reading the bizarre tiktok monster romance so you don't have to

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The Book Leo

The Book Leo

Жыл бұрын

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hello friends, today i decided to take one for the team and read a book by siggy shade, the monster romances that keep getting recommended to me on tiktok!
review for:
tentacle entanglement by siggy shade
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Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 25 year old girl who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave). I live in the Netherlands and go to university, but make booktube videos in my spare time :)
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@TheBookLeo
@TheBookLeo Жыл бұрын
this is an educational video about octopus anatomy edit: please remain respectful in the comments! As I say at the end of the video, this book is only funny and absurd if it's not what you're into. If it *is* what you're into, this book honestly isn't that bad. And remember that a lot of quotes/metaphors I laugh at in this video are likely intended to be funny.
@randomrealistictone2231
@randomrealistictone2231 Жыл бұрын
Review ice Planet barbarians
@gabbyabbott4965
@gabbyabbott4965 Жыл бұрын
Oh god
@peppermint7878
@peppermint7878 Жыл бұрын
​@@randomrealistictone2231 no need to traumatize the whole community
@Arawn2020
@Arawn2020 Жыл бұрын
It's Harvard on line 2, they want to hire you as a marine biologist
@tinytine_
@tinytine_ Жыл бұрын
Hello! Would it be alright if you make a playlist of all your "I read _this_ so you don't have to" videos? I think a lot of us would love that, especially new viewers. You don't have to but thank you anyways!
@sarasuryawanshi
@sarasuryawanshi Жыл бұрын
"I can fix him🥺" He's literally an octopus
@sparklingblood09
@sparklingblood09 Жыл бұрын
i’m dying ily for this comment 😭😭
@captaincaspian42
@captaincaspian42 Жыл бұрын
Half the Potc fandom:
@jellyen-
@jellyen- Жыл бұрын
fr 😭😭😭
@Maradrafts
@Maradrafts Жыл бұрын
@@captaincaspian42 Hoooooly shit. That got me - I'm laughing so hard rn my cheeks hurt, thank you.
@birthday_h4t
@birthday_h4t Жыл бұрын
She can change him, like change his shirt
@Orkprof
@Orkprof Жыл бұрын
That awkward moment when a tentacled monster is more respectful than regular human male characters.
@aafeenshaikh4768
@aafeenshaikh4768 11 ай бұрын
i honestly want to go to another dimension where queer folks, women and eccentric people can live without misogyny, racism and homophobia where people can express themselves fully.
@Cal_The_Stainless
@Cal_The_Stainless 11 ай бұрын
​@@aafeenshaikh4768 oh hell yeah, bring me with you!
@jesustyronechrist2330
@jesustyronechrist2330 11 ай бұрын
@@aafeenshaikh4768 Yeah, men aren't the only ones who are misogynists, racists and homophobic... Getting rid of a group of people is not going to fix anything and is fundamentally a fascist world view.
@froukje.vdsteen3869
@froukje.vdsteen3869 11 ай бұрын
Hundreds of languages and bro decides to skews facts🫣
@idontknow-48
@idontknow-48 10 ай бұрын
If it's too long ignore it. For some reasons monster like characters in fictions are always better than humans and more respectful and I guess it's just the thing with fiction writing. The hotter someone is, the more toxic they are. The more "ugly" they are as monsters the more sensible and respectable they are compared to humans. Monsters in fictions will understand and be more respectful of people who by society are considered ugly or monsters/devils spawns (?) because they are different from others (LGBTQ+, race/skin color etc.) so aside from the sexual stuff this book have it's kinda common for monsters in fiction who look "hideous" to be nicer and more respectful because they know how it feels like being judged by their appearance without getting to know them. On the other hand hot people have it easy and even if they complain about them being too beautiful and people overlooking their personality in the end their personality is always toxic be it that they act all sad and depressed because being too hot is "tiring" or because they got away with everything since they are hot and rich (most of the time) so regardless of their view about themself they will always have a shitty and toxic personality if it's a generally hot character, if it's someone who people consider ugly it's made purposely to be nice and with a good personality. At least from what I read and saw from comics, books, movies etc. that's how it goes. I guess the biggest examples even if animated are Gaston against Quasimodo (I would have used the Beast as example but it's kinda hard to judge the Beast as a good person because we only ever see his bad side because he's depressed and constantly ashamed of himself so he's always mad and I didn't use the guy who Esmeralda loves because he's generally a good guy instead of a toxic handsome guy if we ignore the novel), Gaston is what everyone wants and desire but he's extremely toxic. Quasimodo is hated, hidden from society and the whole world in general, considered ugly however he's kind, sensitive and literally the best guy you could ask for either as a boyfriend or as a friend. In short, in fiction it's really common to make "ugly" characters such as monsters really kind and respectful and that's the most popular portray of them because in the past monsters were always seen as bad and known to hate humans (even if it was the human fault that caused their dangerous behavior) but with times changing now monsters are portrayed as misunderstood and docile and even friendly/kinda puppy like and constantly afraid to be hated. As said before however that's just my personal experience, I happened to stumble against monsters being nice and respectful a lot in fictions works, even if not sexuals like this one which I'm kinda glad for XD Edit: there's nothing wrong with it being sexual though, I just prefer love stories without sex.
@yoonginismo
@yoonginismo 10 ай бұрын
2:51 "Then she hears a voice being carried over the wind, and it whispers 𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓮" "Oh didn't know this book was british!" I'M WHEEZING
@user-cu7vb2vo7p
@user-cu7vb2vo7p 8 ай бұрын
Ello mate, u alright? 😂😂😂
@1mol_wAter
@1mol_wAter 8 ай бұрын
AU YEAH MATE
@admiralsnackbarkekwalice6167
@admiralsnackbarkekwalice6167 8 ай бұрын
My sides have achived exit velocity and are currently on course to pass Jupiter
@NessieEnthusiastic
@NessieEnthusiastic 8 ай бұрын
@@admiralsnackbarkekwalice6167WHAT 😭🙏😂
@thorified1234
@thorified1234 8 ай бұрын
I thinks that’s Aussie
@jacobbesler3214
@jacobbesler3214 Жыл бұрын
The weirdness of this story isn't the tentacle monster smut, it's the tentacle monster healthy relationship and subsequent family + community
@nycoleleon713
@nycoleleon713 11 ай бұрын
I sincerely was not expecting healthy relationship with an octopus monster in a smut book. that’s some whiplash
@scootermcpeanuts6699
@scootermcpeanuts6699 6 ай бұрын
When the love interest in a YA romance is actually a decent person: 🤯🤯🤯
@discountpotato5680
@discountpotato5680 Ай бұрын
Yeah monster romance stories are generally more wholesome than human romance
@trqsh_can
@trqsh_can Ай бұрын
​@@discountpotato5680i like your pfp
@emiliah2853
@emiliah2853 Жыл бұрын
I don't care that the tentacle man was described to look angelic with blue eyes and blond hair. All I can imagine is handsome Squidward
@alpyki2588
@alpyki2588 Жыл бұрын
I wanted him to have some monstrous features at least in his face. Perhaps squid like eyeballs or pointy teeth. But no, generic lookin dude I supose is fine enough.
@xxvskrunkle
@xxvskrunkle Жыл бұрын
LMAO
@sanecatlady
@sanecatlady Жыл бұрын
all i can think of is Cthulu 😭😭 or Slenderman, cause he's got...tendrils.
@alpyki2588
@alpyki2588 Жыл бұрын
@@sanecatlady I think of Shape of Water. I don't understand that movie at all.
@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434
@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 Жыл бұрын
@@alpyki2588 still better than cliched vampir romance
@mushroom_thing7927
@mushroom_thing7927 Жыл бұрын
"My heart flipped like a panini" is the best sentence that my ears have ever been blessed with.
@GrndAdmiralThrawn
@GrndAdmiralThrawn Жыл бұрын
Pancake is one thing, but panini?
