REVIEW: Demons Treasure Warlocks- Monsters in Love Book #3- Toshi Drake

Title: Demons Treasure Warlocks:
Series: Monsters in Love Book 3)
Author: Toshi Drake
Genre: Fantasy Romance, Gay Romance, LGBTQ Fantasy
Publisher: Vellum Publishers
Release Date: Sept 6, 2023
Format: Kindle
Pages: 338
Source: Amazon

With imminent destruction possible, and the trust of the townsfolk gone, can Darius and Bale work together and set things right to send Hastur back to his demonic dimension?

Darius has worked hard to get where he is now. He has a home, two cats and a close circle of friends. He doesn’t mind that lightning sparks out of his fingers when he’s about to lose control, or his former lover, Bale, keeps hanging around, waiting for forgiveness Darius doesn’t believe he deserves.

He is fine. Everything is fine.

Bale knows that trying to get back into Darius’s good graces will require perseverance and a lot of patience. He’s determined to do it though, because Darius is the world to him. Agreeing to work with Hastur nearly killed him but it was worth it to keep Darius safe.

He’s going to prove to Darius that he always loved him.

Though their world is in constant peril, and friendships are strained to almost breaking Darius and Bale will fight to the death to keep the Elder Demon, Hastur, from consuming their town.

With second chances, enemies to lovers, prickly heroes and their adoring demons, Darius and Bale will show that all saving the world takes is love and patience.

This book is best read in sequence with the other Monsters in Love as it completes the story’s arc. A reader will get more enjoyment from reading all three books.
1. Foxes Love Sorcerers
2. Wraiths Adore Gods
3. Demons Treasure Warlocks

Review By Phyllis Alexander

Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team

Book 3 is a fitting end to the Monsters in Love trilogy. The book covers the defeat of Hastur while telling the love story of Darius and Bale, and does both very well. Darius also has doubts about his abilities but for a very good reason. Darius and Bale have history with Hastur, which destroyed their lives, love and their faith in their own abilities.

I believe Bale to be a stronger character than Darius. At the end of book 2 Darius banished Bale, but his love and faith in Darius won’t let him admit defeat or stay away. His love and belief in Darius are the cornerstone of the book. It gives Darius the courage and strength to work on regaining his power and become a willing leader of the group. The group develop plans to defeat Hastur and his minions. The only character I questioned was Trey. He seemed negative and just plain argumentative, but Trey served a vital function as the “Naysayer”.

I still feel that Toshi Drake throw too many Being into the mix. There were shifters, demons, warlocks, vampires, mushroom people, fairies, sprites, shadow monsters, humans, spores, and many more creatures. Keeping up with them was distracting.

In the end the good won the day and triumphed over evil; and that is always a good way to end a story.