#appalachain gothic

[sa1ntmaud]

[sweetenednothings]

If you love me, keep it to yourself.

[fall-out-girlboy]

Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire

I went right into this from the more like this tab on Practical Rules for Cursed Witches, And I may never get enough of queer witch stories. this one, unlike the last few things I've read, Is not particularly a Romance, It is an adventure, an Appalachian fairytale as romantic as most stories of saving someone lost in the woods and slaying monsters. the names are unapologetically alliterative throughout, the writing absolutely enthralling, I cannot emphasize enough the twists and turns, the excitement this delivers, are a strong point. then the poems, and there are a great many little rhymes. are bordering on insufferable, but even that has a charm to it. a cute quirk. while I preferred the romance and magic of Cursed Witches, I was in no way dissapointed by the small handful of characters we get to know, and the complex role of magic in such a low fantasy setting. Don Martin's writing style was unique, a little old fashioned, floral, but intentionally quaint, to suit it's setting. I quite liked that.

I do think its funny the first sapphic novel I've read not to have a gay male subplot is by a, to my knowledge, gay male author. anyway. I look forward to the sequel.

[dolletefawny]

careful, strange things happen here…

[sombershot]

droning.

summer 2026

[fruitpunchdoll]

[abjectbitch]

“Mama explained to me that a house didn’t mean bricks, four walls and a roof. A house meant something in our hearts and people without them were called strays. They were the lost ones.”

[666vortex666]

moments ☆