Damaged Gods: A Monster Romance
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- Author：K.C. Cross
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Summary
If you’ve gotta be stuck in a curse with monsters—they might as well be sexy monsters。
When I answered an ad for a caretaker at Saint Mark’s Sanctuary I thought I’d be dusting chandeliers and polishing floors。 I didn’t expect to be tricked into a curse， going in debt to a monster， and being forced to take a self-paced “Let’s Learn Magic” course so I can fix a two-thousand-year-old problem。
And that monster？
Not your ordinary， everyday beast。
He has hooves， and horns， and fur on his legs。
But ya know where he doesn’t have fur？
Yeah。 There。
Which is fine。
Except he doesn’t wear pants。
Nothing at Saint Mark’s is exactly what it seems。
The entire inside is magic， the hallways upstairs are nothing but parties from the past， and the super-hot guy who lives in the dungeon？
Yeah。
Not human。
My name is Pie and all I want is to be a normal girl with an average life。
I refuse to get stuck in this curse。
I refuse to learn magic to break it。
And there is no way in hell I will fall in love with a monster。
Famous。
Last。
Words。
When I answered an ad for a caretaker at Saint Mark’s Sanctuary I thought I’d be dusting chandeliers and polishing floors。 I didn’t expect to be tricked into a curse， going in debt to a monster， and being forced to take a self-paced “Let’s Learn Magic” course so I can fix a two-thousand-year-old problem。
And that monster？
Not your ordinary， everyday beast。
He has hooves， and horns， and fur on his legs。
But ya know where he doesn’t have fur？
Yeah。 There。
Which is fine。
Except he doesn’t wear pants。
Nothing at Saint Mark’s is exactly what it seems。
The entire inside is magic， the hallways upstairs are nothing but parties from the past， and the super-hot guy who lives in the dungeon？
Yeah。
Not human。
My name is Pie and all I want is to be a normal girl with an average life。
I refuse to get stuck in this curse。
I refuse to learn magic to break it。
And there is no way in hell I will fall in love with a monster。
Famous。
Last。
Words。
Reviews
Johanna Sawyer
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Loved the cover and the blurb！ My first by this author so I was hoping for a great read and I wasn’t disappointed！ What did I like？ First of all I’d like to say I loved the heroines name… Pie！ This was an easy book to get into and while it will be months before part two I felt it was not a cliffhanger。 Only a continuance。 Pie takes s caretaker job at a sanctuary for monsters。 Of course she doesn’t realize it until it’s too late。 Once meeting Pell and Tomas we let the fun begin。 Would I recommen Loved the cover and the blurb！ My first by this author so I was hoping for a great read and I wasn’t disappointed！ What did I like？ First of all I’d like to say I loved the heroines name… Pie！ This was an easy book to get into and while it will be months before part two I felt it was not a cliffhanger。 Only a continuance。 Pie takes s caretaker job at a sanctuary for monsters。 Of course she doesn’t realize it until it’s too late。 Once meeting Pell and Tomas we let the fun begin。 Would I recommend or buy？ Yes to both， it’s kindle unlimited right now so an easy choice。 I’m looking forward to the next part already。 It was an easy five stars for me！ 。。。more
Cayley
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4-4。25So I went into this totally blind based off a friend rec。 I was completely swept in。 Slowly learning it was a beauty and the beast retelling （loose） and just went for the ride。 If you are looking for a monster romance with a plot then I would recommend this。 Super intriguing premises with a little mystery to discover。 Really enjoyed。Note for the author below*****Not a spoiler just a wish ;）。。。 I AM TOTALLY OK IF THIS TURNS INTO A RH。 #teamThomas #teamTarq
Alisa
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Great story line！ Wow！ Great idea for a book。 JA Huss just keeps surprising us with so many genres and this book is no different。 It keeps you on your toes about the world of the Old Gods and lots of magic。 Prepare to be amazed。
Zhaveh-lee Madsen
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A must read。 Fall in love with a world you couldn't imagine。 Fall in love with monsters you've been taught to fear。 Fall in love with Pie。 A must read。 Fall in love with a world you couldn't imagine。 Fall in love with monsters you've been taught to fear。 Fall in love with Pie。 。。。more
Carol 27
