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This Monster of Mine

by Shalini Abeysekara

Our rating

Spice 3/5 Darkness 4/5

Spice: moderate. Darkness: very dark.

A legal thriller in a Rome-inspired city. Four years after someone threw Sarai from a tower, she's back as a Petitor who can hear lies, assigned to Tetrarch Kadra, the feared judge whose voice sounds exactly like her attacker's. She works with him by day and plots against him by night.

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Is This Monster of Mine spicy?

Yes, moderately. This Monster of Mine has a few open-door scenes, explicit enough that you'll notice, but the plot still does most of the work. We rate it 3 out of 5.

How dark is This Monster of Mine?

We rate This Monster of Mine 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, torture, murder, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read This Monster of Mine in order?

This Monster of Mine is book 1 of This Monster of Mine, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 4 content warnings for This Monster of Mine
  • Graphic violence
  • Torture
  • Murder
  • Physical or emotional abuse

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Details

Series
This Monster of Mine, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
416
Released
April 1, 2025
Genre
Romantasy, Dark Romance

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