucked up story for me.
In the first half of the book, we have another POV and honestly the book feels like it's changing genre on me. Now we have a story about a guy stalking his ex with her new boyfriend.
Then the next part came.
And it freaking escalated. Oh how it turned super dark and crazy, especially towards the end. If I could change one thing That would complete this fucked up story for me.
August 12, 2022
The riveting conclusion
A moderate pace, this story starts in the present but immediately shift to recounting what has transpired six months prior through a series of alternating POVs, Vin and Essa. Gotta tell ya...I was captivated.
The beauty of this story was in the connectedness of the two main characters, one of the most toxic f’d up relationship rooted in Vin's need to hurt Essa and her equal compulsion for pain. The character development was amazing. I couldn't help but love Vin. I loved his crazy thoughts, his jealousy and obsessive love for Essa even if I disliked some of the things he did. He was such a complex character. But what remained true was he adored his baby doll, Essa. He also loved Leo, his one true friend and quasi moral compass. Equally, I liked Essa who grew more confidence and self-acceptance and life skills. The story pulled at my heart strings with the introduction of Dominik.
Vin and Essa were absolutely combustible together with an innate, pathological attraction demonstrated with their ferocious S&M spice. Some disturbing scenes, for sure, but true to character.
I was left with questions and a sort of disbelief / disquiet about some of the events that occurred or didn't occur: Vin's and Essa's never talking about the details their childhood with each other; Vin's ultimate loss of control and too ease with which Essa overcame it. While they found love in each other, in some ways they didn't evolve to heal from her experiences so they live a healthier version of themselves. Admittedly, this is from a standard view of "healthy" behavior. I fully recognize they shared and loved their own version of relationship, so my statement is colored.
Overall, I very much liked and enjoyed this book. Definitely different and definitely dark.
A moderate pace, this story starts in the present but immediately shift to recounting what has transpired six months prior through a series of alternating POVs, Vin and Essa. Gotta tell ya...I was captivated.
The beauty of this story was in the connectedness of the two main characters, one of the most toxic f’d up relationship rooted in Vin's need to hurt Essa and her equal compulsion for pain. The character development was amazing. I couldn't help but love Vin. I loved his crazy thoughts, his jealousy and obsessive love for Essa even if I disliked some of the things he did. He was such a complex character. But what remained true was he adored his baby doll, Essa. He also loved Leo, his one true friend and quasi moral compass. Equally, I liked Essa who grew more confidence and self-acceptance and life skills. The story pulled at my heart strings with the introduction of Dominik.
Vin and Essa were absolutely combustible together with an innate, pathological attraction demonstrated with their ferocious S&M spice. Some disturbing scenes, for sure, but true to character.
I was left with questions and a sort of disbelief / disquiet about some of the events that occurred or didn't occur: Vin's and Essa's never talking about the details their childhood with each other; Vin's ultimate loss of control and too ease with which Essa overcame it. While they found love in each other, in some ways they didn't evolve to heal from her experiences so they live a healthier version of themselves. Admittedly, this is from a standard view of "healthy" behavior. I fully recognize they shared and loved their own version of relationship, so my statement is colored.
Overall, I very much liked and enjoyed this book. Definitely different and definitely dark.
August 24, 2021
With this book is the completion of the Monsters In Us duet. And what a ride it has been! This duet is dark as hell. I definitely think this book is darker then the first book, without giving too much away (cause sometimes I don't realize what's too spoiler-y) there is pain and loss, betrayal, attempted suicide, and at the core of the whole duet, just an overwhelmingly toxic relationship.
Vincent and Essa shouldn't work, they are both such fucked up individuals. But they just do, they match each others crazy. And I always say, even psychopaths deserve love, and if two can find it together, all the better. Let them take their crazy out on each other. lol.
We are introduced to a new character (who I happened to fall head over heels in love with). He helps Essa in a huge way when she needed it the most. And I think his character and energy was need in her life so badly. He was the sun and warmth and a gentle hand when all she had known was coldness.
I think Marie did an incredible job bringing this all together. But I will admit that after some serious shit goes down at the end I wish Essa hadn't forgiven Vincent so easily. She needed to make him grovel more, but that's honestly my only negative.
I'm sad that their story is over, but they got the HEA they deserved. They are just two insanely flawed and fucked up people who in the midst of everything happened to fall in love. I think its a great showing of how you really can't help who you fall in love with.
In some way, no matter how big or small, you could get a real sense that writing this was therapy and cathartic for Marie. It's truly beautiful when artists show some part of themselves or their story in someway like this. And I can't wait to see what comes out of Marie's brain next!
**Like I said up top this duet is very dark, so please check the triggers.**
Vincent and Essa shouldn't work, they are both such fucked up individuals. But they just do, they match each others crazy. And I always say, even psychopaths deserve love, and if two can find it together, all the better. Let them take their crazy out on each other. lol.
We are introduced to a new character (who I happened to fall head over heels in love with). He helps Essa in a huge way when she needed it the most. And I think his character and energy was need in her life so badly. He was the sun and warmth and a gentle hand when all she had known was coldness.
I think Marie did an incredible job bringing this all together. But I will admit that after some serious shit goes down at the end I wish Essa hadn't forgiven Vincent so easily. She needed to make him grovel more, but that's honestly my only negative.
I'm sad that their story is over, but they got the HEA they deserved. They are just two insanely flawed and fucked up people who in the midst of everything happened to fall in love. I think its a great showing of how you really can't help who you fall in love with.
In some way, no matter how big or small, you could get a real sense that writing this was therapy and cathartic for Marie. It's truly beautiful when artists show some part of themselves or their story in someway like this. And I can't wait to see what comes out of Marie's brain next!
**Like I said up top this duet is very dark, so please check the triggers.**
May 18, 2022
"He made being bad seem like such an easy thing to do. Beautiful and twisted to the core, he unapologetically owned who he was."
This one hurt my soul over and over again. Just when I thought Essa got everything she ever wanted, everything and I mean everything was destroyed. God damn, Essa can not catch a God damn break and I felt so bad for her. I feel like I didn't truly feel happy until the very end of the book. Like the last page pretty much(HAHA).
