UPDATE - I no longer recommend this book, because although I loved the story, I completely condemn the actions of the author and can no longer support or recommend their work.

Trans exorcist meets haunted trans witch in a deeply haunted house. Colin, said exorcist, is haunted by the mistakes of his past. When he meets Bishop (they/them), owner of the haunted house, he may have met his match. Bishop needs Colin to help him reclaim his house from the literal demon that has claimed the home.

This was a fascinating dark queer horror story shot through with a golden thread of hope. I think this is the first story that I've read where both protagonists were trans. The writing was beautiful, there was a particular passage during an exorcism where it was just so strikingly vibrant that I had to stop and read it aloud to my wife. It was a really interesting take on the process that I hadn't seen before. I feel like the whole exorcist trope has been done a lot and its tough to come up with something fresh, but this really did it!

I liked the ending Spoilerwith Bishop going on the road with Colin, even if my rational brain finds that WAY too soon to be that madly in love with someone you've only known a few days. That part of my brain can take a hike! It worked in this story. I really liked the mechanic of Bishop bleeding gold as the sacrifice for his brujo magic.

One small nitpick is that I had a hard time figuring out who was who at the start. I had seen the pictures on the cover but either I missed a line of description somewhere or it was not clear. It got a little bit more muddy because of the name Bishop, I thought that was the exorcist because that's a church title too. So it took me a bit to settle into the characters. And sometimes the writing sacrificed clarity for beauty so that took me a moment.