The Death God’s Sacrifice by Jenny Nordbak, is the first book in the Peculiar Tastes series and perfect if you want a spicy monster romance with dubious consent.

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The Death God’s Sacrifice
by Jenny Nordbak

Peculiar Tastes #1
Released: October 04, 2022
148 Pages | ebook

read this book if you’re in the mood for
  • Some dubious consent kink
  • A monster romance
  • An enemies to lovers romance
synopsis

The Gorgon Stheno fears no creature – except maybe the Dark Druid. But when it comes time for the druid to drop the veil between worlds, and the sacrifice required to do so, Stheno knows she cannot stand by and watch an innocent girl be hurt. Especially if she can take the opportunity to take out the Dark Druid once and for all. But once Stheno is in the druidโ€™s lair – and in his bed – the Gorgon soon realizes that the druid doesnโ€™t have to look into her eyes for certain parts of him to turn hard as stone. And Stheno realizes she is more than okay with that. . . .

review

I loved this Gorgon romance from Jenny Nordbak. When we think of Gorgons we usually think about Medusa, so I was absolutely thrilled when I realized that Nordbak centered her story around one of Medusaโ€™s sisters instead. Of course, Medusa is a big part of Sthenoโ€™s journey but it seemed really unique to have Medusa be secondary to her sister, even as other characters from Medusaโ€™s mythos played a role in The Death Godโ€™s Sacrifice.

I thought this monster romance was a great way to start off the Peculiar Tastes series. There were definitely plenty of typical monster romance elements. But The Death Godโ€™s Sacrifice was more on the tame end of the sub-genre compared to some of the other monster romances Iโ€™ve read. The story is definitely spicy and features two characters labelled as monsters by society. But outside of some chasing, tail play, and the very creative use of Sthenoโ€™s petrifying powers in the bedroom, there arenโ€™t many elements in the story that canโ€™t be found in other spicy romances.

This story was a quick introduction to the Shadow Market; while we donโ€™t really see much of the actual Market in this book, the actions that take place here will allow the Shadow Market to play a much bigger role throughout the rest of the series.

in conclusion

Combining some lesser-well-known parts of Greek mythology with some very spicy action, Nordbak wrote an excellent introduction to the Shadow Market and all the fun we can expect from the rest of the series.

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