Vanessa Len’s stunning Only a Monster trilogy continues with this second instalment, a thrilling journey where a secret past threatens to unravel everyone's future. The sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world, where treacherous secrets and even more danger await. The Hunts are one of twelve families in London with terrifying, hidden powers.

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Every family has its secrets, but the summer Joan Chang-Hunt goes to stay with her Gran in London, she learns hers is bigger than most. Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself. You must never tell anyone about monsters.

Only a monster would kill a hero.

When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world as a fugitive, she finds herself on the run with Nick – as Aaron closes in.Īs the danger rises – and Nick gets perilously closer to discovering the truth of what Joan did to him – Joan discovers a secret of her own. Only Joan remembers that there is a ruthless and dangerous enemy still out there. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn’t even know her name. Only a Monster has an awesome story that takes a teenage girl on a dark journey of self-discovery and magical adventure as she tries to figure out who she is and what lies within her. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend – and maybe more – is an enemy, trying to kill her. Vanessa Len is an Australian author of Chinese-Malaysian and Maltese heritage. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick.īut her success has come at a terrible cost. 'Only A Monster is a wonderfully clever and intriguing take on the classic tale of hero versus monster. This sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world, where treacherous secrets and even more danger await.ĭespite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible.

Only a monster by vanessa len