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I couldn’t have anticipated how captivating this story would be， or that I would enjoy it so much。 I hadn’t expected the humour either， and found myself laughing out loud – a lot。 I loved Pie’s early reactions when she realized exactly what her caretaker role would entail – so much snark， rebellion and outright disobedience in response to every command， and demand from Pell – the beast of Saint Mark’s， aka her boss。 I enjoyed her journey of self-discovery and the sweet relationship that eventual I couldn’t have anticipated how captivating this story would be， or that I would enjoy it so much。 I hadn’t expected the humour either， and found myself laughing out loud – a lot。 I loved Pie’s early reactions when she realized exactly what her caretaker role would entail – so much snark， rebellion and outright disobedience in response to every command， and demand from Pell – the beast of Saint Mark’s， aka her boss。 I enjoyed her journey of self-discovery and the sweet relationship that eventually developed with… This is a well written fantasy， featuring fantastical creatures based in Roman mythology。 There’s plenty of magic， mystery， action， some conflict， violence and several surprises along with some explicit， steamy encounters。 While this story has its conclusion， it’s more of a HFN ending。 I can’t wait for Savage Saints to find out how Pie deals with her new reality after that surprise twist at the end。 。。。more
Irene Lawless
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Hot！ Hot！ Hot！ What an amazing world Julie’s created here。 I literally could not put this book down…and now I have to wait until April for the next installment…{sigh}。 It’ll be worth it。
dbbooknerd
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Another brilliantly twisted story Let me just say that this was a fun， mind boggling adventure！ If you can just let go of everything you think you know about what’s happening and what monsters really are， you can be like Pie and be transformed！
Heidi R。
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I loved this paranormal romance！！！ Pie， Pell， and Tomas are fascinating characters。 Lots of interesting twists in this first book of the series！
Doz Copley
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YayAs a fan of sci fi， fantasy ， make believe I thoroughly enjoyed every word of this book 。Didn't know where it would take me with each turn of the story。 And loved， loved the characters。such a mind JA Huss keep it up looking forward to book2 YayAs a fan of sci fi， fantasy ， make believe I thoroughly enjoyed every word of this book 。Didn't know where it would take me with each turn of the story。 And loved， loved the characters。such a mind JA Huss keep it up looking forward to book2 。。。more
Kat Valentine
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Now this is how to write a fabulous paranormal romance！！！！ J。 A。 huss has a winner with Damaged Gods: Monsters of saint Marks！！！ I couldn't read this fast enough。 Between excellent writing and funny as shit dialogue and fabulous characters I was totally captived by the storytelling。 And the cover was so fucking beautiful as well。 You can't help but love Pell he's a sexy beastie with beautiful yellow eyes and long fabulous horns！ I love dudes with horns！！！ Such a turn on！！！ He's a Satyr chimera w Now this is how to write a fabulous paranormal romance！！！！ J。 A。 huss has a winner with Damaged Gods: Monsters of saint Marks！！！ I couldn't read this fast enough。 Between excellent writing and funny as shit dialogue and fabulous characters I was totally captived by the storytelling。 And the cover was so fucking beautiful as well。 You can't help but love Pell he's a sexy beastie with beautiful yellow eyes and long fabulous horns！ I love dudes with horns！！！ Such a turn on！！！ He's a Satyr chimera who walks around with no clothes with his well endowed junk hanging out much to pie's displeasure。 He has been stuck in a curse for over 2，000 years because of old god's wars and has lost hope of breaking it but when pie is tricked into coming to st。 Mark's as the new caretaker she too becomes cursed。 I'm not saying anymore about the story because its too good not to read！ I will say that their are so many awesome characters besides the main two Pell and pie。 Theirs Tomas who I simply adore who's a sweet and sexy guy who uses glamour to hide the fact that he's a scary beast as well and then theirs the sexy and dangerous looking Tarq a Minotaur and a favorite of mine，because I dig guys who have that handsome bad boy evil side！ He has sleek， jet-black fur。 Glossy hooves。 Brown skin。 Long， silky black hair with long sharp sexy fangs， but he is very intense and not the kind of guy you want to notice you because he gives off the vibe that once you get his attention theirs no going back！！！ Lets see horns，fangs and the size of a mountain！！！！ That checks about all my fantasy boxes！！ Bring it on ！ I loved pell and pie's chemistry together！ He's a hot head and overbearing and pie just doesn't take any shit from him or anybody else so its a clash of two strong personality's 。 And the heat factor was hot！！！ From the hornjob to the foot rub which were not only steamy but beautifully sensual 。 Theirs not alot of sex going on but when it happens its the curl your toes kind of sex！ Very hot ！ JA Huss is a fantastic writer and I always enjoy her books。 This isn't what I call a cliff hanger book，its more of a continuing of a story。 I can't wait for book 2 Savage Saints coming out in April ！！！ The cover has been revealed and its amazing！！Until next time Luv's💕💋 。。。more
