Cruel Shifterverse · 2022
Psycho BeastsSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Jasmine Mas
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 5/5 (No light) · 11 trigger warnings flagged
From Jasmine Mas, 2022: Psycho Beasts, book 3 of Cruel Shifterverse. Readers shelve it for mafia and monster. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 5 (pitch black). The heaviest flags readers report are violence, blood, torture. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2022. Book 3 of Cruel Shifterverse.
Psycho Beasts tropes
On this shelf, Psycho Beasts is filed under Mafia dark romance and Monster romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Psycho Beasts spice level
Is Psycho Beasts dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Psycho Beasts scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More no light books. How we rate.
Psycho Beasts trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 48 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, injury/injury detail, gun violence, drug use, panic attacks/disorders, suicidal thoughts, cursing, vomit, misogyny, toxic relationship. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (11) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full Psycho Beasts trigger warnings
Cruel Shifterverse reading order
Psycho Beasts is book 3 of 5 in Jasmine Mas's Cruel Shifterverse series. Start with Psycho Shifters.
- Book 1 Psycho Shifters · 2022
- Book 3 Psycho Beasts (this book) · 2022
- Book 4 Psycho Academy · 2023
- Book 5 Psycho Devils · 2023
- Book 6 Psycho Gods · 2023
Order checked against the Goodreads Cruel Shifterverse series page on 13 October 2026. The Cruel Shifterverse series in order.
Who it's for
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Books like Psycho Beasts
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Monster
Monster
Jessica Gadziala
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Monster romance
- Run Posy Run
Run Posy Run
Cate C. Wells
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Ven
Ven
Ker Dukey
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Pennies
Pennies
Pepper Winters
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- The Anti-Hero
The Anti-Hero
Sara Cate
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- In the Gray
In the Gray
B.B. Reid
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Moments of Malevolence
Moments of Malevolence
T.L. Smith
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
- Bad Bishop
Bad Bishop
L.J. Shen
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Psycho Beasts?
Psycho Beasts spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 5 of 5 (No light).
What are the Psycho Beasts trigger warnings?
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Torture, Sexual assault, Murder, Abuse, Death, Gore, Psychological abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 48 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Psycho Beasts dark romance?
Yes, at the very dark end. Psycho Beasts scores 5 of 5 on our darkness scale (No light). The book is not interested in pulling the punch.
What tropes are in Psycho Beasts?
On this shelf Psycho Beasts is filed under Mafia dark romance and Monster romance.
Who is Psycho Beasts for?
For readers hunting mafia and monster with explicit spice. Read the warnings first. Start earlier in Cruel Shifterverse if you can.
What are some books like Psycho Beasts?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Monster by Jessica Gadziala; Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells; Ven by Ker Dukey; Pennies by Pepper Winters; The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate; In the Gray by B.B. Reid. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/psycho-beasts.
Is Psycho Beasts a standalone?
No. Psycho Beasts is book 3 of 5 in the Cruel Shifterverse series by Jasmine Mas. The series starts with Psycho Shifters.
What order should I read the Cruel Shifterverse series in?
1. Psycho Shifters; 3. Psycho Beasts; 4. Psycho Academy; 5. Psycho Devils; 6. Psycho Gods.
How many books are in the Cruel Shifterverse series?
The Cruel Shifterverse series by Jasmine Mas has 5 main books.
What is the Psycho Beasts age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 5/5 (no light). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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