The Monster Keeps Me Safe

By: Kitty Thomas

Narrated by: Lucy Rivers, Teddy Hamilton

I didn’t know I was a captive. How could I? I didn’t have my memory. He could have told me anything about the world, and he did.

And I believed him.

Until the day a mysterious stranger showed up, killed the man I’d believed was my husband, and decided to take me with him.

I don’t know what he plans to do with me, but it can’t be anything good.

But hey, at least the world still exists.

The Monster Keeps Me Safe is a dark romance stand-alone with an HEA and no cliff-hangers.

Tropes: mistaken identities, kidnap, contract killer.

©2016, 2021 Kitty Thomas (P)2021 Kitty Thomas

Monsters come in many forms

NSFW. Dark and disturbing but also compelling. What does it mean when you are rooting for the monster of the title? How did she do that? This is my first Kitty Thomas story. This poor woman is kidnapped not once but twice! What unfolds is an interesting tale of waking to a bizarre situation and an even more bazaar rescue. [trying not to leave spoilers]. If you are not a fan of dark romance, why are you even looking at Kitty Thomas' books? If you are, I can recommend this one. As an audio book - we can all agree narrators can make or break it. Lucy Rivers, Teddy Hamilton deliver.

Great Story and Narration

I've read this story before and really liked it, so thought I'd give the audio book a try. I was blown away by the narration. The story was enthralling and I was fully emersed in it. This is one you won't want to miss.

Fascinating!

This is a rebrand of Tebula Rasa. New name, new cover, and new to me. One I had never gotten a chance to read or listen to before, but am glad I finally did. Elodie wakes up in a pirate ship and doesn’t remember anything. And is told the world is pretty much over as she knows it. That in and of itself is frightening. But that’s not where things end. They once again take another turn for her. And all I’ll say is things get quite fascinating from there. Definitely something you need to grab & read! And also take a listen. Lucy Rivers does a great job narrating this story.

Which reality is real?

Kitty Thomas is the queen of mind twisting stories that always seem to leave your mind reeling at the end of her books, and this book is no exception. The Monster Keeps Me Safe starts out making you question what's going on seeing as how our heroine awakes in an theme park broken down pirate ship of all places. Oh and the heroine Elodie has no memory of how she ended up here with her husband Trevor, but even more worrisome than the amnesia is the world Elodie wakes up too...

"Now, everything was back to the law of the jungle. And brute strenght was king."

The Audible narration brought this book to life for me in a way just reading it could not. The narrator was spot on and added to the personality of the characters instead of being distracting or not what you would imagine the characters to sound like. This narration did a great job of immersing the listener in the story and making you feel like you are there and a part of the story as it plays out.

Changes In Perception

I had trouble deciding how to rate this story because the story itself was intriguing. The opening captured my attention, and I was riveted by the protagonist who had amnesia. I liked how the character came to accept her reality but was then catapulted into a new reality, and how it took time for her to learn to accept the changes and recognize the truth. I understood how the protagonist might come to depend on the kidnapper as Stockholm syndrome has been recognized as a behavioral theory; however, I am not a fan of scenes which include steam and pain of which there were several. I thought Lucy Rivers' and Teddy Hamilton's narrations were great as their performances portrayed the story's ambiance. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain to post this review which held my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.