Love and Other Monsters

If fantasy and romance are your two favorite genres and have read and obsess over books like Fourth Wing or ACOTAR, then I welcome you to Love and Other Monsters, a book club in which we know the most boring thing you can be as a love interest is a plain old human. Explore the new and exciting genre of romantasy as we read books ranging from YA’s filled with tension to incredibly spicy monster romance.

This month we are reading How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno. The Love and Other Monsters Book Club will meet at 5:30 PM on Monday, May 19th.

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?

How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster) is a sweet, low-heat F/F sapphic romance between a witch scientist and a shape-shifting Cthulhu monster. HEA guaranteed!

Purchase a copy to read, or grab it from the library, and join us at Dog·Eared Books at 5:30 PM on May 19th, to discuss the book with book club host Nayeli! This book club is free to anyone who wishes to participate, no registration necessary.

Also, for 20 minutes after each club meeting, you will receive 20% off all books and merchandise!

Content Warnings for Love and Other Monsters in 2025
Content Warnings for How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster)
Content Warnings for Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame
Content Warnings for Sweet Vengeance
Content Warnings for Exquisite Ruin