Book Review: "Don't Eat Your Human Boyfriend" by Lily Mayne

You know I can’t resist books with attention-grabbing titles like this! I was looking for a fun read after a few heavier books, and this sure fit the bill.

“I wanted to eat the new guy. And by ‘eat,’ I of course meant…you know….I also meant I literally wanted to eat the new guy. I contained multitudes.”

Elliot is an ethical ghoul. The thought of having to hunt down and kill humans for food disgusts him, so he’s spent the last 8 years working at Broth with a Bite, an outlet in a mall food court. He works in the “special” kitchen which serves food to people with the same nutritional needs. Those working in the regular kitchen have no idea what Elliot and his coworkers actually cook.

Then one day, a new guy starts working at Broth with a Bite, and Elliot can’t take his eyes off of him. Ricky is sweet and good-looking, with a great body and an infectious smile. And he smells sooo good. Elliot is smitten, and judging by how much Ricky blushes when Elliot is around, the feeling is mutual.

They start becoming good friends despite the fact that Ricky has no idea what the “special” kitchen serves, and probably doesn’t even know what a ghoul is. But when attraction and sex start turning to love, Elliot knows two things: he has to tell Ricky the truth, and he needs to keep his teeth to himself.

I’ve never read a romance with a ghoul in it, particularly a handsome and sensitive one. This was really fun. It was very steamy and sweet, and it was interesting how their stories were vastly different but more similar than they first thought.