Thanks so much to Huff for the chance to check out an advance copy. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.

Sometimes I traced threads of intergenerational conflict, colonialism, religious deconstruction, even ethical vegetarianism. Is this book trans? I think so! This book has a delightfully broad potential for interpretation that deserves to be lovingly dissected down to its filaments.

I spent my read suspended with the narrator in unsettling proximity to rightness but never quite settled. Sometimes I thought of puberty and the horror of violated bodily autonomy.

I had the most unsettling sense of closure coming undone when Buttons shatters his fragile peace. This thread carried through to the end of my read: I can't shake the feeling that Bustagut is forever only biding its time.

MORE WAX FOR THE WAX GOD- I mean wow how rad!

I got these signed copies from his website if you also wanna grab a copy. ✨

Gotta do them boys justice 😤💖

Who knew balloons could be so...versatile?

Sometimes I struggle to remember characters if I space a book out over some time, but these guys decided to live rent-free in my head.

Thanks so much to Thorne for writing great queer art.

...and discover the lengths they'll go to protect it.

Aden, Gage, and Travis stole my heart. They're each well-developed with their own distinct histories and arcs. Gage is so scarred he can be abrasive...which made getting to know him all the more rewarding.

I'm grateful for the chance to check in out a review copy through Netgalley. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.

While my experiences as a nonbinary and neurodivergent person have been quite different from Denver's, I find them pretty relatable at times. I really liked getting to see the world through Denver's eyes, though I'll admit I needed time for xem grow on me.

⚰️ NB Transmasc Mortician x Himbo Killer Pairing

🪡 Sci-fi and Body Horror

⚰️ Space Heists and Body-Snatching 

🪡 Touch Them and ☠️

⚰️ He Calls Them Master

🪡 Dark RomCom X Horror

(and unhinged) duo must find a way to keep the cadaver fresh long enough to cash their checks before the galaxy at large can send THEM to the morgue.

In high demand and known for their professionalism in the Milky Way’s black market scene, the chaotic mortician knows how to get the job done. But when a bounty for the brain of a billionaire arms dealer makes V and their new plaything targets, the unlikely

Jax is a born sexy (literally) yesterday himbo in the body of the galaxy’s most notorious criminal, and he was resurrected just to be V’s super hot guard dog.

V is the best in the business when it comes to body-snatching and butchering.

Skin Sewn Shut With Stardust is coming spring 2026 from @maybemockingbird.bsky.social and I will be pining until it drops. 😤

Blurb:

V is a serial killer stan and a masterful mortician known for their ability to get the goods.

bitterness blackens his heart. He blurs the line between desperate self-preservation and depraved self-interest until I could no longer tell the difference. The man is the worst. I love him.

Initially read an advance copy but bought my own because Look At It. Plus Salient Books has signed copies!