I'm so glad I came across this book while scrolling through the LGBTQ section on the Libby app. It is about Theo, an anxious English man who has broken up with his boyfriend. After waking from a one-night stand, his date Max tells him that he's won two million pounds in the lottery and proposes that they take a trip to Japan. Theo is hesitant but accepts anyway. Max is a huge mess of a person and gets Theo into many dangerous situations. Some of the stuff that is examined in this book are capitalism, mental health, and conformity. I am definitely gonna check out more of Alex Fear's books.

A deer man is killing people by beheading them in this novel. Seth is one of those being hunted by the killer. While trying to protect his friends, he suspects the killings might have something to do with a crime his cousin was involved in ten years ago. I've been meaning to check this out since I noticed while scrolling through the Libby app. I'm so glad I finally read it because it is really fun. Also, Konn Lavery narrates the audiobook himself, and adds sound effects, which makes the listening experience even more cinematic. I will definitely be checking out more of Konn Lavery's other books.

All of the stories in this anthology focus on the theme of politeness, specifically how it can be weaponized against marginalized people. For instance, the way women are expected to be polite when dealing with entitled men such as in The Man Outside by Simone le Roux and An Inherited Taste by Nadine Aurora Tabing, or how families can be the source of anger and frustration, like in Anger Management by J. Rohr and The Guest Room by R.L. Meza.