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Gods & Monsters

Written by: Shelby Mahurin
Narrated by: Holter Graham,Saskia Maarleveld
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Evil always seeks a foothold. We must not give it one.

The electrifying conclusion to the New York Times and Indiebound best-selling Serpent & Dove trilogy is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Kendare Blake.

Lou has spent her whole life running. Now, after a crushing blow from Morgane, the time has come to go home - and claim what is rightfully hers.

But this is no longer the Lou her friends knew. No longer the Lou who captured a chasseur’s heart. A darkness has settled over her, and this time it will take more than love to drive it out.

From Serpent & Dove to Blood & Honey and concluding with Gods & Monsters, Shelby Mahurin's stunning fantasy trilogy delivers thrills and romance.

©2021 Shelby Mahurin (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

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I enjoyed the 1st book and was excited for 2 and 3 but man.... the story just became so boring and repetitive. Sad to say that I couldn't complete it

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A great ending.

The first time I attempted to listen to this book series, I stopped due to the male voice. For some reason I could not get past how much I disliked it. However, just like I started to fall in love with the characters, I fell in love with the actors voices as well. As more characters were introduced so we're more voices. Both did an amazing job.
As for this book, what a fantastic ending to a fantastic series. All the twists and turns kept me wanting to listen at all hours of the day. I will be recommending this to all I know!

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So Glad It's Over

After the disappointment that was Blood & Honey, where did we go wrong with this series? I truly had higher expectations for this one, given how long, draggy and unnecessary many of the plot points were in Blood & Honey.

Except for the last few chapters and the epilogue, Gods & Monsters was a mess filled with frustrating tropes, even more unnecessary and loose plot points that are just added in to lengthen the book, and the lack of a strong plot to keep us entertained. Much of the political warfare between the witches vs chasseurs that was built up over the course of the first two books kind of disappeared here, except for the last few chapters.

As for the rest of it, I've literally just finished the book and I couldn't really tell you what went on because of the amount of fluff and filler that we received instead. There's a dragon, mermaids, memory loss trope (one of my most hated tropes to crop up at the end of a series), and a huge list of throwaway characters that cropped up like they're meant to make an impact (tbh most of them were forgettable).

Honestly the only thing that kept me reading was the characters, I wanted to see what the resolution was between Lou and Reid, and Coco and Beau. Most of the drama and "plot" is manufactured to add some excitement between Lou & Reid, and to kind of mimic the sexual tension they had in the first book. While I was frustrated at the annoying plot points to do with Lou and then Reid, I did think the resolution of their romance was satisfying enough to read. I was also satisfied with how a death from Blood & Honey was handled in here, as the characters are given space to grieve.

Overall, I definitely think this series has suffered as a draggy trilogy - it could've definitely been a duology instead given how little plot we have to work with. The characters are just thrown here and there with little sense or purpose, and there wasn't that much excitement when key things happened to the characters. I think the romance and banter here is the key part of the series with everything else taking a back seat, so if you're expecting a strong fantasy plot then definitely look elsewhere. Serpent & Dove was truly the best book of the series.

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Good read, still wanted more

Saskia's narration was stellar as always, while Holter's was okay.

There were a few things that kinda bugged me. Firstly, the craze that Lou was getting when she used her powers was never resolved it simply stopped when they left the river and was never mentioned again. Secondly, I was really hoping that we would learn more about what was happening in the kingdom after the battle, the logistics of how everything worked. What changes would Beau make, how would his people respond? Did this cause tension with surrounding kingdoms? What changes would Lou and Coco make, how would they handle the Blood witches and the White witches? What about relationships with the other occult creatures such as the werewolves? Third, I really wanted to hear Lou and Reeds votes! it felt like such a cop out to not include them! lastly, I do not understand what was going on with Mme Sauvage, who was she and what's with the trees?

But overall I enjoyed this book, it was much better than the second. it was adventurous, funny with lots of character development. I cried during all the Ansel stuff, but in the best way.

