This is super cute and fun! It’s fun and ridiculous and sweet and it didn’t take itself too seriously. I loved that the author really, really knew their audience. I can’t tell you the number of times that it made me giggle over little things. Tegan and Atlas were just so smitten with each other right from the start and it was absolutely adorable.
One of the things that I really liked was that we got some mid-sized rep in Tegan and that she was happy in the body she was in. I also liked that we kind of had the opposite in Atlas. He was less confident about his body even though he was in the best shape of his life. I liked that Tegan was the one to help Atlas find a balance and love his body in a healthier way.
I think my only complaint about this book would be the sex scenes and the dialogue choices in them. They felt flat and kind of out of character? Or maybe it’s that the dialogue felt really cheesy in a not great way, if that makes sense? Otherwise I really enjoyed this book. And it’s the kind of breezy summer read that you didn’t know that you needed. This is getting a solid 3.5 stars from me.
Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:
Shop Your Shelves: beautiful cover, drink water while reading
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Bookworm Will Review 2024 (#3)
Title: 'Tentacles and Triathlons'
Author: Ashley Bennett
Rating: 3/5
Review: (MILD SPOILERS)
The palette cleanser I didn't know I needed after reading Modelland!
I didn't have much interest in the rest of the series, thankfully they're all individual stories, but seeing a bearded queer monster romance was kind of an easy sell for me. Plus Cyrus (the kraken) is an artist, so another huge sell for me.
A pretty straight forward plot, training for a triathlon while fighting off feelings that you have the hots for your kraken swim coach despite childhood trauma/fears surrounding monsters. While the story wasn't ground breaking, I think it held up its end on providing some steamy spice~
Cyrus was more daddy than expected, so like I was taken a back, but I ain't mad though.... lucky Reece lmao
I kept picturing Abe from the original Hellboy movie, but with the attitude provided by monster lover daddy del toro. *chef kiss*
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For Ashley Bennett for reaching a writing milestone!
Doodle of Fallon from Muscles & Monsters.
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"am i really that old?" lucifer wonders on the train later
(you've probably seen them already but references taken from this post + the original tweet)
-> the follow-up
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INTERNET OVERDOSE 💻💫
Background under the cut because I actually really really like it www
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BACKGROUNDS ARE A LIE CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Also I feel like Levi would mainly cosplay female characters.
I also have a whole study relating to his relationship to his relationship with cosplay but you know what that's a post for another day, I’m tired.
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