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Gods & Monsters

Gods & Monsters

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  • Author：Shelby Mahurin
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Summary

After a heartbreaking loss， Lou， Reid， Beau， and Coco are bent on vengeance more than ever before—and none more so than Lou。

But this is no longer the Lou they thought they knew。 No longer the Lou that captured a chasseur’s heart。 A darkness has settled over her， and this time it will take more than love to drive it out。

Evil always seeks a foothold。 We must not give it one。

The spellbinding conclusion to the New York Times and IndieBound bestselling trilogy Serpent & Dove。 This stunning fantasy take on French witches and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Sarah J。 Maas。

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Reviews

Tara Ruff ，

Book One was my favorite in this series。 The second two books added way too many characters for me to keep up with。 I did like the way Lou came into her power and the way the magic system worked was fascinating。 I just didn't care about their ending as much as I wanted to。 Still well written and a good story。 Book One was my favorite in this series。 The second two books added way too many characters for me to keep up with。 I did like the way Lou came into her power and the way the magic system worked was fascinating。 I just didn't care about their ending as much as I wanted to。 Still well written and a good story。 。。。more

ahaana ☽ ，

blood & honey had such a terrible ending， i'm only reading this because i need to know what happens 🤠 blood & honey had such a terrible ending， i'm only reading this because i need to know what happens 🤠 。。。more

sadhika ˊˎ- ，

Shelby Mahurin just keeps serving with her covers

Isabella （The Feminist Bookworm） ，

This was everything。

Alli ，

OH MY GOD OH MY LORD I LOVE IT I LOVE IT WE NEAD A BEAU AND COSETTE TRILOGY NOW

Gracie ，

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL END TO THE SERIES。 I’m ready to reread the series right now because I cannot deal with how much happened in this book。 SO GOOD

Kris （bookish。bones） ，

4。5 starsMy favorite part of this entire series is actually just the found family and their banter， and this last installment doesn't disappoint。 But on top of getting to reunite with such fun characters， this story does have its own little adventure。 The story was engaging and surprising despite me not being able to remember who some of these side characters were。 And the end。。。 it really won me over。 It was an awesome climax to this trilogy， action packed， high stakes （heh😉）， emotional， and wa 4。5 starsMy favorite part of this entire series is actually just the found family and their banter， and this last installment doesn't disappoint。 But on top of getting to reunite with such fun characters， this story does have its own little adventure。 The story was engaging and surprising despite me not being able to remember who some of these side characters were。 And the end。。。 it really won me over。 It was an awesome climax to this trilogy， action packed， high stakes （heh😉）， emotional， and was actually quite a chunk of the book， not just a few chapters。 So well done。 I don't want to ruin anything but I will say I finished the book just a smidge teary eyed and feeling complete somehow。 Take that as you will。 I'm already so curious about what Shelby will write next！ 。。。more

Alex ，

Amazing， I love Shelby， have since day one and this book is the absolutely perfect ending。 You have everything in this book。 If you want closure， a story with love loss， and comraqdery。 Read this book。 If you want a book that has serious badass girl power vibes。 READ THIS BOOK！ I am ridiculously sad to say goodbye to this world after falling so hard and fast for all of my characters but especially Lou and Reid and my gal Coco， but this book is the best and you will not be disappointed。 If you ha Amazing， I love Shelby， have since day one and this book is the absolutely perfect ending。 You have everything in this book。 If you want closure， a story with love loss， and comraqdery。 Read this book。 If you want a book that has serious badass girl power vibes。 READ THIS BOOK！ I am ridiculously sad to say goodbye to this world after falling so hard and fast for all of my characters but especially Lou and Reid and my gal Coco， but this book is the best and you will not be disappointed。 If you haven't started this series you are missing out！ For perspective， I read this book a few months ago and I still go bad and read my favorite parts and think about it through the day。 It's just amazing。 ALL OF IT！ 。。。more

Gabriela Reads ，

July 19th: I have the horrible feeling that Lou or Reid will die。 I’m not ready for this 😂😩P。S。 I absolutely love this cover 😍

jazel l。 faith ，

Update: I’ve preordered this book。 I’m literally so thrilled to have this beautiful cover in my possession。

resh ，

almost there！ i am so exciteddd

aya ♥ ，

like many other people， i think this series would have been better as a duology， but i'm still going to give it a try like many other people， i think this series would have been better as a duology， but i'm still going to give it a try 。。。more

D。J。 ，

GODS & MONSTERS is a triumphant and epic finale full of love， humor， and magic。

Patricia Almeida ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 They better realize it's not Lou in the first goddamn chapter。 They better realize it's not Lou in the first goddamn chapter。 。。。more

alana ♡ ，

Loved Serpent & Dove。 Hated Blood & Honey。 Naturally I have to find out how it ends…but 500+ pages？ OOF。