@erzsiekim
@erzsiekim 9 ай бұрын
Haha
@Ray_and_Kat
@Ray_and_Kat 9 ай бұрын
😭😭 i loved this, it was crazy but the author obviously was doing it for fun 🤣🤣
@Daffodils_over_roses
@Daffodils_over_roses 7 ай бұрын
Say what you want about the book, but the author knew what they were doing!
@phonkydude2390
@phonkydude2390 2 ай бұрын
I dont why I pictuted a pannini doing a backflip 😂
@enfieldlammergeier
@enfieldlammergeier Жыл бұрын
16:17 Most people attracted to monsters aren’t attracted to the “I can fix him” mentality. The attraction there is having someone big and strong enough to protect you, but also one that would be gentle and respectful of your personal boundaries. That’s why consent is such a big thing in many monster smut works - it’s part of the appeal to have such a horrendous creature being more respectful than many real people we consider “beautiful”.
@blackosprey2219
@blackosprey2219 Жыл бұрын
I really wouldn't be surprised if some people also just think big claws and sharp teeth and other intimidating features are just hot, plain and simple.
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m exactly in the demographic, because I’m not really into hardcore smut of any kind, much less scary hardcore smut, but I have to say I kind of get the appeal of the romance aspect. I think there’s just something really sweet about the “against all odds” sort of thing going on with it. Even though they literally couldn’t be more different, they feel this really sincere affection for each other, and they’re happy to work around all the strange barriers together to make the relationship work. Additionally, I think it’s the appeal of “seeing the good that was always there, but wasn’t obvious at first,” which is NOT the same thing as “I can fix him”. He was ALWAYS in his heart (or hearts?) a sweet and respectful lil tentacle monster, even if they had some cultural divides and confusion at times. He was never a bad guy that needed fixing, or to change at all. He just didn’t have anyone who saw him for the nice person he was inside, under all the scary tentacles. He never needed to change, he only needed to be recognized. I also think the “possessiveness” actually has a more positive connotation here than normal, because to me it just sounds more like he feels like he has an exceptionally strong personal bond with her (again, cause they love each other so much that they don’t care at all that they’re extremely different creatures), and it’s more of a loyalty thing than a controlling thing. He wants to stay by her side and stand up for her, and he wants to be hers just as much as she’s his. “Mine” here implies mutual loyalty and support to me more than it implies that she’s just a possession.
@aspenfall4019
@aspenfall4019 11 ай бұрын
​@blackosprey2219 yea, I'm this demographic
@wastedsaint
@wastedsaint 11 ай бұрын
yeah, this. i think what also plays the part, especially for people ostracized by society for one reason or the other, is safety in being loved, wanted and seen as beautiful no matter your appearance, social status or any other factors seen by society as undesirable or gross because obviously, monsters, especially otherwordly ones, don't hold human prejudices. which is also why monster romance is popular within queer people who are commonly seen as unnatural freaks, so it's also a "monster meets monster" sentiment and the beauty of an unconventional relationship between individuals rejected by the society
@MadameCreme
@MadameCreme 11 ай бұрын
​@@blackosprey2219 Yep
@WildWesternLizardWizard
@WildWesternLizardWizard 10 ай бұрын
For me, the appeal of monster romance isn't an "I can fix him" fantasy, it's a "here's a being that could very easily kill me, but loves/protects me instead in spite of our differences" fantasy.
@alexmason1604
@alexmason1604 8 ай бұрын
That and theres some sort of danger appeal about being romantically interested of a non human monster AND the freaky deaky ways said monster will show affection activates the neurons of all certified proffessional monster fuckers.
@SJ-yh5nl
@SJ-yh5nl 19 күн бұрын
When you put it that way, it sounds not disgusting LOL
@liloruf2838
@liloruf2838 11 сағат бұрын
Same with horses and girls..
@_geno_
@_geno_ Жыл бұрын
as funny as this is its kinda nice seeing consent being so emphasized and respected in the book
@_geno_
@_geno_ Жыл бұрын
AND THE USE OF THE LIGHT SWITCH AS A SAFE-GUARD??? AND THE AFTERCARE?????? WTF BRO
@xxvskrunkle
@xxvskrunkle Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY IM REELING
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
It’s genuinely kind of a sweet story, even with the weird disturbing kinky shit. I went “aww” a couple of times in this video. They’re a cute couple, I think it’s adorable that they ended up with a happy lil monster family
@waffles658
@waffles658 11 ай бұрын
it's actually kind of cute you have to admit
@erzsiekim
@erzsiekim 9 ай бұрын
Agreed
@clarytaylor8582
@clarytaylor8582 Жыл бұрын
watching this while editing my squid dissection lab report was possibly the wildest experience of all time
@snarkdragon
@snarkdragon Жыл бұрын
I cannot... POSSIBLY, ever imagine.
@neomawzz
@neomawzz Жыл бұрын
Gold tier content right here
@Functioning_54342
@Functioning_54342 Жыл бұрын
are you okay?…
@vivi5150
@vivi5150 Жыл бұрын
Does it have a mating arm?
@Functioning_54342
@Functioning_54342 Жыл бұрын
@@vivi5150 AAAAH 😭😭😭
@SebastianManjarrez99
@SebastianManjarrez99 Жыл бұрын
“Murder? Did that happen between two consenting adults?” Dumbledore and Snape: 😏
@abitofeverything6283
@abitofeverything6283 3 ай бұрын
snape and voldemort:🤨
@tabeatamm3594
@tabeatamm3594 2 ай бұрын
tbh it was very reluctant from Snapes side, no enthusiastic consent there
@philima
@philima Ай бұрын
Well, two adults consented to unaliving her boss😂😅
@blacky_Ninja
@blacky_Ninja Жыл бұрын
- consent ✔️ - well researched ✔️ - we all learned something ✔️ I don‘t know what more you want of a story 😂
@IDislikeMacaroni
@IDislikeMacaroni Жыл бұрын
Not well researched lol. That cervix stuff is so inaccurate it’s crazy. That would be excruciating to experience that.
@ettaetta439
@ettaetta439 Жыл бұрын
​@@IDislikeMacaroni fair enough 😭😭😭 but maybe that tentacle alien aphrodisiac had smth in it that made it pleasurable
@dan.dandan
@dan.dandan Жыл бұрын
@@IDislikeMacaroni it's a monster fucking book, I think there being exceptions as to what the characters feel pleasure from is okay 😭 the rest was clearly researched though
@gaysam8D
@gaysam8D Жыл бұрын
@@IDislikeMacaroni Honestly. I feel like I would literally die if that ever happened to be. The cervix part actually made me cringe because I could just imagine the pain
@nicolecampos4153
@nicolecampos4153 Жыл бұрын
@@IDislikeMacaroni Some people are into the size kink to that point lol Personally I´d hate it if that were me, but to each there own ig
@lex7176
@lex7176 Жыл бұрын
“if he’s a being from another dimension i’m sure they don’t have andrew tate there” made me laugh so hard hahaha
@tinytine_
@tinytine_ Жыл бұрын
That was literal gold ahahaha
@priyanshimalfoy6998
@priyanshimalfoy6998 Жыл бұрын
can u share the time of that?
@imheretoread_
@imheretoread_ Жыл бұрын
@@priyanshimalfoy6998 4:15
@Treeeboy
@Treeeboy Жыл бұрын
Tell me more about this other, better dimension!
@yurikagarincultidk
@yurikagarincultidk Жыл бұрын
Someone needs to take me to that dimension
@harpy_dearest
@harpy_dearest Жыл бұрын
I can very audibly hear Lovecraft sobbing in his grave as I watch this
@matilda4204
@matilda4204 Жыл бұрын
Oh he would HATE this actually I might have to start reading monster porn
@pennyw2226
@pennyw2226 Жыл бұрын
@@matilda4204 me too actually I would LOVE to desecrate the name of that eugenicist by reading Cthulhu erotica
@harpy_dearest
@harpy_dearest Жыл бұрын
@@pennyw2226 HAHAHA SAME
@charliejones4325
@charliejones4325 Жыл бұрын
Did the Dunwich Horror teach you nothing?!
