Once a Villain: Only a Monster 3
By (Author) Vanessa Len
3
A&U Children's
A&U Children
19th August 2025
Australia
Young Adult
Fiction
Paperback
384
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Joan has failed to stop Eleanor and her monstrous plan.
Eleanor now rules ruthlessly over a new London, in which monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them.
Only Joan, Aaron and Nick remember that there was once a better timeline. Now, as they negotiate their fractured pasts and face wrenching emotional decisions, they must fight to survive the new world and fix the broken timeline.
But how will they defeat a whole family of monsters with power over time itself
The unstoppable love and high stakes of Rebecca Ross's Divine Rivals meets the propulsive thrills of Chloe Gong's These Violent Delights in this high-octane, cross-genre finale to the Only a Monster trilogy - where a race against time and an all-knowing enemy is the only chance for Joan, Aaron, and Nick to restore the world they love.
PRAISE FOR THE ONLY A MONSTER SERIES
'Mind-bending, heart-wrenching, and unputdownable!' - Stephanie Garber, NYT bestselling author of the CARAVAL series
'Only a Monster is captivating and unique and - dare I say it - utterly monstrous (in the best possible way).' - Lynette Noni, #1 bestselling author of WHISPER and THE PRISON HEALER
'Darkly delicious fun. If you've been looking for your newest YA urban fantasy obsession - you've found it.' - Natasha Ngan, NYT bestselling author of GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE
'An absolute page-turner. Only a Monster paints another vivid world inside the one we know, and uses a deft hand to bring it utterly alive.'- Chloe Gong NYT bestselling author of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
'Put down everything and read it!' - C.S. Pacat, NYT bestselling author of DARK RISE
'The writing and the premise are delightful, as are the monsters.' - Holly Black, NYT bestselling author of the FOLK OF THE AIR series
Vanessa Len is an internationally bestselling Australian author and educational editor, who has worked on everything from language learning programs to STEM resources, to professional learning for teachers. Her first novel, Only a Monster, won the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel, and has been translated into nine languages. You can find her via her website at https://www.vanessalen.com.