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When I—along with my best friend and his big purple monster boyfriend—come across a fortress-like raider camp while journeying across the monster-infested Wastes, we stop to deliver a message. Somehow, that simple pit stop turns into a seemingly impossible quest to get this camp’s missing leader out of the prison where he’s being held and forced to fight monsters and other humans. And I know exactly where it is, because I’ve been there. Problem is, I’m making this journey with the prickliest and most arrogant guy I’ve ever met, who seems to immediately hate me on sight. Oh, and he’s also half monster. So there’s that. And he’s in love with a raider who definitely does not love him back, and he seems determined to take it out on me. So there’s also that. But I’m not going to rise to his childish insults and barbed words. I’m not. I’m also going to try very hard to ignore how mindnumbingly beautiful he is, even when he’s scowling at me. But the longer we’re out here together, the more I learn about my prickly half monster companion Moth. I realise there’s a reason he’s so closed off and angry. There’s a reason he hates everyone. There are secrets he’s been keeping, and when I find out what they are, I want to do everything in my power to help him—even though he’s telling me he can’t be helped. Moth is Book Five of the Monstrous series, a post-apocalyptic m/m fantasy series that features monsters and human men falling in love. It is best to read the series in order. Warning: This m/m love story contains explicit sexual content and is not suitable for young readers. It also contains graphic depictions of death and violence.
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-I really enjoyed both main characters! Charlie was caring but not too puppy dog, and Moth was emo but also could be very vulnerable which made him charming
- I loved that Charlie was the one with more experience and he helped show Moth - and was never weirded out by Month’s anatomy. Charlie was great with the consent and help and care
-I thought that the drama was very believable: "just a fling” and “he's in love with someone else” - yes I did want some communication on this topic, but generally they were so open about everything else that this area was easy to forgive
- also Charlie's internal military struggle
- it was tough to read about Moth’s horrible parent - summoning, uncaring, fucked up
-It was also tough to read how Moth killed them too. yikes! but it was resolution
- overall this had the most development and connection between main characters in the whole series so far and this is why this is my favorite and highest rated yet
- it was a bit long, with lots of skipped time (like walking from Chicago to New York?) but it was good, and I enjoyed Moth’s point of view
- there is a lot of reviewer love for Moth, and I agree. I came to really sympathize and care for him
- I also agree with reviewers that Charlie was similar to previous humans, but more like Danny, where Gage and Rig were similar to each other
- there were some who claimed that this was boring or too slow, but I liked that pace because the emotional development was there