Queen of Myth and Monsters
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- Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary
The next book in the epic fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Scarlett St。 Clair。
Isolde， newly coronated queen， has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian。 But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland。 With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires like chess pieces against one another， Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka。
Now， as politics in the Red Palace grow more underhanded and a deadly blood mist threatens all of Cordova， Isolde must trust in the bond she's formed with Adrian， even as she learns troubling information about his complicated past。
Isolde， newly coronated queen， has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian。 But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland。 With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires like chess pieces against one another， Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka。
Now， as politics in the Red Palace grow more underhanded and a deadly blood mist threatens all of Cordova， Isolde must trust in the bond she's formed with Adrian， even as she learns troubling information about his complicated past。
Reviews
Shannon
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“Let me make love to you，” I said。 “Let me worship you。”Synopsis: Queen of Myth and Monsters is the second book in the epic fantasy series。 Newly crowned queen， Isolde， has found a king worthy of her in vampire King Adrian。 However their love for each other has cost Isolde her homeland and father。 Two opposing goddesses playing vampires and mortals against each other like chess pieces， Isolde doesn’t know who her allies are in the Revekka。 As politics in the Red Palace grow more deceptive and a “Let me make love to you，” I said。 “Let me worship you。”Synopsis: Queen of Myth and Monsters is the second book in the epic fantasy series。 Newly crowned queen， Isolde， has found a king worthy of her in vampire King Adrian。 However their love for each other has cost Isolde her homeland and father。 Two opposing goddesses playing vampires and mortals against each other like chess pieces， Isolde doesn’t know who her allies are in the Revekka。 As politics in the Red Palace grow more deceptive and a deadly blood mist threatens all of Cordova， she must trust her bond that she’s formed with Adrian。 Even when she learns troubling information about his complicated past。 Thoughts: HOLY COW。 Similarly to the first book in the series， I could NOT put this book down。 This book took me on a roller coaster of emotions and so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming！ The ending had me shocked and has left me desperate for the third book to come out， talk about a cliffhanger！ Adrian and Isoldes relationship is full of passion， love， and hot steam。 They are definitely a couple that is a force to be reckoned with！ I love them together and I loved experiencing the book in Adrians perspective too。 This book is such a rich fantasy with kingdoms of mortals and immortals， twists and turns， underhanded politics， battle between good and evil， hot spice， and a beautiful romance。 I cannot wait for the next book and will be counting down the days till it is announced and released！ This book includes:-Trickery and betrayal-Revenge-Smoldering Spice-Dual pov-cliff hanger5/5 stars3/5 spiceThank you Scarlett St。 Clair， Bloom Books， and NetGalley for providing an eARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Alexis （Lexi。84。02）
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Happy Publication day！ 🎂
Jordyn
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An amazing sequel to a great first book！ I’m enamored with Adrian and Isolde！ Scarlett writes such badass， strong female main characters。 FMCs that don’t stand for disrespect， especially from their lovers。 I will never not read a Scarlett book！The narrator was fantastic。 The story moved the series forward。 It was happy， funny， heart breaking， and overall amazing。Thank you to Netgalley and Bloom for the early copy of the audiobook for an honest review。
Shawn-Joy Martin
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THIS IS HAPPENING！！！！
Mom_booked_a_vacation
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✨ Queen of Myth and Monster ARC Review✨Author: Scarlett St。 ClairGenre: Fantasy Romance••Welllll… she did it again。 I am in love with Adrian & Isolde yet again。 I am a sucker for vampires and witches so this series with the gods， fighting， and tension was EVERYTHING。 Adrian has the ability to read Isolde’a thoughts and personally I feel like that would get me in so much trouble 😅😅 Isolde is a badA FMC and she is one lucky girl 🫠🫠 the spice between them is dangerously HOT 🥵 •This audiobook has a ✨ Queen of Myth and Monster ARC Review✨Author: Scarlett St。 ClairGenre: Fantasy Romance••Welllll… she did it again。 I am in love with Adrian & Isolde yet again。 I am a sucker for vampires and witches so this series with the gods， fighting， and tension was EVERYTHING。 Adrian has the ability to read Isolde’a thoughts and personally I feel like that would get me in so much trouble 😅😅 Isolde is a badA FMC and she is one lucky girl 🫠🫠 the spice between them is dangerously HOT 🥵 •This audiobook has a dual narrator and it’s done beautifully。 I would recommend audio if that’s what you like listening to 😊Thank you netgalley for this audioARC the thoughts and opinions are my ownRead if you like: 💥fantasy romance💥witches/vampires/gods💥dual narrator💥Spartacus vibes #QueenofMythandMonsters #NetGalley 。。。more
Renee✨ （Night Owl Loft）
