Kael (Monsters & Mates Book 2) by Becca Seymour


Sonny has been surviving alongside the rebellion just fine, and he is committed to helping the newest human to arrive through a rift, but finding that he might just have a fated mate after all may not be as great as he thought. Adventures and feelings abound in this second entry to the Monsters & Mates series.


From the Kael blurb:

Falling for a royal guard with glowing eyes and a lethal energy punch? Definitely not on my Terrafeara survival bingo card. But here we are.

I’ve spent over two years in this stitched-together world of monsters, rebels, and volatile rifts, doing my best to stay under the radar—mostly. That ends the moment an Aussie crash-lands into my life, half-dead and dragging the Glowranth crown prince’s attention with him. Apparently, this stranger is fated for more than just trouble.

To save him, I’m forced to team up with Kael—prince’s guard, Glowranth warrior, and six-foot-plus of brooding, blue-skinned temptation who makes my pulse race and my sarcasm sharper. He’s loyal, lethal, and infuriatingly irresistible… and somehow, he might be mine. If I let him.

Now we’re trekking through hostile terrain, uncovering truths about our bond, the rebellion, and something far worse: these rifts may not be accidents. Someone could be creating them on purpose.

Time’s running out. The Aussie’s dying. Enemies are circling. And Kael and I are falling fast—whether I’m ready for it or not.

Because in a realm ruled by power and prophecy, love isn’t just messy. It’s world-altering.

Kael is a monster-filled romantic fantasy packed with portal-hopping, fated mates, and the kind of enemies-to-lovers tension that comes with forced proximity and clashing personalities. Expect “mine” vibes, hurt/comfort twists, alpha-level danger, and a spark-filled collision between sharp-witted sass and broody, battle-hardened muscle.


SNik's review:

Second in series (Monsters & Mates), must be read in order. Paranormal sci-fi/fantasy. Fated mates. Hurt/comfort. Slow burn. Single POV. 

Sonny has been stranded and surviving on Terrafeara for a couple of years, one of the few humans brought through a rift, he’s part of the rebellion and wondering why he’s not found his fated mate as most others have. Finding out the royal bodyguard Kael is his fated mate, and he never came to find Sonny makes their initial dealings difficult and hurtful. 

This story was fully entertaining with sarcastic Sonny that can hold his own, and the cinnamon roll Kael that regrets the separation from Sonny but will do anything to make it up to him. Every moment Kael and Sonny are on page together is wonderful, the hurt feelings, the undeniable bond, the mutual protectiveness and actual earnest caring for each other was so fun to read. I am fully invested in the overarching plotline to find out why/how the rifts are happening and these really great characters (main and secondary) getting their HEA’s.


Kael is currently available as an e-book and paperback

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