This book knocked me out of the park, it was absolutely fantastic.
Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a deliciously dark, tender, and unforgettable blend of body horror, parental trauma, and the sweetest sapphic (and asexual!) romance I’ve read in ages.

Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to a monster: she's fallen in love. With Homily, the woman who helped Shesheshen after her family tried to kill the monster. Hiding her monstrous identity, Shesheshen helps Homily understand why her family thinks the monster has cursed them...

This book is so many things: horrifying and wholesome, brutal and beautiful. It’s about discovering what love means for the first time. About choosing to build a life with someone, rather than inside them (yes, literally).
The found family theme cracked my heart open and stitched it back together with a warm, gory hug.

I was hooked from the very first page and genuinely sad when it ended... not because the story lacked anything, but because I didn’t want to leave these characters behind. I could live in this world forever.