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“𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫。 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫。”“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲。 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝。”𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞， 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝。 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫。“𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚，” 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝。“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬。”“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭。 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫。 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 “𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫。 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫。”“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲。 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝。”𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞， 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝。 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫。“𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚，” 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝。“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬。”“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭。 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫。 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬。 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮。”“𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬。 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰？”𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭。“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫？ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭？”“𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫，” 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝。 “𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥。”“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭。”____________________I’ll be the first to admit that King of Battle and Blood didn’t live up to the incredibly high expectations I had for it， but the end felt like a powder keg about to explode which left me with even higher expectations for Queen of Myth and Monsters。 I can honestly say this book exceeded any expectations I had for it FAR above and beyond anything I had imagined。 All I can say is brace yourself…the twists will come， and they will hit you like a punch to the gut every time！！We pick up where we left off in the aftermath of KBB’s ending revelations and immediately are thrown into action， emotion， pain， anger， frustration， and of course spicy spicy spice。 I absolutely loved the dynamic and the push and pull between Adrian and Isolde。 They almost read as a seasoned married couple， fighting passionately and then making amends even more so…if your average old married couple were also dealing with a rushed arranged marriage， extensive past trauma， gods and witches trying to destroy them and the world， and a few other magical twists and turns that made their storyline absolutely delightful。 They just felt so genuine and real。 The depth of their feelings and how they are these incredibly strong and ruthless beings who still needed to learn how to communicate with each other honestly was phenomenal。 It’s not often you get to see these topics explored in such a power couple。 I absolutely loved it and appreciated seeing the struggles in love play out within the bond of a forever love。 It hit me deeply and I’m going to be thinking about it for a long time to come。Isolde。 I could write this entire review about how much I adore her。 Lilly Drake did an absolutely excellent job bringing her strength， her fears， her pain， and her raw emotion to life in the audiobook and every inflection in her voice only drove Scarlett’s incredible words straight through your heart。 Isolde was always strong and she is only more fierce and stubborn in this book， but the growth she goes through is truly breathtaking。 I can’t go into details on everything I loved without straying into spoiler territory but the overarching themes of what is and is not a monster， justice being served and the layer of not regret but remorse and understanding that comes after， the role of women in the world and what we are made to do and be， and seeing life and hope and warmth and sunlight through nothing but absolute carnage， death， and desolation。 I just have no words。 Such a phenomenal character and a powerful， powerful story。I believe there were only 3 or 4 chapters from Adrian’s POV and while I loved getting inside his head， which helped with the story tremendously， I feel like the audiobook narrator for him fell a bit flat leaving me feeling a bit disconnected。 It wasn’t bad at all， it just couldn’t touch Lilly Drake’s mastery of Isolde’s POV。 As far as the spice goes you should know by now that if you’re reading a Scarlett book there is a TON of spice and she more than earns her crown as Queen of Fantasy Smut with this one。 I will say though for as much as there was and for how repetitive it seemed at times （take a shot every time you hear the word “cock”）， it was ENTIRELY a part of who Adrian and Isolde are as a couple and I loved that where words failed them sometimes they could still come back together and show their love and their dedication to each other with their bodies， because let’s be real sometimes words are only going to make it messier。 Sometimes you don’t need flowery speeches and excellent dialog to solve an argument， sometimes you just need to go back to the raw nature of it all and let your bodies do the talking and mending。 And again， it was another layer of the couple/married couple dynamic that you don’t see explored much and I loved it！！The end was not super cliffhanger-y， but with the amount of story and everything coming to a head within the last 25% of the book I was left begging for more， less for answers and more because I desperately need MORE。 I’m am so invested in， in love with， and nervous for Adrian and Isolde， and I cannot wait to see how their story concludes in the next book。Thank you so much to NetGalley， RB Media， Bloom Books， and the author for providing an advanced copy of the audiobook for review。 It is one of the easiest audiobooks I’ve ever listened to， one of the easiest 5 stars I’ve given out this year， and easily one of my favorite books of the year。 All of the stars in the sky！！ 。。。more
Barb Lie