Michelle Kelly
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Absolutely loved this book。 Ready for more。。。。
Melissa Fisher
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Loved it！！！！！I think what I love most about JA Huss/ KC Cross is that you never know what to expect。 KC Cross is quickly becoming the Queen of What Did I Just Read and Why Did I Love It？！？！ First we get a world full of Aliens with two Special parts and now we get a world of Mythical creatures and rooms full of wonder。 Pie， Pell and Tomas were more than I expected and all that I could have hoped for。 I can not wait for the next book to see what more this world has to offer。
Regina
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WOWAmazing mind 🤯 blowing imaginary story。 I couldn’t wait to read JA Huss’s new fantasy book but WOW it’s was better。 I’m just in awe the characters & story anything can happen & it does ❤️📚❤️Huss
Jodi
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Damaged Gods by K。C。 Cross was a PNR monster romp that I found to be super entertaining。 I had no idea that a Satyr Chimera could be so hot and humorous （hello horn job）， but oddly enough I found myself intrigued with Pie， Pell， and Tomas' story at Saint Mark's。 When sassy Pie answers an ad to be the caretaker at Saint Mark's Sanctuary， she had no idea that she would actually be serving a monster and attempting to break an ancient curse。 This audio book is narrated by Hathaway Lee and Jason Cla Damaged Gods by K。C。 Cross was a PNR monster romp that I found to be super entertaining。 I had no idea that a Satyr Chimera could be so hot and humorous （hello horn job）， but oddly enough I found myself intrigued with Pie， Pell， and Tomas' story at Saint Mark's。 When sassy Pie answers an ad to be the caretaker at Saint Mark's Sanctuary， she had no idea that she would actually be serving a monster and attempting to break an ancient curse。 This audio book is narrated by Hathaway Lee and Jason Clarke。 Hathaway Lee is a new to me narrator， and I loved the way she performed Pie's feisty， independent， and determined personality。 Jason Clarke performed Pell's monstrous grumpy， headstrong personality perfectly。 Plus， both narrators were fantastic with Tomas' British accent as well as several other character's voices in the story！Overall I really enjoyed this audio book！ This book is full of mystery （Will they break the curse？）， humor （Pell's pants situation）， a little darkness （creepy cemetery）， and an epic adventure。 Who knew monsters could be so much fun！ I'm excited to see where the next book will take us and what adventure awaits these characters next！ 。。。more
Heather
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Teehee！ Been waiting for this 😁Woah。 🤯 I need the next book。 I don't even know what to say other than this was amazing and I'd give it more than 5 stars if possible。 Couldn't not finish listening in one go。 Jason and Hathaway brought the characters to life imo。 Teehee！ Been waiting for this 😁Woah。 🤯 I need the next book。 I don't even know what to say other than this was amazing and I'd give it more than 5 stars if possible。 Couldn't not finish listening in one go。 Jason and Hathaway brought the characters to life imo。 。。。more
Julia ✿
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（（ 𝟮。𝟳𝟱 ~ 𝟯 ）） 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀… ♥ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗦… actually really really cool。 The fact that Pie Vita （h） stumbles upon a magical ad that happens to send her head first into the mythically cursed world of Saint Mark's Sanctuary was… beyond neat。 The monsters she meets at Saint Mark's Sanctuary， Pell （H） and Tomas， were also great editions to the story。 You really felt for them （（ 𝟮。𝟳𝟱 ~ 𝟯 ）） 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀… ♥ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗦… actually really really cool。 The fact that Pie Vita （h） stumbles upon a magical ad that happens to send her head first into the mythically cursed world of Saint Mark's Sanctuary was… beyond neat。 The monsters she meets at Saint Mark's Sanctuary， Pell （H） and Tomas， were also great editions to the story。 You really felt for them， their curse， and you also felt their vague confusion。 They didn't really know what was going on， thus this book was kinda a low-key mystery。 