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The Rycke

by Lily Mayne

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Monstrous #3

Why Read This?

The hurt/comfort here is next level. Two deeply damaged characters healing each other in a brutal world. Aury's gentleness despite his terrifying power is devastating, and Ghost's anxiety rep feels real and respectful.

Synopsis

Life as a raider in the Wastes, where monsters roam and the military lurks, is as easy as it sounds. I’ve been out here for a long time, and the fear that courses through my blood every time I have to step outside our camp walls to scavenge never fades. No matter how many monsters you face—and have to run for your life from—it doesn’t ever get easier. But when I come across a bound and injured monster in an abandoned military base, I can’t leave him behind. His presence in our camp is causing tension, but I can’t bring myself to care when I get to see a different side to him—when he starts to show me who he is, beneath the pain and lingering trauma. But despite his gentle nature, I soon discover why others are so desperate to own him. Why the military, and now this stranger lurking outside our camp, want to put him back in chains and take him away from me. There’s something hiding under his skin. Something that threatens to upend my entire life, the one I’ve spent my years carefully protecting out here. There’s a reason why all other monsters fear him. The Rycke is Book Three of the Monstrous series, a post-apocalyptic m/m fantasy series that features monsters and human men falling in love. It is best to read the series in order. Warning: This m/m love story contains explicit sexual content and is not suitable for young readers. It also contains graphic depictions of torture and violence, and deals with PTSD.

At a Glance

4.27 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/M
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hurt/comforttouch him and diefound family

Mood

emotionalgrittytendermelancholic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.27 ★

Page Count

330 pages

Published

2021

Primary Genre

Paranormal Romance

Pairing

M/M

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

N/A

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

Explicit M/M scenes with a monster partner. Tender and emotional intimacy woven through the hurt/comfort dynamic. Size difference and gentle monster energy. sign in to unlock

graphic torturePTSD and trauma recoverygore and violenceexplicit sexual contentcaptivity

World & Setting

Post-apocalyptic fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

Deeply cathartic. Watching two broken people choose each other and build safety in a world that offers none. The devotion pays off every ounce of pain. sign in to unlock

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