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Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St。 Clair is the 2nd book in her Adrian X Isolde series。 The story picks up after King of Battle & Blood， as we return to Cordova， and learning more about Isolde and Adrian; with more heartbreak， steamy romance and betrayal。Isolde is now the Queen， married to King Adrian， with both learning to rule the kingdom together。 Their love for each other continues to grow， even with occasional bickering between them; the chemistry between them was sizzling hot lust Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St。 Clair is the 2nd book in her Adrian X Isolde series。 The story picks up after King of Battle & Blood， as we return to Cordova， and learning more about Isolde and Adrian; with more heartbreak， steamy romance and betrayal。Isolde is now the Queen， married to King Adrian， with both learning to rule the kingdom together。 Their love for each other continues to grow， even with occasional bickering between them; the chemistry between them was sizzling hot lust for each other and insatiable。 Things become dangerous， as attacks cause worry and dissension among the people， who blame either Adrian or Isolde。 With a traitor still missing， and a witch determined to destroy Revekka and destroy Adrian; Isolde must learn more about the past to move forward。 During a spell to help find the witch， one of the main characters is killed， another is unconscious， and Isolde is seriously injured; with decisions made to change her to a Vampire。 Isolde will find that she can shift， which will increase her powers to help join Adrian to fight for their kingdom。 There were a few surprising twists， with two people who were close to them， being traitors。What follows is an exciting intense adventure， that will pit Adrian and Isolde against the people of Revekka， as well as Isolde determined to go back to Lara and reclaim the throne。 I loved Isolde， as she was a strong fearless badass heroine， who stood up to anyone。 I also loved Adrian， as he loved Isolde， and was patient in waiting for her to discover the truths of the past。In the last third of the book， everything escalates， including surprises and twists， especially the two traitors。 Queen of Myth and Monsters was filled with action， danger， betrayal， revenge， as well as a wild and sexy steamy erotic romance。 This was very well written by Scarlett St。 Clair， and if you enjoy fantasy， vampires， you should be reading this book。BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more
Brooke’s Books
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I really can’t say I enjoyed this at all compared to the first one。Truely let down。I don’t even think anything really even happened in this book besides them arguing and having sex all the time
StarryEyedReader
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’ve started to realize I have a bit of an issue with Scarlett St。 Clair books。 I enjoy the first in the series， get sucked into the story， and then am let down by the sequel。I was really excited for this sequel， I had really liked King of Battle and Blood and wanted to see where the story went。 It also helped that the books cover is gorgeous。 But unfortunately， instead of loving this like the first book， it felt like the story completely dragged into a stop。So much of the story is dedicated to I’ve started to realize I have a bit of an issue with Scarlett St。 Clair books。 I enjoy the first in the series， get sucked into the story， and then am let down by the sequel。I was really excited for this sequel， I had really liked King of Battle and Blood and wanted to see where the story went。 It also helped that the books cover is gorgeous。 But unfortunately， instead of loving this like the first book， it felt like the story completely dragged into a stop。So much of the story is dedicated to either Adrian and Isolde fighting or sex。 And sex alone isn’t bad， I knew what I was getting into with the series。 but it rang quite hollow when I wasn’t rooting for them in a relationship。 Where the first book felt like it was building up their relationship， this one felt like it depended to much on their past life’s connection and thus didn’t need to continue building it in the present。 What this results in is Adrian and Isolde fighting constantly， Adrian saying something awful to Isolde over and over resulting in her getting rightfully mad， and then either makeup sex or a grand gesture from Adrian results。 Because the book spends so little time making me want to root for them， all I can think is why goes Isolde keep forgiving him， why does she put up with his bullshit so constantly。Especially when his apologies are lacklustre at best。 There is a scene where she is mad at him， and he just shows up later and hugs her from behind， and Isolde declares this in her head ‘his apology。’ Girl， no the fûck it’s not。 He is a grown man， he should use his words。Another issue I have is this book is based around what I feel to be very surface level feminism。 It waxed poetic about men taking women’s power， killing them cause they fear their power， and hits all the basic points。 But it falls flat when the fl who is supposed to be strong and in command is not treated as the equal she says she is。 In another scene in the book， Isolde says to the antagonist that Adrian treats her as an equal， when he really doesn’t。 She’s constantly telling him what she wants， she wants to take back her throne in her own country， she wants to free her mother’s people。 But he’s constantly telling her no， because as he says he needs to settle his own country and follow through with his conquering plan， which again falls flat because not much of his supposed plans are being done anyway， so his refusals are even worse。 Isolde makes very few decisions that don’t also feel like her doing what he lets her do。 She doesn’t feel like she’s an equal co-ruler， it instead feels like a pretty position he’s given her。 In the end they don’t even go to Lara on her choice， they go because their hand is forced。 There is no other choice。 This really felt a lot like middle of the series syndrome。 It felt like it needed to fill space， and thus was filled with repetitive fights， and surface level girl power lines that didn’t feel like anything but lip service and review quote fodder in the face of how Isolde is treated as supposed equal leader in the rest of the story。I still gave this book two stars， because despite disliking so much of it， I still want to see what results from the end？ I’ll probably end up lending it from the library though。 。。。more
