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Nightmare For Hire by Morgan Lysand
3.75
lighthearted medium-paced

 He’s my Cyrus, mine, and I will fight a bitch that tries to take him from me.

Well that was cute and fun. Having a tiny femme guy being the scary monster who everyone fears is just too much fun and way too cute. Badass and scary, but dress it up in skirts, crop tops and platform boots.

I don’t have a whole lot of thoughts on the romance. It was easy and cute. The focus was mostly on Cyrus and his c***y abusive ex, which makes sense when you introduce a plotline like that, yet it felt a bit strange to have that level of seriousness and abuse in what is essentially a ‘cute, little monster romcom’.

Anyway. It was entertaining and sweet. Couldn’t quite figure out what it meant to be, but mostly enjoyed. Nox was adorable.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Paranormal
Femme MC
Nurse MC
Past trauma
Virgin MC
Jockstraps
Crop tops
First times
Goth MC
Piercings and tattoos
Monster romance

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Rough sex and degradation with abusive boyfriend (on page, not other MC)
MC raped by boyfriend (on page, not other MC)
Mention of MC being sexually trafficked as a child (by parents)
Explicit sexual content
MC briefly choked by ex (non-sexual)
Vomiting
Attempted kidnapping of MC

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: On-page explicit sex (assault) with someone other than MC at the start of the story — before the MCs meet
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Monster romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile
Main characters’ age: 28 and ‘eons’
Series: Interconnected standalone, multi-author series
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 284
Happy ending: Yes


Never in my life have I let human gender ideas decide how I dress. I dress for myself, and today I’m a happy pink princess. Right down to the pretty silver jeweled barrette in my hair that in the right light could be a tiara. I’m a guy that knows exactly what he wants and goes for it. Human ideals be damned.