Hatred is a spell only true love can break.Ãngel Cruz is a dedicated session musician, until loyalty to his estranged family forces him to work for Oberon: the feared and hated envoy from the Otherworld. Overnight, Ãngel is taken from his life, his friends, his work, and trapped in a hideous mansion in the middle of nowhere, under constant surveillance, and with only the frightening fae for … frightening fae for company.
Oberon’s poor understanding of humans combined with Ãngel’s resentment and loneliness threaten to cause real harm to the pair. Then a long winter together in the mansion unites them in their love of music. Slowly, Ãngel’s anger thaws, and he begins to realize that Oberon feels alone too.
Gradually, these two souls from different worlds form a connection like none other. But hate and prejudice are powerful things, and it’ll take all the magic of their love to stop the wider world from forcing them apart.
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5+++ I’m standing on a pedestal, two hands on my mouth, screaming “READ THIS”
I don’t even know where to begin. It was an overwhelming, intense, heartbreaking, breathtaking, emotionally devastating story.
I’m in awe, where does this come from? It’s almost unearthly.
It’s about vibration, tones and timbres, melodies, music, and scent. It has beautiful voices, chanting nine syllables, which got right into my center. I felt it!
I was flabbergasted by this concept. It was delicate, intimate and had a whole sphere of different levels. It was immensely intense.
The lovemaking was an art, the sensuality thick, erotic of the highest level, it felt like spiritual tantric sex.
Ángel has to pay for his father’s faults. He has to stay with Oberon for four years.
Oberon is a fae send from the Other World to explore and exchange music. Only the world doesn’t want him, he can’t go back to his own. He stays in a house far far away from civilization, surrounded by security, where no one can hurt him.
Ángel is afraid of Oberon, with his exceptional features. Afraid, until he isn’t anymore.
My heart exploded by the beauty what happened in this story!!
One of a kind story. It kept me awake till 3:35 am. I should sleep for hours but I couldn’t put it away till I was finished… crying warm and satisfying tears. Thank goodness my heart survived it. I’m out of words… just read this!!
Gah! I LOVE this book so hard!
-Magical
-Original
-Sexy. The sex scenes were intricate and smoking hot! I can’t explain it.
-Loved the characters
I was blown away by this author’s writing. So glad I saw Renee’s review for this book.
4.75 Stars!
P.S. PLEASE TELL ME MENDEL GETS A BOOK.
Jenya Keefe builds an incredible world of fantasy and romance in her novel The Musician and the Monster. A twist on a favorite fairy tale, this captivating story has its roots in myth and folklore. Ms. Keefe goes deep into exploring these characters, and her insights into intolerance, self-knowledge, and love, make The Musician and the Monster absolutely un-put-down-able!
A fae from the Otherworld, Oberon crossed the veil into the human world eight years ago. Feared for his differences and viewed as a “monster,” Oberon’s presence is not well received here on Earth. Everywhere he goes there are riots and assassination attempts, so to keep himself safe, Oberon sequesters himself in a remote, secret location. Unable to survive without interacting with others, Oberon’s health is declining and he’s desperately lonely.
When Ángel’s parents are caught trying to swindle Oberon, he offers to forgive their debt if Ángel agrees to be his live-in companion for the next four years. Giving up his job and his friends, and cut off from everything he knows, Ángel has to find a way to survive his new life with this monster.
Ángel’s upbringing and previous relationships have damaged his self-esteem, and he believes he is unlovable. Over time, Oberon’s constant attention and praise gradually build up Ángel’s confidence. The sensation that Oberon is grooming Ángel is subtle. Because the story is told from Ángel’s perspective it’s impossible to know for sure, but given Ángel’s fragile emotional state and the fact that he’s mostly cut off from his support network, it often appears to be Stockholm Syndrome.
As the story progresses their attraction builds, and the anticipation is incredible. Jenya Keefe writes a spectacular love scene, and she makes the most of the taboo eroticism of physical intimacy with a magical being. Oberon has some unique and enviable bedroom skills, and Ángel dives happily into the world of hot and kinky elf sex.
Jenya Keefe’s writing is expressive and it flows so beautifully. I got completely wrapped up in her descriptions of the fae and their world. Their language sounds like music and they communicate through touch. The details of Oberon’s physical characteristics, and the breathtaking narrative of their lovemaking truly helps us understand what Ángel’s experiencing.
The Musician and the Monster held me captive from the very first page. Truly unpredictable, the twists and turns the story takes are absolutely thrilling! The way the book ends definitely sets up the possibility for another episode of this amazing tale, and I’ve got my fingers crossed we’ll get to see where Ángel and Oberon go from here.
**spoilers**
When Àngel’s father runs into financial trouble, he offers up his adult son to the envoy of the Otherworld, a mysterious fae who has been forced to live in near isolation due to death threats, in order to clear his debts. For four years, Àngel is contracted to live with Oberon, and though they have music in common, the expressionless fae gives Àngel the creeps. Alone with no other of his kind, Oberon never expected to live long while fulfilling his mission of studying the music of humans, and heartbreaking news from the Otherworld brings him to the edge of death. Àngel’s unexpected compassion saves the fae and sets them on a course neither of them expected.
This is a great spin on Beauty and the Beast, one of my favorite stories. The author does a wonderful job at creating the world around the arrival of the fae and how his nature and way of communicating is perceived as terrifying by humans. The romance between Angel and Oberon as they learn to understand each other unfolds wonderfully.