We understand Vincent a lot more in this one and we can understand (kinda) why he is the way he is. As for Essa, we get nothing but heartbreak from her. The Creep and The Monster are filled with nothing but darkness and only they can understand what the other is going through and how to make the pain go away. At times their darkness is alittle excessive but I mean, I was totally here for it.
This one hurt my soul over and over again. Just when I thought Essa got everything she ever wanted, everything and I mean everything was destroyed. God damn, Essa can not catch a God damn break and I felt so bad for her. I feel like I didn't truly feel happy until the very end of the book. Like the last page pretty much(HAHA).
We understand Vincent a lot more in this one and we can understand (kinda) why he is the way he is. As for Essa, we get nothing but heartbreak from her. The Creep and The Monster are filled with nothing but darkness and only they can understand what the other is going through and how to make the pain go away. At times their darkness is alittle excessive but I mean, I was totally here for it.
December 30, 2021
This beauty took me a for a ride, and I absolutely loved every second of it. Such a beautifully f'ed up story. Vincent and Essa are everything, when your life is not sweet and your childhood is brutal. This book doesn't sugarcoat anything and I know people are deranged, downright psychotic but this is what it is. With everything VinEssa went through during childhood, I wasn't surprised they turned out like they were, but I'm happy they found each after everything they went through. They needed their own HEA and it was so well deserving.
August 23, 2021
When Creep ended i was floored by the cliffhanger. I needed Monster ASAP and was so excited to get this baby.
I love the timeline from Monster, because it mixes past tense after the accident to a present tense. It also introduces some new characters who I fell completely in love with.
Monster shows Essa’s growth so much. She really fell down deep but got herself back up. From Creep, to the beginning of Monster, to the end, the strength she gained was amazing. This book really tested me because I loved Vin in Creep, but I barely even liked him for more than half of this book. Especially when I liked the other characters so much. But I was happy that they got their HEA and I would love to see them again and how their relationship grows with time and communication.
I love the timeline from Monster, because it mixes past tense after the accident to a present tense. It also introduces some new characters who I fell completely in love with.
Monster shows Essa’s growth so much. She really fell down deep but got herself back up. From Creep, to the beginning of Monster, to the end, the strength she gained was amazing. This book really tested me because I loved Vin in Creep, but I barely even liked him for more than half of this book. Especially when I liked the other characters so much. But I was happy that they got their HEA and I would love to see them again and how their relationship grows with time and communication.
November 23, 2021
Shit this was the conclusion I wanted for Vin and Essa . 2 broken souls , that honestly conquered their demons to be together . Vin as usual is psycho in the best way , but what makes me love this book so much is Essa. That girl , damn has been through sooo much and still fights through it . I highly recommend this book
August 29, 2021
Obsession. Loss. Obsession. Loss.
These are the resounding themes in Monster, not only with Vincent but with all the characters presented in this book.
Obsession leads to loss which leads to obsession and then more loss.
Is this a love story? Yes.
Is this a love story in the traditional sense? Absolutely not.
This is a story of two broken, jagged, jaded individuals that give an entirely new meaning to a "there is a thin line between love and hate"
This was the conclusion that VinEssa needed and deserved. If you've read Creep I hope you enjoy this ending as much as I did.
In the end we all have monsters in us. Can you find the one that sees it and loves it anyway?
These are the resounding themes in Monster, not only with Vincent but with all the characters presented in this book.
Obsession leads to loss which leads to obsession and then more loss.
Is this a love story? Yes.
Is this a love story in the traditional sense? Absolutely not.
This is a story of two broken, jagged, jaded individuals that give an entirely new meaning to a "there is a thin line between love and hate"
This was the conclusion that VinEssa needed and deserved. If you've read Creep I hope you enjoy this ending as much as I did.
In the end we all have monsters in us. Can you find the one that sees it and loves it anyway?
August 1, 2024
A twisted HEA for the Creep and her Monster
Marie took me on a whirlwind of a ride with this finale for Essa and Vincent.
Essa’s battles, triumphs and failures broke and rebuilt me in a different way. Her strengths and weaknesses shine brilliantly and balance each other out in a way I wasn’t expecting.
Vincent is a whole different monster who lets his demons out to fully play. I can’t say he is one of my favorite villains, but I can say I enjoyed seeing him vulnerable and broken for once.
Marie had my heart all over the place with this one and I couldn’t stop myself from hoping for a HEA for Essa and Vincent. I loved the suspense and angst that was portrayed throughout - and I would love to see Dominik get his HEA. This talented author created a story that will forever live in the back of my head and characters that carved their initials onto my soul with this duet and I will definitely be reading their finale.
Marie took me on a whirlwind of a ride with this finale for Essa and Vincent.
Essa’s battles, triumphs and failures broke and rebuilt me in a different way. Her strengths and weaknesses shine brilliantly and balance each other out in a way I wasn’t expecting.
Vincent is a whole different monster who lets his demons out to fully play. I can’t say he is one of my favorite villains, but I can say I enjoyed seeing him vulnerable and broken for once.
Marie had my heart all over the place with this one and I couldn’t stop myself from hoping for a HEA for Essa and Vincent. I loved the suspense and angst that was portrayed throughout - and I would love to see Dominik get his HEA. This talented author created a story that will forever live in the back of my head and characters that carved their initials onto my soul with this duet and I will definitely be reading their finale.
August 15, 2021
Picking up from where Creep left off, we learn what they both went through and how they both attempt to make it in this new world without the other. Giving us a deeper look into Vincent. How lost, broken, fearful, head over heels in love he is. This man is darker than dark and will stop at nothing to get his baby girl back. The one that drives him crazy. The one that fills him with an all-consuming need to kill. He will stop at nothing.
This push and pull that they have towards each other. It hurts so much and it cuts so deep. They both have this powerful need to be consumed by each other when they both know they should run away.
VinEssa.
Perfectly imperfect. Honestly terrible, shouldn't be together but not being together is not an option. These two messed me up in the most delicious way. Their love-hate is powerful and completely soul-consuming. They gripped onto my heart and pulled until I was lost in everything that is them.