@patrickbarrio101
@patrickbarrio101 Жыл бұрын
Good let him cry
@Bill..Cipher
@Bill..Cipher Жыл бұрын
"He's oozing *liquids* from... MANY parts of his body" this is irrationally funny to me
@nycoleleon713
@nycoleleon713 11 ай бұрын
it’s irrationally hilarious and I’m very curious as to what the MANY parts of his body are
@soontobechannel743
@soontobechannel743 10 ай бұрын
@@nycoleleon713Right?? Like why did I imagine it coming out of his mouth or something 😭
@twotruckslyrics
@twotruckslyrics 8 ай бұрын
bill cipher pfp with THIS comment gave me whiplash
@Epheleb
@Epheleb Жыл бұрын
"do I really want the monster to f*ck me in the urethra?" I actually audibly and physically RECOILED as a person who has bladder issues I've had to get probed several times and it's genuinely NOT FUN AT ALL it gets painful VERY FAST holy shit 😭
@Dreikoo
@Dreikoo Жыл бұрын
How fast?
@eliotasterforrest5026
@eliotasterforrest5026 11 ай бұрын
I HAVE INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS (painful bladder syndrome, literally inflammation of the urethra and bladder tract, feels like peeing acid 24/7) AND I CANT STRESS HOW PAINFUL EVEN THE THINNEST OF ULTRASOUNDS IS WHEN PUSHED UP YOUR URETHRA
@KateeAngel
@KateeAngel 10 ай бұрын
That is how I sometimes feel about regular smut, which depicts male characters having huge d*cks. I have a very hmm thiсk hymen which makes even using tampons painful sometimes. (If I wanted to ever have penetrative s€x I would first surgically remove it)
@iampidgeon6923
@iampidgeon6923 9 ай бұрын
I have never had a catheter or anything like that, but I did have a raging UTI and I'm pretty sure if I ever experience anything with my urethra I'm going to sob
@abbywolffe4114
@abbywolffe4114 9 ай бұрын
The only reason I'm not also recoiling is because I know this is a thing people are into
@yuhakim2991
@yuhakim2991 Жыл бұрын
20:49 the delivery of “My heart flips like a panini” got me rolling 💀💀💀
@AziHejazi
@AziHejazi Жыл бұрын
I spit out my water at that 😭
@fancyratatouille4492
@fancyratatouille4492 Жыл бұрын
it was so funny 😭
@laurensong8
@laurensong8 Жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard 🤣
@one-onessadhalf3393
@one-onessadhalf3393 Жыл бұрын
I haven’t gotten there yet but that line has me on the floor lmaooooo
@ohmygodbecky6829
@ohmygodbecky6829 Жыл бұрын
THEY HAVE TO BE TROLLING, i refuse to believe this is all real
@sherlyspipe
@sherlyspipe Жыл бұрын
When you spend all your day watching booktube rants instead of actually reading a book yourself…i’m guilty
@sudity9435
@sudity9435 Жыл бұрын
OMG is your pfp Makima?
@AGULL
@AGULL Жыл бұрын
So true😂
@sherlyspipe
@sherlyspipe Жыл бұрын
@@sudity9435 yep ^^
@cariolaroelena6614
@cariolaroelena6614 Жыл бұрын
Dude i don't even like reading but the stories sound interesting lol
@mikelpelaez
@mikelpelaez Жыл бұрын
In your defense, I have to say that there is not many things better than watching people on KZfaq talking about shitty books
@avocato6857
@avocato6857 Жыл бұрын
me, a bilingual with monolingual parents, watching you explain tentacle monster soulmate smut sitting next to my mom: 😮
@iampidgeon6923
@iampidgeon6923 9 ай бұрын
You have a level of confidence and risk taking skill that I will never achieve, and honestly I respect it.
@boiledpotato1912
@boiledpotato1912 9 ай бұрын
Lol same and your parents gonna go "yo the kiddo just got some language practising thingy"
@isabelafreitas8438
@isabelafreitas8438 8 ай бұрын
YES! Dear God, thank you for making me the only fluent in English in my family. The amount of bad word music I can listen is so amazing 🙏 (My dad can understand English because of his job, but mostly PC things and other few things but I'm pretty sure tentacle smut is not one of them)
@dianaolivia2947
@dianaolivia2947 6 ай бұрын
A win is a win.
@sunflower8227
@sunflower8227 6 ай бұрын
​​@@isabelafreitas8438 EU TAMBEM KKKK nossa e cada coisa que eu escuto perto deles que as vezes eu fico olhando a reação deles pra ver se eles fazem alguma careta
@pokquat1462
@pokquat1462 10 ай бұрын
20:48 "My heart flipped like a panini." The writer was totally eating a panini, or craving one during the writing process.
@Assasengirl
@Assasengirl Жыл бұрын
The fact that I'm just picturing this dude as Octodad makes this 10x funnier
@MandM_reining
@MandM_reining Жыл бұрын
NOOOOOOOO 😫😭
@toastlover555
@toastlover555 Жыл бұрын
BAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHA
@DeerSilviano
@DeerSilviano Жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHHAAH HOLLY SHIT NO----
@zoeb3573
@zoeb3573 Жыл бұрын
I did a full body cringe. How dare you put that image in my mind.
@Assasengirl
@Assasengirl Жыл бұрын
@@zoeb3573 you're welcome! 😁
@eldritchteletubby9319
@eldritchteletubby9319 Жыл бұрын
The fact that this book has better octopus anatomy than human anatomy is sending me to orbit.
@Crows_Hoard
@Crows_Hoard 4 ай бұрын
it IS easier to dissect an octopus legally im just sayin
@Uneducated..
@Uneducated.. 4 ай бұрын
​@@Crows_Hoard Who's says you can't dissect a human legally. Just make sure nobody finds the body /j
@Crows_Hoard
@Crows_Hoard 4 ай бұрын
@@Uneducated.. 'its not illegal if nobody knows'
@Uneducated..
@Uneducated.. 4 ай бұрын
@@Crows_Hoard That's exactly what my dad says
@jagmo
@jagmo 4 ай бұрын
@Uneducated.: What ARE you two on about? *locks cabinet quietly*
@earthworm9163
@earthworm9163 Жыл бұрын
The way a tentacle romance novel still has better comprehension of consent than 50 shades or 365 days is a feat to behold
@Kajaks00n
@Kajaks00n Жыл бұрын
If i tried to summon my soulmate and they turned out to be an octopus i guess i would be offended??? The universe is clearly mocking me
@karinasilva-xw3ld
@karinasilva-xw3ld 9 ай бұрын
Foreal Offended that I’m not compatible for a regular person that they had to send in the special forces😢
@sand_eater101
@sand_eater101 9 ай бұрын
@@karinasilva-xw3ldI mean same but if this ‘monster’ is twice as respectful as real humans, and if I can get to know him/her first, I’m not complaining
@karinasilva-xw3ld
@karinasilva-xw3ld 9 ай бұрын
@@sand_eater101 I mean the bar is low anyways might as well😂
@MidniteSpectre
@MidniteSpectre 8 ай бұрын
​@@sand_eater101to quote a comment I read from somewhere: "The bar was so low it was basically a tripping hazzard in hell, but here you are limbo dancing with the devil."
@eldritchtourist
@eldritchtourist Ай бұрын
I'd feel bad for your poor octopus soulmate, not you.
@TAbs_00_
@TAbs_00_ Жыл бұрын
"I didn't know this book was british" made my whole day 😂😂
@Alczix
@Alczix Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Chrysriph
@Chrysriph Жыл бұрын
Not monster romance having great consent and content warnings while also traumatizing anyone who isn’t in the intended demographic. One day maybe vanilla romance and dark academia will have the same unproblematic energy
@koshmareq
@koshmareq Жыл бұрын
there is no weirder group of people than monsterfuckers
@limerence8365
@limerence8365 11 ай бұрын
When I first learned about bdsm but Mum saw it as this horrible thing, women agreeing to be tied up and beaten simply because they loved him and would let him play out his violent sexual impulses and she had words to say about 50 Shades. Well I got very curious and learned the actual bdsm community also had words to say about 50 shades as real bdsm takes consent very seriously compared to more tame kinks
@runaway1635
@runaway1635 5 ай бұрын
What is vanilla romance?
