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Hollow Boys #3
The Blood We Crave
My secrets are infested with infatuation.
His cravings are dripping in blood.
Is it love?
Or is it something much darker…
An obsession.
Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul.
No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me. I’d become a ghost, hiding from the world so that people would never find out about the morbid desire I harbor.
Until he noticed me.
Thatcher Alexander Pierson: Cunning. Sharp. Beautiful.
A man bred from the seed of a serial killer. Stitched together with old money and Dolce & Gabbana clothing.
He is my strongest fixation. My sweetest, darkest addiction.
And I’m his phantom.
I have haunted him my entire life and now?
He sees me for exactly what I am.
A killer.
I sicken him. But he has always mesmerized me.
When a copycat murderer prowls among the trees of Ponderosa Springs, our loyalty is tested.
It had been foolish of us to believe our revenge would go unpunished. That the town wouldn’t retaliate after what we did.
With our lives hanging in the balance, Thatcher and I have no choice but to coexist.
In the twilight of musty cabins and haunted library towers, my somber secrets are exposed, and his cravings are revealed.
So the question is…What is love without obsession?
His cravings are dripping in blood.
Is it love?
Or is it something much darker…
An obsession.
Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul.
No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me. I’d become a ghost, hiding from the world so that people would never find out about the morbid desire I harbor.
Until he noticed me.
Thatcher Alexander Pierson: Cunning. Sharp. Beautiful.
A man bred from the seed of a serial killer. Stitched together with old money and Dolce & Gabbana clothing.
He is my strongest fixation. My sweetest, darkest addiction.
And I’m his phantom.
I have haunted him my entire life and now?
He sees me for exactly what I am.
A killer.
I sicken him. But he has always mesmerized me.
When a copycat murderer prowls among the trees of Ponderosa Springs, our loyalty is tested.
It had been foolish of us to believe our revenge would go unpunished. That the town wouldn’t retaliate after what we did.
With our lives hanging in the balance, Thatcher and I have no choice but to coexist.
In the twilight of musty cabins and haunted library towers, my somber secrets are exposed, and his cravings are revealed.
So the question is…What is love without obsession?
379 pages, Paperback
Published December 13, 2022
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Monty Jay
15 books4,163 followersMonty Jay is a dark romance author with titles published in multiple countries. Their books are for hopeless romantics with wicked hearts looking for their next morally grey hero. They call the Appalachian mountains home, along with their two furry friends, Poe and Maeve. When they aren’t writing you can find them reading anything Stephen King, in a tattoo chair or binging a new true crime documentary.
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September 30, 2024
The food would be on the table, the house would be spotless, I would never start an argument, I would raise 10 kids if that's what he wanted.
July 25, 2025
4.5⭐️ Honestly the rate at which I’m devouring this series isn’t healthy. YOUR HONOR IM OBSESSED! She’s his stalker and has been obsessed with him since the day he helped his dad kill her mom 13 years ago. He’s a serial killer who doesn’t feel emotions and has never let anyone in…. Until her.
Check your trigger warnings. This book is sick and twisted and will not be for everyone. Not sure what that says about me.
Check your trigger warnings. This book is sick and twisted and will not be for everyone. Not sure what that says about me.
September 14, 2024
4 stars
This ended in a cliffhanger!! I swear this was one of the most complex stories in this series because I still haven't figured out both of them at all! but i enjoyed it!
What this book has is:
• Obsessed stalker fmc
• Psycho Serial Killer mmc
• Childhood connection
• His dad killed her mom
• "You're mine to hate and kill"
• Blood play (that was super unhygienic imo hjsksk)
╰┈➤ Lyra Abbott & Thatcher Pierson:
Thatcher — damn, I love him aaagahah! He is so hot, the way he talks to everyone and the things he does make him so hot! His amazing dressing style, the way he's always wrapped in expensive suits and has white-blonde hair 😭 tada kill me! HE'S ALWAYS SO IN CONTROL THAT NOT A DROP OF BLOOD TOUCHES HIM, yet HE LETS LYRA BLEED ALL OVER HIM sksbs! 🥺🤭
His character in the other books was so good, and I was so excited for his book, and he didn't disappoint! YOU KNOW HE GAVE OFF DAMON'S VIBES IN HIS POV, but he was a serial killer! Trained since childhood by his father to become one, but he kills the bad guys (not that he wants to play hero) BUT TO PROVE HE'S BETTER THAN HIM. He was so narcissistic, istg, and the way he treated Lyra like she was a nobody in the start 😭😭😭
And he KNEW ABOUT HER OBSESSION OF HIM! and he secretly also looked out for her. and PLSSS I THINK HE'S ALSO A VIRGIN LIKE LYRA 😭 (one thing I'm proud of is that none of the guys are manwhores, or even if they did other activities, it is never told, or they ever became misogynistic about how the girls fell on their knees).
Lyra — she's sane yet so unhinged? SHE WAS SUPER FREAKING OBSESSED WITH THATCHER THAT IT WAS BORDERLINE TOXIC AND CRAZY because his dad killed her mom and HE was assigned to kill HER.
Yet in the locked closet from where she saw her mom die and Thatcher putting coins on her eyes (that's something the boys believe that will lead safely to the afterlife) she stopped feeling alone and started this obsession since childhood and thinks of him as her angel! This could be a form of her coping with the PTSD, but she's fixated on him!
She's done with being his ghost and stalking him for years! Taking his things, keeping an eye on him, killing for him! She wants to have anything he's willing to give her!
• The reason for 4 stars is because it was kinda slow in the start, and I'm still confused as to why she would be so much obsessed with Thatcher lmao! 😭 But damn, gonna read the next book ASAP because I didn't see the cliffhanger coming!
• there is no sharing and trust me, not even a mention of OW. There are OM throughout the series, who are after these beautiful girls, but they don't give them their time either 💅🏻
╰┈➤ RATINGS:
The Lies We Steal - 3 stars
The Truths We Burn - 5 stars
The Blood We Crave pt 1 - 4 stars
The Blood We Crave pt 2 - 3.75 stars
The Oath We Give - 3 stars
❝Be a ghost, Scarlett. Don’t let him see you, ever.❞
This ended in a cliffhanger!! I swear this was one of the most complex stories in this series because I still haven't figured out both of them at all! but i enjoyed it!
