Gods & Monsters
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- Create Date：2021-07-02 07:19:16
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- Author：Shelby Mahurin
- ISBN：0063038935
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Reviews
Bridey Morris
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If you’re expecting a professional， well-written review， turn back now because this thing is as much of a hot mess as I was reading Gods & Monsters。 I really did try to make it nice but honestly my notes are all over the place and this review is going to be so much more fun if it’s not elegant。First of all， Shelby Mahurin is both the god AND the monster in this book。 I have literally never been more stressed out in my entire life。 I stress ate half a family sized bag of M&Ms。 I devoured the enti If you’re expecting a professional， well-written review， turn back now because this thing is as much of a hot mess as I was reading Gods & Monsters。 I really did try to make it nice but honestly my notes are all over the place and this review is going to be so much more fun if it’s not elegant。First of all， Shelby Mahurin is both the god AND the monster in this book。 I have literally never been more stressed out in my entire life。 I stress ate half a family sized bag of M&Ms。 I devoured the entire book in almost a day because it DOESN’T STOP。 Like you think you’re safe and you relax and then something else sucker punches you and you have no choice but to keep reading。 Basically what I’m trying to say is that the pacing in this book is the BEST。 Yes， we have some nice， tender moments with the squad and with Reid and Lou but it’s mostly going to be panic all around which is exactly what I want in a third and final book。If Shelby Mahurin could please write me my own love story that would be fantastic because I WANT WHAT LOU AND REID HAVE。 Gods & Monsters was one of those books where I squealed a lot at the cute parts， screamed a lot at the “WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM SHELBY” parts， and swooned at the flirting parts。 There were so many tender and funny moments and moments of chemistry between Reid and Lou that effect their relationship together， their inner conflicts， and the external plot。 Honestly masterful work there， like Shelby really managed to hit ALL THOSE POINTS and made it GOOD and let’s be real， a lot of authors don’t。 And to all the thirsty fans I know are out there because I am one of them: Yes。 There are steamy scenes。 And they are STEAMY。If there is one thing I love more than romance， it’s unlikely female friendships。 We all love Coco and Lou because let’s be real， they’re the best and I would sell a kidney to be friends with them。 But， but， BUT there is a NEW ADDITION that I can’t talk about but I want to say I LOVED the dynamic。 Without spoilers， there’s a lot of power and encouragement between them and talk about being happy with yourself and flipping off anyone who tells you what you can be and y’all I CRIED。 Anyways， speaking of this new character， I did not expect to love her going into this but coming out of it， SHE IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER。 Absolute QUEEN。 I want to talk about the scenes so badly。Look， I am the type of person who can watch a horror movie at 11pm and then immediately go to sleep with no nightmares or the “oh my God something is under my bed” thoughts。 But the new POV？ Nicholina？ That made my skin CRAWL。 The way she talks and acts is so eerie and makes me just a little bit scared of Shelby’s mind。 But it was exquisitely disturbing and I both hated and loved it。BEAU。 That’s it， that’s the paragraph。If you’ve read Serpent & Dove and Blood & Honey， which I’m assuming you have or this review isn’t going to be very entertaining for you， then you know Shelby likes to do this thing where she puts her characters in the absolute worst situations she can think of and the reader is like “oh no！ how will they ever escape！” and then BOOM suddenly things blow up in your face in a really awesome way。 And I love those scenes because they’re always really epic， but I especially love the scenes right before everything blows up。 In this whole book， there is a recurring them about how hard it is to cling to hope when the world has given you nothing but despair––and taking another step anyways。 Yes there is heartbreak and grief and rock bottom for all these characters， but I love that every book Shelby writes always has that element of hope。 These characters know their odds but they all help each other take that next step， fight that next monster， or face that next obstacle。 Gods & Monsters especially deals with those themes， and how difficult it is when all of them are weighed down by grief and guilt。 And now I am crying。Similarly， this is the paragraph I didn’t want to write because it HURTS but I have to write it because it’s very important。 Shelby does a fantastic job of dealing with grief in Gods & Monsters。 It’s difficult to tackle a topic like that in the first place， but to write about the pain， the guilt， the temptation to just give up when the world seems like it’ll never be the same without that person… Wow。 I mean Shelby hit the nail on the head。 I won’t say much more because I don’t want to spoil and I want you all to discover some of my favorite scenes by yourselves， but I suggest grabbing your tissues。 This one hit me hard。I like to think I’m a calm reader in the sense that I don’t like， throw a book at the wall。 There was a moment in this book where I absolutely threw the book at the wall （it was actually my e-reader and it hit a pillow thank God BUT STILL）。 There were a lot of moments in this where I just…AH。 I screamed。I would like to take a moment to share with you actual notes from my readthrough:FDSKLAFDJS ;******* WHAT THE EVER LIVING **** JUST HAPPENEDSHELBY NO BAD SHELBY WHAT THE HELL STOP ITI SWEAR TO **** SHELBY I SWEAR TO ****To be fair， most of my notes were like that。 I was having a crisis the entire time。Let’s talk about my favorite thing in any book: WORLDBUILDING。 There are NEW CREATURES GUYS。 I love them。 They’re the best。 I guess I can’t actually talk about this much without spoiling？ But know there are some new worldbuildilng elements in G&M that really add to the magic of the story。Lastly， I would like to talk about writing for a moment。 Shelby’s writing is so fantastic on all accounts。 From her descriptions to her action scenes to the steamy scenes， she is a FANTASTIC writer。 Like action scenes and steamy scenes are so hard to write and she nailed them？ Legendary。 There were some epic quotes in there too and I want them tattooed on my forehead。If you’ve reached the end of this review， I am impressed！ If you have already called a therapist on my behalf， you’re valid but I already have one so I'm good。 Or， if you jumped down to the bottom to hear my final thoughts， here they are: Gods & Monsters was the best ending to the Serpent & Dove series I could have hoped for。 It is intense， emotional， romantic， and epic and readers everywhere are going to be talking about this conclusion for a long， long time。 I laughed， cried， yelled， swooned， and experienced every emotion known to humankind and would do it all again。 These characters are so close to my heart for so many reasons and while I am saddened that this is the final chapter in their story， I am thrilled they got such a fantastic end。 I eagerly await whatever Shelby Mahurin has in store for us in her future works and until then， maybe it’s time for a reread… 。。。more
Alli
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I can not wait to get my hands on this book！！！ 2nd book ending had me stresseddd
Arini ~ Miss Casually Reading
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anticipated read for next month - comes out July 27th。 heres a recapitulation of the previous book from the author herself for anyone who needs it: Blood & Honey Recap。 anticipated read for next month - comes out July 27th。 heres a recapitulation of the previous book from the author herself for anyone who needs it: Blood & Honey Recap。 。。。more
Georgia
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In the name of all that is holy， I AM UNWELL！！！！！Emotionally， I am all over the place right now， so I know everything I say is going to come across as hyperbolic， but seriously， y’all… I cannot emphasize enough how much I absolutely LOVED Gods & Monsters。 As this book has yet to come out， no need to worry about spoilers in this review！If ever there was a textbook on how to write the perfect finale to a series， Gods & Monsters would， in my mind， indisputably be the perfect example to cite。 It was In the name of all that is holy， I AM UNWELL！！！！！Emotionally， I am all over the place right now， so I know everything I say is going to come across as hyperbolic， but seriously， y’all… I cannot emphasize enough how much I absolutely LOVED Gods & Monsters。 As this book has yet to come out， no need to worry about spoilers in this review！If ever there was a textbook on how to write the perfect finale to a series， Gods & Monsters would， in my mind， indisputably be the perfect example to cite。 It wasn’t until finishing Gods & Monsters that I realized， wow， I haven’t read any final books in a series that I truly and throughly enjoyed。 Somehow， Shelby Mahurin wove a book that is not only full of action， romance， and laughs， but she also somehow wrapped it and the entire series up in such a tidy and satisfactory way that I’m actually wondering if witchcraft is a side-hustle of hers。 Okay， but wait， let’s talk about all that action， romance， and funniness for a minute。 By habit， I sort of dread the final books in series。 Usually， I find that these final books have very slow pacing and are often too serious and grim to have fun while reading。 But Gods & Monsters is fun。 The action was nonstop throughout this book which caught me entirely by surprise because I felt like there was so much that happened in Blood & Honey that was going to weigh down the action and plot progression in Gods & Monsters， but that truly wasn’t the case。 I actually found the pacing to be stronger in Gods & Monsters than it was in either of the previous two books， and I caught myself having to pause every so often while reading because so much was happening that I would just need a breather for a second！ Especially toward the end， my heart felt like it was in my stomach for seriously the entirety of the last twenty percent of the story。 So yes， the action is amazing， but there’s still the intensity of the high stakes our babies have to work to combat， as well as their own interpersonal struggles。 And， somehow， Shelby is able keep the action and tension coming， but still bring the funny？！ I read a good portion of this book while on vacation， and I truly had to cover my mouth to hide my laughter and grins in public because there was just so much amazing banter in this book， not to mention some seriously cute moments that had me smiling like a fool。I suppose I should also mention that I cried three separate times during the epilogue of this book。 So do with that information what you will！And that’s all I can really say， because anything else would just be spoiling it for y’all， but please just know how FANTASTIC Gods & Monsters is， and that you absolutely need to not miss out on reading it once it hits shelves。 Shelby has truly set a precedent I’m not sure another author can match anytime soon in writing such a perfectly satisfying and balanced finale while not losing an iota of the magic， romance， and humor that makes her writing so damn addicting and superb！ 。。。more
raquel
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i don't plan on fully reading this just the ending because i've realized i don't care i don't plan on fully reading this just the ending because i've realized i don't care 。。。more
Kathryn （Blissfully Bookish Co）
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I’ll update this when I can form coherent thoughts。 However know that it’s AMAZING。
Inuyasha
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If the book is as magnificent as that ✨cover✨ Allahu akbar
Camryn
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Hardcover
Autumn Langley
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OH。 MY。 WORD。 Look at that cover！ I am in love！ The one thing i truly wish for this book is for the tension between Lou and Reid to NOT be so bad this book。 The last book was almost unbearble to read because of those two。
