*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I heard historical queer gothic plant horror and went yes please give me that immediately. I really enjoyed this, though it will not be for everyone. Simon is a taxidermist and Gregor deals with exotic plants, and they live together peacefully hidden away from the rest of Victorian London until Gregor comes across a strange new fungus. What follows is a Frankenstein-esque experiment featuring lushly creepy nature descriptions and queer longing.

This is a slow narrative and I wish that there had been a bit more development with the characters, but overall I think this was a really solid debut novel!