Marietere T
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I'll start by saying that I wasn't going to continue this series but I got approved the audiobook arc for this book and decided to give it a chance。 I got to 29%。 A conversation happened between Adrian and Isolde， and I can not keep reading when this is a plot device that is being used over and over again。 This book starts off like maybe a few days after the first book ends。 Isolde is deep within her grief after what happened with her father at the end of book 1。 Adrian and her seem to be gettin I'll start by saying that I wasn't going to continue this series but I got approved the audiobook arc for this book and decided to give it a chance。 I got to 29%。 A conversation happened between Adrian and Isolde， and I can not keep reading when this is a plot device that is being used over and over again。 This book starts off like maybe a few days after the first book ends。 Isolde is deep within her grief after what happened with her father at the end of book 1。 Adrian and her seem to be getting into arguments a lot， so it seemed to me。 Like I remember in book 1 how he was supportive of her and her "unique" personality， and in this book he kind of fights her for being her。 I also do not like how their past relationship keeps being brought up because Isolde doesn't have all of her memories and he does。 Plus this relationship is different and even though she has the memories she isn't her past self。 Now I'm gonna get to the part where I had to DNF the book。 So in book 1 Isolde had mentioned her Mother was from an island called Nalani。 I think she mentioned or find out that the people from Nalani are slaves and possibly enslaved by her father or someone who is in close connections with Adrian or Adrian needs their support to "protect the kingdom。 Me being Puerto Rican， I don't usually like reading about and island that is enslaved or colonized cause "hey， it's my real fucking life xx"。 To be honest I'm done letting it slide that the idea of an island being independent and prosperous even in fantasy setting is unrealistic and we have to be saved or protected。 Getting back to the plot of the book， Adrian still thinks that freeing Nalani is not important but Isolde， as a POC and a descendant from Nalani， wants to free them。 Which makes Adrian say （view spoiler）["Can you even call them yours， they do no know who you are？" （hide spoiler）] to which Isolde gets angry at him and replied。 （view spoiler）["They may not know I exist and I may not know their ways but I still belong to them， more than I ever belong to you。" （hide spoiler）] and somehow that whole interaction between them felt not a fantasy moment but a real life one。 I don't think any of what turned me off is intentional， but they are unconsious biases we have。 I tried to google Nalani to see if it was made up or not， the word is originally Hawaiian。 I am not the right person to talk in terms of Pacific Islanders， but me as a Caribbean it's a red flag。 I did read the first book and loved it， and it took me a while to notice the themes I wasn't a fan of。 I know I am not comfortable with the idea enslaved island used a a plot devise to create an argument or conflict between Adrian and Isolde。 Isolde's need or want for Nalani's freedom is mentioned in almost every chapter by her。 If you just want smutty vampires and don't care about the other stuff， then you'll love this book。 。。。more
Kenz
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Not what I was hoping for。。。 I find myself feeling bummed about this。 I definitely did not enjoy it as much as book 1 and I think there are a few reasons:- I didn't love Adrian's character development （despite knowing the reason why it was happening）- A lot of the spice felt like filler and didn't add onto the story/relationship development- Wish we had gotten more from Isolde's magical development - she uncovers a lot of truths and I was just hoping for more！ What I did like was the world build Not what I was hoping for。。。 I find myself feeling bummed about this。 I definitely did not enjoy it as much as book 1 and I think there are a few reasons:- I didn't love Adrian's character development （despite knowing the reason why it was happening）- A lot of the spice felt like filler and didn't add onto the story/relationship development- Wish we had gotten more from Isolde's magical development - she uncovers a lot of truths and I was just hoping for more！ What I did like was the world building and the political intrigue （lots of plot twists and turns， and betrayals） and when things were good， I did like Adrian and Isolde's relationship， but overall I was just not as engaged in the plot as I had hoped to be。 Rating: 3。5 stars Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for an ALC of this book - all opinions are my own！ 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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3。5⭐️ 2🌶️I wanted to love this because I loved the first one and I was very excited when I received the ARC。 Unfortunately， this just fell flat and seems to be suffering from middle book syndrome。 I was bored and unattached for the first 75% and it only picked up marginally towards the end。 The pacing felt incredibly slow， bogged down with gratuitous and repetitive sex scenes （and look I love me a spicy book but there is only so many times I can hear the word “cock” before I start to lose my min 3。5⭐️ 2🌶️I wanted to love this because I loved the first one and I was very excited when I received the ARC。 Unfortunately， this just fell flat and seems to be suffering from middle book syndrome。 I was bored and unattached for the first 75% and it only picked up marginally towards the end。 The pacing felt incredibly slow， bogged down with gratuitous and repetitive sex scenes （and look I love me a spicy book but there is only so many times I can hear the word “cock” before I start to lose my mind） and Isolde’s tiresome complaining。 If we learned what we learned in the last 25% of the book in the first 25% instead， this could have been a fantastic duology。 。。。more