Overall， DAMAGED GODS had a really intriguing plot//concept that kept me invested until the very end。 ✘ 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦 = 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬… and dear lord that shit was painful at certain points。 Like， I'm talking half the dialogue was exposition dumps… which is kinda par the course for stories like this， but I've seen it done in non-painful ways。 Basically， the book went something like this ~ ✧ ᴘɪᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴍʙʟᴇꜱ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ꜱʜɪᴛ✦ ꜱʜᴇ ɢᴏᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇɴɪᴀʟ ʟᴀɴᴅ， ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴀʏꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ。✧ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʟʟ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ✦ ᴘᴇʟʟ ᴅʀᴏᴘꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴇxᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ✧ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ꜱʜɪᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ✦ ᴘɪᴇ ɢᴏᴇꜱ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇɴɪᴀʟ ʟᴀɴᴅ， ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘᴇᴇᴋꜱ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴀꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ✧ ᴘᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘɪᴇ… ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ？✦ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴇɴꜱᴜᴇꜱ… ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇxᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ✧ ʀɪɴꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ Suffice it to say， that shit was annoying and head-meet-desk inducing。 I think my main gripe with all the exposition heavy dialogue was the way it kept actual meaningful dialogue from happening。 That's when I have a problem with exposition。 ✘ 𝗣𝗜𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘… 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘？ 𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗬？ 𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚？ 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗩𝗘？ Yeahhhh， I'm honestly having trouble classifying my feelings when it comes to Pie and Pell。 See， on the one hand， Pie had the potential to be a really cool heroine。 She was independent as fuck， had an "imaginary talking bird" as a pet， wasn't afraid to call anyone on their shit， and was a generally likable and nice person。 But， and this is a big butt， she defffffinitely meandered into TSTL heroine territory multiple times。 For reference here's how shit went down with Pie， and her whole chaotic existence。 ✦ ᴘɪᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴍʙʟᴇꜱ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ꜱʜɪᴛ✧ ʜᴀꜱ ᴠɪꜱᴜᴀʟꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴꜰɪʀᴍ ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ✦ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ "ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀꜱᴇ"✧ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴛʀᴀᴄᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪɴᴋꜱ ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ✦ ꜱᴀʏꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ꜱʜɪᴛ✧ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ꜱʜɪᴛ✦ ᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ꜰʀɪꜱᴋʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇʟʟ✧ ʀɪɴꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ At a certain point it all just got so exhausting。 Like， she was living in denial land for wayyyy too long。 I'm talking we're at eighty freaking percent and she's still thinking it's all in her head。 Thus， that leads her to do some stupid shit。 And it's not like she didn't have multiple people telling her what was up， she did。 She just choose not to listen。 Thus， my tolerance with Pie steadily decreased as the book went on。 On the other hand， there's Pell。 Pell was… fine？ Idk， there's not much to say about him。 He was a horny chimera who'd been cursed for over two thousand years。 There was some depth to him， mainly him wanting someone to just - accept him for him。 But， he mostly served as an exposition dumping ground。 It was mostly through him that the story was told， which again， didn't really allow me to get to know Pell the hero。 I mean… he has a big dick… so that's nice。✘ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟， 𝗕𝗨𝗨𝗨𝗨𝗧… as it stands it's not really working for me。 Personally， I kinda wanted her and Tomas to get together… but that's just me。 And honestly， I'm not usually one for shipping characters who the author clearly doesn't intend to be endgame， but in this case， what can I say。 I sense a ship。 