That quote was hilarious. Glad those two arrogant men have each other and are self-aware.
@l_mistynights
4 ай бұрын
I had heard of this book but didn't really pay attention. Now you just convinced me to read it. There's nothing I love more than unlikeable protagonists.
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Same, I love swinging between wholesome found family vibes and reprehensibly bad protagonists lol
@themusicsnob
4 ай бұрын
I am almost done with this book and loving it 🌺 Also I absolutely adore your sunflower overalls 😊They look so cute
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@EmiliaLou
4 ай бұрын
The quote you read convinced me that I have to read it 😂
@dalblauw
4 ай бұрын
Ohhh you had me at queer and gothic, this sounds absolutely wonderfull!
@chrissy1510
4 ай бұрын
You had me at “fungus and dead things” My TBR pile just got taller. 😊
@amandajane5262
3 ай бұрын
I purchase this book because of your video and all I can say is Thank You. You were right it is amazing. It's my new obsession as well. Thanks again.
@WillowTalksBooks
3 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@phoebegee54
4 ай бұрын
That is a lovely cover.
@callum_mclaughlin
4 ай бұрын
Ooooh, definitely keeping an eye out for this one!
@radiantchristina
3 ай бұрын
Sold! I just ordered it. When I placed the order, it recommended The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo - that too looks fascinating. I've added that one to my tbr.
@lizsmith1876
4 ай бұрын
Excellent review! Ordering it today. (and that cover...swoon!)
@StitchandWitch
3 ай бұрын
I just finished this and I loved it soooooo much
@caleba9648
4 ай бұрын
I received an eARC of this book and enjoyed it so much I bought a physical copy today when I was out at the bookstore.
@peaseblossom4252
4 ай бұрын
Sold! :) And you look so pretty in your sunflowers-it shows off the cover of Botanical Daughter so well! 🌻🌻🌻♥️🥹
@evajanczaruk8790
4 ай бұрын
A Botanical Daughter is one of my favourite reads of 2024!
@TripleRoux
4 ай бұрын
So lovely to see the joy over a new found favorite! I'm feeling this as well with a brand new all time favorite of mine: 'The Most Secret Memory of Men' by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is a love letter to reading and writing and all things literary, and at the same time a huge anti-colonial middle finger ... a perfect mix!
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Oooooh you’ve piqued my interest with this one!
@TripleRoux
4 ай бұрын
@@WillowTalksBooks It is exquisite. (maybe) hearing your thoughts on this would make my little heart very happy. 😊
@fuindes_batwings
4 ай бұрын
I'm definitely going to have to get this book. Thank you for your superb and amazing book recommendations! All my new faves are books you mention!
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Aw yay!
@lynnomara7652
4 ай бұрын
This book sounds brilliant will definitely be reading thanks for the recommendation .
@badger-1984
4 ай бұрын
I recently read Our Hideous Progeny and really enjoyed it. I get the impression this has similar vibes so I'll need to see if I can get my hands on this
@joh9318
4 ай бұрын
Read Our Hideous Progeny last year, still obsessed with it. This also sounds real aligned with some of Sarah Gailey's recent novels. Queer, Gothic, scientific, and morally eigengrau. Just moved this to the top of my holds list.
@esliet
4 ай бұрын
You are an exceptional book tuber , my TBR is growing.
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you 🥹
@ReadingNymph
4 ай бұрын
I am so hyped for this book! I need to get a copy asap 😅
@user-gr5ps6hq2z
4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@LiteraryStoner
4 ай бұрын
I have got to read this! As a fellow que*r lover of Frankenstein, it sounds perfect!
@jasmin5246
4 ай бұрын
Oh my, this sounds amazing! 😍
@danielaweberdani
4 ай бұрын
sounds amazing, creepy and dramatic, grumpy love always gets me: I will sure check it out: wonderful video as always and I love the sunflowers you are wearing! 🌻
@Gen-yh1jz
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the book review.
@Capucine-ke5of
4 ай бұрын
OMG I can't believe I'm first comment! I love your channel so much!
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Haha thank you 😌💜
@Julia-gm2ld
4 ай бұрын
I’m a recent subscriber and I just bought this book after watching your video. I cannot wait to read it!❤
@jaimee-kate
4 ай бұрын
Ahhh I have this on my immediate TBR shelf, I'm waiting for an event in May to read but wow I'm even more excited now!
