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A review by rjordan19
Be Terrible: a Holiday Monster Romance by Molly Likovich
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞 (Personally s/m doesn’t inspire romantic feelings in me, but the whole, I will journey multiple lives to be with you is!)
Sensuality: 💋💋💋 (not a big emotional pull for me in the scenes)
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥+
Humor: A bit
Perspective: First person from the heroine
More character focused or plot focused? let’s just go with sex focused
When mains are first on page together: Almost immediately (about pg 3 or so)
Cliffhanger: No this ends with a happily ever after (my HEA was guaranteed in the ‘bonus story’ section
Epilogue: No? But there was a ‘bonus story’ at the end that feels like one
Format: bought e-book
Should I read in order?
This is a stand alone.
Basic plot:
Monika defends herself against a home intruder and realizes it’s the Yule Devil
Give this a try if you want:
- monster romance
- Maryland/other realm setting (mostly in the Krampus’ realm)
- Krampus hero/human heroine
- anxiety and ADHD rep (heroine)
- size difference – 7 foot tall hero, 5 foot tall heroine
- kidnapped heroine
- High steam – 6 scenes if you read the bonus story (kink includes acts of punishment, pain, hair grabbing, spanking, edging, biting/blood, levels of sadism/masochism, light choking)
Ages:
- Didn’t see them mentioned, but would guess heroine is in 20s and the Krampus is immortal and is at least 100+ years old
First line:
I grip the edge of the kitchen counter and wait for the anxiety attack to pass.
My thoughts:
I love when authors add in a playlist for their books! How fun.
This one is a quick and quite naughty holiday read. The kink went a bit too far into pain that I’m not as into, but that’s my own personal preference. Aside from that, I enjoyed this story and the characters! I was a bit confused for a moment when it started switching towards the end to give reveals and background but it works out. I loved the fated mates of this one.
Cock/Hero Stats:
- Hero is a krampus and speaks German
- He is 7 feet tall
- red eyes
- claws (retractable!)
- horns
- fur
- fangs
Quotes/thoughts: (Any mistakes are my own)
“Oh, it’s too late for that, little one. You had your chance to be good.”
---
I gently tap the hand holding the rope. Krampus smiles.
“Good girl. Now give me your hands.”
---
He reaches out and runs his fingers through my long, honey-blonde hair, his claws gently scarping my scalp. I shiver at his touch.”Such a good girl. A shame you had to act so naughty.”
---
“You take women,” I whisper, not a question. A statement.
“I took one,” is his only response. “No more questions, meine Schone.”
He then sinks to his knees before me, his horned head level with my stomach.
“What are you doing?
“Rewarding you for your obedience.”
---
“I’m not a pet,” I say, trying to sound as firm as possible when really I’m shaking from the cold, and fear, and horribly wanton anticipation.
He takes my face in his hand and traces a claw gently down the curve of my jaw.
“Of course you’re not. But you are mine.”
Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)
- heroine shoots the hero when he is inside the house
- check out the levels of kink in the steam details/above in steam summary
- suicide by knife on page
Author given content warnings: The author includes a note that says the book is intended for readers 18+ and contains darker themes and links their website for a full list of triggers.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex? I don't believe so
24% - fingering for her (incomplete because he’s edging her)
33% - 🔥oral for her
“What are you doing?
“Rewarding you for your obedience.”
38% - 🔥biting, breast play, cuffed to a bench with a collar and spanking orgasm
"Tell me the truth," he whispers in my ear. "Do you like when I touch you?"
49% - 🔥fingering for her
"You may not come until you're screaming. You must beg me to come."
64% - 🔥 her on top
"You can take it, meine Schone."
71% - 🔥 (flashback?) he chains her former self to the wall by her wrists, bites her breasts until they bleed, then missionary in the bed
"Love me. Be wicked. Be terrible. Just love me."
