How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster)

               

Title: How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster)

Series: Monster Girlfriend #1

Author: Marie Cardno

Publisher: Kalikoi, July 31, 2022

Pages: 115

Genre: LGBTQ Romantasy

Life is tough when you’re an eldritch abomination.

Trillin isn’t technically a person. She’s a tiny breakaway piece of consciousness from the all-devouring Endless, doomed to eventually rejoin it. But when a human witch stumbles into her world, Trillin suddenly has a new reason to figure out individuality–one shape-shifting tentacle at a time.

Sian is sure important magical discoveries are just around the corner, if she can just get her portals to work reliably. Reaching the dimension of the Endless without being eaten on sight is a dream come true, and Sian is determined to explore every bit of it. For science, of course, not for the strangely adorable life-form who keeps popping up and trying to… flirt?

But Trillin’s world can be a dangerous place, and keeping Sian safe might risk drawing the attention of the Endless itself–which will swallow Trillin up along with all her dreams of humanity. Together, can this unlikely duo escape the Endless, figure out the optimum number of appendages, and maybe even find love?

What a whacky story!!! I love the idea of looking at the monsters in their own world is fine. They might even be hot there. But then they come to earth, or whatever realm Sian lives in, and they cause intense fear nearing insanity. It's a lot like an Eldritch insanity reaction. And it was delightful. But ultimately, I don't know if it was enough to read the rest of the series for me.

Ratings

Stars: 2/5