Stine Tc
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What a disappointment this book was。 I read the first one and was unable to put it down and then came this。。。。If you know nothing about France and historic France I am sure， it's fine， but honestly the language？ Not used in France。 At least not in that much。 I couldn't stand it and have to give up 50 pages in。 I am NOT reading more books of this author What a disappointment this book was。 I read the first one and was unable to put it down and then came this。。。。If you know nothing about France and historic France I am sure， it's fine， but honestly the language？ Not used in France。 At least not in that much。 I couldn't stand it and have to give up 50 pages in。 I am NOT reading more books of this author 。。。more
gracecevansx
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Release Date of Gods and Monsters: 27th JulyWhat I would like to see: Development of Coco and Beau’s relationship。Coco rejecting Beau because she feels like she’s betraying Ansel。Beau being vulnerable and stopping the arrogant act。Maybe a slow burn relationship with these two。 Both have issues they need to sort out。Reid starting to accept his magic。Reid starting to find himself and focusing on himself rather than Lou。A friendship between Toulouse and Thierry and Reid。SPOILER: When Lou isn’t unde Release Date of Gods and Monsters: 27th JulyWhat I would like to see: Development of Coco and Beau’s relationship。Coco rejecting Beau because she feels like she’s betraying Ansel。Beau being vulnerable and stopping the arrogant act。Maybe a slow burn relationship with these two。 Both have issues they need to sort out。Reid starting to accept his magic。Reid starting to find himself and focusing on himself rather than Lou。A friendship between Toulouse and Thierry and Reid。SPOILER: When Lou isn’t under La Voison’s control:Maybe a friendship between Lou and BeauLou in the darkness and then getting herself out of it by herself。 I like Reid but I feel like this is something she needs to do herself。 Proof of the strength of Coco and Lou’s friendship（maybe Coco realising Lou isn’t herself）La Voison and Nicholina getting what they deserve。More Gabrielle content because I love her。 Célie content- I wasn’t a fan of her at the start but I feel like there could be more depth to her character。 Maybe a friendship between her and Lou？？ Célie helping Lou and realising that not all witches are like Morgane。That hair stroke when Reid held them both is giving me hope for a strong friendship。 。。。more
Shifty Reads
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Hell should break lose before I ever read a book by this author。
Michael
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One epic， romantic， magic finale。 I’m in my feels。
Beenish
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Woahhh！！ I LOVE this cover 🙈
j。chestnut
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I just finish blood and honey and I NEED to know what happens next。 August can’t come fast enough。 Also， god tier cover。
Trisha
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THE BIGGEST PRAYER CIRCLE THAT THIS IS BETTER THAN BLOOD & HONEY！！But I'll be real， the title and the synopsis have me worried。 Only continuing because I did love Serpent & Dove。 Plus， I'm too curious not to。 Sighs。 THE BIGGEST PRAYER CIRCLE THAT THIS IS BETTER THAN BLOOD & HONEY！！But I'll be real， the title and the synopsis have me worried。 Only continuing because I did love Serpent & Dove。 Plus， I'm too curious not to。 Sighs。 。。。more
Maja - BibliophiliaDK ✨
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Serpent and Dove: One of the best YA fantasy books I have read in quite some timeBlood and Honey:: Bit of a letdown in my opinion。。。Gods and Monsters: Serpent and Dove: One of the best YA fantasy books I have read in quite some timeBlood and Honey:: Bit of a letdown in my opinion。。。Gods and Monsters: 。。。more
tiffany
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is it just me or do the title and book cover not match with the series vibes ？？ don’t get me wrong， the cover is GORGEOUS， but i’m just feeling that something， ya know？ also， i really expected the title to be along the lines of gases caused serpent & dove （solids） and blood & honey （liquids）。 okay， now i’m just talking science， but i did really expect air & poison or something along those lines lol。
booksNpenguins
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me: hasn't read blood & and honey yetme: OMG I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK me: hasn't read blood & and honey yetme: OMG I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK 。。。more
Catrina
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August 3， 2021
Bre m
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Soo excited to readd！！ finished the other two within two months lol！
Abi
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Still haven't read Blood and Honey， but I just died from this cover oml。 Next up on my to do list: Read Blood and Honey Still haven't read Blood and Honey， but I just died from this cover oml。 Next up on my to do list: Read Blood and Honey 。。。more
Alyssa Thomas
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THAT COVER IS STUNNING！！！
readingwithcami
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i’m so sad i dnf’ed blood and honey cause this cover is so pretty
Anna
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Te necesito en mi vida。
Jalynn Madison
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My first time seeing the cover- I like what I'm seeing！ My first time seeing the cover- I like what I'm seeing！ 。。。more
Maria Starkov
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THE COVER WAS REVEALED YESTERDAY I'M- NAPIXUHB8B7BW THE COVER WAS REVEALED YESTERDAY I'M- NAPIXUHB8B7BW 。。。more
CatalinaNicoleta
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The cover！！！ 😱
juwiabook
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this shit better not suck or i s2g
Maya♡︎
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