A review by poisoned_icecream
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Botanist Gregor Sandys and his taxidermist partner Simon Rievaulx live together in a garden. Gregor receives a mycelium that is really smart and decides to put it in a human corpse. Their housekeeper is grieving the death of her friend Constance. These four characters become a family. 

I really enjoyed this and I'm glad I took my time with it. It is so gothic and so unapologetically queer. I will definitely read more of Noah Medlock's books. :)
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