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Like the title says, this really was one of the best monster romances I’ve read. Aside from a kind of slow, mythology heavy first couple chapters (they really weren’t too bad, I had just come off of reading a string of super short books that got into the action real quick), the story was engaging until the very end. I LOVED the main characters. Ceph and Elle have officially risen to the top of my favorite characters chart; they’re both so loveable and smart. They were both equally well-written characters too, which isn’t always the case! The story was quite fun too. I love sci fi, I love monsters, I love the ocean, and I love archaeology. It was all of those awesome things rolled into one!This was my first Cassie Alexander book, but I will definitely be checking out others soon!

This was a heartbreaking and yet totally beautiful story that you just can't see it having a happy ending but it does! Both Cepharius and Elle have such heart wrenching pasts. True grief and sorrow follow them and it cripples their abilities to move on with truly living! At this moment in both their lives they are just surviving until they meet each other. When they first meet and touch so that Cepharius can bond his mind to hers so that he can do his job of protecting her their lives change. What was just supposed to be a bond so that they could understand one another turned out to be a bond of the heart, mind, body and the soul. Neither one expected that all the aching loneliness and cracks in their hearts would be filled by each other. But how would a relationship between a human and a Kraken possibly work when one is of the sea and the other of the air? The mission Elle is on turns out to be more dangerous than either of then could ever have imagined. Will they be able to complete the mission? Will they find a way to stay and be with each other or are they forever doomed to be heart broken? You have got to read and find out ! This is worth the time to read its beautifully told with fantastic world building and well developed characters that pull you in to the story and keep you turning the pages until the very end! Highly recommend💖🔥🌟🔥💖🌟💖🔥🌟💖🔥🌟🔥💖🌟💖🔥🌟💖🔥🌟

Thought this was going to be a fun read. What ‘s the worst that worst could happen? It’s a watery love story with some interesting smut, but I was not ready! This one put me through it and I was not expecting that! I cried, and laughed at moments I wasn’t ready to. All in all a solid read! Out of the series this one has been my favorite thus far. I’ll keep reading just know how this all ends up cause the creativity is sending me!

Actual rating: 4.5 starsThis is the first Monster Security book I dove into, so I didn’t quite know what to expect, but wowza!The love story between Elle and Cepharius is one of those special stories that resonates as deep as the ocean in which they first meet. By virtue of Cepharius’ telepathic communication, their connection is a mental one. And when two people fall in love with their minds before their bodies & hearts it’s a wondrous thing. The way they learn to work together and trust and love again was awe inspiring. So, by the time they make a bodily connection the fact that he’s a kraken and the question of “how is that gonna work?” simply doesn’t matter anymore. And even with the mechanics of kraken-on-human lovemaking, wow that was intense.There were quite a few formatting errors and extra words peppered throughout the Kindle version that kept pulling me out of the story, hence my deduction of a half-star. But beyond that I was pleasantly surprised and will defined reading more from this collection.

I loved everything about this book. It's very well written with some aspects you usually don't seein a story. Our heroine is intelligent and doesn't stand down. I'm so pleased with the way this iswritten that I'm now following the author which is something I rarely do.

You know you are reading a good book when you can’t stop thinking about the book when you’re not reading it and while reading it you’re so excited your eyes jump ahead on the page just to get to see what’s going to happen that much faster!Cassie was right though, she took them through hell before the end but it was so very worth it!Character building was excellent. Story line was engaging. Plot was entertaining.My only negative is… why can’t I have my own Kraken?!? 😆

Just wow. Ms. Alexander this book blew my mind. The world building, the characters, the levels of emotion and meaning, and all the chances you took that tested the boundaries of monster romances. Like Alexander’s Guarded by the Nightmare, this book has an emotional depth and sense of wonder that few monstrous romances can match.Highly recommended.

I love monster romance and have read quite a bit of it, this one was even better than the others. Long live the Kraken!

Love stories are mostly the same when it’s just between humans. It is also similar when it’s between monsters, with a few other twists of their world. However, when you bring a monster and a human together and add some form or forms of trauma to their love story, along with conflict, you get the feel of their heart wrenching, blood pumping, brain fogging, and body draining love and tears and mystery that is the whole how will this work that you can’t stop reading because you now feel how she feels or you feel the loss of him and the overwhelming need as they have when they do come together in the final bliss of no return. That is this book. I was beautifully written and I was locked in until I found out what happened next. I was her and I felt what she felt. I was him and I felt what he felt. I was them. I felt the contentment of the ending. I needed this so bad. Thank you Cassie Alexander for sharing your world of writing with us and bringing us into their world.

I was not ready to part with Ceph and Elle but so thankful to have read their story. It was beautiful and so thrilling! Definitely be prepared to cry a little for them and their selflessness. The plot is wonderful the spice is stellar! Lots of sad history from both of them but all is well in the end. Read the warnings but not an overly dark book or topics unless you struggle with mentions of breast cancer, loss of spouse and child, and pregnancy. I don’t often read books twice but I know I will this one and it will be a comfort read when I need to see others come through incredibly hard times. I did start this as an arc read through Cassie’s email list, love getting updates on all her latest! Can’t wait for more!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

There are kraken books and then there is this masterpiece!!!! Gods! I have never been so fully invested in the characters and the story line as I was with this great book! It had me up all night till 5 am just to finish it with joyous tears! It was amazing and very well written!!! Will be adding this author to my obsessed list!!!

I think this author is trying to kill us! I had several mini heart attacks reading this book. It was so amazing but 25 to life for Cassie Alexander. The story is flawless in its flow. The love between the characters built really naturally which is the opposite of the situation. She put just the right amount of obstacles to keep the story interesting. The MMC Ceph is so masculine and tender. The FMC Elle is believable in her resistance and then falling in love with him. This is definitely my new favorite although as I stated earlier the author might need to be brought up on attempted murder charges for the slow burn writing that pushed between dangling hope and then making us work to fulfill it. So Good!

I can’t express how much I loved this book! I could relate in several ways to Elle as I’m currently awaiting a double mastectomy myself and have struggled with my self image and how my hubby will respond in the end. The pride she brings to Elle in her healing is so beautiful! Adding Ceph needing his own recovery was another element to the trauma/drama of this story that left me connected to the characters and in tears more than once.I’m a sucker ;) for tents🐙 and Ceph is a “pretty” kraken with a very sweet side an a salty mouth😏This is a slow burn but it more than makes up for in the epilogue , I needed an epilogue for that epilogue !

I love we have just enough of the characters to get into their headspace and empathize. There is a sci-fi mystery that work well and I always love the monsters romance.

Great moments of intimacy, the hardest thing to write as an author. There were still issues with exposition and world-crafting, but it would make the length of this novel even longer, though I adore long novels that are properly written. (Not unlike Stephen King's original The Stand!)Ratings (out of possible 5)Character building: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐World building: 🌎 🌎 🌎 🌎Relationship building: 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓Romance: 💋 💋 💋 💋 💋Heat/steam: 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥Drama: 👀 👀 👀 👀Action: 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿Suspense: 💣 💣 💣 💣Dark: 💀💀Triggers: Claustrophobia, thalassophobia (fear of large or deep water), teraphobia (fear of monsters), aquaphobia (fear of drowning).POV: Multiple (2)Ending: Nicely done. The obligatory sex scene is... quite extensive but not boring.Length: Approximately 458 pagesRecommend: YES! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 If there is one book in this series to get, this is it!