What this book has is:
• Obsessed stalker fmc
• Psycho Serial Killer mmc
• Childhood connection
• His dad killed her mom
• "You're mine to hate and kill"
• Blood play (that was super unhygienic imo hjsksk)
╰┈➤ Lyra Abbott & Thatcher Pierson:
❝Denying anyone of my presence should be a crime.❞
Thatcher — damn, I love him aaagahah! He is so hot, the way he talks to everyone and the things he does make him so hot! His amazing dressing style, the way he's always wrapped in expensive suits and has white-blonde hair 😭 tada kill me! HE'S ALWAYS SO IN CONTROL THAT NOT A DROP OF BLOOD TOUCHES HIM, yet HE LETS LYRA BLEED ALL OVER HIM sksbs! 🥺🤭
❝I kill other serial killers because I live for the thrill of outsmarting them❞
His character in the other books was so good, and I was so excited for his book, and he didn't disappoint! YOU KNOW HE GAVE OFF DAMON'S VIBES IN HIS POV, but he was a serial killer! Trained since childhood by his father to become one, but he kills the bad guys (not that he wants to play hero) BUT TO PROVE HE'S BETTER THAN HIM. He was so narcissistic, istg, and the way he treated Lyra like she was a nobody in the start 😭😭😭
❝It’s cruel of me to let her keep doing this, to allow her to continue this sick obsession with me. What has it been—ten, eleven years since she’s been my little shadow?❞
And he KNEW ABOUT HER OBSESSION OF HIM! and he secretly also looked out for her. and PLSSS I THINK HE'S ALSO A VIRGIN LIKE LYRA 😭 (one thing I'm proud of is that none of the guys are manwhores, or even if they did other activities, it is never told, or they ever became misogynistic about how the girls fell on their knees).
❝I became a ghost. Just like he asked me to.❞
Lyra — she's sane yet so unhinged? SHE WAS SUPER FREAKING OBSESSED WITH THATCHER THAT IT WAS BORDERLINE TOXIC AND CRAZY because his dad killed her mom and HE was assigned to kill HER.
A naïve, sick girl that formed this idea in your head when you were a child that I was an angel.❞
Yet in the locked closet from where she saw her mom die and Thatcher putting coins on her eyes (that's something the boys believe that will lead safely to the afterlife) she stopped feeling alone and started this obsession since childhood and thinks of him as her angel! This could be a form of her coping with the PTSD, but she's fixated on him!
I love being his ghost. But now, I want him to see me. It’s not enough to haunt him. I need more from him.❞
She's done with being his ghost and stalking him for years! Taking his things, keeping an eye on him, killing for him! She wants to have anything he's willing to give her!
• The reason for 4 stars is because it was kinda slow in the start, and I'm still confused as to why she would be so much obsessed with Thatcher lmao! 😭 But damn, gonna read the next book ASAP because I didn't see the cliffhanger coming!
• there is no sharing and trust me, not even a mention of OW. There are OM throughout the series, who are after these beautiful girls, but they don't give them their time either 💅🏻
╰┈➤ RATINGS:
The Lies We Steal - 3 stars
The Truths We Burn - 5 stars
The Blood We Crave pt 1 - 4 stars
The Blood We Crave pt 2 - 3.75 stars
The Oath We Give - 3 stars
December 12, 2024
i like reserved and quiet men. i can’t wait for part 2.
April 13, 2024
stalker fmc is all fun and games until she starts embarrassing herself for a man
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November 30, 2025i’d put my dick in this book
October 1, 2024
threesome with them when
May 2, 2025
After my reread it’s still my fav book in the series!!!
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♾️ | A Roman Empire
DARLING PHANTOM 🤍🤍🤍
Excuse me, the cliffy, omg. Immediately going into part 2.
This one is DARK!!!! I'd say the darkest one so far in the series. Thatcher + Lyra are definitely not your typical lovey-dovey couple. We've got a serial killer and a stalker + then add a knife kink into play...
I honestly loved and devoured this. This entire series is going to be a series I will be recommending over and over again because I am just so obsessed. I love Monty Jay's writing style. It just flows perfectly and hooks you in - no matter how fucked up some of the scenes are 🤣 I'm in love.
Let me just say - 54% PHEWWWWWW. The knife scene was unreal. UNREAL 🥵 And then again at 92%, that scene will live in my head rent-free for the rest of my entire life.
Highlights:
"I would battle heaven and hell for him. The world's most addictive creature. My angel of death and not-so-secret obsession. There is nothing I wouldn't do for the tormented man in front of me."
"Anything that had to do with that little bug queen had little restraint."
"She is a force, one woven together by the urge to kill and secret beauty. This dark, wicked woman who wants revenge. A companion of the reaper, his lover and second hand."
"Make me proud, darling phantom."
"You bleed so pretty for me, pet."
-Dark College Romance
-Serial Killer x Stalker
-Murder Mystery
-Revenge
-Opposites Attract
-Fucked Up Characters (no but really)
-Knife Kink / Blood Play
-Cliffhanger
**check TW, this one has dark topics and scenes.
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♾️ | A Roman Empire
DARLING PHANTOM 🤍🤍🤍
Excuse me, the cliffy, omg. Immediately going into part 2.
This one is DARK!!!! I'd say the darkest one so far in the series. Thatcher + Lyra are definitely not your typical lovey-dovey couple. We've got a serial killer and a stalker + then add a knife kink into play...
I honestly loved and devoured this. This entire series is going to be a series I will be recommending over and over again because I am just so obsessed. I love Monty Jay's writing style. It just flows perfectly and hooks you in - no matter how fucked up some of the scenes are 🤣 I'm in love.
Let me just say - 54% PHEWWWWWW. The knife scene was unreal. UNREAL 🥵 And then again at 92%, that scene will live in my head rent-free for the rest of my entire life.
