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Playing with Monsters was unanticipated. I did not for one minute expect it to be as enjoyable as it was! I am enjoying the Destiny series by the same author but did not appreciate being forced down the rabbit holes of 2 spin off series in order to be able to read and understand what I believe is the final book in the Destiny series. The first spin off A Demon’s Dark Embrace – first in The Elite Guards series was underwhelming. At the time I bumped it up to 3 stars because I thought part of the problem might have been my bad attitude. Turns out is wasn’t. I went into PWM with an equally bad attitude that the first 17% did not do much to dispel.

The story is told with alternating points of view and the very beginning seemed to be filled with tedious monologues. Lucian’s made him sound like an over the top villain of the “I vant to suck your blood” variety (no, he is not a vampire). And then in the first encounter between Lucian and the heroine Magdalena (Lena to her friends) he is asking her things like “Are you as innocent as you look, or is that just an act for all the boys who want to plant their seed this year” and “Is the boy in line to pluck your petals”. OK I get we’re gearing up for a fertility festival – but really – Dude – did you just talk like that with a straight face? And then Lena starts explaining to him that she isn’t a virgin – which A. always something I work into the first 5 minutes of a conversation with a stranger and B. May as well be, so I definitely wouldn’t mention it. (And what IS the fixation with virgin heroines or just as abysmal that pseudo virgins – I tried it once and it was “fine” so fine I never did it again. WTH?).

So…wasn’t looking good for me, then BAM the story took off and what a fun ride! Sure there were a lot of side characters engaging in petty, selfish, jealous, childish behavior – but in a good way – like Jerry Springer when he had to have Steve the bouncer drag people off stage. Lurid but so entertaining!! It may be possible to read PWM without having read The Destiny or The Elite Guards series – but I wouldn’t recommend it. There is sooooo much backstory and world building pertinent to really getting everything out of this story that it almost wouldn’t be worth it.

Lena a young witch, part of the hidden covens that did not join the Guild; is getting ready for The Awakening – the ceremony that will unlock her powers. She’s also the…. fated mate? of Lucian the dark, villainous, not a good man hero – who really is not a bad man since he’s trying to stop the ending of worlds and coming of chaos. It’s not clear what Lucian is. He’s known to be Lucifer’s Right-Hand Man – but he really isn’t and he doesn’t seem to be a demon, definitely not Fae and not a warlock – jury’s still out. He is pretty bossy and controlling in the boudoir and likes his pleasure sprinkled with pain – but not cringy pain. Lucian and Lena are brought together by reincarnation, the Harvest festival putting Lena’s libido into overdrive and pure sexual chemistry. And they can be pretty hot together if not over the top. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of relationship development and I don’t get their interest in each other with their clothes on. Come to think of – so far they have no interest in each other with their clothes on.

The story moved along at a fast pace. Towards the end Ristan and the Fae and Destiny characters make an appearance which is fun and further entangles the plots. It seems a given that events transpiring in PWM are going to be mentioned in the next/last Destiny book. Alden is even left behind with Lena’s coven to provide “support” and intelligence. The story ends on a cliffhanger. Lucian has had to do something to protect Lena that she is going to be seriously ticked off about when she figures out what he did. I am totally on board for book 2!


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Playing with Monsters Playing with Monsters edition by Amelia Hutchins Tenaya Jayne Gina Tobin E and F Indie Services Paranormal Romance eBooks Reviews

If you loved the Fae Chronicles then this is a book you must read. I thought the Fae where hot as all sin, but Witches and , whatever Lucian is, ase just as hot if nit hotter. Once again Amelia finds a way to twist my heart and play with my emotions. The plots in this book are just as twisty and plentiful as in Amelia's other 2 series. This is another series I will be following. The Lena/Kendra/Lucian story is definitely going to be a very good one. This series does tie into the Fae Chronicles so if you haven't read the Fae Chronicles1-4 and A Demon's Dark Embrace I highly recommend that you do so before reading this book. I can't wait to read the next installment of this series.
The first chapter was a little confusing because it was setting the story up from Lena's POV and she is a new character to this story line. I was curious how her being a witch differed from the Guild witches and how she survived without running in with any of the creatures in the world. Luckily, Amelia doesn't wait to dive right in.

We see that Lena is completely different than other witches in coven's because they normally band together when tragedy strikes. Due to the upcoming awakening of the younger witches, Lena must return home to ascend to her powers. What she doesn't expect to encounter is the mysterious Lucian, whom takes an immediate interest in her.