Coco
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4。5 StarsIf you have read the first novel and thought there weren't enough plot， well don't worry。 There's enough substance and plot going to keep you captivated。 From twists and turns to heart breaking moments。 My only gripe is the sheer amount of steamy scenes stuffed into this novel。 They definitely weren't all necessary。 Sometimes less is more。 Besides that， I can't wait to see how the story unfurls in the next book。 ***I would like to thank NetGalley， Scarlett St。 Clair （the author）， and Ta 4。5 StarsIf you have read the first novel and thought there weren't enough plot， well don't worry。 There's enough substance and plot going to keep you captivated。 From twists and turns to heart breaking moments。 My only gripe is the sheer amount of steamy scenes stuffed into this novel。 They definitely weren't all necessary。 Sometimes less is more。 Besides that， I can't wait to see how the story unfurls in the next book。 ***I would like to thank NetGalley， Scarlett St。 Clair （the author）， and Tantor Audio for graciously sending me the audiobook to review。 As always， all thoughts are my own。* 。。。more
wildnorthernerrr
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I received the audiobook arc of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review。 For the audiobook part of the review: I really loved listening to the female narrator， the male however sounded a little rough。 More like Batman， than sultry vampire king。 If that makes any sense。。 it just didn’t vibe for me on the male’s narrator’s part， luckily we didn’t get a lot of pov chapters of Adrian。 For the book review:I really enjoyed the continuing story of Isolde and Adrian。 But I d I received the audiobook arc of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review。 For the audiobook part of the review: I really loved listening to the female narrator， the male however sounded a little rough。 More like Batman， than sultry vampire king。 If that makes any sense。。 it just didn’t vibe for me on the male’s narrator’s part， luckily we didn’t get a lot of pov chapters of Adrian。 For the book review:I really enjoyed the continuing story of Isolde and Adrian。 But I did enjoy the first book better than this one。 I didn’t like Adrian as much in this book。 🙈 He has some character development that I don’t think I like。。 We find him saying “I’m sorry” a lot and it’s a little annoying to me。 Isolde gains some new supernatural powers that I wish we saw more of。 And there are some twisty twists and betrayals that I did enjoy。 The smut and plot seem equally included in this book。 Even though the smut seems just thrown in there for fun times。 But still good smut。 If you liked the first you’ll probably like this one， though I’m interested to see if people think Adrian’s likability went down， like it did for me。 A great Romantasy read though。 。。。more
Sydnie
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I absolutely LOVED this！ The characters， the build up， the plot—chef’s kiss。 This book was everything I never knew I needed and I am so excited for this series to continue！
Samantha
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Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the advanced audiobook！ I was obsessed with the first book， so I couldn't wait to see where Scarlett took us in the next book。 I was not prepared。It features the same characters we came to know in the first book， but new layers to them are being uncovered。 I was very happy with where Killian goes in this one; I was rooting for him to evolve and be friends with Isolde。 Our main characters， Adrian and Isolde， are continuing to figure out their relationshi Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the advanced audiobook！ I was obsessed with the first book， so I couldn't wait to see where Scarlett took us in the next book。 I was not prepared。It features the same characters we came to know in the first book， but new layers to them are being uncovered。 I was very happy with where Killian goes in this one; I was rooting for him to evolve and be friends with Isolde。 Our main characters， Adrian and Isolde， are continuing to figure out their relationship while they try to conquer kingdoms and find the witch that hurt them。 From there anything else I would say would be a spoiler because I definitely didn't guess where this was going。 I enjoyed every minute of the twists and turns and yelled "what？！" out loud four times。 The ending and bonus chapter left me very unwell and in desperate need for the next book。 We also get a few chapters from Adrian's POV and reminded me of Scarlett's Hades and Persephone series， because the male POV gives us extra insight into his world and thoughts and adds depth to his character。 。。。more
Cassie Ann
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"Men want power。 Women want to live without fear""Words do not heal trauma。""Then tell me how to heal this。""You don't， you love me through the fear。 Even when my doubt hurts。"I've been on a vampire kick lately。 And this did not disappoint。 This is the second book in the series and WOW！It was a wild ride of emotional and intense situations。I will say the first book in the series wasn't my favorite。 It was a lot of world building， and it was just missing something （for me personally）。 But I am so "Men want power。 Women want to live without fear""Words do not heal trauma。""Then tell me how to heal this。""You don't， you love me through the fear。 Even when my doubt hurts。"I've been on a vampire kick lately。 And this did not disappoint。 This is the second book in the series and WOW！It was a wild ride of emotional and intense situations。I will say the first book in the series wasn't my favorite。 It was a lot of world building， and it was just missing something （for me personally）。 But I am so glad I picked this one up too！ Whatever it was missing， this book found it！I loved the banter between Adrian and Isolde， and they passion that it brought to their relationship。I do wish there had been a few more moments of opening up to each other emotionally， but I get why there wasn't。 It would have taken away from the fighting/making up。I do think this book flushed out a lot of what the first book started to。If you liked book one， or even kind of liked book one。 I think you will enjoy this read！Thanks NetGalley and Scarlett St。 Clair for the opportunity to read this book！ 。。。more