Highlights:
"I would battle heaven and hell for him. The world's most addictive creature. My angel of death and not-so-secret obsession. There is nothing I wouldn't do for the tormented man in front of me."
"Anything that had to do with that little bug queen had little restraint."
"She is a force, one woven together by the urge to kill and secret beauty. This dark, wicked woman who wants revenge. A companion of the reaper, his lover and second hand."
"Make me proud, darling phantom."
"You bleed so pretty for me, pet."
-Dark College Romance
-Serial Killer x Stalker
-Murder Mystery
-Revenge
-Opposites Attract
-Fucked Up Characters (no but really)
-Knife Kink / Blood Play
-Cliffhanger
**check TW, this one has dark topics and scenes.
June 24, 2025
nothing… just wanna say I LOVE THATCH AND LYRA🫶😭MY LOVELY BABIES… THEY DESERVED SM BETTER!!!😭
and hello!??? that’s the ending!??? I CAN’T 😭😭😭- i soooo need to read the part 2 cuz this cliffhanger is killing me
MY FAV BOOK, MMC & FMC FROM THE HOLLOW BOYS SERIES🩶🩶🩶
so Lyra’s a stalker👀 i was already invested
and Thatcher’s a serial killer👀 i was in love with him from the 1st book
also… that prologue😭😭😭 enough to make me cry
i loved every page, every scene (except the semi-ending scene where blood-k!nk is shown; i’m not a huge fan of blood k!nk so i kinda felt embarrassed and skipped a lil)
5 stars read for me🤭🤭🤭
and hello!??? that’s the ending!??? I CAN’T 😭😭😭- i soooo need to read the part 2 cuz this cliffhanger is killing me
MY FAV BOOK, MMC & FMC FROM THE HOLLOW BOYS SERIES🩶🩶🩶
so Lyra’s a stalker👀 i was already invested
and Thatcher’s a serial killer👀 i was in love with him from the 1st book
also… that prologue😭😭😭 enough to make me cry
i loved every page, every scene (except the semi-ending scene where blood-k!nk is shown; i’m not a huge fan of blood k!nk so i kinda felt embarrassed and skipped a lil)
5 stars read for me🤭🤭🤭
November 28, 2023
ೃ⁀➷ 4 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚
This book was soooo good omg I finished it within two days and after being in the worst slump where it took me a week to finish one book, thatcherlyra cured meee 🥹🥹
The way I was so readyyyy for them to be amazing but have the writing style disappoint.. but it didn’t !!
There was a nice balance of the metaphors and analogies in this (or I’m becoming numbed to them 🤚) with the romance and plot. I actually adored this book and the way it was written.
Lyra has my whole heart 😭😭 she’s so obsessed w thatcher and I can’t even blame her bc sameeee-
The way she clings to the best in ppl makes her so freaking precious ugh I love her. I appreciate the way the author set her character up and went into depth with her trauma, making her sm more complex ugh it was perfect.
I cannot wait for her revenge era it’s gna be scrumptious 👹
The fact that Thatcher is so sassy and incredibly secure in himself but loses control when it comes to Lyra ugh 🤧💗💕🦋💘💞 *violent chefs kiss*
This man says the most outta pocket shit but the way he always manages to make me laugh it’s unreal. AND THEIR BANTER IS SO GOOD but we got too little of it imo I need more and I’m soso glad we get another book bc what we got wasn’t enough. I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of them 🤧
I love that Lyra has a friendship w Silas bc my fav two characters bonding makes me so happyyyyy
The next book better have Thatch equally as obsessed w Lyra (if not more) or imma be throwing hands 😾
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
I was this close to letting myself finish their book the moment the were happy and in love but I just NEED to read Silas book bc I wanna see him happy 😩
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Matrix - shaker
Always been you - Chris grey
Jennifer’s body - Chris grey, plvtinum, Dutch Melrose
Hot killer - Julia wolf
NWYK - Ethan low (sped up)
Feel something - Chris brown
This book was soooo good omg I finished it within two days and after being in the worst slump where it took me a week to finish one book, thatcherlyra cured meee 🥹🥹
The way I was so readyyyy for them to be amazing but have the writing style disappoint.. but it didn’t !!
There was a nice balance of the metaphors and analogies in this (or I’m becoming numbed to them 🤚) with the romance and plot. I actually adored this book and the way it was written.
Lyra has my whole heart 😭😭 she’s so obsessed w thatcher and I can’t even blame her bc sameeee-
The way she clings to the best in ppl makes her so freaking precious ugh I love her. I appreciate the way the author set her character up and went into depth with her trauma, making her sm more complex ugh it was perfect.
I cannot wait for her revenge era it’s gna be scrumptious 👹
The fact that Thatcher is so sassy and incredibly secure in himself but loses control when it comes to Lyra ugh 🤧💗💕🦋💘💞 *violent chefs kiss*
This man says the most outta pocket shit but the way he always manages to make me laugh it’s unreal. AND THEIR BANTER IS SO GOOD but we got too little of it imo I need more and I’m soso glad we get another book bc what we got wasn’t enough. I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of them 🤧
I love that Lyra has a friendship w Silas bc my fav two characters bonding makes me so happyyyyy
The next book better have Thatch equally as obsessed w Lyra (if not more) or imma be throwing hands 😾
𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
I was this close to letting myself finish their book the moment the were happy and in love but I just NEED to read Silas book bc I wanna see him happy 😩
𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧
Matrix - shaker
Always been you - Chris grey
Jennifer’s body - Chris grey, plvtinum, Dutch Melrose
Hot killer - Julia wolf
NWYK - Ethan low (sped up)
Feel something - Chris brown
Want to read
February 4, 2024 : ̗̀➛Pre-Review:
PSYCHOPATH MMC X STALKER FMC???? I'M UP BADLYYYY
PSYCHOPATH MMC X STALKER FMC???? I'M UP BADLYYYY
March 19, 2024
1.20 / 5
lyra girlie, get up.
lyra girlie, get up.