The main thing that's missing in regards to the romance， is， in my opinion， is buildup and chemistry。 Personally， I had a hard time believing the PellPie romance because of how fast it happened。 One second Pie is trying to date a whole different person， ogling Tomas， and thinking Pell is monstrous。 Then， all of a sudden， Pie wants to climb Pell like a tree and romance him？ Like… what？ I felt like I was missing a few things。 ♥ 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢， 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗧… and yeah… that's it。 Tomas can get it， and I'm still pissed that he's not actually the hero。 He's just so… complex， dark， and twisty。 I don't know， what can I say， I happen to have a thing for cute lovable boy-next-door types that happen to have a hidden dark side。 Plus， he's an actual bloodthirsty dragon。 How cool is that？ ✘ 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗪𝗞𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡… my dumbass didn't realize DAMAGED GODS was a continuous series， and not an interconnected standalone series。 *sigh* I hate when that happens。 So， I kinda went into DAMAGED GODS expecting to wrap up Pie and Pell's story in book one， and then I assumed that book two would continue with the plot， but focus on Tomas and a newly introduced love interest。 HA。 HA。 HA。 The jokes was on me。 Instead， nothing was resolved， more questions were to be had， and PellPie were the leading couple of the next book。 fun。 ✿ 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡， 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗦… fine。 It wasn't horrible， it wasn't amazing， but it also wasn't a boring slumber party。 It had… potential。 There were times when I got very into the story， but there were also times when I honestly couldn't with anything that was happening。 Pie was a… passable heroine， same with Pell。 Tomas was my favorite character， which… doesn't bode well for me… i have this feeling。 Ultimately， I think DAMAGED GODS was bogged down by its exposition heavy dialogue。 Thus， I don't think I'll continue on with this series。 But， I think if you like monster-love-interests， vague paranormal mysteries， and Greek God shenanigans， then you might like DAMAGED GODS。 。。。more
Celeste Katsolis
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Fun book with monsters （Dragon， Minotaur’s， Wood Nymphs） a girl， Pie， that has been down on her luck most of her life and now answers an advert for a caretaker， that sounds just perfect for her cure situation。Pie & Pell have a rocky start， but eventually have a common goal to break the curse and still protect the sanctuary of Saint Mark’s。 For those of you interested， Yes there is sex （LOL）， not as much as a typical KC Cross （J。A。 Huss） book， but it’s in there。 This book is a first in a series， Fun book with monsters （Dragon， Minotaur’s， Wood Nymphs） a girl， Pie， that has been down on her luck most of her life and now answers an advert for a caretaker， that sounds just perfect for her cure situation。Pie & Pell have a rocky start， but eventually have a common goal to break the curse and still protect the sanctuary of Saint Mark’s。 For those of you interested， Yes there is sex （LOL）， not as much as a typical KC Cross （J。A。 Huss） book， but it’s in there。 This book is a first in a series， how many？ definitely a second book， but this book can be read as a stand-alone， there are No cliffhangers （which like me， most readers want to know in advance）I did enjoy this story， it was fun and flowed well， after reading the ebook I also listened to the story on Audible。I definitely recommend reading。 。。。more
Michell Hall casper
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Five stars are not enough for this world of Gods and Monsters。 K。 C。 Cross， aka JA Huss， nailed it again。 I'm not a fan of PNR reads， but again Huss is writing it， and look at that cover， how could you not be intrigued。 This world was magical， fun， and fascinating。 I didn't want it to end。 I got so lost in it that after I finished， I had to grab the audiobook and get lost in that too because， Duh！ Jason Clarke and Hathaway Lee， made this world come to life。 They made you feel as if you were expe Five stars are not enough for this world of Gods and Monsters。 K。 C。 Cross， aka JA Huss， nailed it again。 I'm not a fan of PNR reads， but again Huss is writing it， and look at that cover， how could you not be intrigued。 This world was magical， fun， and fascinating。 I didn't want it to end。 I got so lost in it that after I finished， I had to grab the audiobook and get lost in that too because， Duh！ Jason Clarke and Hathaway Lee， made this world come to life。 They made you feel as if you were experiencing the words they were reading。 I love it when an author and narrator can do that。 Bring a book so alive！！ 。。。more
Lynne Garlick