tabz_talks_tales
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This book。 It’s gave me the feels。 I just haven’t quite figured out what the feels are yet。 But ultimately: I loved it。 I’m still weaving through the intricacies of the plot but I can definitively say that Scarlett is officially the Queen of Morally Grey。 I don’t know my left from my right or my up from my down anymore so my review is going to be extremely drabbly。 The gist of it is that this books picks up a week or so after the end of KBB and then stuff happens。 My first thought while reading This book。 It’s gave me the feels。 I just haven’t quite figured out what the feels are yet。 But ultimately: I loved it。 I’m still weaving through the intricacies of the plot but I can definitively say that Scarlett is officially the Queen of Morally Grey。 I don’t know my left from my right or my up from my down anymore so my review is going to be extremely drabbly。 The gist of it is that this books picks up a week or so after the end of KBB and then stuff happens。 My first thought while reading QMM was that Adrian could stand to worship Isolde a little more。 I Mean the guy spent 200 years grieving for her death and conquering the continent to avenge her death and what not and I just felt like he needs to be a little more obsessed with her LOL I basically exist（ed） for Sorin and Isolde bonding。 “I have loved you across lifetimes’’。 [insert swoon]Ngl by half way through， Isolde’s constant references to her sacrifice started reminding me of when a guy buys you coffee and then acts as if you’re obligated to date him or something because of it。 But then again I may just be projecting 😂 and by the end it no longer bothered me at all。 Because this bitch has been put through the ringer。 Poor baby。 “A woman who wants to sleep with my husband does not make her an enemy， Safira。 It makes her annoying。” [she a bad bitch。]In conclusion。 Sorin broke and is still breaking my heart Nicolae is a little bitch。 And Adrian gots issues。 I’m suspicious of everyone。 The end。 。。。more
Toya （the reading chemist）
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I’ve been anxiously awaiting Queen of Myth and Monsters after devouring King of Battle and Blood。 While I thoroughly enjoyed this book， it suffers from middle book syndrome in that we end up with so many more questions than answers offered。 That being said， there were some surprises in here that I was NOT ready for including a certain betrayal that hurt like hell。 I loved that the banter and angst between Adrian and Isolde was still top notch even though now they are settling into married life a I’ve been anxiously awaiting Queen of Myth and Monsters after devouring King of Battle and Blood。 While I thoroughly enjoyed this book， it suffers from middle book syndrome in that we end up with so many more questions than answers offered。 That being said， there were some surprises in here that I was NOT ready for including a certain betrayal that hurt like hell。 I loved that the banter and angst between Adrian and Isolde was still top notch even though now they are settling into married life and are no longer enemies。 I really enjoyed watching Isolde remember more about her past and abilities。 What I didn’t enjoy so much was Adrian’s constant need to treat Isolde as a fragile object including hiding key information from her。 All in all， I can’t wait to see what happens next in this series， and I have a funny feeling that this author is going to continue to rip my heart out along the way。 Thank you to RB Media for providing a review audio copy。 This did not influence my review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Alice
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This book。 I received an audiobook arc， and I mostly read e-books， so I am curious if my opinion of it will change after I read the kindle version。 The problem I have noticed with audiobooks is that they highlight grammatical errors and editing issues。 St。 Clair should fire her editor for not catching the repetitive phrasing， which is frankly unacceptable。 I am an editor by chance， and it's not even my main job。 The first thing I do beyond basic spelling and grammar is check for repetition - wor This book。 I received an audiobook arc， and I mostly read e-books， so I am curious if my opinion of it will change after I read the kindle version。 The problem I have noticed with audiobooks is that they highlight grammatical errors and editing issues。 St。 Clair should fire her editor for not catching the repetitive phrasing， which is frankly unacceptable。 I am an editor by chance， and it's not even my main job。 The first thing I do beyond basic spelling and grammar is check for repetition - words and phrases used repeatedly。 And this book fails with a CAPITAL F。 I want to give a shout-out to the narrator。 She was fantastic， and her voice was soothing， but I do have to wonder if she got exhausted saying "she said， she said， she said， she said" over and over again。 It was like nails grating on a chalkboard。 It also frequently took me out of the story because it also meant that the dialogue was without any other characteristics。 This book also falls victim to the second in a trilogy trope。 Authors must stop listening to their publishers when they tell them to break up the story into three parts。 Nothing happens in this book besides a massive 300+ page tantrum thrown by Isolde。 I liked her in the first book， but by the end of the second book， I was hoping that Adrian would put her out of her misery。 She bitched the entire time and started random fights with him that didn't progress the plot other than to show that she has no emotional sobriety。 We get several reveals， but frankly， they weren't well executed， and the author left them on the table。 I am still planning on reading this book because I am curious if I will feel differently processing it differently。 I do think the audio listening affects my world-building capabilities。 It's just a different way of taking in information and， unfortunately for me highlighted the terrible editing。 Look， dialogue is hard to write。 I couldn't 100% say that if I sat down and wrote some， it would be perfect， but that's what the editor and the alpha readers are there for - to point out these areas for improvement。Also， I love spice and pretty much look for it in every book I read。 Before this book， I would have said there's no such thing as too much spice。 After reading this book all I can think is that this is an embarrassing amount of f*******， like I started flipping forward because I couldn't take it anymore。 。。。more