Want to read
October 19, 2025Note: I will keep this wait a little bit, after I read the two books before this one cause unfortunately you have to read them to understand the plot thing.
(thanks for ma lovely girl nadine who told me that and I search it up)
⋆.˚🤍⋆ I’ve had my eye on this book lately because, honestly, I’ve been craving a good dark romance again. I’m currently juggling a fantasy read and this huge, emotionally heavy book, so I really just want somethingintense, addictive, and full of that dark, twisted energy I’ve been missing.
Everyone’s been giving it 4 stars or higher, which honestly is all the convincing I need when it comes to dark romance, so here I am, trying to figure out what kind of vibe this one gives off before I dive in.
(thanks for ma lovely girl nadine who told me that and I search it up)
⋆.˚🤍⋆ I’ve had my eye on this book lately because, honestly, I’ve been craving a good dark romance again. I’m currently juggling a fantasy read and this huge, emotionally heavy book, so I really just want something
Everyone’s been giving it 4 stars or higher, which honestly is all the convincing I need when it comes to dark romance, so here I am, trying to figure out what kind of vibe this one gives off before I dive in.
December 15, 2024
mmc serial killer x fmc stalker - i loved it and i devoured it. this book was amazing, took me some time to get where i wanted but i got there but what the hell was that ending? i’m completely lost and i am very eager to read part 2 because i want to know what just happened.
i like that lyra is a stalker, really. though thatcher already knew she was stalking him and yet he acted as if he never noticed her lmao. i give my girl points for being bold.
lyra is an interesting character, love her from the bottom of my heart. i can definitely relate to her (besides the stalker part) in so many ways it’s hilarious though everytime she says a cuss word i go “🙁” because i actually feel as if lyra isn’t the one to cuss even if it’s a time to cuss. no idea if that makes sense, does it?
i CAN’T believe thatcher knew what he was doing when they were having sex, has never been intimate in his life EVER and he knows how to fuck? i indeed enjoyed him too.
it’s the fact they fucked in the same house her mother was murdered in from the hands of his father!?!?? that’s a bit disturbing.. i know that woman is rolling in her grave because i would too😭??
i loved this book and i have nothing to complain about.
i like that lyra is a stalker, really. though thatcher already knew she was stalking him and yet he acted as if he never noticed her lmao. i give my girl points for being bold.
lyra is an interesting character, love her from the bottom of my heart. i can definitely relate to her (besides the stalker part) in so many ways it’s hilarious though everytime she says a cuss word i go “🙁” because i actually feel as if lyra isn’t the one to cuss even if it’s a time to cuss. no idea if that makes sense, does it?
i CAN’T believe thatcher knew what he was doing when they were having sex, has never been intimate in his life EVER and he knows how to fuck? i indeed enjoyed him too.
it’s the fact they fucked in the same house her mother was murdered in from the hands of his father!?!?? that’s a bit disturbing.. i know that woman is rolling in her grave because i would too😭??
i loved this book and i have nothing to complain about.
January 21, 2024
i love psychotic main characters 🙏🏼💫✨🙏🏼 bless their souls and their whole “i’ll burn the city to the ground if you touch her/him”
their blood kink was a bit off putting ngl but aside from this mom and dad served hard
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maddy knew who she was from a very early age…
the person who doesn’t know how to like something without developing an unhealthy obsession and becoming insane in the process 🥰😍🥰😍🥰 text me later at psych ward
their blood kink was a bit off putting ngl but aside from this mom and dad served hard
rtc
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maddy knew who she was from a very early age…
the person who doesn’t know how to like something without developing an unhealthy obsession and becoming insane in the process 🥰😍🥰😍🥰 text me later at psych ward
October 18, 2024
4.5 stars
We didn’t get only one psycho, but two. Like double the craziness, double the mess, and double the trouble. Lyra and Thatcher couldn’t be more perfect for each other.
I liked the way Thatcher was such a narcissist, snobbish, and I truly believe that he has never been with another human being before Lyra. I just liked the way he talks and the way he dress. I mean he’s annoying most of the time, but I chose to ignore that.
Lyra was so unhinged and I think she scared me even more Thatcher. I guess it was the way that her craziness was unpredictable. Also, the way she was so freakin obsessed! The girl was a proud stalker.
Their relationship was kinda hard to understand, but in a weird way, they just make sense I guess.
#1 The lies we steal ~ 3.5 stars
#2 The truths we burn ~ 4.5 stars
#3 The blood we crave pt1 ~ 4.25 stars
“Be a ghost, Scarlett. Don’t let him see you, ever.”
We didn’t get only one psycho, but two. Like double the craziness, double the mess, and double the trouble. Lyra and Thatcher couldn’t be more perfect for each other.
I liked the way Thatcher was such a narcissist, snobbish, and I truly believe that he has never been with another human being before Lyra. I just liked the way he talks and the way he dress. I mean he’s annoying most of the time, but I chose to ignore that.
“If you die, it won’t just ruin me, Thatcher. It will be the reason behind the slaughter of this entire town.” I grind my teeth, knowing my grief at losing him would leave no one safe. “Do not shove me away, then allow yourself to be killed and blame me for what kind of monster is born in my mourning.”
Lyra was so unhinged and I think she scared me even more Thatcher. I guess it was the way that her craziness was unpredictable. Also, the way she was so freakin obsessed! The girl was a proud stalker.
Their relationship was kinda hard to understand, but in a weird way, they just make sense I guess.
#1 The lies we steal ~ 3.5 stars
#2 The truths we burn ~ 4.5 stars
#3 The blood we crave pt1 ~ 4.25 stars
May 9, 2024
LYRATHATCHERRRR >>>
that ending holy JSHZUHEBE im running to pt. 2 🏃🏻♀️
that ending holy JSHZUHEBE im running to pt. 2 🏃🏻♀️
February 19, 2025
4 bloody stars
This book was so unhinged and obsessive. The Blood We Crave follows Thatcher, the psychopath, and Lyra, the bug queen, two unhinged people who crave blood and death and have been obsessed with each other for years. The plot is becoming more intricate and dark. I love Monty’s writing, her use of darkness and certain metaphors, and how they add a sinister and mysterious allure to the narrative.