This push and pull that they have towards each other. It hurts so much and it cuts so deep. They both have this powerful need to be consumed by each other when they both know they should run away.
VinEssa.
Perfectly imperfect. Honestly terrible, shouldn't be together but not being together is not an option. These two messed me up in the most delicious way. Their love-hate is powerful and completely soul-consuming. They gripped onto my heart and pulled until I was lost in everything that is them.
August 30, 2021
Omg I am speechless it’s been days since I finished this book and I literally have no words right now for how amazing this story is! Vincent and Essa’s story is so emotionally driven it’s dark it’s raw it’s painful and so damn real this story y’all listen up if you want a story that will rip you apart that’s so unhinged emotionally that is so damn painful but at the end a beautiful love story than this is the one ! The writing is phenomenal the character development is amazing this story is just everything!!! This author is definitely one to watch out for she is definitely going places ! You killed it girl !
September 26, 2022
“We’re fucked up, Vincent. That’s purely who we are, who we have always been. But I think we can take those ugly parts of ourselves and survive the demons together.”
Vin & Essa aren’t people who should work together. But their crazy blends so well. There is truly no better match.
Even though this book hurt my soul multiple times, it really gives you a deep dive into Vincent and WHY he needs the things he does.
Vin & Essa are really put through a lot in this book so hang in, it’s a bumpy ride but it’s absolutely worth it in the end.
Vin & Essa aren’t people who should work together. But their crazy blends so well. There is truly no better match.
Even though this book hurt my soul multiple times, it really gives you a deep dive into Vincent and WHY he needs the things he does.
Vin & Essa are really put through a lot in this book so hang in, it’s a bumpy ride but it’s absolutely worth it in the end.
August 21, 2021
Marie Ann pulls no punches with this one and pushed some boundaries. This book will make you uncomfortable but I truly loved how deeply i could connect with and understand Essa’s mentality. Monster really delves into VinEssa and we learn where both of their pain stems from. I mean in Creep we learned so much about Essa but now we finally get a deeper understanding of Vincent’s background as well. I loved how gritty and raw this book is. Marie you killed it and I’m so proud of you!!!!
August 28, 2021
Wow. I’m so glad I found this series. It’s dark, fucked Up and beautiful. This doesn’t give me the same reaction “normal” romance does. If forces me to look past the smut and actually SEE the characters, the development, the emotions. I fell in love with Essa and Vin in book one. Im so happy they got their version of a happy ending. I just can’t wait for Doms book. He deserves a HEA. 5⭐️s to the crazy bitch Marie who found the balls to write their story. The way she can make such fucked up people work when they probably shouldn’t is an ART. When I read her books I literally can’t stop.
October 27, 2021
The beginning was so damn difficult to read 😭 The fact that I thought that Essa betrayed Vin with Dom... I just couldn't wait for Vin to get his Baby Doll back 🖤🖤🖤 Love every bloody page of their reunion ❤️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 28, 2021
Rating: 4 Stars
Final book picks up briefly where Creep ends. I must admit, I was sucked in from the opening chapter to find out what happened next. Shocked...Shocked at the turn of events and to learn what Essa and Vincent have been up to. After the opening chapter(s), the author takes us back 6 months in the past to catch the reader up on what happened. I was probably not a fan of this approach with the writing, as I was really rushing through the 6 month gap to hurry and get back to the present. Book two introduced two amazing characters, Dominik and Leo to the mix. I loved both of them and for one in particular, I really felt bad for him and wished the outcome could have been different. I was on the edge of my seat throughout reading this book, and it was not predictable. Things that I thought were going to happen, went in a different direction, which also kept me engaged. Overall, this was a really good unexpected pleasant surprise book. Glad I discovered this author who can weave a story!
Why Not 5 Stars?
Flashbacks - That 6 month flashback, got me out of my flow. While it was helpful to find out what happened during that time, my preference would have been to just tell the story, without the 5 months ago, 2 months ago, etc. I found myself reading really fast to get to present day. I also do not care for flashbacks. Just my preference.
Information Sharing- I felt like the story needed for Essa and Vincent to share their childhood with each other. Not really sure why that never happened. Perhaps they would have understood each other more and create a stronger bond.
The kink - amazing, but not something I want to read about again.
Great series!!
Final book picks up briefly where Creep ends. I must admit, I was sucked in from the opening chapter to find out what happened next. Shocked...Shocked at the turn of events and to learn what Essa and Vincent have been up to. After the opening chapter(s), the author takes us back 6 months in the past to catch the reader up on what happened. I was probably not a fan of this approach with the writing, as I was really rushing through the 6 month gap to hurry and get back to the present. Book two introduced two amazing characters, Dominik and Leo to the mix. I loved both of them and for one in particular, I really felt bad for him and wished the outcome could have been different. I was on the edge of my seat throughout reading this book, and it was not predictable. Things that I thought were going to happen, went in a different direction, which also kept me engaged. Overall, this was a really good unexpected pleasant surprise book. Glad I discovered this author who can weave a story!
Why Not 5 Stars?
Flashbacks - That 6 month flashback, got me out of my flow. While it was helpful to find out what happened during that time, my preference would have been to just tell the story, without the 5 months ago, 2 months ago, etc. I found myself reading really fast to get to present day. I also do not care for flashbacks. Just my preference.
Information Sharing- I felt like the story needed for Essa and Vincent to share their childhood with each other. Not really sure why that never happened. Perhaps they would have understood each other more and create a stronger bond.
The kink - amazing, but not something I want to read about again.
Great series!!
August 23, 2021
BISH!! I have no freaking words! Okay I do you did the da*n thang and blew my Fkn mind if there was ever a story that seriously put me through the ringer emotionally it is Monster! I can’t even begin to give you all the words for how much I absolutely loved Vincent and Essa’s story. I will just say I’m so impressed with the writing the character development and the raw grittiness of the characters… you blew my da*n mind and I hope you truly know that you did their story complete justice. It was painfully fuking beautiful. Everything that is Vincent and Essa is very raw very real a bit unhinged and extremely emotional but in the end after all that pain, lies a beautiful love story and it may not be all hearts and flowers but it’s definitely all the gorgeous poppies!
