The Demon and the Librarian (Monsters Hollow) by Chloe Archer


A fast-paced snark filled novella from the Monsters Hallows universe. THE DEMON AND THE LIBRARIAN shows Chloe is able to pack a great story in a more condensed story.

From the blurb:

Yuki

Accidentally summoning a sexy demon at work totally isn’t my fault. It’s because of that new addictive soap opera, The Young and the Monstrous, I tell you! They just had to introduce a new mega-hot demon character, so of course I needed to do some research! But my insatiable librarian curiosity has gotten me into hot water, because now I’m magically shackled to a demon who claims he’s my mate. That can’t be a real thing, right? It’s got to be some kind of demon trick...

Kassiel

Being summoned is every demon’s fantasy. Some wait centuries for the momentous occasion. At barely two hundred years of age, I get my lucky day! The Interdimensional Gong of Demonic Destiny rings for little ole me! Wooing Yuki should be a walk in the park, but my trusty seductive wiles aren’t working on my prickly mate—and the clock is ticking. I only have two weeks to convince him to accept our bond or it will be permanently severed. My work is cut out for me, but I’ll do whatever it takes to sneak into his heart.

The Demon and the Librarian: A Cozy M/M Monster Romance is a 30k novella in the Monsters Hollow universe featuring: a dapper demon dandy with a penchant for fine clothing, a far too curious librarian, a summoning involving dirty limericks, a holy water fail, food as the way to any being’s heart, forced proximity, fated mates, and an HEA ending. *Previously published in the Fated Mates MM Paranormal Romance charity anthology of 2023.


Molly Otto's Review:

Set in Monsters Hallows universe from Chloé Archer and if you have read the prequel the Bogeyman and the Schoolteacher, you will understand that it is just a sweet fun heartfelt hilarious world. 

Get ready for heaps of snark and chemistry that we've all come to know and love from Chloé Archer. 

This is again a lot of fun!

Rating: 5 Stars


Angel's review:

(Review 2026) My goal this year is to try to read more books off of my TBR and this one has been on it for awhile! I really enjoy reading Chloe's books and I adore their writing style! Its so unique, fun, dynamic, and really playful. The dialogue between her characters are always such a joy to read and reading about their playful banter and shameless flirting just made this story even more enjoyable to read.

Kass and Yuki's book may be on the shorter side but I didn't feel as though it was missing anything. I thought the pacing was great, the characters had very obvious chemistry with each other even though Yuki was fighting it, and as I mentioned above, I loved the dialogue!!
Overall a great story!

 
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