Monica ，

Shelby please， for the love of God， DO NOT make Lou pregnant by the end of the very last page of this book。 I BEG YOU。

paige ，

now how did i literally miss that this book was coming out in july guess i have to start preparing for that now

Adrianne ，

Sad the trilogy is coming to an end。 I could not get enough of the characters。 I loved the intricate story and how it was told。 I could not put this book down！！

Meghan ，

Fantastic end to a great series！

Jordan ，

This is a five star book， and I am not at all biased。Sexy times， hilarious banter， sexy times， sexy truth and dare scenes， drama， battles， sexy times， mother daughter issues， MERMAIDS， and hot， damaged men。 Literally。 You will laugh （a lot）， and you will cry （ a lot）。 Also， there are sexy times。 Highly recommend。

sarah ，

this can't be worse than blood and honey right？ this can't be worse than blood and honey right？ 。。。more

Bridey Morris ，

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 ，

I can not wait to get my hands on this book！！！ 2nd book ending had me stresseddd

Arini ~ Miss Casually Reading ，

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 ，

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 ，

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） ，

This review includes spoilers for Serpent & Dove and Blood & Honey， but none for Gods & Monsters。Finale books are exceptionally tough to pull off。 How do you give a satisfying ending to all story arcs and characters without it feeling contrived？ Many， MANY times we pick up a finale book sad to let go of the characters and hopeful about all the book holds， and with those types of expectations - it is easy to be let down。 Gods & Monsters is anything but a letdown。 It is the finale book that gives This review includes spoilers for Serpent & Dove and Blood & Honey， but none for Gods & Monsters。Finale books are exceptionally tough to pull off。 How do you give a satisfying ending to all story arcs and characters without it feeling contrived？ Many， MANY times we pick up a finale book sad to let go of the characters and hopeful about all the book holds， and with those types of expectations - it is easy to be let down。 Gods & Monsters is anything but a letdown。 It is the finale book that gives hope to all finale books and proves it can be done。 It supersedes our love of Serpent & Dove as the previous reigning champ in the series - in fact， it does LAPS around it。 tGods & Monsters picks up much where we left off in Blood & Honey with Lou and company slowly making their way towards Chateau le Blanc and reeling from their confrontation with Morgane。 From page one we are immediately thrown into action。 The company is always on the move， facing new challenges in almost every chapter。 This book is consistent with the others in that there is ALWAYS a complication。 Very little goes to plan， and it always falls apart in a masterful way。 And just when you think one challenge has been overcome it gets turned on its head once again。 So。 Much。 Action。 You’ll have whiplash - in the best way possible！ tAll the characters in Gods & Monsters really shine。 The humor， the sass， is all threaded throughout the book - even in the dark times。 And it is a dark book。 Mahurin really drives home what it is to face grief head-on and not be able to fall apart。 To have to KEEP going， keep surviving even when it does not seem possible。 This crew has faced some very big blows with the loss of Ansel （and Lou for that matter）， and while it takes a while for those wounds to heal， they are irrevocably themselves throughout it。 tMahurin does a really great job juxtaposing “found family” against dysfunctional blood family relationships。 Not only do individual friendships really make an impact （Coco and Lou for example） on the reader， the friendship the group maintains is amazing as well。 It makes the reader feel as if you could also be part of the family that is their friend group。 It also serves as inspiration in case maybe your family life is not quite as picture-perfect as one would wish。 Your family is out there！ Obviously， we’ve had front row seats into the le Blanc dysfunction for the last two books， but this book brings us more insight into Coco and her relationship with both her mother and aunt。 We also get to witness Reid making tough choices about Madame LaBelle and facing the emotional consequences of his part in the Archbishop’s death。 tGods & Monsters may have the best Reid and Lou scenes out of the whole series。 Seeing them come together after so much miscommunication and strife in Blood & Honey is SO satisfying （if you know what we mean）。 I hope everyone loves their ending as much as we did - it’s perfect for them。 tHonestly， Gods & Monsters surpassed all expectations and will go down as a fantastic representation of a series ending。 While we will ALWAYS wish for more Lou and Reid content， we feel beyond satisfied with the note in witch （ha） we are leaving this world behind！ 。。。more

Inuyasha ，

If the book is as magnificent as that ✨cover✨ Allahu akbar

Camryn ，

Hardcover

Autumn Langley ，

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。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Gods & Monsters

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Gods & Monsters&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Gods & Monsters&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0