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SUMMARY:Pride Book Club: Someone You Can Build A Nest In\\, by John Wiswe
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 e&#8221\\;]Someone You Can Build a Nest In is a delightfully bizarre cozy
  horror-romance that flips classic monster tropes completely on their hea
 d. The story follows Shesheshen\\, an amorphous blob monster who relies o
 n human bones and organs to construct her temporary physical shape. When 
 she is poisoned by a group of monster hunters\\, she is rescued by Homily
 —a kind-hearted human who mistakes her for a fellow human. As Homily nu
 rses her back to health\\, an unexpected and deeply sweet romance blossom
 s\\, forcing Shesheshen to navigate the complexities of her first real cr
 ush while hiding her true\\, gooey identity from a family of notorious mo
 nster slayers.\\nThe book brilliantly balances visceral body horror with 
 a cozy\\, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy. Beyond the unique monster-human
  dynamic\\, the novel explores profound themes of trauma recovery\\, bodi
 ly autonomy\\, and what it truly means to care for someone rather than co
 nsume them. It&#8217\\;s a quick\\, inventive\\, and heartwarming read th
 at will give us plenty of unique themes to dissect during our discussion!
 \\nJoin us for our first-ever Pride Book Club event to be held at Dungeon
 &#8217\\;s Gate in Ankeny! Dungeon’s Gate is offering 20% off this mont
 h’s book in support of Pride Book Club. Plus\\, 10% of book sales will 
 be donated to benefit Ankeny Pride![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
 \\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/des-moines/events/prid
 e-book-club-someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-by-john-wiswell-2026-10-21
LOCATION:Capital City Pride Des Moines
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/des-moines/events/pride-book-club-someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-by-john-wiswell-2026-10-21
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