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Holy shit！！Holy freaking shit！！ What a read！！！ I fell into the first page and I did not want to come out！ Even when I got to the end。。。。。。。so I pre-ordered book two before starting this review！！！This has had me laughing， cringing， hot！！ Pie is funny AF and her chat had me laughing so hard！ Pell is one moody f***er to start with but I loved their banter and then throw in Tomas！！ And then ALL the other stuff and I could not put it down， my head is mashed！！A fantastic read！！
Raven
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"Damaged Gods" （Monsters of Saint Mark's， Book 1）， a paranormal monster romance by JA Huss/ KC Cross， is imaginative， twisted， magical， and just plain fun。Cursed and confined to Saint Mark's Sanctuary for over two millennia， Pell is a well-endowed， hella hot satyr chimera who doesn't like to wear pants （or shirts） and enjoys a good horn job every now and then。 Pie， a possibly crazy homeless girl who carries a talking bird in her pocket， has no idea what she's getting into when she applies for a "Damaged Gods" （Monsters of Saint Mark's， Book 1）， a paranormal monster romance by JA Huss/ KC Cross， is imaginative， twisted， magical， and just plain fun。Cursed and confined to Saint Mark's Sanctuary for over two millennia， Pell is a well-endowed， hella hot satyr chimera who doesn't like to wear pants （or shirts） and enjoys a good horn job every now and then。 Pie， a possibly crazy homeless girl who carries a talking bird in her pocket， has no idea what she's getting into when she applies for a job as a caretaker at the sanctuary after seeing a flyer posted in a grimy gas station。 Cross' vivid and creative world-building pulls you into the mystical （but somehow realistic and believable） world of gods and monsters， and Saint Mark's Sanctuary seems more like a character than a place。 And， thanks to the dramatic narration by Hathaway Lee and Jason Clarke， the audiobook plays like a movie in your mind。You never know where JA Huss/ KC Cross will take you， but I always go along eagerly and with an open mind。 I can't wait to see where the next book takes us。 。。。more
Debra Rowland
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Pie answers an advertisement for a job as a caretaker in a sanctuary， little does she know there’s a sultry Chimera called Pell whose been trapped there for over two thousand years。 Pie ends up trapped in the same curse as Pell and apparently only she can break it。 Is she up for the job or will she think she’s lost her mind？This is a magical fun PNR。 Loved these characters， Julie certainly knows how to write these brilliantly crazy sci-Fi stories。 Looking forward to reading the next instalment。I Pie answers an advertisement for a job as a caretaker in a sanctuary， little does she know there’s a sultry Chimera called Pell whose been trapped there for over two thousand years。 Pie ends up trapped in the same curse as Pell and apparently only she can break it。 Is she up for the job or will she think she’s lost her mind？This is a magical fun PNR。 Loved these characters， Julie certainly knows how to write these brilliantly crazy sci-Fi stories。 Looking forward to reading the next instalment。I was given this arc to review 。。。more
Avephoenix
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The story is masterfully crafted， beautifully and perfectly layered
Jammie Bebout
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This book took me by surprise。 Based on the blurb， I thought I knew what type of story I’d be reading。 I had guessed it would be a more grown up version of Beauty and the Beast， but I was wrong。 It’s not nearly that simple。 This story is so much more than a supposed new take on a fairy tale。 Yes， there are characters that could be seen by some as beasts， and there is a curse involved。 But that’s where the similarities end。 This story is intricate and layered， and these characters are complex and This book took me by surprise。 Based on the blurb， I thought I knew what type of story I’d be reading。 I had guessed it would be a more grown up version of Beauty and the Beast， but I was wrong。 It’s not nearly that simple。 This story is so much more than a supposed new take on a fairy tale。 Yes， there are characters that could be seen by some as beasts， and there is a curse involved。 But that’s where the similarities end。 This story is intricate and layered， and these characters are complex and multifaceted。 The world would call some of them monsters， but what really makes someone a monster？ I believe that question to be the underlying theme of this book， and it colors the journey of all these characters。 It’s evident in how they see the other characters， as well as how they view themselves。 I was utterly intrigued from the first page， and my interest only deepened as I read。 By the end， I was borderline obsessed… by the story， by the characters， and by the mythology。 I honestly cannot recommend this book highly enough。 I absolutely did not want it to end， and I am praying for the sequel at this point。 * I was given an ARC of this book and voluntarily chose to review。 All of my opinions are honest and entirely my own。 。。。more