@eldritchtourist
@eldritchtourist Ай бұрын
​@@limerence8365The issue with critiquing BDSM that way (men just hurting women and the women letting them) is that there are tons of queer people in that community, too. It's way more diverse and complicated than just "thing man does to woman". Sometimes it's with two women or two men. Sometimes the woman is the one being the dom, and the man is the sub.
@unavailablemixi
@unavailablemixi 11 ай бұрын
I don’t know how the author looks, but I can pretty much imagine her giggling and chuckling writing this book while saying “oh my god this is perfect” every time she came up with something original like the « _tendrils of doubt_ »
@prettyspectrum6371
@prettyspectrum6371 Жыл бұрын
" When you're opening a fanfic and you see the tag *"Dead Dove do not eat"* and you think to yourself: this is fine, I'll just read it. And then you realize, it's not fine. *It's not even close to being fine* " This has been my experience every time I see this tag. And the worst is when I get invested and the weird things appear in later chapters 🙃
@todkennedy5685
@todkennedy5685 Жыл бұрын
I mean, you can’t say you weren’t warned…
@best_username6846
@best_username6846 Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY everytime I see that tag I fry it up and eat it up in pain
@snsech
@snsech 11 ай бұрын
LMFAO i pretty much only read that 👌
@peppa_destruidora_deautoestima
@peppa_destruidora_deautoestima 10 ай бұрын
What does that mean?
@snsech
@snsech 10 ай бұрын
@@peppa_destruidora_deautoestima basically, "dead dove, do not eat" is a tag used to indicate that the fanfic features tropes that are generally considered morally reprehensible / dark, like rxpe/non-con or dub-con, torture and all that jazz. it’s not for everyone haha,,
@peppermint7878
@peppermint7878 Жыл бұрын
6:38 I have to say, the "that time I got drunk and yeeted a love potion at a werewolf" book actually sounds pretty interesting
@jessicaschlott3879
@jessicaschlott3879 Жыл бұрын
I read "That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon" recently and loved it. I'm not someone that typically enjoys romance but it was a great Rom-Com in a fantasy setting. I'm excited to read the sequel.
@CiaoBellaBee
@CiaoBellaBee Жыл бұрын
Honestly it sounds like a summary for a Marauders fan fiction
@WatchingWhileAsleep
@WatchingWhileAsleep Жыл бұрын
i literally saw the cover when she put it on screen and went straight to amazon lol
@cyralamen
@cyralamen Жыл бұрын
@@WatchingWhileAsleep Give update on how it is if you could because im like kinda considering it… 👀
@wochenente6977
@wochenente6977 Жыл бұрын
@@jessicaschlott3879 yes please update us! Cause the use of love potions sounds super problematic (cause they don't really love you and therefore don't give their consent freely but are tricked into wanting to have sex/a relationship with you; a bit like a date rape drug) but I would love to know how that aspect of the story is handled!
@QManagerin
@QManagerin Жыл бұрын
To be fair, though...If I have to choose between "monster tentacle body horror" and a Colleen Hoover book. I might prefer to read the monster tentacle shit show. 🙈🙈🙈
@hannahohno
@hannahohno Жыл бұрын
Honestly….same
@Bluemoon08
@Bluemoon08 Жыл бұрын
I mean atleast there's consent and no romanticizing of abuse💀
@BritTheHater
@BritTheHater Жыл бұрын
@@Bluemoon08 there's sa in that tentacle thing..
@BritTheHater
@BritTheHater Жыл бұрын
@@ET-tu3gp the content warning said "sexual assault"
@BritTheHater
@BritTheHater Жыл бұрын
@@ET-tu3gp fair point. but there was a tw in the book so idk 🤷‍♀
@hrrrchu
@hrrrchu Жыл бұрын
18:05 stupid theory: what if jessica is a tentacle entity who shared the link to get her human friends to hook up with her octopus friends?
@Taco_muncherfrfr
@Taco_muncherfrfr 5 ай бұрын
Omg you're onto something
@itspolarislux13
@itspolarislux13 4 ай бұрын
I totally think about this during the video, like they ARE shapeshifters! What if she was one, and they are trying to populate the Earth with hybrid kids? I just want more of the lore now....
@RoryMarverous
@RoryMarverous Жыл бұрын
"At least she's enjoying it. I'm not." Killed me. Great line which I'll use from now on :-)
@Nixahma
@Nixahma Жыл бұрын
Hot take: possessiveness is only romantic when it's "out of character". Think sweet/geek gf/bf actually getting angry when someone tries to get between you two when they're usually really calm. If someone gets possessive at any slight sign of trouble, it looks really immature, but if it's "out of character" it means you're important enough to cause that kind of response with them, as opposed to them just throwing a temper tantrum. Bonus points if they usually have trouble standing up for themselves. Inherently, possessiveness often looks insecure to me, and insecurity and confidence are opposites, so the more confident your character is the more they should reasonably be able to be self assured in the fact that the protagonist is "theirs" without having to make grand gestures or explicitly stating it.
@deepsea5348
@deepsea5348 Жыл бұрын
Good take, also bonus points if it only happens because the main character says something like “that persons making me uncomfortable, I don’t like the way they’re looking at me,” and THEN the s/o gets protective.
@Nixahma
@Nixahma Жыл бұрын
@@deepsea5348 Absolutely! Even better: a novel I read had an MC who had an anxiety diagnosis, and in one of the scenes the LI actually goes out of his way to ask her if she's alright himself. As someone who also has anxiety, that brings me so much joy. Possessiveness and protectiveness should always be in compliance with/service to the other person in the relationship, as opposed to clashing with them (and when it does, take notes from ATLA and actually turn it into a conflict instead of pretending it doesn't matter). Also, stray thought: I don't think people realise that when someone agrees to date you, they're (most of the time) already agreeing to being "yours", in a sense- it's when people/characters start pushing the limits of what that means that it starts to become uncomfortable. There's a distinct difference between someone being your s/o and being your personal belonging (namely how much of their own autonomy they get to keep). As someone's s/o, all you truly "own" is the right (I'd call it a right, anyhow) to be the sole recipient of their romantic attention. Honestly, a lot of these issues could be fixed by just rephrasing "you're mine" to something more tasteful, since 80% of the time it has the same underlying meaning as something like "I care about you because you're my partner" except it's also icky.
@dimension196
@dimension196 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS TAKE
@katherine4866
@katherine4866 Жыл бұрын
@@Nixahma can you tell me what book is that?
@Nixahma
@Nixahma Жыл бұрын
@@katherine4866 I don't wanna expose myself lmao
@nev8755
@nev8755 Жыл бұрын
as a professional fanfic reader, I can confidently say that this is actually pretty lukewarm if you compare it to some tentacle fanfiction out there (even the cervix part), but I still applaud your bravery, since most published books do not venture that far in the monster aspect of smut, thank you for this exquisite entertainment The Book Leo
@DrinzenDrawz
@DrinzenDrawz Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@captaincaspian42
@captaincaspian42 Жыл бұрын
I've seen both better and worse during quarantine in the Pirates of the Caribbean fandom 😔
@matrixdream9746
@matrixdream9746 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing 😂 Like this is pretty standard stuff for people who aren't normies. I've written and read stranger than this. I still wouldn't read this one though cause it sounds like it has stuff and goes in directions that don't interest me, but like, yeah, it's a fanfic I'd probably click on at least 😂And also accurate about the published books, they usually try to lighten the monster-fucker aspect (ngl sounds like this one did a tiny bit too, but hey, they were creative about it.), this video was still hilarious though, I love how baffled TheBookLeo is 😂
@DrinzenDrawz
@DrinzenDrawz Жыл бұрын
@@matrixdream9746 tbh kinda lame how human the monsters get in some of these books, but guess that's just preference
@matrixdream9746
@matrixdream9746 Жыл бұрын
@@DrinzenDrawz THANK YOUUU! Honestly that's why I avoid the mainstream/published monster stuff, they try to reach too far out of the community and normalize it, but they only end up weirding out those not interested, and alienating those who are, (and maybe hitting the demographic in between), but where's the non-human lover love? (We're here for the monsters, give us the monsters! 👏 If I wanted to read about a blue eyed blonde haired man, I'd pick up any other book ever)
@MykkiOnTheCusp
@MykkiOnTheCusp Жыл бұрын
The monster f*cker trope is finding folks who had no idea they were into monster f*cking. Delightful 😂
@JomiraClaire1178
@JomiraClaire1178 11 ай бұрын
I've been mining through Wattpad to find these types of books that are non fanfictions ones
@sara_lea
@sara_lea 8 ай бұрын
​@@JomiraClaire1178If it helps, Tumblr has a lot of monster fucker content with original characters.
