Never a Hero
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'Heart wrenching and unputdownable' Stephanie Garber, on Only a Monster Not every fight is won by heroes. Sometimes, you need a monster. The sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world, where treacherous secrets and even more danger await. Despite the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family - and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come at a terrible cost. She alone remembers what happened. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend - and maybe more - is an enemy, trying to kill her. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn't even know her name. Only Joan remembers that there is a ruthless and dangerous enemy still out there. When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world as a fugitive, she finds herself on the run with Nick - as Aaron closes in. As the danger rises - and Nick gets perilously closer to discovering the truth of what Joan did - Joan discovers a secret of her own. One that threatens everyone she loves. Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself. Praise for the Only a Monster series 'A fantastic, immersive read' Naomi Novik 'An absolute page-turner' Chloe Gong 'Captivating' Hafsah Faizal 'Phenomenal' Adalyn Grace
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2 primary booksMonsters is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1961 with contributions by Vanessa Len and J. Boote.
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This book should have been edited down. It was over written and shouldn't have been almost 500 pages. Joan really started to get on my nerves about halfway into the book. I will probably pick up the last book just to find out what happens.
I would like to thank Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I'm left with no words for this book except that I loved it even more than the first. This was the perfect follow up book: The stakes are higher, the angst intense, the moral questions remain and we learn just enough secrets to keep us wondering and craving the third book.
Vanessa's writing is beautiful and engaging, bringing up to life all these versions of London as if we were there experiencing them.
The story is fast paced and I was gripped from the beginning. The last 20% left me on the edge of my seat, and I hope I won't need to wait more than a year for the sequel. My heart seriously cannot take it.
This book reminds me a bit of the Netflix series Dark. If you enjoyed the show, give this series a try.