Thatcher Pierson is a controlled and emotionless psychopath with intelligence and charisma that add to his allure. He was moulded to kill, but he is not what he lets people believe him to be. There are so many layers to his past and his character that I want to peel each one away and find out what he truly is behind the façade. Lyra makes him lose control and feel emotions like jealousy and care, and it’s hilarious and adorable to see him being nauseated by her personality even though he is attracted to her and claimed her as his “darling phantom”. This nickname might me my new favourite!
“She makes me want. Want things I have no right to. Things I’m not qualified to handle. And it’s dangerous for people like me to want. To crave. To consume.”
Lyra Abbott, my quirky, bug-loving girl, will always be loved by me. Lyra thrives in invisibility and imperfections. She is such an interesting person, and she always gives me gothic lady version of Joe Goldberg vibes, but in a good way, with how she’s been stalking and obsessing over Thatcher. She’s soft and thoughtful but also fierce and protective of Thatcher and her friends. She’s my favourite Hollow girl, and even though she is a bit unhinged when it comes to her needs and urges, there’s something about her that’s more appealing than weird.
“I would battle heaven and hell for him. The world’s most addictive creature. My angel of death and not so secret obsession. There is nothing I wouldn’t do for the tormented man in front of me.”
Lyra and Thatcher are polar opposites when it comes to their personalities and nature. But in truth, they are like two sides of a coin, connected by something that almost destroyed them years ago, and again in the present. At first, I wondered why they needed two books, but after learning about their histories, pasts, and struggles with their cravings for spilling blood and killing people, I understand that their story cannot be completed in just one book. The way they are obsessed with each other is insane. I love them together, the way they understand each other, how they are willing to kill each other, kill for each other, and kill together. They are so messed up, toxic, and fucked up but in an intriguing way. I am both excited and scared, but so damn ready to see more of an emotional connection between Thatcher and Lyra and for them to confront their past and true feelings in part two of their story.
I am so addicted to the Hollow boys, their stories, and the murder mysteries. I can’t wait to see how everything unfolds in part two after that insane ending!
To Guils,
I now know that we have a thing for psychopaths and how much we love it when a couple kills together. Can’t wait to dive into this madness again with you! Love you like Lyra loves bugs. <3
“I let you go once, Scarlett.” His voice is steady, cutting through the shield of rain. “But not this time. This time, you’re going to bleed for me.”
This book was so unhinged and obsessive. The Blood We Crave follows Thatcher, the psychopath, and Lyra, the bug queen, two unhinged people who crave blood and death and have been obsessed with each other for years. The plot is becoming more intricate and dark. I love Monty’s writing, her use of darkness and certain metaphors, and how they add a sinister and mysterious allure to the narrative.
Thatcher Pierson is a controlled and emotionless psychopath with intelligence and charisma that add to his allure. He was moulded to kill, but he is not what he lets people believe him to be. There are so many layers to his past and his character that I want to peel each one away and find out what he truly is behind the façade. Lyra makes him lose control and feel emotions like jealousy and care, and it’s hilarious and adorable to see him being nauseated by her personality even though he is attracted to her and claimed her as his “darling phantom”. This nickname might me my new favourite!
“She makes me want. Want things I have no right to. Things I’m not qualified to handle. And it’s dangerous for people like me to want. To crave. To consume.”
Lyra Abbott, my quirky, bug-loving girl, will always be loved by me. Lyra thrives in invisibility and imperfections. She is such an interesting person, and she always gives me gothic lady version of Joe Goldberg vibes, but in a good way, with how she’s been stalking and obsessing over Thatcher. She’s soft and thoughtful but also fierce and protective of Thatcher and her friends. She’s my favourite Hollow girl, and even though she is a bit unhinged when it comes to her needs and urges, there’s something about her that’s more appealing than weird.
“I would battle heaven and hell for him. The world’s most addictive creature. My angel of death and not so secret obsession. There is nothing I wouldn’t do for the tormented man in front of me.”
Lyra and Thatcher are polar opposites when it comes to their personalities and nature. But in truth, they are like two sides of a coin, connected by something that almost destroyed them years ago, and again in the present. At first, I wondered why they needed two books, but after learning about their histories, pasts, and struggles with their cravings for spilling blood and killing people, I understand that their story cannot be completed in just one book. The way they are obsessed with each other is insane. I love them together, the way they understand each other, how they are willing to kill each other, kill for each other, and kill together. They are so messed up, toxic, and fucked up but in an intriguing way. I am both excited and scared, but so damn ready to see more of an emotional connection between Thatcher and Lyra and for them to confront their past and true feelings in part two of their story.
“Lyra belongs to me. She is my sickening desire, filled with morbid, grim hope and everything I should have avoided. But she belongs to no one else in this life.”
“I crave him. Every part of him. Even the tortured parts of himself others run away from.”
I am so addicted to the Hollow boys, their stories, and the murder mysteries. I can’t wait to see how everything unfolds in part two after that insane ending!
To Guils,
I now know that we have a thing for psychopaths and how much we love it when a couple kills together. Can’t wait to dive into this madness again with you! Love you like Lyra loves bugs. <3
August 14, 2025
My favourite one so far RTC 🩷
February 16, 2025
➼ 4★
“Kill me, Thatcher. Show me exactly who you are.”
this book had no business being this good!
thatcher and lyra are both morally ambiguous—lyra is the stalker in the relationship, she’s the one obsessed and possessive. thatcher was the one who had to be convinced, and this was amazing. thatcher is a professional serial killer who doesn’t feel any emotions whatsoever, until lyra.
the tension between them was chefs kiss!
can’t wait to read the second one!!
💌 to my girl ri
as always, tysm for reading this with me! i fear thatcher and lyra will be our favs👹 ily
She would bring the reaper of souls himself to his knees. Angels would raise hell and condemn heaven for a peek.
“Then how about just one of you? Don’t you think the world needs that?”
That is a fate crueler than any death. To exist in a world he no longer breathes in.