83% (this is in the ‘bonus scene’ section of my version of the story) – 🔥switch usage on her thighs and pussy, oral for her, sex against a tree
"That's it, Monika," he says, "give it all to me."
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞 (Personally s/m doesn’t inspire romantic feelings in me, but the whole, I will journey multiple lives to be with you is!)
Sensuality: 💋💋💋 (not a big emotional pull for me in the scenes)
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥+
Humor: A bit
Perspective: First person from the heroine
More character focused or plot focused? let’s just go with sex focused
When mains are first on page together: Almost immediately (about pg 3 or so)
Cliffhanger: No this ends with a happily ever after (my HEA was guaranteed in the ‘bonus story’ section
Epilogue: No? But there was a ‘bonus story’ at the end that feels like one
Format: bought e-book
Should I read in order?
This is a stand alone.
Basic plot:
Monika defends herself against a home intruder and realizes it’s the Yule Devil
Give this a try if you want:
- monster romance
- Maryland/other realm setting (mostly in the Krampus’ realm)
- Krampus hero/human heroine
- anxiety and ADHD rep (heroine)
- size difference – 7 foot tall hero, 5 foot tall heroine
- kidnapped heroine
- High steam – 6 scenes if you read the bonus story (kink includes acts of punishment, pain, hair grabbing, spanking, edging, biting/blood, levels of sadism/masochism, light choking)
Ages:
- Didn’t see them mentioned, but would guess heroine is in 20s and the Krampus is immortal and is at least 100+ years old
First line:
I grip the edge of the kitchen counter and wait for the anxiety attack to pass.
My thoughts:
I love when authors add in a playlist for their books! How fun.
This one is a quick and quite naughty holiday read. The kink went a bit too far into pain that I’m not as into, but that’s my own personal preference. Aside from that, I enjoyed this story and the characters! I was a bit confused for a moment when it started switching towards the end to give reveals and background but it works out. I loved the fated mates of this one.
Cock/Hero Stats:
- Hero is a krampus and speaks German
- He is 7 feet tall
- red eyes
- claws (retractable!)
- horns
- fur
- fangs
Quotes/thoughts: (Any mistakes are my own)
“Oh, it’s too late for that, little one. You had your chance to be good.”
---
I gently tap the hand holding the rope. Krampus smiles.
“Good girl. Now give me your hands.”
---
He reaches out and runs his fingers through my long, honey-blonde hair, his claws gently scarping my scalp. I shiver at his touch.”Such a good girl. A shame you had to act so naughty.”
---
“You take women,” I whisper, not a question. A statement.
“I took one,” is his only response. “No more questions, meine Schone.”
He then sinks to his knees before me, his horned head level with my stomach.
“What are you doing?
“Rewarding you for your obedience.”
---
“I’m not a pet,” I say, trying to sound as firm as possible when really I’m shaking from the cold, and fear, and horribly wanton anticipation.
He takes my face in his hand and traces a claw gently down the curve of my jaw.
“Of course you’re not. But you are mine.”
Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)
- heroine shoots the hero when he is inside the house
- check out the levels of kink in the steam details/above in steam summary
- suicide by knife on page
Author given content warnings:
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex?
24% - fingering for her (incomplete because he’s edging her)
33% - 🔥oral for her
“What are you doing?
“Rewarding you for your obedience.”
38% - 🔥biting, breast play, cuffed to a bench with a collar and spanking orgasm
"Tell me the truth," he whispers in my ear. "Do you like when I touch you?"
49% - 🔥fingering for her
"You may not come until you're screaming. You must beg me to come."
64% - 🔥 her on top
"You can take it, meine Schone."
71% - 🔥 (flashback?) he chains her former self to the wall by her wrists, bites her breasts until they bleed, then missionary in the bed
"Love me. Be wicked. Be terrible. Just love me."
83% (this is in the ‘bonus scene’ section of my version of the story) – 🔥switch usage on her thighs and pussy, oral for her, sex against a tree
"That's it, Monika," he says, "give it all to me."