Deceived by the Gargoyles: A Love Bathhouse Monster Romance (Monstrous Matches)

I loved this steamy, monster, love story. The author was careful about writing of the insecurities that our heroine has due to her horrid family and terrible dates. I know the main female character is a beautiful plus size witch more due to the picture rather than the writing and that was a shame. Their courtship and romance was lovely and the intimacy filthy and hot hot hot, we get lots of mm, mmf, mfmm, etc, it is HOT 🔥

Oh my God, that was a rollercoaster I couldn't have even imagined. There was plot, and there was smut, and the two worked in tandem to wreck me.I went in knowing quite little (a monster RH was all I needed to know). And right from the start, I get slapped in the face with a character - Grace - who is so much like me in the way she sets her expectations that I feel attacked. She has lists for everything, including what she's looking for in a partner, except I cross things out every now and then because my standards are apparently too high.Elliot is an absolute delight. A himbo with a heart of gold. Golden retriever energy, specifically the ones that look the proudest while biting their own tails. Scheming his way into dum-dum territory. I love him and I want to kiss his empty head and watch the small wheels in his head turn as he tries to outsmart his clan.Boderick is the artistic cocky one. Not exactly the jock, but not really the bad boy either. I think I like him most, though he gets lost between the two other gargoyles and it's a shame. He is definitely the most centred of them and is such great support for everyone there, even if he doesn't get all the recognition he deserves.Alasdair goes through the biggest transformation, it seems. He starts off appearing rude and distant, but as he comes to terms with his own shortcomings and starts dealing with his issues he really comes into his true clan leader self.An absolute delight to read, even if it gave me the feels a few times, and scared me once, towards the end.

This story started off well and I had high hopes for it. The world building was good and so was the characterisation. Unfortunately, at around the halfway mark, the story lost momentum as the book became a vehicle for one bedroom scene after another. Now I like steam, don't get me wrong. However, it felt excessive and started to bore me after a while. I did end up skimming pages towards the end.

Deceived by the Gargoyles was a highly anticipated read for me… I was counting down to it’s release and I am thrilled it wasn’t disappointing!We meet Grace, a witch who has no luck dating, before turning to our favourite matchmaker for some help!Enter Elliot, a charming, charismatic, cheeky man who Grace can’t help but like!Things aren’t quite what they seem though.. because Elliot is hiding a few things…like the fact he’s a gargoyle… and the fact that he has two other mates!This book was everything I wanted it to be and more! The Bramblewicks were such an endearing clan, each gargoyle was a totally different character and personality. Each had their own unique traits which you couldn’t help but love.Seeing the different ways they interacted with Grace, in order to court her was so enjoyable to read.The steam in this book was high! We saw both MF and MM scenes, and MMMF scenes to boot too. There is also knitting. Oh and the things they did with their tails?! 🔥🔥This book had passion, intrigue, emotion, heart. One of my favourite reads of the year so far. I really love the world building and characters we meet in these books, and I’m already impatient for the next book.

A great poly/reverse harem read with devoted men and a good plot. The author has clearly taken care to create three unique love interests.It made me cry towards the end. So many emotions!

This is a very steamy sort of love story. It's very well written, not too much for me to deal with. A lot of smut, but fun and sexy to read. I liked it a lot.

And oh boy, was it worth the wait!Lillian Lark has a fantastic writing style, which brings a wonderful level of maturity to her characters, and books. She is one of my favourite authors of this genre!The characters were portrayed beautifully, making the relationships honest and believable. They all complimented each other so well, it’s got me wishing for a polygamous clan myself (hah, sorry hubby).If you are open minded, or even sitting on the fence about this set up, I promise this book will woo and convince you. A total recommendation from me!

Well written with a great balance of story and smut and really original, I loved it. Will definitely be checking out more by Lillian Lark!