April 14, 2024
Don’t ever make me read a book about mentally ill teenagers again who are convinced that they’re scary and psycho
September 24, 2025
4.75 ⭐️ okay wow this book was amazing !!!! truthfully, i went into this series not really hearing much about any of the characters aside from silas, rosemary, and rooksage. imagine my surprise when it’s one of the couples i didn’t know anything about that ended up being my favorite in the series?
now listen to me, thatcher pierson and lyra abbott are addicting. we have an obsessed stalker fmc x psychotic killer mmc. they’re both insane lol. this already had me soooo intrigued because it’s a nice twist from the usual stalker mmc we get in dark romance books. they had me hooked from the start with the little crumbs in the previous books of thatcher paying attention to her in little ways and the dance they had as a distraction?? then we got thatcher’s pov at the end of rook’s book, “darling phantom”… yeah i needed their story asap and they did not disappoint.
their story is one that starts from one tragic night where henry pierson, thatcher’s dad kills phoebe abbott, lyra’s mom and intends to have lyra killed as well. one thing leads to another and thatcher protects lyra on what was the worst day of her life.
well she does what he says. years later and she’s become a ghost, his ghost that haunts him. she blends in the background, not really noticed and can’t help but pretty much stalk the man 😭 we’re made to think he stayed true to his words that he wouldn’t see her but, he always has.
the parallels 🥲i expected this anyway with how meticulous and aware he is, surely he’d notice being followed everywhere and things disappearing.
thatcherlyra were such a fascinating pairing and i believe they’re perfect for each other! lyra is quite literally entirely obsessed with everything that is thatcher pierson, she literally killed for him in the previous book 😭 their relationship grows from her asking him to teach her how to be a killer (yes they’re insane) and him reluctantly agreeing.
thatcher pierson, an obsessively clean guy with an aversion to touch who values being in control of himself. thatcher is always dressed properly, looking every bit composed. here’s what i love, this same guy who’s always in control of himself, seems to lose every bit of it when concerning lyra. he can’t help it, all reason and sense goes out the window when she’s involved. not to mention, he doesn’t mind her touch or touching her ??? in fact the man can’t stop touching her 🙂↕️ she’s his exception. i’m obsessed with him. there’s this scene where thatcher tells his best friend that if anything happens to lyra, not even their friendship would save him ??? helloooooo, same guy who values those boys so much and would do anything for them? he’s a goner when it comes to her 🫡
lyra abbott. she’s scary lol but also has a sweet heart, she tries to see the good in people and while it frustrated me with that one character where it was very clear something wasn’t right with him, i loved it about her. while the whole town deemed thatcher a monster, when he had no choice in being born the son of a serial killer, lyra has never once seen him as one. she always believed he had a good heart and that he’s the boy who saved her that night, who put these coins on her mother’s eyes hoping it would ensure her soul makes it safely to the afterlife 🥹 he made her feel safe that night where her whole life fell apart.
there is nothing lyra wouldn’t do for thatcher. she’d kill for him, die for him, bleed for him, and more. the blood play was intense 😵💫 but i’ll sit through it for them lmaoo. also thatcher 🥹 pushing her away to protect her because the thought of her getting hurt or caught in the crossfire due to him is unbearable.
my heart aches for that boy who was told he has to kill all his emotions and if something makes him feel, he has to get rid of it. the little boy with such a sweet, caring heart 💔 he wanted to give in to lyra so badly and let her in (so sorry guys i might just be mixing up stuff you find out in part two but it is what it is)
sorry this is so long but i adore them 😭 i have so much to say about them and whenever i feel for couples like this nothing is coherent and i just ramble. that ending still fucked me over to the point where i had to start part two immediately lol 🫠
the ending…. i literally can’t even think about anything else i wanted to say about this book after that 💔
now listen to me, thatcher pierson and lyra abbott are addicting. we have an obsessed stalker fmc x psychotic killer mmc. they’re both insane lol. this already had me soooo intrigued because it’s a nice twist from the usual stalker mmc we get in dark romance books. they had me hooked from the start with the little crumbs in the previous books of thatcher paying attention to her in little ways and the dance they had as a distraction?? then we got thatcher’s pov at the end of rook’s book, “darling phantom”… yeah i needed their story asap and they did not disappoint.
their story is one that starts from one tragic night where henry pierson, thatcher’s dad kills phoebe abbott, lyra’s mom and intends to have lyra killed as well. one thing leads to another and thatcher protects lyra on what was the worst day of her life.
“Be a ghost, Scarlett. Don’t let him see you, ever.”
“If I become a ghost, how will you see me?”
“I won’t.”
well she does what he says. years later and she’s become a ghost, his ghost that haunts him. she blends in the background, not really noticed and can’t help but pretty much stalk the man 😭 we’re made to think he stayed true to his words that he wouldn’t see her but, he always has.
“If I become a ghost, how will you see me?”
“I have always seen you.”
the parallels 🥲i expected this anyway with how meticulous and aware he is, surely he’d notice being followed everywhere and things disappearing.
“It’s cruel of me to let her keep doing this, to allow her to continue this sick obsession with me. What has it been—ten, eleven years since she’s been my little shadow? Always prowling around in the dark, believing she is so unrecognizable that I don’t know she’s there.”
thatcherlyra were such a fascinating pairing and i believe they’re perfect for each other! lyra is quite literally entirely obsessed with everything that is thatcher pierson, she literally killed for him in the previous book 😭 their relationship grows from her asking him to teach her how to be a killer (yes they’re insane) and him reluctantly agreeing.
thatcher pierson, an obsessively clean guy with an aversion to touch who values being in control of himself. thatcher is always dressed properly, looking every bit composed. here’s what i love, this same guy who’s always in control of himself, seems to lose every bit of it when concerning lyra. he can’t help it, all reason and sense goes out the window when she’s involved. not to mention, he doesn’t mind her touch or touching her ??? in fact the man can’t stop touching her 🙂↕️ she’s his exception. i’m obsessed with him. there’s this scene where thatcher tells his best friend that if anything happens to lyra, not even their friendship would save him ??? helloooooo, same guy who values those boys so much and would do anything for them? he’s a goner when it comes to her 🫡
“You better hope you’re right, Alistair. If anything happens to her. Not even our friendship can protect you from me.”
lyra abbott. she’s scary lol but also has a sweet heart, she tries to see the good in people and while it frustrated me with that one character where it was very clear something wasn’t right with him, i loved it about her. while the whole town deemed thatcher a monster, when he had no choice in being born the son of a serial killer, lyra has never once seen him as one. she always believed he had a good heart and that he’s the boy who saved her that night, who put these coins on her mother’s eyes hoping it would ensure her soul makes it safely to the afterlife 🥹 he made her feel safe that night where her whole life fell apart.
