She's the new psychology professor at a university with a dark past and he's the thorny botanist professor... together their obsession with one another begins to spiral and the monsters on the campus will begin to follow them... good thing they're both monstrous themselves. Nora is the new psychology professor at St. Thorns, and after a dinner party that ends with three professors mysteriously murdered... she knows something is going on at her school. She doesn't believe in monsters yet something in the woods is watching her... following her, but it better watch out, Nora has thorns all of her own. Alec Briar is the thorny botanist and fellow professor on campus. He's as terrifying as he is obsessed with hunting down and killing monsters. Yet from the moment Nora and Alec meet, an instant obsession begins to brew between them, their volatile and monstrous natures calling to one another. It also doesn't help that there is an actual monster in the woods, a killer secret society, and the fact that both Nora and Alec's body counts are beginning to rise. This book was SO GOOD. It's perfect parts extremely unhinged couple part autumnal dark academia vibes. I loved just how unhinged both Nora and Alec were, they truly matched each other's freak. This was such a fun and delightful read and one I will be recommending for every monster lover out there!!!

Release Date: September 10,2024

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Luna Literary and Clio Evans for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*