Book Review for Garbage Man by Max Monroe

 

Garbage Man by Max Monroe

Published:  April 17, 2026 by Max Monroe LLC

Tropes:    Fated Mates,  Hot Hockey Player,  Secret Vampire World,  Touch Her and D!e,  Hidden Bloodline,  Superhuman Abilities

Taken from Goodreads:  He collects trash for a living.
Before sunrise, he’s collecting her.

Rook Slater is big, brutal, and permanently grumpy. By day, he’s a garbage man. By night, he plays hockey and keeps the world at arm’s length.

Until the fated mate bond strikes hard and fast. One look at Kylie Moon—right after his twenty-eighth birthday—and destiny snaps into place.

She’s his.

There’s just one problem.

Her blood is rare—coveted—and the monsters in the shadows want to claim her.
Evil. Elite. Powerful. These are the kind of men who stop at nothing to have what they want.

But Rook Slater doesn’t lose what’s his.
And he certainly doesn’t bend the knee.

He’s good at taking out the trash—and these monsters are next.

Once fate locks in, Rook won’t just fight for the woman he loves.
He’ll kidnap and kill for her.

My Thoughts:  Two hundred+ pages of hate, protection, and attraction that leads to being a fated mate.   Rook is a grumpy garbage man that plays hockey but mostly he protects Kylie.   Kylie is a human that does not know that she needs protection. 

Garbage Man is a quick read.   The heat is intense and 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.  I liked the interactions between Kylie and Rook.  Kylie has some spunk to her and is not afraid to stand up for herself.   She is not afraid to speak up but has no idea what is coming for her. 

I enjoyed this book.   I have never read a vampire hockey romance.  I would love a little  more hockey but the idea is super fun.

Thank you Hambright PR for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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Meet the Authors (taken from their website):  Many moons ago, a dynamic duo of romance authors teamed up under the pseudonym Max Monroe, and, well, the rest is history...

Max Monroe is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of nearly fifty contemporary romance titles. Favorite writing partners and long time friends, Max and Monroe strive to live and write all the fun, sexy swoon so often missing from their social media newsfeed. Sarcastic by nature, their two writing souls feel like they’ve found their other half. This is their most favorite adventure thus far. ​