@twotruckslyrics
@twotruckslyrics 6 ай бұрын
@@JomiraClaire1178wattpad…. ☺️
@user-dh9fn4ml3p
@user-dh9fn4ml3p 4 ай бұрын
​@@JomiraClaire1178 non fanfiction?
@GuhnomeArt
@GuhnomeArt 4 ай бұрын
@@user-dh9fn4ml3pMost of the stories on wattpad are fan fics, no matter what you’re looking for 😅
@scftuan6946
@scftuan6946 Жыл бұрын
Not Lexi being okay with a tentacle monster eating her boss AND helping him cover it up 😭
@RainWelsh
@RainWelsh Жыл бұрын
“She heard a voice on the wind… ‘right mate, fancy a cheeky Nando’s?’” Yeah, as a Welsh person I really can’t take this ‘mate’ sub-section of erotica seriously for this exact reason. Even less seriously than the regular stuff, like. “You’re my mate” “ah, thanks butt, you’re mine too.”
@patheticmortal373
@patheticmortal373 Жыл бұрын
I'm English, but I kind of go the opposite. Hearing randos say "mate" I'm thinking ' but you don't want to mate with them...'. that's not your mate, that's your friend lol
@spinecho609
@spinecho609 Жыл бұрын
​@@patheticmortal373 Doctor: I just want a mate Donna: YOU JUST WANT TO MATE!? Doctor: A MATE, I WANT A MATE
@patheticmortal373
@patheticmortal373 Жыл бұрын
@@spinecho609 EXACTLY! THANK YOU That scene with Donna sums it up perfectly
@mpazinambao2938
@mpazinambao2938 Жыл бұрын
😂
@lincolny2220
@lincolny2220 Жыл бұрын
British people are eldritch creatures confirmed
@charlenejooste9906
@charlenejooste9906 Жыл бұрын
The fact that a tentacle monster from a dimension understands consent more than most human men Edit: Everyone who started a fight in the comment section will be blocked. If you try to start a fight as well, you will be blocked.
@charlenejooste9906
@charlenejooste9906 Жыл бұрын
*another dimension
@missblue2756
@missblue2756 Жыл бұрын
nothing but facts
@doraokeke3228
@doraokeke3228 Жыл бұрын
Damn
@coldruby6063
@coldruby6063 Жыл бұрын
I know right 😂😂
@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz
@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz Жыл бұрын
I was gonna comment something about most men not, in fact, being abusive assholes, but this fruit is hanging so low I'll just write this.
@somethingaboutlemons3540
@somethingaboutlemons3540 11 ай бұрын
9:14 "The scene itself includes a few jumpscares, such as--" "Neurologists have discovered that ear-ringing is linked to dementia." I love perfectly timed KZfaq ads (:
@Borealis109
@Borealis109 3 ай бұрын
I got an ad for Spongebob the musical
@violingineer7862
@violingineer7862 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, big props to Siggy Shade for having a CW list at the beginning. You know what you're getting into.
@gwendallynfrost7226
@gwendallynfrost7226 Жыл бұрын
So it seems her soulmate is chadthulu…
@MandM_reining
@MandM_reining Жыл бұрын
I’ve never physically recoiled what reading something but here we are
@no.8176
@no.8176 Жыл бұрын
That was beautiful, bravo 👏
@seiros575
@seiros575 Жыл бұрын
We all need Chadthulhu in our lives
@VendettaHamilton
@VendettaHamilton Жыл бұрын
CHADTHULU?
@redblushinrose
@redblushinrose 10 ай бұрын
​@@thewritersalcoveand never learned how to fucking read
@eliadube3477
@eliadube3477 Жыл бұрын
Alternate title *When you accidentally attract an octopus hunk into your bedroom and don't question it at ALL*
@ettaetta439
@ettaetta439 Жыл бұрын
That could be a light novel name lmao
@Pukeprincess
@Pukeprincess Жыл бұрын
Read enough hentai for that.
@weskersbutt.
@weskersbutt. 11 ай бұрын
Average Thursday
@powersthetiddygoblin
@powersthetiddygoblin 11 ай бұрын
So as a certified monster fy*cker, I can say it's not necessarily an "I can fix him" trope. More specifically, it's the aspect of primal physical interactions, but because it's coming from such a beastly or monstrous creature, more care and gentleness is necessary for it to work. Thus giving a balance of the rough and soft aspects of a relationship. The added bonus is that there's an extra sense of the dynamic being special because it's considered weird, thus strengthening the need for the characters to be close emotionally along with the physicality.
@greyrosegirl1707
@greyrosegirl1707 8 ай бұрын
The fact that her friend is spreading the videos like Its candy is wild. Like is she a real one for helping her people with their sexual fantasy or a menace to society 💀
@_Serial_Something_
@_Serial_Something_ Ай бұрын
Both
@saphriaflaans462
@saphriaflaans462 Жыл бұрын
I don't know anyone who views the monster love as "I can fix him." It's more of "this person so 'flawed' according to society is deserving and capable of love, so am I." It's just a more specific forbidden love trope.
@fortunatecookie
@fortunatecookie Жыл бұрын
It’s not “I can fix him” it’s “he never needed fixing in the first place”
@spicysalad3013
@spicysalad3013 Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY YES THANK YOU
@80s_graffiti
@80s_graffiti Жыл бұрын
​@@fortunatecookie which is also why it's the most liberating trope
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
YES, EXACTLY!!! I’m not really into the sexual side of this stuff but I think the romance aspect is genuinely very sweet, and I was bothered by her comparing it to “I can fix him”. He never needed fixing, he just needed to be recognized as the good person that he’s always been. The appeal is in finding a hidden gem of a person, and bringing them the affection, support, and appreciation that they’ve genuinely deserved but never got because no one ever saw them as a person before.
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
@@fortunatecookieEXACTLY!!!
@nele3527
@nele3527 Жыл бұрын
as a barista, i finally feel seen by the romance genre
@aliza_h
@aliza_h Жыл бұрын
* coughs in coffee shop AU *
@madi7178
@madi7178 Жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard, thank you for this joke 😂
@emmascottagecorner2
@emmascottagecorner2 11 ай бұрын
Not me dying because I’m cough-laughing at this comment
@licensetochill4992
@licensetochill4992 10 ай бұрын
You and me both - ngl it's funny how being a barista is hot for some ppl 😂
@sxatcychan1988
@sxatcychan1988 10 ай бұрын
@@aliza_h Agreed. She should have seen Broadway Backward's "History of Wrong Guys".
@sleepy_clover7361
@sleepy_clover7361 8 ай бұрын
14:23 the scribbled note of "I can't do this anymore" made me laugh so hard 😭😭😭
@gab.bee123
@gab.bee123 Жыл бұрын
the voice for "i want triplets" sent me into a fit omg. that was funnier than it should've been, i loved it
@leathehatless
@leathehatless Жыл бұрын
The question is: Was the friend that was recomending the video to all the woman, an insider? Was she an infiltrated spy octopi lady that was sent to populate earth with tentacle children? This is the question that will keep me up at night. Honestly, great video. The book, besides the body horror, sound really funny.
@josha6310
@josha6310 Жыл бұрын
omg thank you! I was wondering if I was the only one
@spicysalad3013
@spicysalad3013 Жыл бұрын
I hope the book gets a sequel just for that reason (and not any other reason I swear 😳)
@leathehatless
@leathehatless Жыл бұрын
@@spicysalad3013 That would be epic.