A Little Nerdy
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Perfect Perfect Perfect！ I wish I could give this 10 stars！ Oh man， I have to wait for book two！！
Heather
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Omg！ I'm in love with this book！！This is such a different story， and I was blown away with how amazing it was！！ I'm really super excited that there will be a sequel！！！！！！ Although waiting until April of next year might be tough 。。。 LolAnyways。。。 St。 Marks Sanctuary。 That sounds like a fairly uneventful place to get an easy job as a caretaker， right？？ Well Pie discovers that nothing that easy comes without a price。。。 And the price she has to pay is to not only be stuck there literally forever （or Omg！ I'm in love with this book！！This is such a different story， and I was blown away with how amazing it was！！ I'm really super excited that there will be a sequel！！！！！！ Although waiting until April of next year might be tough 。。。 LolAnyways。。。 St。 Marks Sanctuary。 That sounds like a fairly uneventful place to get an easy job as a caretaker， right？？ Well Pie discovers that nothing that easy comes without a price。。。 And the price she has to pay is to not only be stuck there literally forever （or until she can con someone else to take it）， but she also discovers that St Marks is Sanctuary to A LOT of monsters。 You know， like the ones that are supposed to be a myth！ Except they aren't， and she is bound to serve a Satyr Chimera （and please him lol） for the rest of her days 。。。。 Oh AND discover a way to break his curse。 Not too much to ask a girl who has an imaginary friend that's a bird， right？？ And who knew that falling for a monster could be so easy。This book is sooooo out there， crazy， wonderful， and brilliant。 I was hooked from start to finish。 There is so much happening in this book， and of course， a lot that is left unexplained。。。 But that's what book 2 is for！！ I highly recommend reading this！ You'll love it！！ 😍😍I received an ARC for my honest review。 。。。more
Book-Lovin-Momma
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Monsters and Gods just give a romance book that extra edge of fantasy and heat。 Pie finds herself in the middle of atwo thousand year-old curse when she answers an ad at St。 Mark's Sanctuary。 With some great tongue-in-cheek humor and some sexy hot monsters to contend with， this has been one entertaining read from beginning to end！ Monsters and Gods just give a romance book that extra edge of fantasy and heat。 Pie finds herself in the middle of atwo thousand year-old curse when she answers an ad at St。 Mark's Sanctuary。 With some great tongue-in-cheek humor and some sexy hot monsters to contend with， this has been one entertaining read from beginning to end！ 。。。more
Marika
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If there is one author who can take something already magical and make it even more so it's Julie！This story has it all and what's more， it's also funny and the characters are the bomb。 I could not put it down and I was enchanted and completely rooting for the characters！ If there is one author who can take something already magical and make it even more so it's Julie！This story has it all and what's more， it's also funny and the characters are the bomb。 I could not put it down and I was enchanted and completely rooting for the characters！ 。。。more
Reva Coomer
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Damaged GodsThe writing in this book is phenomenal， just like every other Julie book， but with this one， it was like I was watching it instead of reading it。 That was mind blowing all on its own。 If you are like me and get lost in the book you're reading， you are going to love this one！ Such a fun place to be lost in。 Pell and Pie are such fun。 Saint Mark's is this grand place that I want to visit。 I am so excited for book two！ This is not my normal kind of read， but I would have been seriously Damaged GodsThe writing in this book is phenomenal， just like every other Julie book， but with this one， it was like I was watching it instead of reading it。 That was mind blowing all on its own。 If you are like me and get lost in the book you're reading， you are going to love this one！ Such a fun place to be lost in。 Pell and Pie are such fun。 Saint Mark's is this grand place that I want to visit。 I am so excited for book two！ This is not my normal kind of read， but I would have been seriously disappointed to miss out on such greatness。 。。。more
Liz
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