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Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark #2) by Pepper Winters

There was nothing left. Who could love me when I was a devil’s protégé?


I’m pretty proud to say, that although I read a lot of books and fall in lust a lot, my top three book men never shifts

Sometimes the remaining two spaces that make up my top five do, but the top three? Never. Change. So, imagine my surprise when I dived head first into Pepper Winters Monsters in the Dark series, and fell for the moody, dark and frankly terrifyingly dangerous Q Mercer.



After finishing Tears of Tess, I immediately downloaded Quintessentially Q. I was left longing to know more about this truly unique couple. I wanted to know where they went from there and how on earth they got their ‘happily ever after’ (which I understand is not for everyone. But it’s a big factor for me. I NEED them to be happy at the end of a series. It doesn’t need to be ‘traditionally happy’ they just need to be happy)



I’ve been drawn to this series in ways I haven’t been to anything in a long, long time. When you literally can’t put it down because it’s completely consuming you and even when you’re made to put it down, you’re thinking about them all the time. 

In this instalment, Pepper takes us even further into the dark. We as readers, are pushed to the limit much like Tess is. I had moments of wanting to stop reading, just to try and work through the barrage of feelings these characters and their circumstances made me feel. There was twist after twist, turn after turn and my stomach and heart couldn’t cope with it at times.




I won’t give any spoilers, (if you want them… they are out there for you to find) what I will say though is that this is much darker then Tess. It’s a much more uncomfortable read. There are topics that aren’t easy to swallow and moments so grim you’ll question yourself as to why you’re reading them. And yet I found this one more addictive. I needed the next page like because without it, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to breathe freely and I loved every single second of it.




When you find an author who can make you feel every emotion while reading and who keeps you on the edge of your seat, it makes reading an absolute joy—Pepper is that author.

* Please be aware that this book comes with a lot of trigger warnings which can be found on Pepper Winter’s website. *

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