very long review ahead | | 📚: She Was Monstress: An Anthology of Monster Women | Format: digital 📱 | | 📖: How I Became a Succubus’s Pet | ✍️: Noelle Upton | Genre: Paranormal Romance | 📍: Succubus Shop Owner/Human College Junior, Spell gone Wrong, Forced Proximity, Black MC, Dom/sub Dynamics, After Care, Mostly Single 1st Person POV with a few Dual Chapters | ⚠️: mentions of dead parents, explicit language and sexual content, some religious references (mentioned in passing), references to toxic masculinity, queerphobia, calling out a racially-charged world, breath play | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: A delightful short story!! I loved how Noelle Upton illustrated the world around Daniel and Feronia and really put us in the moment of their emotions and feelings. Very excited to explore more of Noelle Upton’s works 😍 | | | 📖: Shimmering Scales | ✍️: A.J. Torres | Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance | 📍: Taino Human/Curvy Deep Sea Sirena; Hurt/Comfort; Caretaking; Height Difference; 3rd Person POV | ⚠️: mentions of abuse from step family and attempted murder against the protagonist, classism, violence | 🔥: 💖 | 💭: short and sweet and full of love! A.J. Torres filled so much information into so few pages and it all felt perfectly cohesive. I got just enough background without being bogged down in details. Wonderful tale! | | | 📖: The Doctor’s Wife | ✍️: Freddie A. Clark | Genre: Sapphic Steampunk Historical Romance | 📍: Human Medical Assistant/Clockwork Construct; Secret Crush; 3rd Person POV | ⚠️: blood, violence, death, body horror, medical procedures, mention of workplace harassment and verbal abuse, sexism, domestic abuse, explicit sexual content | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: I simply love how this story is written! Freddie A Clark takes extra time and attention to make sure you’re fully immersed in 1886, no modern terminologies or thinkings, it’s steampunk historical time. Right from the opening, you’re thrown into the story and feelings of Rowena and Olimpia, and I, for one, could’ve stayed here all day! | | | 📖: In the Kraken’s Grasp | ✍️: Coral Alejandra Moore | Genre: Sapphic Paranormal Monster F••••• Romance | 📍 Tropes/Themes: FFF; Kraken Shifter x Witches; Tall Caribbean Muscle Mommy; Black MC; Curvy MC; Creative Anatomy; Set in Las Vegas; 3rd Person POV | ⚠️CW: cursing, explicit sexual content, breeding kink, pregnancy, oviposition, tentacle sex | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: an interesting story to say the least. Very hot and intriguing magic features but parts felt rushed, even for a short story | | | 📖: The Cursed Woman | ✍️: Robin Jo Margaret | Genre: Sapphic Paranormal Erotica | 📍: FFFF; Human/Sex Demons; Toned MC; Curvy MCs; Spell Gone Wrong; Creative Anatomy; Tentacles; 3rd Person POV | ⚠️: explicit sexual content, brief degrading language, pet names and praises, impact play, edging/orgasm denial, leaving marks on body during sex, dubious consent | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: Ooooweeee can Robin Jo Margaret write erotica 😍 this was so so hot and oh so satisfying. I always enjoy my time in xyr worlds | | | 📖: An Education in Sap | ✍️: Joanne Kwan | Genre: Romantasy Novella | 📍: F/F/M; Human/Nymphs; 3rd Person POV | ⚠️: explicit sexual content, dubious consent | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: a delectable short story 🤤 can I get more of these 3 please?? | | | 📖: Slither | ✍️: Chloe Slate | Genre: Sapphic Sci-Fi Short Story | 📍: Human Woman/Femme presenting Squid Alien; 1st Person POV | ⚠️: explicit sexual content, tentacle insertion, squirting, mention of possible pregnancy, nausea | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: no plot just hot hot h o t squid alien smut | | | 📖: Monster Under Me | ✍️: Chelsey J. León | Genre: Sapphic Paranormal Erotica | 📍: Black Plus-size Human/Black Boogeywoman (Sleep Demon); ADHD Representation; Insta-Lust/Love; Pet Names; Height Difference; Bite Play; Shadow Bondage; Shadow Sex Toys; Tentacles; Primal/Chase Play; Light Dom/Sub Dynamics; Set in Georgia; 1st Person POV | ⚠️: explicit sexual content, mention of parent and sibling death due to car accident, mention of parental abandonment and caregiver indifference, mention of true crime, mention of gun use for protection, anxiety | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: Chelsey J. León packed so much into this novella! The descriptions are rich, the chemistry is palpable, and the spice is oh so nice | | | 📖: Blooming in Brimstone | ✍️: Lila Gwyn | Genre: Sapphic Paranormal Romance | 📍: Horned Demon/Disaster Human; 30+ MC; 1st person POV | ⚠️: alcohol consumption, gambling addiction, murder, violent imagery, robbery, arson, attempted physical assault | 🔥: 🌶️ | 💭: I love how Lila Gwyn writes love 🥹 this curious demon and cheeky human were a treat | | | 📖: All Spun Up | ✍️: Sofia Rose | Genre: Cozy Paranormal Omegaverse Romance | 📍: Alpha Spider Demon/Omega Mothman; Fated Mates; Height Difference; Fem-Dom; Dual 1st Person POV | ⚠️: explicit sexual content | 🔥: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | 💭: adorably spicy. His shy personality, her strong presence, their scene 😍 I’d read a whole series on these two and their town!