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
@@spicysalad3013I hope it gets a sequel cause it sounds genuinely kind of adorable. I’m not into hardcore smut in general, much less scary smut, but I thought their relationship was oddly cute and I thought it was sweet that they had a little monster family.
@abbywolffe4114
@abbywolffe4114 2 ай бұрын
Sorry, just heard from corporate, the term we're using is "octospy"
@grumpy_the_innocent8234
@grumpy_the_innocent8234 Жыл бұрын
when u said "the liquid seeped into her skin" I literally though there was gonna be a plot twit about her being a sponge monster
@donatelloseyebrows
@donatelloseyebrows 11 ай бұрын
LMAO
@lilysnape6520
@lilysnape6520 9 ай бұрын
Spongebob*Handsome Squidward or so
@redblushinrose
@redblushinrose 5 ай бұрын
​@@lilysnape6520 I hate you for making me read this
@lilysnape6520
@lilysnape6520 5 ай бұрын
@@redblushinrose i bet there exist fanfics
@IcyFlower-tv6zs
@IcyFlower-tv6zs 5 ай бұрын
Regretful Reads?
@celceusiguess
@celceusiguess Жыл бұрын
This sorta book is straight from my middle school online reading history...Oh what a strange little child I was, nestled deep in the tumblr monster fucker areas of the internet. The real kicker to this? I'm completely ace+aro, I just thought the monsters were neat and didn't fully understand what I was reading lmaooooo. Now I'm older, still think monsters are neat, and still occasionally revisit monster fucker content
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
This is so weird but I’m starting to wish there was more non-explicit monster romance. I’m not into the wacko kinky stuff but I think the overall romance theme is genuinely kind of adorable. I love that they had a cute little monster family at the end, complete with little monster friends for their monster kids.
@twotruckslyrics
@twotruckslyrics 8 ай бұрын
what the fuck this is me
@pauieeepau
@pauieeepau 7 ай бұрын
I' also on the ace spectrum, and I love monsters, sexy or not. I also used to read every wild thing on tumblr. I just think they are neat, design-wise and lore-wise.
@mishmoshing
@mishmoshing 4 ай бұрын
me too!!! aro-ace spectrum and avid reader of weirdass kink and teratophilia fiction-initially because “maybe if i’m not attracted to humans i’ll ” but then grew into “these fictional monsters have better character writing than most fictional men” ..i mostly think its just funny.
@RedEyesSV
@RedEyesSV Жыл бұрын
I imagine the (half octopus?) children just start off as normal octopi around the size of fun size candy bars and then slowly grow into human looking children
@IIMiller13
@IIMiller13 4 ай бұрын
Honestly, to me they would look like Splatoon characters.
@barbara9315
@barbara9315 Жыл бұрын
Women go through hours of pain and labour,when it comes to opening the cervix for period blood to come out or a baby to push through,that when I encounter it in fiction I roll my eyes at how the ladies supposedly enjoy it.
@froog2
@froog2 Жыл бұрын
i have very small cramps on my period but i can FEEL the pain through that sentence. how tf would you enjoy that shit when most women say that it's the worst pain they've ever experienced?? i dont get it
@jaginaiaelectrizs6341
@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 Жыл бұрын
@@froog2 Obviously, it was the euphoric influence of that 'love ink'[ or whatever], doping her waaayyyy upp. 👀😅🙃 Loll (Also.. it's fair to note, both periods and childbirth can also feel quite differently to different women. It can be either more or less painful, all depending on the individual person-and/or depending on a number of other variable factors.) Or, maybe it's just an ends-outweigh-the-means kinda thing-where, like, what they get in the end somehow makes it all worth it to them? Or something? I dunno? 🤷‍♀️ 😂 Or perhaps, because it was with their mate-they could weather literally any hell together, and still be happy, just because they had each other through it all?. .. Who knows!~
@Roseberry606
@Roseberry606 Жыл бұрын
How is she even alive man like that can't be healthy 😭
@definitelynotashark1799
@definitelynotashark1799 Жыл бұрын
It's by far my least favourite trope in h€nt@i. Yes, out of all of them. There's always someone with a specific weird kink, including noncon stuff, but NOBODY enjoys their cervix being dilated. I refuse to believe it. I've had an IUD.
@barbara9315
@barbara9315 Жыл бұрын
@@definitelynotashark1799 that's because it's not meant to be opened and shut.its not like the anus that gets used more frequently for no.2.The cervix is rarely getting opened.
@jureumi8025
@jureumi8025 Жыл бұрын
i've had an iud put in on three separate occasions and i can say with 100% confidence that having your cervix separated does NOT feel arousing at all
@BritTheHater
@BritTheHater Жыл бұрын
right 😭😭 it hurts like shit
@alishaherbitter6278
@alishaherbitter6278 Жыл бұрын
Seriously! I have a high pain tolerance generally and getting my IUD was not remotely enjoyable. Not to mention a uterus isn't built to be forcibly stretched by tentacles?? Auugh!
@Nanno888
@Nanno888 Жыл бұрын
That sounds painful
@GrndAdmiralThrawn
@GrndAdmiralThrawn Жыл бұрын
That’s why she had to swallow the “special ink”. It’s a sedative/anesthetic/euphoric, like liquid nitrous oxide.
@Dreikoo
@Dreikoo Жыл бұрын
Do other medical exams arouse you thought? I imagine none of them ought to. It's more to do with it being a medical exam and not a romantic encounter.
@zurileon5801
@zurileon5801 11 ай бұрын
"Tendrils of doubt" GIRL, ID BE RUNNING FOR MY LIFE
@paintthecosmos840
@paintthecosmos840 10 ай бұрын
As a connoisseur of monster romance (specifically venom fanfiction) the "I can fix him" fantasy tends to only be present in stuff written for an audience of cishet white women. The much more popular fantasy has to do with loving and being loved by an Other, especially when you yourself have been othered all your life. It's about how bodies and people are categorized, and how it does not matter if society will never accept you, because the other outcasts will, since their own ideas about people and bodies are much more malleable than society's. That's like, the thesis of The Shape of Water. Half of all venom fic is about learning to love yourself by seeing what you think are flaws through the eyes of someone who doesn't have the same societal biases as you. What fascinates me about this particular book is the mixture of a very mainstream monster with fairly kinky stuff. The monster looks almost completely human, is conventionally attractive, is conventionally monstrous (tentacles are extremely popular) and even his monstrous tendencies are temporary. However, the acts performed are pretty kinky even for the genre (though nowhere near the level of the weirdest stuff). It's not just your usual bondage stuff. That's an interesting combination.
@HarvestLockwood
@HarvestLockwood Жыл бұрын
You know, I was basically fine with all of this until anything about the cervix came up. Now I'm sitting here with my legs tightly crossed because nO THANK YOU.
@skyeraedar
@skyeraedar Жыл бұрын
Same.
@SlightlyOffendedKiwi
@SlightlyOffendedKiwi Жыл бұрын
Same. I was watching and I’m like “oKaY...this isn’t TOO bad..” and then that part came and I’m like “okAAy, that’s enough internet for the day-“ 😭
@carebear6036
@carebear6036 Жыл бұрын
"Should I let him f* me in the urethra 😩" no sweetie, that's how u get a uti💀
@sabrinachang6287
@sabrinachang6287 Жыл бұрын
as a (struggling) medical student that's a misunderstanding I've seen way too many times... cervixs are not penetrable unless you are about to give birth.