“To everyone else, he is their worst nightmare.
But he has always woken me up from mine.”
there is nothing lyra wouldn’t do for thatcher. she’d kill for him, die for him, bleed for him, and more. the blood play was intense 😵💫 but i’ll sit through it for them lmaoo. also thatcher 🥹 pushing her away to protect her because the thought of her getting hurt or caught in the crossfire due to him is unbearable.
“There is something inside of me, a buried truth, one I will deny until my very last breath—that she has always been the only woman, the only person, I have ever cared for.
The kid I couldn’t kill. The little girl that got an entire tray of food dumped on her head in fifth grade by Scottie Camball, so I pushed him down a flight of stairs. The woman I let watch me, haunt me, because I enjoy the way her eyes feel on my body.
That one weak spot. The first person to ever make me bleed.”
my heart aches for that boy who was told he has to kill all his emotions and if something makes him feel, he has to get rid of it. the little boy with such a sweet, caring heart 💔 he wanted to give in to lyra so badly and let her in (so sorry guys i might just be mixing up stuff you find out in part two but it is what it is)
“And I can’t do that to her.
I can’t do that to myself.
But God, I want to. I need to. Need nothing more.”
sorry this is so long but i adore them 😭 i have so much to say about them and whenever i feel for couples like this nothing is coherent and i just ramble. that ending still fucked me over to the point where i had to start part two immediately lol 🫠
the ending…. i literally can’t even think about anything else i wanted to say about this book after that 💔
July 22, 2024
lyra stand the fuck UP
May 19, 2024
5⭐️ 3🌶️
and she’s done it again
It takes a lot for me to rate a book 5 stars, but everything about this was perfection.
I’ve been so excited to get into Thatcher & Lyra’s story and it didn’t not disappoint! From their past as children, to infatuation that’s come from it, and navigating their feelings for each other when Thatcher is literally a psychopath who hasn’t ever had feelings, I did wonder how a relationship would progress out of that without affecting his personality type, but it was executed so well! I’m glad their story is in two parts so that none of it felt rushed, especially considering how much history there is between them both and how complex it is.
I LOVE Lyra’s character so much, she’s my favourite character alongside Rook & Thatcher, she’s so quirky and interesting.
I said it in my last review that the attention to everyone’s personalities is incredible. The secondary plot that’s running throughout all the books, is really starting to unfold and become interesting, the pacing is perfect because I’m finally at the point where I feel like I need answers which I’m sure will unravel in the last two books 👀
And don’t get me started on the spice! There’s not loads of it in these books but when we get it’s fucking good, and listen… the blood kink in this 😮💨
This does end on a cliff hanger and I’m going straight into
Part 2 right now 🫣 I can’t possibly wait
and she’s done it again
It takes a lot for me to rate a book 5 stars, but everything about this was perfection.
I’ve been so excited to get into Thatcher & Lyra’s story and it didn’t not disappoint! From their past as children, to infatuation that’s come from it, and navigating their feelings for each other when Thatcher is literally a psychopath who hasn’t ever had feelings, I did wonder how a relationship would progress out of that without affecting his personality type, but it was executed so well! I’m glad their story is in two parts so that none of it felt rushed, especially considering how much history there is between them both and how complex it is.
I LOVE Lyra’s character so much, she’s my favourite character alongside Rook & Thatcher, she’s so quirky and interesting.
I said it in my last review that the attention to everyone’s personalities is incredible. The secondary plot that’s running throughout all the books, is really starting to unfold and become interesting, the pacing is perfect because I’m finally at the point where I feel like I need answers which I’m sure will unravel in the last two books 👀
And don’t get me started on the spice! There’s not loads of it in these books but when we get it’s fucking good, and listen… the blood kink in this 😮💨
This does end on a cliff hanger and I’m going straight into
Part 2 right now 🫣 I can’t possibly wait
April 21, 2024
4.7/5⭐️
SHUT THE FUCK UP I’m on a fucking high after reading this freaking masterpiece!!! No, because I’m telling you these pages have crack between them from how addictive and good this was. I knew from the start that Thatcher was going to be my favorite, but now I’m RAVENOUS for this man. I starve for him, every time he opened his mouth or not even that every STARE of him that was described had me on my literal knees🥵. He’s the psychopath I crave, the one and I need and would literally let him slice me up with his knife and I don't really care what that says about me. I’m sensitive af and would literally cry from every harsh word he would throw my way, he’s so cold maniac hearted and doesn’t care about anything but he’s so IRRESISTIBLE. please I cannot with this man, I now understand very much Lyra and her creepy obsession with him. And speaking of, what a queeennnn. Her weird and crazy personality, pretending to be ‘shy’ while in reality she’s a psycho was so interesting to read about. I was not expecting her obsession with Thatcher to be that deep to the point she goes maniac when not by his side, but I was enjoying every single moment of potent and heated discussion between them when he tried to act nonchalant towards her and she kept pushing his buttons until he finally admitted he’s always been attentive to her. THEM, JUST THEM💫👅💋🔥🔥the hottest and craziest couple. They are literally made for each other and every scene and interaction between them was magnificent. Also the plot was fucking outstanding. I have nothing bad to say about this book, just wtf was that ending?! I need answers and am running to the next one.
“If I become a ghost, how will you see me?”
