A Soul to Keep: Duskwalker Brides: Book One: Duskwalker Brides: book 1

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I was on Reia’s side, I felt bad for her but more so I felt anger. The way the other villagers treated her proves that not all monsters appear as one. This book is for you. Don’t pretend that you’ve never wanted to be railed by some human eating, dark entity that has a skull for a face – you saw the cover, you knew what you were getting yourself into, and you still chose to open this book and read it. It was a bit much considering it was kind of in passing and monotone sounding and without any real pain or angst over it I just want to say—most of the novel was enjoyable. Watching Orpheus try so hard to give Reia everything she wanted was so sweet, and his petty jealousy with the other Duskwalker was adorable. He was so caring toward her, even in the moments the beast took over, and he wanted to kill her. The typos, which normally I don’t notice but in this book my boredom brought these faults to the forefront, and oh boy did they bother me. Not to mention the weird insertions of current day slang/information. What would a peasant without internet know about flamingos?

Every 10 years, the village must sacrifice someone to the Duskwalker in exchange for protection. This year, Reia is chosen, yet she finds that this 7ft tall demon creature Orpheus isn't as bad as she'd expected. Words cannot express my joy in reading a fantasy of this caliber. Just the simple idea that you become what you consume, felt like such a statement on humanity in general. This is not like those boring old fantasy books from the past. This doesn't have mindnumbing world building, or multiple family units with names you can't pronounce, a confusing magic system or generic bad guys. She knew she hadn’t screamed, hadn’t tried to run, hadn’t done anything but wait as her family was eaten. It had been dark which made it hard to see.There was a lot of him wanting to eat her the entire book. And I’m not like ohhhh I can’t handle that, but it was just done so nonchalantly, it felt almost comical to me. Like oh were you going to eat me again?? Nods head shamefully…Shakes finger at him. Youuuuuuuu... This was gonna be a 3-star review up until the 80% mark, at which point I was genuinely angry at the way they decided to handle things, so down to 1-star we go. But I am shameless enough to admit I read alllll the sex, which was interesting to say the least lol. I-I thought you were going to eat me,” she whispered, her hands falling limply next to her in the snow. The way Katerina was reduced to a caricaturish jealous woman villain irritated me to no end. Katerina is vilified for leaving Orpheus because she apparently never saw the humanity beneath the monstrous exterior. We are told that her suffering was self-imposed because she didn't give him a chance, that her painful experiences of SA were just because she "didn't tell him no." Why wouldn't a woman, after being taken from her home where he'd just slaughtered all of her neighbors, muster up the courage to say no? The audacity.

Duskwalker Brides a series that features a very real monster who never turns into a handsome prince. Si son fans del manga (o anime) The Ancient Magus Bride/Mahō Tsukai no Yome y aparte les gustan los libros spicy.... este libro es perfecto para ustedes. If I erase this part of the story from my mind, I loved the book. I can’t wait to learn more about the unnamed Duskwalker, and I will be reading the rest of the series with hopes that a situation like the one above isn’t repeated. I think I would try another book from this author but maybe this particular series isn’t going to be exactly what I want. I think if you want some weird/unique monster creatures then definitely give this one a try!He'd thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens The sex (surprisingly?) which was described in a way that sounded painful rather than hot. Rearranging someone's guts... metaphorically is fine... but literally? Jeez Louise, no thanks! Orpheus is sort of a classic monster archetype… deadly and scary, but a sweet and lonely soul on the inside. A big difference between him and other monster heroes is that he has no “human” qualities, physically. He has no mouth, just a tongue; his whole head is a skull with horns; he has fur, fish gills, and an extruding penis with tentacles. By the 20% mark I adored him, because he’s just… so sweet. Duskwalkers “eat” their humanity - as they eat humans they learn and gain capabilities like the ability to do magic. He craves a bride, but will settle for a companion - he’s just lonely and it broke my heart.