@TheTrueKarin
@TheTrueKarin Жыл бұрын
Every day at some point we reach the moment we’re the internets breaks us. And for me it was this moment. 😂
@yokoghoul5478
@yokoghoul5478 Жыл бұрын
Nobody's asserting the fact that Jessica is a freaking sorceress and got her friend entangled (pun intended) with a lovecraft demon
@combatwombat8572
@combatwombat8572 Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of the appeal of monster romance also comes from a place of being othered by society. I know that a lot of people I know who enjoy it are in some way othered-be they queer, disabled, etc.-and the appeal of it for them is showing that just because someone is an outcast doesn’t mean they’re undeserving or incapable of love and compassion. Also, monsters are hot :P
@kitbracadabra
@kitbracadabra 8 ай бұрын
I have learned way too much about how octopi mate, my good. I cannot imagine what the author's search history must look like, my god???? At least the MC is happy and there's good consent 😭
@lamcb.9476
@lamcb.9476 Жыл бұрын
Loving the monster / caring for the monster, to me is more like, people recognizing that these outwardly monsterous looking creatures are also deserving of love. Because society so quickly others and alienates those that it deems other/ ugly as being bad/ evil. I think there is a real correlation between loving the monster and loving yourself for who you are without shame and without being deemed evil for being who you want to be
@marisophi
@marisophi Жыл бұрын
righttt its not "i could fix him' bc it oftentimes is more like the monster realizing they don't need to be fixed. im not an avid monstersmut reader but that's how i've come to view it
@BooksandBuns
@BooksandBuns Жыл бұрын
It's a narrative that a lot of marginalised people feel a connection to because other people label us as monsters all the time. It's why, for example, you find so many queer people in the furry community, because people already see us as other, so embracing that otherness is very freeing for a lot of people. The same goes for monster romance, & how it's not about the 'I can fix him' thing but about the 'I will accept him as he is' that a lot of marginalised people don't get from others
@saramm3765
@saramm3765 Жыл бұрын
This was my take on it as well.
@hornbeam7131
@hornbeam7131 Жыл бұрын
Its a good thing you can get this inner meaning from this sort of book because its a very valid sentiment but I don't think the authors or readers of these books are in it for the deep societal allegory.
@marisophi
@marisophi Жыл бұрын
@@hornbeam7131 i agree with leonie that a lot of this is tongue in cheek and i dont recognize very clearly the allegory within this particular book either. But ive definitely read things (monstersmut specifically, even though im not an avid reader of that) where the author /did/ intend it to be that 'deep'. I find it not much of stretch even, bc in my mind is the example of taking the old hollywood/literature trope of villains and monsters that represent queerness, and than ppl add fanficesque elements like smut. Whether every reader is in it for that is a personal thing i guess
@lisemagic208
@lisemagic208 Жыл бұрын
The sequel needs to have nothing to do with romance, and instead should be about all these human women establishing a homeschool cooperative for their half octopus children.
@Maradrafts
@Maradrafts Жыл бұрын
I'd read that, 100%. Bonus points if this is taken completely seriously, because hot damn, the potential for social commentary is off the charts.
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
@@MaradraftsThat’s genuinely such a fun idea! I don’t even care if they keep the romance as long as they keep it cute and don’t make it graphic again lmao
@witchypoo7353
@witchypoo7353 Жыл бұрын
I like to think he spent months in the bathtub cleaning some eggs while she gives him food on occasion so he doesn’t eat his tentacles. Somehow that feels less horrific than any other option
@Dem0Dule
@Dem0Dule Жыл бұрын
After work yesterday, I too heard a voice over the wind saying " oy bruv' "
@chronictheaterkid
@chronictheaterkid 3 ай бұрын
"would you fancy a crisp???"
@melancholist
@melancholist Жыл бұрын
when the shape of water came out, many people i knew (poc, queer) said that they liked monster romances not because they can "fix" the monster but because the monster is like us, an "other"
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
Yes! The monster doesn’t need fixing, he’s a sweet guy from the beginning! Don’t lump him in with shitty human male leads lmao
@saraoz2629
@saraoz2629 10 ай бұрын
damn that’s legit so interesting. aren’t we alienated everyday after all
@REC-L
@REC-L 9 ай бұрын
Ishmael my beloved
@Inquisitor.N_corp
@Inquisitor.N_corp 8 ай бұрын
Ishmael my beloved
@tverculosis5022
@tverculosis5022 7 ай бұрын
Ishmael my beloved
@julesriganti
@julesriganti Жыл бұрын
Leonie laughing at her own "of course, my mate" in an accent is so funny
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
I think it’s important to recognize that there’s a huge difference between “I can fix him” and “I see that he’s always been a kind person even though he might appear intimidating at first”. The former is undeniably toxic and encourages unhealthy and unsafe relationships, but the latter is quite sweet and has no inherent toxicity at all. It’s typically about recognizing the inherent kindness and positivity in a person who may not have been treated very kindly in the past, and appreciating them for who they are. It doesn’t defend toxic behavior, because the romantic interest doesn’t behave in a mean or toxic way, they only have the appearance of being intimidating, which prevents people from actually getting to know them and quickly realizing that they’re quite kind and respectful. I haven’t really read any monster romance, but I think that this is way more likely to be the romantic appeal than the idea of “fixing” the guy, especially since it doesn’t seem like the monsters really change (and good for them! Be proud of who you are, monster man). The monster is sweet, but no one knows it because everyone else is scared by his appearance, and he’s happy and relieved when he meets the protagonist and she sees him as a person rather than just a scary creature. Then they have a really close and affectionate relationship because the protagonist is happy to have found this delightful hidden gem of a person, and the monster is happy that someone truly loves him for who he is. That just sounds like an inherently very nice and cute story to me, and I think that that’s probably more what people are going for. (Of course I’m sure they’re also going for kinky sex and all, but I think there’s definitely also sort of a fun and cute story aspect to it)
@sofiaduarte9230
@sofiaduarte9230 Жыл бұрын
Personally, my favorite thing monster-fucker fantasy writers do is not the "I can fix him" but the "I can make him worst" trope lol
@daniyah5613
@daniyah5613 Ай бұрын
I know you wrote this comment like a year ago but if you could provide me some recs of the “I can make him worst” monster-fucker trope I’d be forever grateful 🧎‍♀️‍➡️
@mars9986
@mars9986 Жыл бұрын
"If he's a being from another dimension, I'm sure they don't have Andrew Tate there." First, that's my quote of the day. Second, a book about confused Lovecraftian horrors finding Red Pill rhetoric is one I would buy right away.
@GrndAdmiralThrawn
@GrndAdmiralThrawn Жыл бұрын
Some werewolf going, “That’s not how alphas work at all…”
@thehobbem
@thehobbem Жыл бұрын
When she turned on the light and saw he was gorgeous, and he went "you shouldn't have done that", I thought "Oh, this is gonna be a retelling of Eros & Psyche, but with a tentacle monster instead! That should be interesting!" It was not that at all.
@forensicwhore
@forensicwhore 7 ай бұрын
I know you said this 6 months ago but I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING I WAS LIKE "OMG EROS AND PSYCHE BUT MONSTERFUCKERS!!"
@ishithamantripragada9514
@ishithamantripragada9514 6 ай бұрын
Bro I thought the same exact thing 😭
@eyliena
@eyliena Ай бұрын
When you said "I'm glad she's enjoying it, I'm not." I just laughed so hard.
@kristheblueberry2319
@kristheblueberry2319 Жыл бұрын
It’s a real shame that the education system has failed the author so much to where they think opening a cervix is anything but extremely painful
@auraezahra
@auraezahra Жыл бұрын
The part where he doesn't want to be seen and she shines a light on his face reminds me of Eros and Psyche. Anyone else?
