I’m actually gnawing at the bars of my enclosure waiting for the next book in the series 😫

I like Carissa Broadbent’s other books too (War of lost hearts series) but nothing has rly hit the same as this series.

My fav {Slaying the Vampire Conqueror} I like that the fmc is a seer and I LOVE the mmc Atrius. I love (blonde/white haired vampire) men who are scary but nice to fmc. I like the spice in these books, consenting and not cringe. I also like that the plot is interesting and not just something thrown in there.

👎**🏻Things I DON’T lik**e: reverse harem, why-choose, noncon, mates, pregnancy, physical abuse between love interests of any kind.

(I have trust issues when it comes to Reddit bc someone recommended me “Traitor Son” and it was TERRIBLE—like creepy and gross af.)

Recommend cool fmc with consenting mature relationship

Rant —I started {Traitor Son by Melissa J Cave} it feels like a weird male fantasy. The fmc is a terrified abused 17 yr old and mmc is a 24 yr old man who she's forced to marry.
At their wedding night they consummate-it was dubious consent at best. The next day she talks about how she was afraid to say no bc she didn't want him to be angry and hurt her. I hate these corny ahh types of books

❥ In contrast, I really like Carissa Broadbent books. In {The Serpent and the Wings of Night} fmc was SA'd when she was younger and the mmc always made sure she's comfortable. I really like that the relationships in these books are always mature and consenting. I like the fmc's can be feminine but still fight and kill ppl. And the mmc can be nice and sweet to the love interest but still masculine and strong.

❌No: reverse harem, noncon, pregnancy, why choose, physical abuse between love interests of any kind.

✅Yes: intense political and/or action based plot, emotional mature mmc, vampires.

What I’ve already read:

Voidwalker liked, but fmc was annoying.
whispers of the deep, I enjoyed the first book but not so much the second.
Enjoyed Radiance but HATED the audio narrator.

Im looking for a monster romance, I’m not crazy picky but there’s just a couple specific things I don’t want that are in a lot of these books.

NO ❌ (dealbreakers)

Reverse harem
Why choose
Noncon
Physical abuse between love interests of any kind

Preferably no 👎🏻

Pregnancy
Mates
Any “breeding” stuff

Yes ✅

Fmc very afraid of mmc at first
Fmc scared of men or has trauma
Horns
Kidnapping
Forced marriage

I read Lightlark and guessed literally every plot twist
I’m not even super smart it was just really obvious

give me a book with a plot twist that had you speechless, I don’t just mean a: he betrays her bc actually he hates her family, no give me something crazy.

One of the craziest I’ve read was {Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent} so sad left me speechless ifykyk

I watched the new “I know what you did last summer”, the “ conjuring 4” and “heretic” maybe it was bc I watched them on an airplane and was pretty tired but I didn’t find them scary at all. The first 10-20 mins of the conjuring and heretic seemed like it was gonna be good but I was just bored

I’m looking for something a little more camp

I want horror movie recs that give u the same scary feeling as watching “It” as a kid

I don’t like things involving pregnancy, SA or body horror (body horror can be fine I just think it’s pretty overdone) like the substance wasn’t scary but it was gross and just made me uncomfortable

My favorite horror movies:
midsommar, hereditary, get out.

I do NOT like "cozy reads" my fav books are very plot driven and action packed

Fav series: Crowns of Nyaxia by Carissa Broadbent, War of lost hearts, Poppy wars and We hunt the flame.

❌NO

Fated mates
Reverse harem
Pregnancy

✅YES

I like vampire and evil blonde men (Lestat, Jacks, Septimus)