Guess I did have all the words 💋💋💋💋
Guess I did have all the words 💋💋💋💋
June 1, 2022
messed up but oh so good
Yup this story was messed up, but it was oh so good. Essa and Vincent each have their own monsters they live with. It’s how they decide to to deal with them that makes this story so messed up. What’s right for some may not be right for others. That’s what this story is about.
Yup this story was messed up, but it was oh so good. Essa and Vincent each have their own monsters they live with. It’s how they decide to to deal with them that makes this story so messed up. What’s right for some may not be right for others. That’s what this story is about.
July 9, 2021
It is a really good book and It is really interesting.
August 15, 2021
𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘤𝘦.
𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴.
𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.
✨
Just want to take a quick moment to thank Marie Ann for being my baby girl, my best fking friend who lives on the other side of the world and the woman who trusts me daily with her thoughts and words, I love you 🤍
I had the absolute pleasure of beta reading this amazing conclusion to the explosive and painful story that is VinEssa. Where we experience darkness in it’s true form. The form of a Monster.
Following swiftly on from the cliffhanger that was Creep (if you haven’t read it, what are you doing?) Essa is dealing with so much trauma, her experiences and pain getting the best of her again and again. Essa’s character arc throughout this duet is honestly beautiful to watch, and Marie perfectly encapsulates trying to heal with so many demons holding you back.
We get SO much more surrounding Vincent in this book, and I didn’t realise I could love him more than I already did. Seeing a complete different side to him is so perfect yet so terrifying. From the moment Creep finished we all knew something big was building, something dark and gruesome and downright 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴.
I’ve been SO excited for people to read this book, because it will really rock you to your core. It’ll make you question the characters and face their demons head on while also experiencing their struggles in such a way that I just KNOW that this will resonate with people long after they turn the final page.
VinEssa is a part of me, and I hope they become a part of you too.
✨
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𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴.
𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.
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Just want to take a quick moment to thank Marie Ann for being my baby girl, my best fking friend who lives on the other side of the world and the woman who trusts me daily with her thoughts and words, I love you 🤍
I had the absolute pleasure of beta reading this amazing conclusion to the explosive and painful story that is VinEssa. Where we experience darkness in it’s true form. The form of a Monster.
Following swiftly on from the cliffhanger that was Creep (if you haven’t read it, what are you doing?) Essa is dealing with so much trauma, her experiences and pain getting the best of her again and again. Essa’s character arc throughout this duet is honestly beautiful to watch, and Marie perfectly encapsulates trying to heal with so many demons holding you back.
We get SO much more surrounding Vincent in this book, and I didn’t realise I could love him more than I already did. Seeing a complete different side to him is so perfect yet so terrifying. From the moment Creep finished we all knew something big was building, something dark and gruesome and downright 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴.
I’ve been SO excited for people to read this book, because it will really rock you to your core. It’ll make you question the characters and face their demons head on while also experiencing their struggles in such a way that I just KNOW that this will resonate with people long after they turn the final page.
VinEssa is a part of me, and I hope they become a part of you too.
✨
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November 29, 2021
I started reading this series because I won Monster in a free giveaway from Instagram. I went in a little unsure because I do like dark romance, but some of those trigger warnings.....
I didn't realize how much I would love such a dark romance, but this story brought me in an hooked me. When I finished Creep, I had to find out what would happen next. These characters are dark, twisted and perfect for each other. Their love is perfectly imperfect.
OH MY GOODNESS. I was hooked. These characters are broken, messy, and I was completely in. The struggles these two went through to get to where they are. The cliffhanger at the end of Creep was deep, I'm glad I didn't have to wait too long to read the second book.
I was a little hoping that Dominick would join their duo and balance them out a little, and create a little MFM, but I can't wait to read his story!
I didn't realize how much I would love such a dark romance, but this story brought me in an hooked me. When I finished Creep, I had to find out what would happen next. These characters are dark, twisted and perfect for each other. Their love is perfectly imperfect.
OH MY GOODNESS. I was hooked. These characters are broken, messy, and I was completely in. The struggles these two went through to get to where they are. The cliffhanger at the end of Creep was deep, I'm glad I didn't have to wait too long to read the second book.
I was a little hoping that Dominick would join their duo and balance them out a little, and create a little MFM, but I can't wait to read his story!
January 11, 2023
My goodness what a heart pounding book! It started out a little slow but it didn’t take long for things to heat up! And boy did they heat up! Raw and gritty! Disturbingly awesome!
November 23, 2024
I saw one review that referred to this as TRAUMANCE and THAT'S EXACTY RIGHT.
Monster by Marie Ann is the second book in the Monsters in Us series. I'd refer to this as a duet, though there is a novella, Fiend, that takes place after their conclusion. This book cannot be read as a standalone. I wouldn't recommend reading any reviews for this book if you haven't read the first book, Creep.
Creep shook me up when I read it last year. I decided not jump into Monster right away, but I definitely didn't mean to wait so long.
No matter, the heartache and trauma came flooding right back. This book starts right where Creep left off. (Yeah, remember that brutal and traumatizing cliffhanger???) Essa Monroe has escaped Vincent Anthony's clutches only to find herself drowning in the depths of her own grief. She's forced to accept that she's lost everything that ever mattered to her, including Vin.
Enter: Dominik Reed. I'll admit I didn't read the blurb and I didn't realize this would have a love triangle element.. but I've recently learned that I absolutely eat up love triangles and so this was a nice surprise. I fell head over heels for Dominik.
I must confess, I actually hate Vincent. He's an awful person and though I wanted to empathize with him, I couldn't. He is toxicity incarnate and he lives up to the name Monster, that's for sure. Though, I can't deny that some sick part of me finds his toxic obsession with Essa HOT AF. Vincent is broken beyond repair and even though he challenged me, I can appreciate him for all that he is and his purpose in this story. This is a TRAUMANCE after all. It's not supposed to be gentle or heartwarming or even redemptive. It's messy and brutal, depraved and damning.
