If you as a reader (today) exist at the venn diagram of three quests, what are they?

After a ton of deliberation and back-and-forth, I would say:

• lit fit starter pack (although I'm such an insufferable snob I wouldn't even classify some of those books as literary)
• LGBTQ+ SFF
• dark academia.

This is partly inspired by my former life as an intense Swiftie, where everyone would have their "holy trinity" of albums (for those curious mine will always be rep, speak now, and folklore).

Every time I post on here I'm procrastinating my PhD, btw.

the voting has closed and we have picked The Willows by Algernon Blackwood for our unofficial spring readalong! this is a bit of a different one from the previous picks, a classic horror first published in 1907, it's considered one of the original modern horrors, as well as an early example of cosmic (and botanical!) horror! this novella is also widely available for free online!

as always, our unofficial readalong will coincide with the official summer readalong, which will take place June 1st-August 31st! while you should direct most posts and activity to the book’s forum, you can always make a more general post about the novel, or botanical horror as a whole, in this Quest’s forum!

i will posts trigger warnings for the novel below, and while i have tried to be comprehensive, i may have missed some, so feel free to comment more under them in case there are some that you feel should also be noted, and/or do more research on your own to ensure you are as safe as possible while reading!

happy (and spooky) reading everyone!!