REVIEW: The Nokk and The Jock by Leslie McAdam (Creepin U #1)

THE NOKK AND THE JOCK

Creepin U - Book One

by Leslie McAdam

Release Date: October 1, 2024

Review

I think Leslie is my author spirit - her writing style, sense of humour and cultural references all make me want to be her best friend!

I thoroughly enjoyed this Monster University tale with some folklore, sports, and a little bit of studying.

Brandon is among the first humans to be admitted to a historically monster-only university. He’s determined to befriend his new roommate, even if it’s a very emo Nokk who is not at all comfortable in his own skin.

Getting to know each other is perfectly awkwardly sweet. Steven (aka Nokk) is up in his head that he forgets to take care of himself and Brandon is sure he can win him over with his cheer and gifts.

The paranormal is a fun twist to the story, but it’s the care and support they show each other that really stands out. I want to wrap them both up in a hug.

I would love to see Leslie do more in the paranormal realm.

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Synopsis

You’re formally admitted to Creelin University—known locally as “Creepin U.” The only things wilder than the monster shifters prowling around campus are the spicy male-male love stories unfolding between classes. The Nøkk and the Jock is book one, starring an emo shapeshifter and a sunshine human. Each book is a stand-alone M/M spooky romance, but we hope you enroll in them all.

Brandon:

I’m pumped to be one of the first humans to attend a monster university, but a minor, negligible, insignificant issue arises almost immediately: My new roommate wants to drag me to his underground realm and take my soul.

He’s a nøkk who could almost pass for human, except his webbed fingers and entirely black eyes give him away. In my attempt to befriend him, I give him three drops of my blood, a black animal, and a bottle of vodka (I hear it’s a nøkk thing). Which apparently triggers some ancient bonding ritual. My bad.

I must admit I’m into him. Maybe those online tests that say I’m only mostly straight are right. But there are a few hiccups: I can’t know his real name. He won’t show me his true form. And he’s both an omen and a cause of drowning … which is troubling, since he’s on the water polo team with me.

Still, something about him calls to me, even if it shouldn’t.

The Nøkk:

This human is mine.

Stay away from him.

The Nøkk and the Jock is a monster-human bi-awakening M/M romance starring Brandon Fernandez, a golden retriever of a human being, and the prickly, melancholy nøkk. It features puzzling emoji text conversations, a monster who can stop waterfalls in midair, and drunken scareoke (monster karaoke). HEA guaranteed.

About Leslie McAdam

Leslie McAdam is a California girl who loves romance, Little Dude, and well-defined abs. She lives in a drafty old farmhouse on a small orange tree farm in Southern California with her husband and two small children. Leslie always encourages her kids to be themselves - even if it means letting her daughter wear leopard print from head to toe. An avid reader from a young age, she will always trade watching TV for reading a book, unless it's Top Gear. Or football. Leslie is employed by day but spends her nights writing about the men you fantasize about. She's unapologetically sarcastic and notoriously terrible at comma placement.

Always up for a laugh, Leslie tries to see humor in all things. When she's not in the writing cave you'll find her fangirling over Beck, camping with her family, or mixing up oil paints to depict her love of outdoors on canvas.

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