I love Essa so much and my heart ached for her in this story. She has survived more trauma than anyone should ever have to face, and her pain is so palpable.
Overall, this was a fantastic conclusion with more juicy layers and complexity than I anticipated. It gave me a renewed appreciation for Creep and this author's ability to deliver memorable and emotional stories that scar the heart. Monster is full of toxic love and obsession, abuse and emotional masochism and it made me feel so many different emotions. I'm in awe of the depths of darkness Marie Ann is willing to go with her work — she is as unapologetic as her characters.
I do have some hangups about the plot and resolution that I wish were addressed. Such as, why Vin and Essa never communicated about her trauma. This would have been the perfect opportunity for Vin to reflect on his own behaviour. And also, he got off way too easy. But again, I don't think this story was meant to be redemptive.
Aside from an overly-liberal use of the word "fucking" as an adjective (if you search the word, there are 1000+ results) and some minor typos, I felt the writing was much more polished than in the previous book. The blood play was, again, a little much for me (how much blood can one lose during sex before they become medically unstable?), but this is personal preference.
I didn't read this for the smut, I read it for the pain.
I finished this with pure masochistic excitement for both Quiet Is the Night Now and Inevitable Destruction to continue Leo and Dominik's respective stories.
Extras:
- Official playlist (Spotify)
- Author Pinterest aesthetic boards
I don't usually include specific content warnings in my reviews anymore, but I did for the first book and this one has some brutally dark content. I'll list them below, straight from the book, but please note that some of them could be considered spoilers.
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Potential triggers: heartbreak, pain, loss, grief, miscarriage, betrayal, suicide attempt, self harm/cutting, strangulation, extreme rage, murder, mention of past child abuse, dubious consent, blood play, knife play, stalking, physical abuse, emotional abuse, death
Monster by Marie Ann is the second book in the Monsters in Us series. I'd refer to this as a duet, though there is a novella, Fiend, that takes place after their conclusion. This book cannot be read as a standalone. I wouldn't recommend reading any reviews for this book if you haven't read the first book, Creep.
Creep shook me up when I read it last year. I decided not jump into Monster right away, but I definitely didn't mean to wait so long.
I have nothing left, and you wanna know what happens when you have nothing? You become nothing.
No matter, the heartache and trauma came flooding right back. This book starts right where Creep left off. (Yeah, remember that brutal and traumatizing cliffhanger???) Essa Monroe has escaped Vincent Anthony's clutches only to find herself drowning in the depths of her own grief. She's forced to accept that she's lost everything that ever mattered to her, including Vin.
Enter: Dominik Reed. I'll admit I didn't read the blurb and I didn't realize this would have a love triangle element.. but I've recently learned that I absolutely eat up love triangles and so this was a nice surprise. I fell head over heels for Dominik.
Hope is dangerous. Hope is heartache. Hope is a fucking death sentence, only in the end, you don’t get the relief death brings. Hope is worse than death itself and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
I must confess, I actually hate Vincent. He's an awful person and though I wanted to empathize with him, I couldn't. He is toxicity incarnate and he lives up to the name Monster, that's for sure. Though, I can't deny that some sick part of me finds his toxic obsession with Essa HOT AF. Vincent is broken beyond repair and even though he challenged me, I can appreciate him for all that he is and his purpose in this story. This is a TRAUMANCE after all. It's not supposed to be gentle or heartwarming or even redemptive. It's messy and brutal, depraved and damning.
I love Essa so much and my heart ached for her in this story. She has survived more trauma than anyone should ever have to face, and her pain is so palpable.
Overall, this was a fantastic conclusion with more juicy layers and complexity than I anticipated. It gave me a renewed appreciation for Creep and this author's ability to deliver memorable and emotional stories that scar the heart. Monster is full of toxic love and obsession, abuse and emotional masochism and it made me feel so many different emotions. I'm in awe of the depths of darkness Marie Ann is willing to go with her work — she is as unapologetic as her characters.
I do have some hangups about the plot and resolution that I wish were addressed. Such as, why Vin and Essa never communicated about her trauma. This would have been the perfect opportunity for Vin to reflect on his own behaviour. And also, he got off way too easy. But again, I don't think this story was meant to be redemptive.
Aside from an overly-liberal use of the word "fucking" as an adjective (if you search the word, there are 1000+ results) and some minor typos, I felt the writing was much more polished than in the previous book. The blood play was, again, a little much for me (how much blood can one lose during sex before they become medically unstable?), but this is personal preference.
I didn't read this for the smut, I read it for the pain.
I finished this with pure masochistic excitement for both Quiet Is the Night Now and Inevitable Destruction to continue Leo and Dominik's respective stories.
Extras:
- Official playlist (Spotify)
- Author Pinterest aesthetic boards
I don't usually include specific content warnings in my reviews anymore, but I did for the first book and this one has some brutally dark content. I'll list them below, straight from the book, but please note that some of them could be considered spoilers.
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Potential triggers: heartbreak, pain, loss, grief, miscarriage, betrayal, suicide attempt, self harm/cutting, strangulation, extreme rage, murder, mention of past child abuse, dubious consent, blood play, knife play, stalking, physical abuse, emotional abuse, death
March 2, 2022
Essa and Vincent are separated for the entire first half of the book. They do not reunite until 6 months after she left him for dead and got into her accident - although he stalks her for 3 months prior.. I say that to say this - anytime I know the main characters are separated for extended periods of time, it is an automatic deduction of 1 star. However, I am always open to giving it back if the book really wows me. That was very much the case here.
In Monster, we meet Dominik - a man who rescued Essa after her accident. Their connection is undeniable and immediate. As though they've always known one another. Neither of them understand it and she tries to fight it. My heart ached for all the ways he was so good for her. I melted everytime he called her baby girl. This perfect stranger was so gentle and patient with all her jagged edges. He was devoted to caring for her well-being. His intentions were so pure, he truly wanted nothing from her than for her to live and let him handle all the hard things to make her life easier, to be her safe space and to give her comfort. All of this was wildly unfamiliar territory for Essa. Dominik is the reason I gave that star back. He is the reason I didn't mind the 6 months of separation between Essa and Vincent. I'm so terribly in love with him, and I couldn't tell you the last time I felt this way for a fictional male who wasn't villainous.
