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The Musician and the Monster

Megan Van Dyke (2024-05-05)

Subgenre

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages (Standard (250-400))

SeriesEver After #

Setting

CSM age18+

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentSteamy

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence Class Struggle Captivity

Positive tags

Beauty and the Beast Retelling Healing Arc Slow Burn Found Family

Hero archetypes

Beast / Cursed Hero Brooding Hero Protective Hero

Heroine archetypes

Musician Working-Class Heroine Poor Heroine / from the Wrong Side

Tropes

Forbidden Love Beauty and the Beast Retelling Cursed Hero Reluctant Hero Slow Burn Fish out of Water Protector Class Divide Enemies to Lovers

Themes

Duty vs Desire Redemption Love Heals Class Struggle Inner Beast Sacrifice Music as Magic

Synopsis

A musician desperate to keep her family out of poverty, is hired by a reclusive lord. He's tormented by his duty to protect the town from a dangerous beast, and her music is his only solace. But the monster isn't the only enemy to fear...

The Musician and the Monster: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult romantasy features moderate violence involving a dangerous beast, likely steamy romantic content between the musician and the cursed lord, and themes of poverty and duty.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, violence, and class struggle.

Who'll love this

Adult readers will love this Beauty and the Beast-inspired romance with a musician heroine and a tortured, beast-cursed hero.

Tags

Fairy Tale RetellingRomantasyGothic Romance