Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

As a creature-obsessed queer person, this book was ripe for my enjoyment. And don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it! The first through third sections of the book were very enjoyable to me and I loved the combination of folklore, historical figures, and anecdotes (all clearly well-researched) into these nice digestible chapters.

The fourth and fifth sections got a little muddy for me. The stretch of considering some of these things folklore was a little too much for me (superheroes? in a folklore book? no thanks). I seriously lost steam after section three, and the rest of the book felt like somewhat of a trudge to get through.

Overall, the book was lovely, and I think a lot of folks will really adore it.