I felt conflicted about my feelings for Dominik - as Essa did as well. I think he was what she needed at the time, his role in her life was a necessary one to help her heal. Had it not been for him, she'd have likely successfully killed herself. You could tell she was starting to feel things for him, and she wanted to try with him.
But there is no denying, he isn't cut out to be the monster she needs, he would never be enough for her. She couldn't truly be his baby girl, because she would always be Vincent's baby doll. She needs the physical pain and the understanding and acceptance of her twisted mind and body that only Vincent can give, just as badly as Vincent needs her willingness and desire to bleed and be broken for him. I straddled the line between Dominik and Vincent, and even allowed myself to imagine being Essa and having to choose between them, and I'm not so sure I could. I'd crave Dominik's gentle passion just as fiercely as I'd crave Vincent's brutal desire. I will say though - we do get a glimpse of Vincent being completely broken and vulnerable, as well as somewhat gentle and nurturing with her and that was perfection.
The fact that Vincent witnessed Dominik get Essa off with just his fingers, and retaliated by forcing her to watch another woman suck him off? That was absolutely 100% chefs kiss. Emotional masochism at it's most delicious.
There's this part where she's having a meltdown and shatters the bathroom mirror, screaming that she's a creep who deserves to die and attempting to use the broken glass to cut her throat, and despite his anger Vincent wraps his arms around her, tries to soothe her, takes the glass from her and carves Monster into his own arm, like she'd carved Creep into hers in book 1. 100 points to Vincent because in my toxic little heart that was exactly the way to handle it, honestly. The desperation for one another that followed was 🥵🥵🥵.
AND THEN there's the ✨back door✨ scene where he attempts to use her blood as lube. Whewwwww. Good stuff.
When he finds out about the miscarriage - which he unfortunately thinks is actually an abortion AND is unsure whether the baby was his or Dominik's - he comes within an inch of killing her. F*cked as it may sound, when she flinched and screamed and backed away from him out of fear after being resuscitated, my heart hurt more for HIM because his actions caused that and he was hardly in his right mind. I really wish that the book would've ended with Essa finding out she was pregnant with their rainbow baby.
And now for some highlights!
𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲? 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰.
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𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. *Essa's in a mental health facility, Vincent sneaks into her room and gets himself off watching her sleep*
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“𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗻, 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹. 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.” 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰*𝗰𝗸.
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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵é, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲.
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𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗺.
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𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
In Monster, we meet Dominik - a man who rescued Essa after her accident. Their connection is undeniable and immediate. As though they've always known one another. Neither of them understand it and she tries to fight it. My heart ached for all the ways he was so good for her. I melted everytime he called her baby girl. This perfect stranger was so gentle and patient with all her jagged edges. He was devoted to caring for her well-being. His intentions were so pure, he truly wanted nothing from her than for her to live and let him handle all the hard things to make her life easier, to be her safe space and to give her comfort. All of this was wildly unfamiliar territory for Essa. Dominik is the reason I gave that star back. He is the reason I didn't mind the 6 months of separation between Essa and Vincent. I'm so terribly in love with him, and I couldn't tell you the last time I felt this way for a fictional male who wasn't villainous.
I felt conflicted about my feelings for Dominik - as Essa did as well. I think he was what she needed at the time, his role in her life was a necessary one to help her heal. Had it not been for him, she'd have likely successfully killed herself. You could tell she was starting to feel things for him, and she wanted to try with him.
But there is no denying, he isn't cut out to be the monster she needs, he would never be enough for her. She couldn't truly be his baby girl, because she would always be Vincent's baby doll. She needs the physical pain and the understanding and acceptance of her twisted mind and body that only Vincent can give, just as badly as Vincent needs her willingness and desire to bleed and be broken for him. I straddled the line between Dominik and Vincent, and even allowed myself to imagine being Essa and having to choose between them, and I'm not so sure I could. I'd crave Dominik's gentle passion just as fiercely as I'd crave Vincent's brutal desire. I will say though - we do get a glimpse of Vincent being completely broken and vulnerable, as well as somewhat gentle and nurturing with her and that was perfection.
The fact that Vincent witnessed Dominik get Essa off with just his fingers, and retaliated by forcing her to watch another woman suck him off? That was absolutely 100% chefs kiss. Emotional masochism at it's most delicious.
There's this part where she's having a meltdown and shatters the bathroom mirror, screaming that she's a creep who deserves to die and attempting to use the broken glass to cut her throat, and despite his anger Vincent wraps his arms around her, tries to soothe her, takes the glass from her and carves Monster into his own arm, like she'd carved Creep into hers in book 1. 100 points to Vincent because in my toxic little heart that was exactly the way to handle it, honestly. The desperation for one another that followed was 🥵🥵🥵.
AND THEN there's the ✨back door✨ scene where he attempts to use her blood as lube. Whewwwww. Good stuff.
When he finds out about the miscarriage - which he unfortunately thinks is actually an abortion AND is unsure whether the baby was his or Dominik's - he comes within an inch of killing her. F*cked as it may sound, when she flinched and screamed and backed away from him out of fear after being resuscitated, my heart hurt more for HIM because his actions caused that and he was hardly in his right mind. I really wish that the book would've ended with Essa finding out she was pregnant with their rainbow baby.
And now for some highlights!
𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲? 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰.
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𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. *Essa's in a mental health facility, Vincent sneaks into her room and gets himself off watching her sleep*
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“𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗻, 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹. 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.” 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰*𝗰𝗸.
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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵é, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲.
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𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗺.
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𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 23, 2021
“Tick tock, baby doll.
Your time without me is running out.
You can pretend all you want, but you’ll never escape me.”
OMG!! This is one hell of a fucking EPIC conclusion to Essa and Vincent’s toxic love story! The raw and unrestrained emotions of both Essa and Vincent are at their all time high and ready to bring them both to their knees. It’s a deliciously dark, tragic, gut-wrenching conclusion that had me bawling my eyes out, screaming at the events unfolding in front of my eyes and clutching my chest trying to keep my heart from bursting out. Buckle up because you are in for one hell of a ride!
