Are you looking for a twisty domestic suspense book? Then this book is perfect and you need to pick it up. I was immediately hooked from page one with the MC (Victoria) plotting to murder her husband. I read over 50% of the book is one sitting and finished it in record time because I HAD TO KNOW HOW IT ENDED. The ending was 🤯 with several unexpected twists, every time I was suspicious of the killer, I was so wrong! Do yourself a favor and add this to your TBR.

I’m giving this 4.5 stars but rounding down on Goodreads.

Many thanks to @thrillerbookloverspromotions and Mandy McHugh’s for my gifted ebook!

I think my students will enjoy this one and can picture it as a movie or a tv show. It was pretty entertaining in that way.. It wasn't what I had hoped for myself , wanting more depth

This book didn't really work for me. Maybe it was supposed to be funny or ironic, I just couldn't care about the main character and her predicament. She felt like a stereotype, as did the other characters. It got somewhat better as it went on. I think others who like this style will like it

"It was a beautiful Friday in October when Victoria Tate decided to murder her husband."🫢

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I can not stop thinking about this book! It will live rent-free in my head forever, and let's talk about that first line (above)?!🤯🤯🤯🤯

This book is one fast-paced while thrill ride. Suspense around every corner. Cancel your plans 🚫, pour a glass of wine 🍷, and lock the doors🔐 cause this is a "finish it in one sitting" kind of book 📖!

Throughout the book, I swear everyone becomes a suspect 🔍, and you never 🥴 know who is lying or telling the truth! There are a lot of characters you'll love to hate!🤬🤬🤬

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NOV 7th, 2023

QOTD❓️⁉️❓️Have you ever had someone close to you, betray you secretly?

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Victoria Tate has had enough of her controlling husband Warren. He runs the company that should have been hers and his latest plan will mean she won’t even be ‘Number 2’ anymore. So what’s a woman to do? Get a nasty and expensive divorce and maybe lose her family’s company to Warren. Nope,not Victoria, she just plans to kill him.😳
Then the unthinkable happens. Warren is murdered and Victoria didn’t do it. Someone seems to know what Victoria had planned though, and her neighbors and the lead detective believe that she is her husband’s killer.As Victoria struggles to find out who her mysterious caller,X is, and what does he want, the body count rises.
Victoria has to trust someone and who better than family. Her relationship with her sister Teagan is complicated, but what other choice does she have. She soon discovers that there were many things she didn’t know about Warren, and one of his secrets may have gotten him killed. The whodunnit and why is twisted and the ending, well, let’s just say it was worthy of a monster. There is quite a bit of humor mixed in with murder, and I flew through this book.
Very different than Chloe Cates Is Missing( which I loved), but this was still so good. It Takes Monsters had that final ‘what’ twist that I love too!

Well that was kind of an unexpected gruesome tale?! But a very good one! This book had it all! It had suspense, intrigue, plenty of murder to go around, gas lighting, revenge, lots of gruesome blood shed, A great who done it, and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and had me glued to my Kindle! I highly recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

It will keep you guessing till the end. There are twists after twists that kept me at the edge of my seat. Victoria and Warren’s relationship was infused with secrets and intricate mysteries. And the third person came in between and took advantage of them to rig things in their favour but at what cost? Warren had paid with his death and now it’s Victoria’s turn, will she be able to find her way out of deceptive net of danger, secrets, and crime?

The book was so unpredictable and twisted. In the beginning the author has created an illusion then changed the whole scenario. There is a murder investigation, gruesome murder, and family secrets.

•Dark and intense
•Family Secrets
•Gruesome Murder
•Murder Investigation
•Twists and Turns
•Whodunnit

Thank you Netgalley, Publisher and Author for giving me opportunity to read it.

It Takes Monsters is a darkly humorous novel. The atmosphere is incredible and you can't help but be immersed into this story and follow Victoria's plans to kill her husband and subsequently try to find his murderer. I loved how unique and interesting this plot was and I could not put this down. I highly recommend It Takes Monsters and I will definitely be checking out more by this author.

𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌.

The sophomore follow-up to CHLOE CATES IS MISSING, IT TAKES MONSTERS was a deliciously dark, deeply atmospheric read packed with sardonic humor and pop culture allusions. With nods to Dexter, Baz Luhrmann's 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒕, and even a couple of sly Supernatural references, this book is guaranteed to be the smash hit of the fall.

Victoria Tate has had enough of her controlling husband Warren. It wasn't enough that he took over the company that was supposed to be hers; now he's making her quit working to stay home and pop out babies. Victoria decides there is no alternative but to kill him. She drapes their bedroom in plastic sheeting a la Dexter but is thwarted when an ostentatious costume party, the social event of the year, is scheduled for the same night as Warren's demise.

The descriptions of the party are some of the best scenes in the book as the atmosphere is crackling with tension. The masks that many are wearing are sinister and menacing, and after an encounter with someone in an executioner's mask, Victoria makes a hasty exit. The big surprise is Warren is murdered at the party, and not by Victoria. But the real killer knows what she has planned and sends her photos of the plastic-draped bedroom to taunt her. What does this person want, and who else would want to kill Warren?

This is the type of book that you just won't be able to put down once you start it. Thank you so much to NetGalley, Scarlet/Penzler Publishing, and Thriller Book Lovers Promotions for this early read. IT TAKES MONSTERS will publish October 17, 2023.