Monster Song

Okay, so for the sequel.. it was okay. A lot of cuddles and snuggles with little to no action. Oh, I mean, there was some action but it was very anti-climactic for me. You'd also think that the nicknames would grow on me, they didn't. <br /><br />Other than that, <i>Monster Song</i> did deliver on the romance part for the RH but some of it made me cringe. For example, something involving a tentacle or two and now I won't look at calamari the same way ever again. <br /><br />Then there's the cliffhanger and I'm not even sure how to process it. Again, it was anti-climactic for me because it just didn't make sense to me. Why did he do what he did? What was the purpose? Ugh, I can't deal and I'm still debating if I should dive into the next book or not.

4.5 Stars<br />Another awesome addition to the series. River finally learns what she is and discovers talking to animals and monsters is only one of her many gifts. I was shocked the big showdown with the villain <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="1f966042-7874-4252-b07b-7f1c420d1a87" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="1f966042-7874-4252-b07b-7f1c420d1a87">Demeter</label> took place so quick but it really opens up a world of possibilities for the last book. I can’t wait to see if they are able to rescue their monster friends and how they will get <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="76fc942b-d37b-405d-b6e7-679d906f0672" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="76fc942b-d37b-405d-b6e7-679d906f0672">Hephaestus from Zeus.</label> I’m not even mad another mate is added into the loop this time four monsters and a God. I mean no harem could be scarier or more badass lol. This book also took a turn to naughty town and while I was ???, really I loved it. The cover of the book is starting to make more sense and a connection to the story. I’m guessing this is probably what <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="592b2096-08e6-4361-af05-81fb44d059bd" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="592b2096-08e6-4361-af05-81fb44d059bd">Rivers demon side looks like, </label> hopefully we get to see the connection soon. Can’t wait for the next book, really loving this series, it’s so different and I’m loving both the setting and the characters/monsters.

All the 'baby bird' got really old in the #1. It goes on in #2. Dratsters.<br /><br />All the monsters finally get to tror around as drop dead gorgeous humans. Of course. <br />Q:<br />My monsters surrounded me as we walked back to my bedroom. I loved their monsters, but it was nice seeing their human faces. It didn’t hurt that they were all drop-dead gorgeous. (c) Of course they were.<br /><br />Lots of comfy (and uncomfy) scenes with sex &amp; snuggling follow on cue:<br />Q:<br />“Keep your tentacles to yourself!” (c)<br />Q:<br />Was there a secure method of hand removal that I could pretend like I didn’t have two massive balls in my hand? (c)<br />Q:<br />“Why are there monsters in your bed, River?” Cerberus demanded.<br />“Because I invited them.” (c) <br /><br />We have a rotating spoons scene. It goes on for a page (!):<br />Q:<br />These assholes just don’t know how to share. We will rotate spoons. Everyone gets a new spoon when we start a new episode. (c)<br />Q:<br />It was hard sticking to shadows and sticking together... (c)<br /><br />Ugh. I think this series has the honor of being my worst read of the year.

Finally some sex!!! Sheesh. <br /><br />The second book in this series and it was still pretty decent. Shorter than the first but still had a plot that kept me interested. <br /><br />I had a gut feeling that River was going to add Hephaestus to her harem and as soon as I saw his POV I knew!!! There’s just something about him that made me like his character. Maybe the fact that everyone saw him as “ugly” and called him hideous to the point that he believed it, but River shows him that she likes him for who he is and I just freaking love it. <br /><br />Tryphon coming in here with his Kraken self and giving River some of those tentacles. Oh my my. ?<br /><br />Also - Zeus is Persephone’s dad, Hades is Zeus’ brother, and Hades married Persephone. Soooo Hades and Persephone = uncle and niece?! I don’t know if this is a for real thing with the Greek stories or if it’s just in this book. But whatevs... I’m all for that anyway. Ha. ?<br /><br />So I still give this a 3.5⭐️ and I’m continuing on to the third book.

