Queen B’s Decree: I was so proud to hear that this series got picked up by Berkley for rerelease, I knew I had to read the expanded version. As a beta reader of the original, I still feel a strong sense of nostalgia and care for these characters.
The expanded version just grows upon the original. It still has the same sweetness, adorable tail-thumping, fun side characters, and a sexy wolven who can bench press me. Tegan and Atlas still have the same meet-cute but their relationship progresses at a slower pace (in a good way) and I absolutely loved seeing Tegan crush them in Mario Kart (I, too, beat my husband every time we play together).
The spice is just right, and it felt like it fit the story better even more than before. Lemme just say 🪢 mmkay.
Lastly…I am extremely attached to the final paragraph in the epilogue—one of my greatest writing accomplishments is coming up with it as a beta reader—so my heart was exceptionally happy to see it remained the same. Once again, this series just brings so much joy and I can’t wait to reread the rest of the series.
Book: Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett
Series: Leviathan Fitness #1
Genre: Paranormal
Plot Devices/Tropes: instalove