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A Story to Warm Your Heart

I have thoroughly fallen in love with each and every character in this series. My heart is warm. I needed a beautiful story like this right now. I absolutely adore Saskia's performance of Lou, I feel she encapsulated her character perfectly. I will absolutely be following Shelby Mahurin in the future to read anything new she chooses to release. Highly recommend this story for anyone looking for the deepest form of love that you could find.

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I can't... I just can't.

I CANNOT get through yet another book without the use of *any* contractions whatsoever. I get that Mahurin is trying to make it a stylized way that they speak, but my GOD I just can't get through a third book where every character sounds like a 1980s robot.

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  • 2021-08-03

A Decently Satisfying End to the Series

I’ll admit that after the 2nd book(which I thought was pretty bad) I didn’t have very high hopes for this one but I was decently surprised. I don’t think it’s as good as the 1st book but it is miles better than the 2nd.

The main story arcs with Lou and Reid have definitely been done before and I’ll say that I didn’t like what the author did with Reid’s character in this book. It does all come back together in the end but still it felt like going backwards and I would have much rather seen Reid’s character moving forward for once. Book 2’s cliffhanger for Lou takes up about the first 3rd of this book and after that till the near end, Reid’s story takes over. However, despite that I still enjoyed this book and I thought Reid and Lou had some great scenes together(especially the steamy scenes 🔥).

The side characters don’t feel as prominent in this one but I still enjoyed them, even the new additions. Without spoiling who the new ones are I will say that I didn’t except to like them but I actually did and thought they rounded out the group quite nicely.

The main plot line is still the same. Trying to unite the kingdom to defeat Lou’s mom and such. However, it didn’t drag as much in this book as in the 2nd and because of their side quests it felt like things kept moving. The final battle wasn’t anything great but it was good enough to kept me interested and I thought it brought a decently satisfying end to the overall story.

In the end I’m glad I listened to this series and would definitely be interested in checking out more from this author. 🖤

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  • Jackie Roberts
  • 2021-09-27

Narration was tough.

I enjoyed this book more than I expected to after book two kind of let me down. I have other books by Holter Graham and I'm really not a fan. The story I enjoyed, but I found myself grumbling every time the narration switched back to Reid's perspective.

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  • Brooke Atkinson
  • 2021-08-12

Love love love

I absolutely adore Holter Graham's narration in this series. Usually I'm not a fan of male narration, but I am just in awe of his voice and inflection.

The story took unexpected turns, and I usually get annoyed by some of the turns this one takes but I really enjoyed it in this book.

The female protagonist is also a character that is so starkly different from what I'm like or what I vibe with and I was worried in the first book if I would like her, but I really do. I think the backstory was important in that case.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2021-08-11

Wow

Absolutely amazing. Emotional, action packed, nonstop from start to finish. The narrators did character voices so well, and this was a perfect ending to the series. ❤️

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  • Rachel Schmidt
  • 2021-08-06

I loved this book.

Great story great characters.
This book list an overall star because I think calling this a ya/teen book is very misleading.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2023-08-14

Best book in the series??

This book was so well written I loved it from beginning to end. I can’t recommend it enough. A strong A and B plot and a Fantastic epilogue

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  • Nichola
  • 2023-08-01

Just Alright

I really liked book 1, but the story seemed to drag in the last two books. Wrapped up nicely, though. Male narrator's voice of Beau was awful and seemed to get worse as the chapters progressed. I could overlook that, but it was still annoying.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2023-07-10

Beginning dragged but got much better.

The storyline for the series was really good. But there were sections of it that just dragged. I appreciate inner thoughts when a story is being told. But this one just told way too much at times. The second half of the book was much better and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The ending was really good.

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  • ana graniel
  • 2023-05-25

Captivating!

What a roller coaster I have been through with this series!!!!!! I was invested in the first, did not care for the second one but it was a necessary evil to create this one. I was absolutely invested and captivated from the beginning. Awesome series!! The descriptive language was my absolute favorite.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2023-03-06

Wonderful story!

I loved the romance in this story throughout the series and this was a perfect ending

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