Lucian is looking for a reincarnation of his past lover, Katarina, and this purpose in life is to find her to insure she does set in motion actions that will disturb the whole world and send it into chaos. Unfortunately, Lucian he is having a difficult time pinning down which one is her reincarnation.

As the story unfolds, you see that Lucian and Lena are drawn to one another and no matter how much they try to resist each other they can't stay away from one another. But the mystery of what Lucian is continues to grow and what you think he is..

I'm excited to see how Amelia continues this story and wraps up all the loose ends with Lena and Lucian. We also got to see most of the old faces from the Fae chronicles which was great. Overall, I loved this story and can't wait to see what is to come next!
I found this book compelling, yet very inconsistent. There were parts that happened that were dropped, or seemingly answered, only to be brought up much later, causing me to go...Didn't we get the answer already? Didn't he do it? Does she remember the dreams or not? Dialogue was all over the place and while it says this is a standalone, I can't help but think it would have helped my experience if I read the author's other highly rated series. There was a very violent rape scene, and while I didn't find it bad on a moral standpoint, it just didn't seem to fit the story and was jarring. Towards the very end we found out why Lucian is there and chasing a ghost from his past, but again it seemed jarring. I think it would have worked better with a short prologue introducing this plot, and then expanded during the book. It seemed thrown together at the end of the book. Again, it was a compelling story, but I'm going to skip the rest of this series and read her other one. In my humble experience, which does include editing, this book needs to go through a storyboard process and new beta readers.
Playing with Monsters was unanticipated. I did not for one minute expect it to be as enjoyable as it was! I am enjoying the Destiny series by the same author but did not appreciate being forced down the rabbit holes of 2 spin off series in order to be able to read and understand what I believe is the final book in the Destiny series. The first spin off A Demon’s Dark Embrace – first in The Elite Guards series was underwhelming. At the time I bumped it up to 3 stars because I thought part of the problem might have been my bad attitude. Turns out is wasn’t. I went into PWM with an equally bad attitude that the first 17% did not do much to dispel.

The story is told with alternating points of view and the very beginning seemed to be filled with tedious monologues. Lucian’s made him sound like an over the top villain of the “I vant to suck your blood” variety (no, he is not a vampire). And then in the first encounter between Lucian and the heroine Magdalena (Lena to her friends) he is asking her things like “Are you as innocent as you look, or is that just an act for all the boys who want to plant their seed this year” and “Is the boy in line to pluck your petals”. OK I get we’re gearing up for a fertility festival – but really – Dude – did you just talk like that with a straight face? And then Lena starts explaining to him that she isn’t a virgin – which A. always something I work into the first 5 minutes of a conversation with a stranger and B. May as well be, so I definitely wouldn’t mention it. (And what IS the fixation with virgin heroines or just as abysmal that pseudo virgins – I tried it once and it was “fine” so fine I never did it again. WTH?).

So…wasn’t looking good for me, then BAM the story took off and what a fun ride! Sure there were a lot of side characters engaging in petty, selfish, jealous, childish behavior – but in a good way – like Jerry Springer when he had to have Steve the bouncer drag people off stage. Lurid but so entertaining!! It may be possible to read PWM without having read The Destiny or The Elite Guards series – but I wouldn’t recommend it. There is sooooo much backstory and world building pertinent to really getting everything out of this story that it almost wouldn’t be worth it.

Lena a young witch, part of the hidden covens that did not join the Guild; is getting ready for The Awakening – the ceremony that will unlock her powers. She’s also the…. fated mate? of Lucian the dark, villainous, not a good man hero – who really is not a bad man since he’s trying to stop the ending of worlds and coming of chaos. It’s not clear what Lucian is. He’s known to be Lucifer’s Right-Hand Man – but he really isn’t and he doesn’t seem to be a demon, definitely not Fae and not a warlock – jury’s still out. He is pretty bossy and controlling in the boudoir and likes his pleasure sprinkled with pain – but not cringy pain. Lucian and Lena are brought together by reincarnation, the Harvest festival putting Lena’s libido into overdrive and pure sexual chemistry. And they can be pretty hot together if not over the top. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of relationship development and I don’t get their interest in each other with their clothes on. Come to think of – so far they have no interest in each other with their clothes on.

The story moved along at a fast pace. Towards the end Ristan and the Fae and Destiny characters make an appearance which is fun and further entangles the plots. It seems a given that events transpiring in PWM are going to be mentioned in the next/last Destiny book. Alden is even left behind with Lena’s coven to provide “support” and intelligence. The story ends on a cliffhanger. Lucian has had to do something to protect Lena that she is going to be seriously ticked off about when she figures out what he did. I am totally on board for book 2!