Thank you for this early copy to read!

This was one of my most coveted reads this year! I couldn’t wait to finish this series and see what happened to this band of monster characters. This was an involved read and parts of it I had trouble visualizing. I think I would have been better off rereading the first two because I had forgotten a lot of the world details. Because of this some aspects were confusing. I felt the pacing was pretty good through out though some parts (esp in the middle section) dragged a little. I loved M and N and was so happy to read their conclusion. Overall I enjoyed these books and really loved the cast of characters

I received a copy through NetGalley for review.

So firstly let me say that I absolutely adore this series. Upon finishing it, my heart is so full and I love all these incredibly flawed, characters so very much.

Rashid and Kacper were my shining stars, along with Serefin's defeatist humor.
Nadya finally reaching a breaking point and wearing in multiple languages, also a highlight.
Parijahan finally opening up, and embracing her true nature, and revealing her secrets.
Malachiaz is well, always himself even while he's a roiling ball of chaos.

There were four. There always needed to be four to bind the horrors into the earth and contain them for another cycle. The girl, the monster, the prince, the queen. All are needed, all are requires and all have a decision to make.

Meanwhile a god of entropy is about to get his wish, and devour all. If all our players can't figure out what exactly they are supposed to be doing.

Then there's Pelageya who actually has all the answers, but can't seem to remember to tell everyone the important stuff. I really hope Malachiasz figures out that transportation spell someday.

I thoroughly enjoyed this series so much.

This book was received as an ARC from St. Martin's Press - Wednesday Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I could not be more happy than to read Blessed Monsters because it is not like any other Fantasy books I have read before. The concept was so different that it was just pure brilliance and all of the monsters I can relate at least one characteristic to. The story line was so invigoratingly intoxicating that I just wanted to finish all 548 pages in one sitting. Our teen book club will be so excited for this book and they will definitely have a few words to say and I can't wait to share this book with them.

We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

4.5/5 stars

I love how the author ended this series, but I couldn’t get over the repetition of words at points. I’m hoping the final copy has the word “entropy” at least a dozen less times.

Other than that, I loved it. These kids never listen to anyone and they’re disastrous and I had such fun with them! It was a wonderful end to a trilogy I have loved.

Emily A. Duncan does an excellent job tying up a well-crafted and well thought out series. It has stayed true to itself all the way into the final book. I recommend this book, plus the series if you have never read it. What a ending!

This is one of those rare books that I've been impatiently waiting for but at the same time I did NOT want this series to end. Despite the fact that I am always drawn to dark stories, I was not prepared for Blessed Monsters, mostly because Emily A. Duncan is a brilliant, evil, genius and I need everything she ever writes.

I loved it! It destroyed me! I want more, especially more Malachiasz and Nadya. Blessed Monsters is very dark, with more gods, more monsters, more blood and more eyeballs. Malachiasz will always and forever be my favorite, but I really enjoyed watching Serefin and Nadya grow closer, and getting to know more about the other characters, especially Parijahan.

The final book in this trilogy was everything I wanted and more, because I like the darkness, and I was never going to get enough of Malachiasz and Nadya together. Love this book, love the whole trilogy!

It's so hard to describe this very weird book! It's filled with monsters, gods, magic, friends, royalty, love, and blood. So much blood. Blood everywhere. Blood and eyeballs. I think Emily Duncan honestly needed a fourth book, because she clearly knows everything about Serefin, Nadya, and Malachiasz, but that in-depthness comes at the price of not knowing the other characters, or really the world around it.

I'd be very interested in seeing what she comes up with next.

Blessed Monsters was the ending I was hoping for the Something Dark and Holy trilogy. I fell in love with Wicked Saints and a world full of monsters and clerics and gods and magic as soon as I started reading it, and even though Ruthless Gods tore me apart I enjoyed every moment of it. This finale left me wanting more yet feeling satisfied at the same time. Secrets unveiled and mysteries solved. It was beautifully haunting and dark in the best possible way. The dynamic between the characters is amazing and I found myself falling in love with them even more. I’m going to miss them and this series so much (Malachiasz especially). I was at the edge of my seat the whole time - a great start to 2021!

Ruthless Gods was one of my favorite reads of 2020. I am currently in consultations for a moth tattoo. My friend made me a custom mug with all the characters on it for my birthday. I have Wicked Saints and Ruthless Gods earrings. Needless to say, I love this series and I cannot believe it’s over.

Malachaisz is my favorite character. My brooding, emo, evil, sweet baby… Which is why I definitely expected Blessed Monsters to be my favorite book of the series, but it wasn’t. Compared to Ruthless Gods, I felt the book left me a little wanting. But, I still enjoyed it immensely and I think Emily did a great job bringing the book to a fitting conclusion. I think ultimately, in my soul, I was hoping for a little bit more Nadya + Malachaisz than I ultimately got, which makes sense since half the book at least one of them assumes the other is dead.

Serefin and Nadya’s relationship really gutted me in this book though in a way it didn’t really in the previous. Their friendship, based so much on hurt and betrayal as well, grows into such a wholesome sister/brother relationship. It makes my soul hurt in a happy way.

The final battle scene is kind of skipped in the climax of the story, which left me a little reeling and confusion. The action in this book just felt lacking. But, the reason I love this series isn’t necessarily for epic physical battles. The mental turmoil and battles each of these characters faces is the real story.

Ultimately, it was a four star read for me. I think it was a fitting conclusion to the series, but I found it a little less engaging than the previous novels in the series. Still getting that moth tattoo.

Malachiasz gets called a boy in this book way too many times (72). It's bad and someone should have edited that down.