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2026 in books: Bromantasy by Máire Roche 📚\nTimeline: August-September 2026.\nThoughts: I like queer lit + fantasy + comedy + some angst, but this was too twee, too immature, and the protagonist was unbearable. I didn’t enjoy the overly modern references and language. Would not recommend.
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@oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social I think you need a stretch-stretch goal now.
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\nYour very palpable anger has turned you into a poet, because you have such a way with words!
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