Essa and Vincent have both grown stronger from their time apart. Vincent is growing angrier and wants to make Essa pay for leaving him and Essa is fighting her demons with every breath she takes to become a stronger woman and survivor.
When Vincent gets his hands on Essa (finally) his monster wants come out to play. He’s cruel, violent, angry and wants to see as much blood running from Essa as he can. But Essa is not afraid to push back. Their interactions again are filled with so much angst, pain and anger that there is no telling if either one of them will survive the outcome.
“She’s my obsession. My baby doll. My fucking creep. No matter what I call her, it doesn’t change the way I feel because my fucking monster wants her and who am I to deny him what he wants?”
“His inferno is consuming me and I’m not sure I want it to stop. It’s toxic and utterly fucking wrong, but I crave it. I crave his danger, his anger. My creep is the ultimate fucking masochist.”
Once again, I was utterly consumed by this story and could not tear my eyes away. I needed to know if they would survive their explosive reunion or if they would destroy themselves instead. I am blown away and in utter shock how it all turns out in the end.
Brilliantly written conclusion with such phenomenal and damaged characters that they have dug themselves a nice warm place in my heart, and with a storyline that is bloody, violent, angst filled and deliciously dark.
I absolutely loved this duet and I will be consuming everything this phenomenal new author comes out with next!!
Your time without me is running out.
You can pretend all you want, but you’ll never escape me.”
OMG!! This is one hell of a fucking EPIC conclusion to Essa and Vincent’s toxic love story! The raw and unrestrained emotions of both Essa and Vincent are at their all time high and ready to bring them both to their knees. It’s a deliciously dark, tragic, gut-wrenching conclusion that had me bawling my eyes out, screaming at the events unfolding in front of my eyes and clutching my chest trying to keep my heart from bursting out. Buckle up because you are in for one hell of a ride!
Essa and Vincent have both grown stronger from their time apart. Vincent is growing angrier and wants to make Essa pay for leaving him and Essa is fighting her demons with every breath she takes to become a stronger woman and survivor.
When Vincent gets his hands on Essa (finally) his monster wants come out to play. He’s cruel, violent, angry and wants to see as much blood running from Essa as he can. But Essa is not afraid to push back. Their interactions again are filled with so much angst, pain and anger that there is no telling if either one of them will survive the outcome.
“She’s my obsession. My baby doll. My fucking creep. No matter what I call her, it doesn’t change the way I feel because my fucking monster wants her and who am I to deny him what he wants?”
“His inferno is consuming me and I’m not sure I want it to stop. It’s toxic and utterly fucking wrong, but I crave it. I crave his danger, his anger. My creep is the ultimate fucking masochist.”
Once again, I was utterly consumed by this story and could not tear my eyes away. I needed to know if they would survive their explosive reunion or if they would destroy themselves instead. I am blown away and in utter shock how it all turns out in the end.
Brilliantly written conclusion with such phenomenal and damaged characters that they have dug themselves a nice warm place in my heart, and with a storyline that is bloody, violent, angst filled and deliciously dark.
I absolutely loved this duet and I will be consuming everything this phenomenal new author comes out with next!!
August 23, 2021
“His inferno is consuming me and I’m not sure I want it to stop. It’s toxic and utterly f***ing wrong, but I crave it. I crave his danger, his anger. My creep is the ultimate f***ing masochist.”
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“I broke her even worse when she was mine to break. But then she turned the F***ing tables. She ruined me and f*** me if I didn’t deserve it. I deserved so much worse than the bullet she put in me, and for so long, I was angry. Hurt. I still am, but now I… understand? Maybe that’s the word. F*** if I know. All I do know, is I need her - no matter what.”
Monster by Marie Ann
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
HOLY CRAP. 🤯 I knew we were in for a heck of a ride after the way Creep ended but WOW! What a roller coaster of emotions this book took me through. We learn what happened to Vin after Essa left and we watch Essa try to heal from everything she physically and emotionally went through at the end of Creep. There is so much betrayal and hurt coming from both of them, and as much as they both want to deny or run from it, they can’t ignore their pull to the other. “Lonely souls recognize one another.” My heart broke for both of them several times throughout the book.
Marie has a glorious way of harnessing raw emotion. These very real and difficult topics and situations that take place, are described beautifully. You can feel everything Vin and Essa feel - you can almost taste their hurt and anger. These are two individuals who come from very different, but horrific and toxic childhoods, who both don’t have any healthy coping mechanisms for their trauma. You put them together and it’s like oil and water, it’s bound to explode.
I absolutely love authors who aren’t scared to dive into the deep, dark, and messed up realms of the mind. Who aren’t scared to write the hard stuff. It’s why I love dark romance so much and why I adore Marie and her work so much. This duet was not your typical romance. It was toxic and it was pain, but it was so, so good.
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“I broke her even worse when she was mine to break. But then she turned the F***ing tables. She ruined me and f*** me if I didn’t deserve it. I deserved so much worse than the bullet she put in me, and for so long, I was angry. Hurt. I still am, but now I… understand? Maybe that’s the word. F*** if I know. All I do know, is I need her - no matter what.”
Monster by Marie Ann
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
HOLY CRAP. 🤯 I knew we were in for a heck of a ride after the way Creep ended but WOW! What a roller coaster of emotions this book took me through. We learn what happened to Vin after Essa left and we watch Essa try to heal from everything she physically and emotionally went through at the end of Creep. There is so much betrayal and hurt coming from both of them, and as much as they both want to deny or run from it, they can’t ignore their pull to the other. “Lonely souls recognize one another.” My heart broke for both of them several times throughout the book.
Marie has a glorious way of harnessing raw emotion. These very real and difficult topics and situations that take place, are described beautifully. You can feel everything Vin and Essa feel - you can almost taste their hurt and anger. These are two individuals who come from very different, but horrific and toxic childhoods, who both don’t have any healthy coping mechanisms for their trauma. You put them together and it’s like oil and water, it’s bound to explode.