7/30/22 - ReRead; I wanted to do a quick reread of this book to refresh my memory so i can finally jump into book 3. Like i said in the previous review; this isn't mmy normal 'go-to'... I don't typically reach for mythology based reads. But i truly did enjoy book one and two. Often enough, book 2 doesn't come close to book 1 in terms of excitement and storyline, but I think Monster Song held its own. There was a great plot, great development between the romances with each "monster" as well. I loved how each romantic relationship the each individual monster was unique and played to their strength. Our main character River does a great job at showing interest in their interests, embracing their monster and "human" form, and making everyone feel equal. I also LOVE the F/F scenes!<br />-------------------------------------<br />I have to admit, when I first started this series, I wasn't overly impressed. It was slow-moving for me, and I much prefer fast-burn reads.... or at least more spicy scenes in the first book. <br /><br />This book made up for ALL of that for me! The harem finally built itself up, everyone confirmed their feelings for FMC and she for them. She had spicy scenes with each and every member of the harem.. and each spicy scene was UNIQUE to the monster/God. I'm also super psyched there's a female in this reverse harem, and I love their chemistry too. Each monster / God brought their unique personality and emotions into the relationship, and I loved that. <br /><br />This book also moved the storyline along quite well. Everything was easy to follow and enjoy. Once we hit about the 18% mark, I could not put the book down until I finished. It ended on a little cliffhanger, so I'll be starting book three asap! hah.

I'm not crazy about the writing style in this series. You have RIver who can mind speaking to monsters and animals and those monsters and animals can understand her when she's talking normally and not mind speaking and I guess the monsters aren't supposed to understand animals like Cerubus but the lines get seriously blurry on that front. I felt like there should have been more italics or special fonts to show the differences between mind speak, animal speak, and normal taking. Not to mention the long-winded inner thought dialogues that went on for entire chapters. All this made me feel like I was reading a bunch of disembodied voices. I sometimes had no clue where they physically were during the book because all the inner and exterior dialogue wasn't broken up enough with descriptive sentences about their surroundings.<br /><br />Putting that aside, I personally wasn't crazy about all our Heroine's love interests. My personal preferences probably lean more towards Alpha Males but I was okay with some girl on girl action between Pavilion and River but when men start preening, have long hair, wear flowing robes and nail polish, and basically look prettier than the Heroine but also act a little prissy and more girly than Pavilion or River I was kinda turned off. Actually, the whole tentacle thing was pretty hot but the characters themselves just didn't do it for me :( Like I said that's just a personal preference.<br />This series could definitely have finished after book two but the author threw in a brand new adventure to keep the series going. I don't think I will be moving on to book 3 anytime soon This RH just wasn't for me.

Well this book was hit and miss for me. I loved the sex scenes and the fact that there was a little f-f in there but some of the story line just seemed flat to me. I found the big fight to be way to easy and her reaction to Zeus was just stupid, if you kill a god then someone will have to pay. It'll be interesting to see what will happen next with Zeus.

The second book in the <i>My Beautiful Monsters</i> series finds veterinarian River reconnecting with her biological father, one of the Dukes of Hell, as well as getting to further know the "monsters" she's starting to consider hers. In addition to the personal stuff, they're also plotting to defeat the goddess Demeter, who is holding Hades' wife (and her daughter) Persephone hostage and forcing the monsters to fight as "punishment" for helping Hades to "kidnap" Persephone. <br /><br />Plot wise, this book runs fairly smoothly, though the personal elements could be a bit better integrated with the adventure plot. I like the characters even more in this novel, and River's relationship with each one of them deepens. The sex scenes could have been more in depth, and would have been better if they'd been elaborated on (especially the characters' state of mind at the time), but overall, it's a nice middle book in the series. This one also comes to a successful end, as one story line ends and another begins.

Note: Reading the first book will help to understand this book. Story continues from Book One.<br /><br />I say the above because I read the first book and the author does a nice quick review at the beginning, but there were a couple things that took me a bit to remember from book one. The first mention of the knife threw me for a bit, but yay! it all came back.<br /><br />So story continues with River finding out why she can hear animals,meets her dad, and now with help tries to figure out how to help Hades and the all monsters.<br /><br />The intrigue in this story has me coming back to read (the RH isjustextra for me). The story moves really fast a I did not want to put it down but sleep claims me otherwise would have just finished it. I did sit for a few hours outside in fresh air and finished it.<br /><br />Very fast moving story, you get wrapped up in it from the beginning and starting to root for your favorite characters.<br /><br />My question is will River be able to prove that a slight limp is nothing. Will the others help too? Still want to know what the demon is?<br /><br />Read for fast moving story. Extremely enjoyable just for the intrigue alone also.<br /><br />This is my honest and freely given review. I did receive an ARC book.

<strong>This one tied up loose ends</strong><br /><br />This was nice a plot came to an end, and we got to have the T up lead in for the next book.<br /><br /> I love all the monsters though I feel a lot of things have been too easy for River. This ending kinda makes up for that. I’m interested to see where this goes though and if this next book is the last.<br /><br />All of her relationships are nice and bring something to the table. I typically don’t read f/f scenes just bc that aren’t my cup, but Pavalina is a nice character despite her being a giant spider for most of book 1 lol still though I look forward to the next book.