@sofastuffing
@sofastuffing Жыл бұрын
That was my first thought as well
@citizenofkurtistown
@citizenofkurtistown Жыл бұрын
The main character actually mentions about them in that scene
@auraezahra
@auraezahra Жыл бұрын
@@citizenofkurtistown wow i didn't know that
@jeeranko3359
@jeeranko3359 Жыл бұрын
At "Oh, I didn't know this book was British" I literally spilled my coffee all over myself laughing hysterically
@acorns-r-us
@acorns-r-us 8 ай бұрын
"Frankenstein's Bitch" is SENDING ✈️ ME
@VorpalSpider69
@VorpalSpider69 Жыл бұрын
I initially imagined the alien and their kids looking like Cthulhu, which would have honestly been a lot weirder than the regular humanoid
@purpleisraiyen
@purpleisraiyen Жыл бұрын
i’m still trying to figure out how the fuck the soulmate subliminal summoned the tentacle monsters 😭🤚
@neon_blue4464
@neon_blue4464 Жыл бұрын
All weird smut aside, she seems like a good author with a great sense of humor and pretty unique writing skill. I would read! (Like I said, if not for the weird smut things I mean 😅💀)
@engelberthovel8566
@engelberthovel8566 11 ай бұрын
Sameee this story is lowkey adorable, I want to read her books and just skip past the sexual stuff so I can see all the weird funny cute stuff
@MobMother
@MobMother 10 ай бұрын
My biggest takeaway from this... "At least she's enjoying it... I'm not!"😂
@haron5934
@haron5934 Ай бұрын
I am ashamed to say this is my comfort video. There is no way to explain myself…
@nekoprankster2184
@nekoprankster2184 Жыл бұрын
My impression of Siggy Shade based on this video is that she seems like the female M/F counterpart to Chuck Tingle. Both write kind of bizarre monster/creature erotica that are very self-aware and make sure to include healthy consent behavior (like safe words in this video), with eye-catching images that make you go "wtf is this I have to see how weird this gets" only for the reader to find something very genuine. Also saw another comment that touched upon this but I just wanted to give my two cents: While monster erotica can get the bad rep of being only for very horny women that like unhealthy "I can fix him" type stuff, it's actually quite popular among folks of varying backgrounds that can make them feel like a "hideous monster" in the eyes of others (ie. LGBT+ and disabled communities). So the indulgence becomes more like a self-love/self-acceptance sort of thing, where the romance with the monster/creature is symbolic of the acceptance of how even "the othered" desire love and affection or symbolic of accepting one's "othered" status and no longer letting that weigh you down. I can't say for sure if Siggy Shade writes from that perspective as my only exposure has been from this video, I did feel the need to add to the discussion tho.
@matrixdream9746
@matrixdream9746 Жыл бұрын
👏👏 Good analysis
@saturnas
@saturnas Жыл бұрын
I love chuck tingle (and monsterloving) because I love surreal/absurdist things. The vampire bus will always be like, a masterpiece of a concept to me.
@Addle
@Addle Жыл бұрын
Hey this is actually a pretty good 2 cents :D
@pandakai5303
@pandakai5303 9 ай бұрын
"This book does include a few jumpscares such as-" an ad pops up.
@celeste-rp1gg
@celeste-rp1gg 8 ай бұрын
the coworker acting as a cult follower for these creatures and helping them start a local community of eldritch beings is so funny. sooooooo funny. i love that this book sounds so coherent and thoughtful compared to the popular books i've been listening to reviews of 😂
@AdamFishkin
@AdamFishkin Жыл бұрын
Your reaction at the 5:00 mark to "tendrils of doubt" is like an audiobook narrator having to pause while recording and check with the employer, "hey, am I still being paid?"
@sashasalcove
@sashasalcove Жыл бұрын
"this entire book is just fan fic about a handsome octo" 😭💀 i can't stop laughing this video was hilarious
@justingovas415
@justingovas415 3 ай бұрын
"I'm glad she's having fun, I'M NOT"
@endlesslymissrable
@endlesslymissrable Жыл бұрын
My brain feels so violated right now. But also do you even understand how fast it could be turned into horror movie (aliens possessing humans for replication). Like Jessica turns out to be boss alien undercover and she actually on the mission of luring people to become living incubators for monster baby. What a lost opportunity. Honestly.
@gergokun7154
@gergokun7154 Жыл бұрын
Wait, is this girl is so incompatible with other people, or so unlikable, that the closest person who could be her soulmate was living in an other dimension?
@lesliebohn627
@lesliebohn627 Жыл бұрын
Damn. Character burned by her own author.
@Jensenrobinb
@Jensenrobinb Жыл бұрын
ALONG WITH THEIR COWORKERS
@spicysalad3013
@spicysalad3013 Жыл бұрын
More like Jessica is an insider trying to hook up all her octopus friends lmao
@pappanalab
@pappanalab Жыл бұрын
I would unironically read this. It certainly wouldn’t be the worst thing I’ve read.
@renee4736
@renee4736 Жыл бұрын
I hate to admit I’ve read worse
@grasshopper8984
@grasshopper8984 Жыл бұрын
so true tho 😭
@leticiaperdigao8408
@leticiaperdigao8408 Жыл бұрын
Lol same.
@ghostly__queen
@ghostly__queen 9 ай бұрын
I unironically read it and I feel ashamed to admit that it's not the worst thing that I've read
@corymccarty3921
@corymccarty3921 Жыл бұрын
Imagine if the monster was just like "woah man, she doesnt like to be touched without consent"
@louloume8606
@louloume8606 Жыл бұрын
" i am going to cry" " i cant do this anymore" really killed me
@z3ro.Qw1rtz
@z3ro.Qw1rtz Жыл бұрын
A tentacle monster knows more about consent than most grown men
@elenabarbieri1286
@elenabarbieri1286 Жыл бұрын
And still, the awful AI generated images manage to be the worst thing about this.
@elenabarbieri1286
@elenabarbieri1286 Жыл бұрын
(wonder if the book is written by ChatGPT too lol)
@hihi-kv8kv
@hihi-kv8kv Жыл бұрын
@@elenabarbieri1286 no way, Chat gpt does not write very well at all
@zacmayes2802
@zacmayes2802 11 ай бұрын
​@@hihi-kv8kv exactly
@deerkota
@deerkota 9 ай бұрын
19:00 as someone who constantly worries about whether or not people genuinely like and care for me irl, I kind of like some aspects of the “possessive” trope in fiction. Let me be clear: I know the difference between fiction and reality. I know that possessiveness in a partner is a red flag and can lead to abuse. The thing that I find appealing in the fictional trope is that there’s someone who very clearly states the equivalent of “I want you” and shows it. In real life, if I were to tell my best friend, “hey, I love you and you’re the most important person to me in the entire world, but I sometimes feel like I’m annoying to you or that you’re _my_ best friend but maybe I’m not _your_ best friend,” she would probably reassure me and everything, but I could still have doubts because it’s the real world. In fiction, I can generally take things at “face value” (of course there’s nuance to it) because , again, it’s fiction. It’s an escape from real life worries for me. And trust me, I know very well that my interests in real life versus fiction are/can be very different things - I’m a lesbian who’s grossed out by dicks, yet when it comes to smut I usually end up reading m/f pairings (I think a big part of it is the amount of wlw pairings in fandoms that I’m interested in isn’t much, so there’s not much in terms of fics I would potentially read).
@TeaRekks
@TeaRekks 11 ай бұрын
I had this on my 'watch later list' for a while know and I was honestly scared to watch it. I regret that deeply. This. Is comedy gold.
@AmbassadorKat
@AmbassadorKat Жыл бұрын
I love that the content warning has a whole list of crazy things then something as comparatively mundane as “workplace sexual harassment”
@Shirumoon
@Shirumoon Жыл бұрын
I do love that unironically. The author writes some over the top shit while still keeping in mind possible boundaries/limits of the readers.
@greatlunatic
@greatlunatic Жыл бұрын
As someone with an IUD as contraception, the part with the cervix opening has me rolling on the floor. The pain is no joke, folks 😭😭
@YouTubeSupportSucks
@YouTubeSupportSucks 4 ай бұрын
I'm just going to pretend he also secretes a pain killing neurotoxin that doesn't kill her lol
@elinamakela8435
@elinamakela8435 3 ай бұрын
Yes, me thinking about giving birth and very unpleasant sensations about cervix dilating (it feels like there's barbed wire around your waist that is being yanked) I'm like 🤢
@starchaser777
@starchaser777 Жыл бұрын
6:40 frankenstein's bitch written in all caps with a terribly photoshoped stock image sky with a thunder and a castle in an weirdly all black background my god this is my favorite image of all time
@dorothyhicks6320
@dorothyhicks6320 Жыл бұрын
When the tentacle monster is more of a consent king than the majority of human men 🙄
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