I absolutely love authors who aren’t scared to dive into the deep, dark, and messed up realms of the mind. Who aren’t scared to write the hard stuff. It’s why I love dark romance so much and why I adore Marie and her work so much. This duet was not your typical romance. It was toxic and it was pain, but it was so, so good.
August 25, 2021
WOW! Ever since I read Creep (Monsters In Us #1), I've been dying to get to read Monster; Monster is the conclusion to this duet, and let me tell you, it was an amazing read.
From the moment I started the book, I found myself skipping page after page. I literally stayed awake until I finished. This book was dark, and it is definitely not for the faint of heart. There was pain, betrayal, anger, lust; all those emotions and more put me through it while reading.
Essa has definitely been through hell and back, both mentally and physically; she is now experiencing more trauma, having lost all hope. Essa feels as if there is nothing to live for; how can she when someone that meant so much to her is gone? Will Essa be able to heal? And why can't she help but miss the one she shouldn't?
Vincent is dark; he wants Essa, and he will do whatever it takes to get his babydoll back. He will lurk in the shadows for a while, waiting for the perfect time to get his obsession back to where she belongs, and Essa will not see it coming.
Vincent & Essa are as stubborn as they can get, and I screamed a couple of times because of it; there is a constant push and pull/love and hate between them, both are messed up, both have been through terrible things, they are chaos, but they are each other chaos, and they work together. Essa had a beautiful growth throughout the book, and we also got to see a different side of Vincent, a side where we saw how much he feels for her.
The writing in this book was beautiful; I truly adored and enjoyed reading this duet. I can't wait to see what Marie Ann will bring next.
August 29, 2021
𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.
DAMN man this was such a perfect conclusion to vin and essa’s story. monster picks up right where creep left off and does so in such an incredible way. i love how we get to see essa working through all of the trauma that she went through with vin and her parents and even finding solace in another surprising way.
one thing i super appreciate about marie’s writing style is that she has no fears, she’s not afraid to do crazy awful shit to her characters, things that readers may not like. she goes for it and it honestly makes for a more compelling story. so a lot of the things in monster were painful to read, but just like she says in her author’s note at the end of the book— every little horrifying thing was necessary.
also theres more background on vin and i loved that, bc i love him so much and man is he dragged through the mud in this book. i felt so bad for him from the very beginning. he takes on a role fueled by obsession and boy do i love a stalker moment. plus i expected nothing less from his adorably psycho ass.
we got to see real growth from vin and essa, what seemed like a totally toxic pair actually grew to something that left me satisfied by the end.
speaking of the end— HOLY SHIT. the suspense of the ending had me sweating and my heart racing. i thought one thing would happen and something totally different did, and i love when books surprise me.
an absolutely hot and thrilling read. and the blood kink from creep still applies here in monster, and thank fuck for that🙏🏻
𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣, 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙘𝙚. 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧.
DAMN man this was such a perfect conclusion to vin and essa’s story. monster picks up right where creep left off and does so in such an incredible way. i love how we get to see essa working through all of the trauma that she went through with vin and her parents and even finding solace in another surprising way.
one thing i super appreciate about marie’s writing style is that she has no fears, she’s not afraid to do crazy awful shit to her characters, things that readers may not like. she goes for it and it honestly makes for a more compelling story. so a lot of the things in monster were painful to read, but just like she says in her author’s note at the end of the book— every little horrifying thing was necessary.
also theres more background on vin and i loved that, bc i love him so much and man is he dragged through the mud in this book. i felt so bad for him from the very beginning. he takes on a role fueled by obsession and boy do i love a stalker moment. plus i expected nothing less from his adorably psycho ass.
we got to see real growth from vin and essa, what seemed like a totally toxic pair actually grew to something that left me satisfied by the end.
speaking of the end— HOLY SHIT. the suspense of the ending had me sweating and my heart racing. i thought one thing would happen and something totally different did, and i love when books surprise me.
an absolutely hot and thrilling read. and the blood kink from creep still applies here in monster, and thank fuck for that🙏🏻
𝙃𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣, 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙞𝙘𝙚. 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧.
August 16, 2021
🗡 𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 🗡
𝑇𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘, 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑙. 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑚𝑒.
I'm going to keep it vague as I don't want to spoil this for anyone who hasn't read book one yet but we kick off straight where we were left in Creep.
Essa suffers yet more trauma in her life after being involved in a massive car crash, which leaves her sister dead & Essa wishing she was. Having left behind a shot Vincent, Essa can't help but long for the monster she thought she'd killed even though she knows it's all wrong.
🗡 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑠ℎ𝑒’𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐼 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑝𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑦 𝑤𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑝 𝑚𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑘, 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛. 𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑛. 𝑆𝑜. 𝐹𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑛.🗡️
It takes Vin a while but with the help of a friend in the force, he finally finds his baby doll.... In bed with another man...
🗡️𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑓 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑑, ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒. 𝐻𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑉𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑦. 𝐻𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝐼 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ?🗡️
After watching Essa for months, Vin finally makes his move to get his Baby Doll back in his life, where she belongs. Nobody can hurt her the way he does, but will the Monster reign himself in, or end it all once and for all?!
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𝑇𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑘, 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑙. 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑚𝑒.
I'm going to keep it vague as I don't want to spoil this for anyone who hasn't read book one yet but we kick off straight where we were left in Creep.
Essa suffers yet more trauma in her life after being involved in a massive car crash, which leaves her sister dead & Essa wishing she was. Having left behind a shot Vincent, Essa can't help but long for the monster she thought she'd killed even though she knows it's all wrong.
🗡 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐼 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑠ℎ𝑒’𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑢𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛. 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐼 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑝𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑦 𝑤𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑝 𝑚𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑘, 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛. 𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑛. 𝑆𝑜. 𝐹𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑛.🗡️
It takes Vin a while but with the help of a friend in the force, he finally finds his baby doll.... In bed with another man...
🗡️𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑓 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑑, ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒. 𝐻𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑉𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑦. 𝐻𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝐼 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ?🗡️
After watching Essa for months, Vin finally makes his move to get his Baby Doll back in his life, where she belongs. Nobody can hurt her the way he does, but will the Monster reign himself in, or end it all once and for all?!
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