I think she struck a perfect balance of engaging plot, without it being aggressively dark or stressful. The way she weaves the books together is lovely and it means all of our favorite MCs become friends and help each other and have little cameos, which is my favorite. As I said above, she kept it fresh and new in each book.

(But my favorites were my shy, anxious, or grumpy babes - as always: Wyn, Hunter, and Moth.) She gave us himbos, Stern Brunch Daddies, Ice Queens (kings?), shy sugar muffins (her language, it's great), and more.Īmazing, incredible, perfect, no notes. She did an amazing job of making them all unique and giving them their own voices, and yet I still loved every single one of them so goddamn much. They're all fucking cinnamon rolls, but like, in a different flavor. I would protect every single one of her MCs with my life. In some books, we get some 'traveling across the country and surviving' content, and in others, they're in more of a bubble. I loved how each of the books gave us a new insight into the world, which kept it from getting repetitive. is now controlled by the military, with locked-down cities on the coasts and raider camps in the midwest. A giant tear between worlds opened up 20 years ago, and monsters of all sorts came to Earth. It's giving post-apocalyptic, 'Last of Us' vibes. This is an MM monster + dystopian romance series, with 7 books so far - they should be read in order for best results.

Lily Mayne just A) stole my heart and B) induced a major book hangover with her Monstrous series.

Lyri by Lily Mayne