Christi
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Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this audiobook。 The narrator was great and cohesive with the first book in this series。 I loved the first book and this one moved the plot forward great， but was definitely a slower pace than the first book。 There was more world building this time around and it ends with a clear setup for the next installment。 I’d recommend if you loved the first book and these characters！
Beth M
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Thanks to Tantor Audio and NetGalley for the advanced audiobook！This book picks up right after the ending of KoBB。 Isolde and Adrian have to fight battles on many fronts while also balancing their relationship。 I wanted to love this book but I just didn't。 It definitely feels like the second book in a series。 Lots of action but somehow it still feels like nothing happens。 Just a ton of world building with smut interspersed with little to no connection to the plot。 The audiobook has a bonus chapt Thanks to Tantor Audio and NetGalley for the advanced audiobook！This book picks up right after the ending of KoBB。 Isolde and Adrian have to fight battles on many fronts while also balancing their relationship。 I wanted to love this book but I just didn't。 It definitely feels like the second book in a series。 Lots of action but somehow it still feels like nothing happens。 Just a ton of world building with smut interspersed with little to no connection to the plot。 The audiobook has a bonus chapter at the end that is a winter holiday special。The cover is gorgeous！ The narrators are the same as the first book。 No complaints！ I can hear some feedback occasionally but it doesn't ruin it for me。 。。。more
Hillary
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💙 Queen of Myth and Monsters Audiobook ARC Review 💙Thank you so much to NetGalley and Scarlett St Clair for the opportunity to listen and review this audiobook！！Queen of Myth and Monsters is the second book in the Adrian X Isolde series by Scarlett St Clair！ This story picks up right where King of Battle and Blood picks up and I loved getting to spend more time with Isolde and Adrian， her sexy vampire！ I loved where this story went after the ending of KoBB！！！The narrators are the same as the KoB 💙 Queen of Myth and Monsters Audiobook ARC Review 💙Thank you so much to NetGalley and Scarlett St Clair for the opportunity to listen and review this audiobook！！Queen of Myth and Monsters is the second book in the Adrian X Isolde series by Scarlett St Clair！ This story picks up right where King of Battle and Blood picks up and I loved getting to spend more time with Isolde and Adrian， her sexy vampire！ I loved where this story went after the ending of KoBB！！！The narrators are the same as the KoBB audiobook。 I enjoyed their pacing， emotions and portrayal of the story！ While I want to leave this review as spoiler-free as possible， I can honestly say that there were lots of twists that I didn’t see coming and I loved every minute of it！！Just like KoBB， this book has delightful spice and a plot that sucks you in！！ I loved the additional depths we saw in the relationship between Adrian and Isolde， as well as with the side characters that I fell in love with in KoBBOverall， this is a five star read for me， I adored KoBB and Queen of Myth and Monsters lived up to the first！ Four flames for spice - this book was just as delicious as the first！！ If you loved the first installment in this series， you will not be disappointed in Queen of Myth and Monsters！！ 。。。more
Jaxmine
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Wake me up when the third one comes out。😴
Tekayah
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5🌶🌶🌶🌶/5This book felt like a true telling of what it’s like to have a new marriage and run a kingdom。 There’s trials and tribulations， but if you love each other enough you can get through it。 Wherever that may leave you。 That being said， I’m not sure I’m a fan of who the characters have become （or are） in this second book。 They felt very single-minded and vengeful toward anyone and anything if they didn’t agree with their （the main characters） opinion。 Additionally， it felt like this b ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5🌶🌶🌶🌶/5This book felt like a true telling of what it’s like to have a new marriage and run a kingdom。 There’s trials and tribulations， but if you love each other enough you can get through it。 Wherever that may leave you。 That being said， I’m not sure I’m a fan of who the characters have become （or are） in this second book。 They felt very single-minded and vengeful toward anyone and anything if they didn’t agree with their （the main characters） opinion。 Additionally， it felt like this book was holding onto the remnants of the enemies to lovers trope from book 1 which in my opinion didn’t really make the most sense because it felt like the characters should’ve been well past it。 But this whole book was a fight and make up storyline。 Also， in a way this book felt like a prolonged novella。 While a lot happened it really felt like nothing happened。 The end of the book is really where the story picks up and the revelations towards the end of the book really set up book 3 to be the catalyst。 Looking forward to continuing the series。 。。。more
Brooke Darling