@tyghe_bright
4 ай бұрын
This is on my list for next month! I'm also now ruminating on the connection between queerness and death in art. And, regarding Frankenstein and queerness... there are many who think that she and Percy had an on-and-off affair with Byron. Life at the Villa (and really, anywhere Byron existed) was quite freewheeling and bohemian. Particularly during *that* summer. So she very well may have been conscious of society's attitudes toward queer men and thinking about it while she wrote Frankenstein.
@reviewsbyjacob9350
4 ай бұрын
This was a great review, and this books sounds fascinating.
@AlwaysTheStoryCollector
4 ай бұрын
The quote about the men immediately reminded me of Ian McKeller in the series Vicious. I can’t remember the name of the actor who he is ‘sharing’ a flat with but the way they talk to each other is exactly like that. Hilarious, at times awkward but at times also really tender. I don’t normally go for Victorian gothic books but maybe I would actually enjoy this one!
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Derek Jacobi :) Wonderful actor, and yeah a really fun and goofy show!
@mollyllewellyn8509
4 ай бұрын
yessss I knew you’d love this one!!!
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Omg hi Molly!
@mollyllewellyn8509
4 ай бұрын
@@WillowTalksBooks the night alphabet next pls
@groofay
4 ай бұрын
God I love it when you gush about books like this. I will be checking this one out ASAP.
@josh440
4 ай бұрын
Hey Willow, I was wondering if you could do a video on how you approach reading a book, especially for a review? You always have such great insights and I was wondering if you have a particular system of annotating or notetaking that you do? Thanks for another great video!
@zachreads
4 ай бұрын
I really want to read this! Check out a short story collection called Evil Roots, it has several fantastic classic stories about plants.
@user-nf2ry9rs5l
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@dracaryslace
4 ай бұрын
Ooo adding to my tbr immediately!
@literarylove123
4 ай бұрын
Queer, Victorian, Gothic, Horror, Frankenstein. Five things to summon me. Absolutely in for this book! Also, an irrelevant side note: My name is Jennifer, so yeah, there's that, too.
@Lourdes-nc3sp
4 ай бұрын
Girl, now my life's mission is to read this! Are those sunflower dungarees, btw? 😍🌻
@WillowTalksBooks
4 ай бұрын
Yup, it’s a pinafore dress from Run & Fly 😊
@Lourdes-nc3sp
4 ай бұрын
It's gorgeous 😊😊 @@WillowTalksBooks
@BooksRebound
4 ай бұрын
Instantly added to my audible wishlist based on the thumbnail alone lol.
@melaniechristina7361
4 ай бұрын
❤ great review
@Rotwood
4 ай бұрын
I'm enjoying this book as well!
@rachel1021
4 ай бұрын
This is now in my Blackwell's wishlist :)
@Chrysalis1990
4 ай бұрын
This sounds very up my valley, added to the list 😃
@EduardoRodriguez-du2vd
4 ай бұрын
Why is the grotesque monstrosity so interesting? Why should it be rescued? Is its value hidden? Is it the look that qualifies it? And what happens when one looks at the supposed monstrosity and understands that if it has no value, oneself has no value? Does one admire it?
@Androsynth75
4 ай бұрын
A super queer horror novel about a couple of cranky gay guys making a fungus monster/daughter while sniping at each other? Well that sounds like something I'm gonna download for my train trip tomorrow.
@amysmith1044
4 ай бұрын
Hey dear Willow❤ your review of this book reminded me (thematically) if Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice! Have you read this series? I would love your thoughts
@AbsurdExistentialist
4 ай бұрын
That "l i v i n g" jumpscare lmao
@spinstercatlady
4 ай бұрын
Give me ALL the queer Vic Goth fiction!! ❤❤
@yimingsofyiaxuefan4641
3 ай бұрын
i just know this book is going to be my fav as well, im crazy about mushroom in story coincidentally i read another queer book where one of the protagonist is a mushroom its called little mushroom
@donnamcqueeney9853
4 ай бұрын
I had never heard of this book. It sounds wonderfully weird, can’t wait to read it
@lucianabonetti8658
4 ай бұрын
Wow 😍 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
@LApine-Dragon
2 ай бұрын
Its had movie so sadddd
@58christiansful
3 ай бұрын
Acquired taste that borders on bad taste. The élan of the presenter is fascinatingly creepy.
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