Soul Eater (Monstrous #1) byĀ Lily Mayne
Summary:
Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization. One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own. Including Wyn the Soul Eater. He appears every three years, making his way across the country and slaughtering humans randomly, sucking them dry until theyāre nothing but husks. Iāve only been in the military for six months, but now Iām part of a unit tasked with trying to stop and capture him. And when Iām the only soldier out of hundreds that the Soul Eater leaves alive, I realise that⦠something about me has intrigued him. But what is it? What could a twenty-three year old guy from the south, with no one and nothing in the world, have possibly done to capture the attention of a death monster with horns, blackened fingertips and a face hidden in the dark depths of his hood? Soul Eater is the debut novel of Lily Mayne. It is the first in a planned post-apocalyptic fantasy series featuring monsters and human men falling in love. This m/m love story contains explicit content and is not suitable for young readers. It also contains scenes of violence, but donāt worryāthey get their happy ending.
Review:
So this is the first book Iāve read in a while and man was it a good choice. This book is definitely unique. Damn, keeping this spoiler free will be hard.Ā
Okay, I gotta admit, I didnāt really like our protagonist at first but now I know that this was probably intentional. Weāre supposed to slowly learn more about him. Heās supposed to be a faceless figure at the start and I think it makes for some wonderful revelation moments. So yeah...not gonna mention his name or anything else about him.Ā
Who we do know about right from the start is Wyn and man, I loved him right from the start. Just like with our protagonist, our picture of him changes over time and itās really interesting to see it all unfold.Ā
All in all, I love the style of characterization. It felt so bizarre and unusual at first but thatās what makes it all unique.Ā
Then we have the setting. Yes, itās a post-apocalyptic world, yes thereās a threat, no itās not what you might expect. All in all, letās just say that nothingās quite as it seems from the start? Also! Iāve read books set in a post-apocalyptic furture before and theyāre usually going into detail about how things work and what exactly the threat it, where it came from, yada yada.Ā
This book just doesnāt give a shit about stuff like that. The setting is just that, a setting and while you get enough information to understand the situation, this story is still about our characters.Ā
I think I shouldnāt keep going or I might spoil something for real.Ā
Letās just say, I really liked this book and while itās not going to be one of my all time favourites, itās definitely special and Iād love to come back to our characters in case weāll get a sequel one day.Ā
Rating:
4*/5









