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Moonflow by Bitter Karella
4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Unapologetically hallucinatory and fabulously weird, I had an absolute blast reading this trippy, wild story of a shroom dealer venturing into the heart of a haunted forest looking for the ultimate high, encountering evil hippies and their bound fungus god along the way...

My heart breaks for our main character, Sarah with her anxieties and need to connect with someone. Mother Moonflow made me laugh so much. The Hell Slut and Skillet and Sunny Delight are a crazy, messed up trio with miles of heart and drama. And poor cringey Andy who's just a well-meaning derp.

I loved all the characters in this book. Despite the insane story and creepy AF forest and its entities, the people feel real, as they ultimately try to get through all this insanity for love and desire, with a liberal dose of self-doubt.

The unrelenting and demented plot was completely engrossing for me and I was absolutely invested. The writing frequently was phantasmagorical and lush. I am in love with the Pamogo - it conjures some pretty amazing images in my head that are both terrifying and inviting.

I'd go back to this crazy fungal forest in a heartbeat. And I'd hope to see some of these characters there.

My thanks to NetGalley and Run For It for the advanced reader copy.