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The Rycke by Lily Mayne
5.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes & tags down below.
“My kind are… we abhor violence. We try not to hurt others, even if they are hurting us.”
It’s been a while since I last read or listened to this, probably right after the audiobook came out, but I still love it. I remember being surprised by how different it was from book 1 and 2, now that we got a book from a raider’s perspective. It’s less isolated, with a whole cast of interesting side characters. There’s not really a lot going on in this book plot-wise, but I adore the MCs enough for it not to matter.
“We’re not expecting this to get violent, are we?” I asked to try and put Rig at ease. He didn’t do well with violence anyway. Not that I did either, but at least my natural instinct was flight. Rig’s was freeze, which wasn’t good in the Wastes, where things tended to chase you.
Ghost is one of my favorite human characters in the Monstrous series, largely because of his struggle with anxiety. I could immediately relate to his character. I also just find him incredibly adorable and sweet. The same can definitely be said for Aury. He is an absolute sweetheart, and deserves all the good things in the universe. Let’s just say that after reading this book, you will totally understand why everyone is so damn afraid of Aury, lol. However, he is still just this adorable guy which any ol’ grandma would love to pinch the fudge outta.
Why did humans have to try and ruin and torture and hurt everything that they didn’t fully understand?
There’s not a single book in the series that didn’t make me cry, but out of the first three, this is the one that hit me hardest emotionally. It’s beautiful, it’s sweet, it’s sometimes even funny, aaand if you’re a fan of large amounts of bodily fluids, you’ll find this book hot as hell, lol.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Age gap
Anxiety rep
Hurt/comfort
Found family
Dystopian
Post-apocalyptic
Raider camp
So much bodily fluids
Cum kink
⚠️⚠️ Content warning ⚠️⚠️
Anxiety
PTSD
Injured MC
Graphic violence
Mentions of captivity
Mentions of torture
On-page killing (graphic)
Speciesism
Bigotry
*Most of this list can be found on the author’s website: lily-mayne.com
⚠️⚠️⚠️ Book safety ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Third-act breakup: Yes
POV: 1st person, single POV
Genre: Fantasy/monster romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
MCs age: 26 and 700
“One of the deadliest species of monster there is.” He ground his teeth together, as though he didn’t want to admit the next part. “One feared almost universally by all others.” Anchor and I stared at him in silence, before slowly looking at each other. I think pure shock was the only thing that stopped us from bursting out laughing. Aury? One of the deadliest and most feared monsters in existence?
“My kind are… we abhor violence. We try not to hurt others, even if they are hurting us.”
It’s been a while since I last read or listened to this, probably right after the audiobook came out, but I still love it. I remember being surprised by how different it was from book 1 and 2, now that we got a book from a raider’s perspective. It’s less isolated, with a whole cast of interesting side characters. There’s not really a lot going on in this book plot-wise, but I adore the MCs enough for it not to matter.
“We’re not expecting this to get violent, are we?” I asked to try and put Rig at ease. He didn’t do well with violence anyway. Not that I did either, but at least my natural instinct was flight. Rig’s was freeze, which wasn’t good in the Wastes, where things tended to chase you.
Ghost is one of my favorite human characters in the Monstrous series, largely because of his struggle with anxiety. I could immediately relate to his character. I also just find him incredibly adorable and sweet. The same can definitely be said for Aury. He is an absolute sweetheart, and deserves all the good things in the universe. Let’s just say that after reading this book, you will totally understand why everyone is so damn afraid of Aury, lol. However, he is still just this adorable guy which any ol’ grandma would love to pinch the fudge outta.
Why did humans have to try and ruin and torture and hurt everything that they didn’t fully understand?
There’s not a single book in the series that didn’t make me cry, but out of the first three, this is the one that hit me hardest emotionally. It’s beautiful, it’s sweet, it’s sometimes even funny, aaand if you’re a fan of large amounts of bodily fluids, you’ll find this book hot as hell, lol.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Age gap
Anxiety rep
Hurt/comfort
Found family
Dystopian
Post-apocalyptic
Raider camp
So much bodily fluids
Cum kink
⚠️⚠️ Content warning ⚠️⚠️
Anxiety
PTSD
Injured MC
Graphic violence
Mentions of captivity
Mentions of torture
On-page killing (graphic)
Speciesism
Bigotry
*Most of this list can be found on the author’s website: lily-mayne.com
⚠️⚠️⚠️ Book safety ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Third-act breakup: Yes
POV: 1st person, single POV
Genre: Fantasy/monster romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
MCs age: 26 and 700
“One of the deadliest species of monster there is.” He ground his teeth together, as though he didn’t want to admit the next part. “One feared almost universally by all others.” Anchor and I stared at him in silence, before slowly looking at each other. I think pure shock was the only thing that stopped us from bursting out laughing. Aury? One of the deadliest and most feared monsters in existence?