Reading Moodboard: "Veal” by Mackenzie Nolan(ARC)

28 Jan

*thank you to NetGalley and ECW Press for a free advance copy in exchange for an honest review* Read my ARC & Gifted Book Disclosure Policy.

If you love a 🧟 creature-feature hunt with some toxic, sapphic yearning🩷🧡, then enjoy my aesthetic interpretation of "Veal” by Mackenzie Nolan.

Lesbian protagonist? ✔️ Sapphic yearning? ✔️ Creepy af monster? ✔️ Let's go! Mackenzie Nolan's "Veal” brings these elements and more to life in her debut novel.

Read: "Veal” Book Review

If my reading moodboard collage is scratching your brain in all the right ways, take a closer look at my book review of "Veal". [An advanced copy of the novel was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]

The Quick & Dirty Reading Details

Campy, Comedic Horror
Lesbian and Queer Protagonists
Horror as an Allegory
Creature Feature
Monster as a Metaphor
Small, Creepy Town,
Queer Found Family
Queer Community as Resistance
Queer Feminism
Natural Dialogue
Familial Trauma
Sapphic Yearning
Escaping the Rat Race
Slow Burn (Pace)
Quick Read
POTENTIAL TRIGGERS: Misogyny, Gore, Childhood Trauma, Homophobia

I love a creature feature/monster-of-the-week vibe! But add in some good dialogue and fun banter, then I'm all in! Are you? Let me know! I'd love to hear your thoughts over on Instagram.