“Pet, I have always seen you” STTTAAAAQWWPPPPPP‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🆘🆘💥
SHUT THE FUCK UP I’m on a fucking high after reading this freaking masterpiece!!! No, because I’m telling you these pages have crack between them from how addictive and good this was. I knew from the start that Thatcher was going to be my favorite, but now I’m RAVENOUS for this man. I starve for him, every time he opened his mouth or not even that every STARE of him that was described had me on my literal knees🥵. He’s the psychopath I crave, the one and I need and would literally let him slice me up with his knife and I don't really care what that says about me. I’m sensitive af and would literally cry from every harsh word he would throw my way, he’s so cold maniac hearted and doesn’t care about anything but he’s so IRRESISTIBLE. please I cannot with this man, I now understand very much Lyra and her creepy obsession with him. And speaking of, what a queeennnn. Her weird and crazy personality, pretending to be ‘shy’ while in reality she’s a psycho was so interesting to read about. I was not expecting her obsession with Thatcher to be that deep to the point she goes maniac when not by his side, but I was enjoying every single moment of potent and heated discussion between them when he tried to act nonchalant towards her and she kept pushing his buttons until he finally admitted he’s always been attentive to her. THEM, JUST THEM💫👅💋🔥🔥the hottest and craziest couple. They are literally made for each other and every scene and interaction between them was magnificent. Also the plot was fucking outstanding. I have nothing bad to say about this book, just wtf was that ending?! I need answers and am running to the next one.
“If I become a ghost, how will you see me?”
“Pet, I have always seen you” STTTAAAAQWWPPPPPP‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🆘🆘💥
March 22, 2025
🗝️ — the blood we crave pt1 , 5 stars
౨ৎ finish date: 12.01.24
﹒﹒﹒my thoughts ★
thatcherlyra are now one of my all time favorites now because ooh gosh they mean the whole world to me. i thought rooksage would be my favorite couple in the series but clearly i was wrong because thatcherlyra have my whole heart. i absolutely adored the way thatcher was so unaffected by everyone and always convinced him self that he never had a weakness but in the back of his mind he always knew lyra would be his only weakness and the only person able to affect him in any way possible.
“For a heavy moment, I'm held in place, unable to do much other than stare. I've never been affected by anyone like this”
﹒﹒﹒ thatcher ★
ooh i need to give thatcher the biggest non touching hug ever for what he had to go through with this father, he deserves so much better than the childhood he had received and i am so glad that lyra is helping him see that.
﹒﹒﹒lyra ★
my most me coded ‘hollow boys’. the way she cares so deeply for the people she loves would do anything for them says so much about the kind of person she is. the way she tries to see the good in people and give kindness to people who won’t ever deserve any of it just proves she is the kindest girl. she would do anything for the people she loves and it is such a good character for anyone to have!!
౨ৎ finish date: 12.01.24
﹒﹒﹒my thoughts ★
thatcherlyra are now one of my all time favorites now because ooh gosh they mean the whole world to me. i thought rooksage would be my favorite couple in the series but clearly i was wrong because thatcherlyra have my whole heart. i absolutely adored the way thatcher was so unaffected by everyone and always convinced him self that he never had a weakness but in the back of his mind he always knew lyra would be his only weakness and the only person able to affect him in any way possible.
“For a heavy moment, I'm held in place, unable to do much other than stare. I've never been affected by anyone like this”
﹒﹒﹒ thatcher ★
ooh i need to give thatcher the biggest non touching hug ever for what he had to go through with this father, he deserves so much better than the childhood he had received and i am so glad that lyra is helping him see that.
﹒﹒﹒lyra ★
my most me coded ‘hollow boys’. the way she cares so deeply for the people she loves would do anything for them says so much about the kind of person she is. the way she tries to see the good in people and give kindness to people who won’t ever deserve any of it just proves she is the kindest girl. she would do anything for the people she loves and it is such a good character for anyone to have!!
Want to read
September 14, 2025ˏˋ°•*⁀➷𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: IT’S TIMEEEEEEE😌. I can’t even begin to describe how excited I am to read Thatcher and Lyra’s book since they have such an interesting story and both of them intrigue me in the best way possible!!😩🤭😭🫶🏻
July 21, 2024
typa man that eats you out for his own enjoyment
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January 11, 2025
I didn’t love it.
I had such high expectations going into this because of the little bits in the first 2 books but I just didn’t love it.
With the ending of this book part 2 is so predictable.
I had such high expectations going into this because of the little bits in the first 2 books but I just didn’t love it.
With the ending of this book part 2 is so predictable.
January 24, 2025
3.5 stars
that ending was DIABOLICAL! how dare you?!
i feel like this is probably the darkest book in the series yet. the mmc is a psychopath, obviously. but, honestly? the fmc is a little bit (a lot) unhinged as well and i love that. lyra and thatcher are the definition of matching each other’s freak.
don’t get me wrong, i love rook! but… there’s just something about thatcher that drew me in right away at the start of the series. i just knew he was gonna be my fav. plus he’s a blonde with expensive style. i have a soft spot for blondies. i love how he’s sooooo obsessed with her even though he tries to deny it even to himself. like king, we all see right through you.
i also really like lyra! she’s my weird alt queen and i adore her. i love when an fmc is also a bit crazy too in dark romance. it just adds that extra little bit of intrigue.
will be diving into pt. 2 asap!
that ending was DIABOLICAL! how dare you?!
i feel like this is probably the darkest book in the series yet. the mmc is a psychopath, obviously. but, honestly? the fmc is a little bit (a lot) unhinged as well and i love that. lyra and thatcher are the definition of matching each other’s freak.
don’t get me wrong, i love rook! but… there’s just something about thatcher that drew me in right away at the start of the series. i just knew he was gonna be my fav. plus he’s a blonde with expensive style. i have a soft spot for blondies. i love how he’s sooooo obsessed with her even though he tries to deny it even to himself. like king, we all see right through you.
i also really like lyra! she’s my weird alt queen and i adore her. i love when an fmc is also a bit crazy too in dark romance. it just adds that extra little bit of intrigue.
will be diving into pt. 2 asap!
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