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5⭐️ 4🌶️ ”This world thought they knew a conqueror when Adrian had been born， but they had yet to feel my wrath。”This was…wow。 I am unwell。 Queen of Myth and Monsters was dark， heart-wrenching， and exquisite。 I love Scarlett’s writing and I adore Adrian and Isolde， even more so in this book than the first。 I listened to this on audio and both narrators were fantastic—Lilly Drake and Curt Bonnem brought one of my favorite couples to life and absolutely nailed it。 “I am of the house of Lara， 5⭐️ 4🌶️ ”This world thought they knew a conqueror when Adrian had been born， but they had yet to feel my wrath。”This was…wow。 I am unwell。 Queen of Myth and Monsters was dark， heart-wrenching， and exquisite。 I love Scarlett’s writing and I adore Adrian and Isolde， even more so in this book than the first。 I listened to this on audio and both narrators were fantastic—Lilly Drake and Curt Bonnem brought one of my favorite couples to life and absolutely nailed it。 “I am of the house of Lara， daughter of Elvira of Nalani， sister of witches， and I have come to reclaim my crown。”Isolde’s character development was fantastic。 Left reeling from the ultimate betrayal in KOBB， she’s left to put the pieces back together and embrace her role as queen。 While she stumbled along the way， I really enjoyed watching her grow and learn to ask for help， find forgiveness （or a least understanding） for those who had wronged her， and embrace who she is destined to be。 My heart absolutely ached for her as she ultimately experienced betrayal once again。 “I had always thought he was beautiful， even when he was my conquerer。 Now， I loved him， and he was somehow more stunning。”I was obsessed with Adrian in KOBB—exceptionally morally charcoal， a smooth talker， and a man who could do no wrong in my eyes。 We again got more of his development in this book and while he dove further into treachery and ruthlessness， I still found myself drawn to him and intrigued by his being。 I desperately want his happy ending but am so scared to know the cost in the next book。While there was PLENTY of hot， spicy goodness， the continued world building and conflict throughout the plot was still ever present and had me on the edge of my seat at the turn of every page。 The cliffhanger at the end left me screaming and full of questions。 Book three absolutely cannot come soon enough。 。。。more
Justice
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I was so excited to jump into this sequel。 I loved the first book and I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next。 Unfortunately， I just didn’t like this one as much。 I felt like the plot was just underwhelming。 I will still pick up the next book to come out because I do like the story。 I just felt this was not nearly as good as book 1。 *I received an eARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。
Cassidy
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Wow。 This book took me on a JOURNEY！ Queen of Myth & Monsters was a roller coaster of a book and had so many twists & turns I had no idea were coming。 The ending of this book dropped me on my ass and left me to deal with it！ I was so shocked that I actually gasped out loud。 I was not expecting it to be over like that！ Adrian and Isolde together are a force to be reckoned with。 I loved see them together and getting a glimpse into Adrian's head。 They are like a wild fire together。"The world is afr Wow。 This book took me on a JOURNEY！ Queen of Myth & Monsters was a roller coaster of a book and had so many twists & turns I had no idea were coming。 The ending of this book dropped me on my ass and left me to deal with it！ I was so shocked that I actually gasped out loud。 I was not expecting it to be over like that！ Adrian and Isolde together are a force to be reckoned with。 I loved see them together and getting a glimpse into Adrian's head。 They are like a wild fire together。"The world is afraid of powerful women。" There is a big theme of power in women and how men want to take it away。 It's something that's been happening in our world since the start and something we continue to face。 It's empowering to see Isolde handle this in this series。 I can't wait to see what happens next！ Thank you to Scarlett St。 Clair and her team for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Jess Awad
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5/5 ⭐️ 3/5 🌶️I finished this audio book a couple hours ago and I still can’t stop thinking about it。 I’m shook with the ending and the events that played out。 I’d like to first start out by saying the audio narratives were really good。 I enjoyed the emotions they portrayed with their voices and it had me captivated。 This book has dual POV and I absolutely loved that。This is the second book in Isolde and Adrian’s story and it did not disappoint。 I absolutely love how strong and fierce Isolde is a 5/5 ⭐️ 3/5 🌶️I finished this audio book a couple hours ago and I still can’t stop thinking about it。 I’m shook with the ending and the events that played out。 I’d like to first start out by saying the audio narratives were really good。 I enjoyed the emotions they portrayed with their voices and it had me captivated。 This book has dual POV and I absolutely loved that。This is the second book in Isolde and Adrian’s story and it did not disappoint。 I absolutely love how strong and fierce Isolde is and how she literally takes no shït from anyone even her husband。 She’s a baddie and I was here for all of it。 I also loved all of the character development from her to Adrian to the side characters。 I didn’t like Killian at all in book 1， but in this book he truly redeemed himself and I hope he gets a happy ending in this series too。 The story really plays out well and I couldn’t pit the book down。 I want more on Adrian and his powers。 I want more on Dis and how she controls him too。 I loved his and Isolde’s relationship growth and the way he apologized when he messed up。 I only wish they would have communicated a little more。 There were so many twists that surprised me and a couple that I guessed too。 I honestly can’t wait for the next book and I hope we don’t have to wait too long for it。 。。。more
Jen Pham for Literary Leftovers Bookstore
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