Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (May 26th, 2026)
Genre: Fantasy Romance (Queer)
Two heroes. One brain cell.
BROMANTASY is a cozy, queer fantasy about the mortifying ordeal of being known by your totally platonic best friend and the epic quest that might force you to confront the truth.
This deluxe limited first run edition will feature beautifully designed colored edges—while supplies last!
Fellas, is it gay to kiss your bff while on a quest through the forest you’re unqualified for?
Juniper O'Reilly is good at only two things: demolishing a pint of mead and finding the perfect skincare routine. Everything else—taking care of the farm, bartering for goods, any sort of manual labor—falls to Juniper’s best friend, the absurdly capable, endlessly patient Mo Elmthorn.
But when Juniper accidentally volunteers them both for a quest to kill a fearsome monster, he knows he’s finally gotten in over his head. Juniper hates camping, he hates the dark, and there’s no way all these foraged mushrooms are going to sit well in his stomach. One thing he doesn’t hate? How good Mo’s thighs look in his questing pants—he doesn’t have time to think about that, though, with a monster to hunt and their futures on the line.
But monsters come in all shapes and sizes. When Juniper and Mo realize that the terrifying beast they’ve sworn to kill is just a scared little girl torn from her family, they’re off to find not only the true villain of the story, but maybe even a happy ending.
Fellas, is it gay to wanna kiss your bff while on a quest you kinda sorta got yourself stuck in? Yes? Well, that's the premise of this laugh-out-loud, gorgeous romantasy by Maire Roche. Juniper and Mo are best friends who live together, because of course they are. Juniper is really not the questing type. Or the camping type. Or the outdoors type at all. But after an absolutely stunning gaffe, he finds himself with the only solution being going on a quest to kill a fearsome monster, and of course he enlists Mo to help. But is the fearsome monster actually a monster at all? And will Juniper and Mo finally realize they've been in love with each other for literal years? Find out in this wild ride.
First of all, these two are absolute idiots (affectionately). Their feelings for each other are so obvious from page 1 and they dance around it again and again. But Roche makes it feel super endearing, and weaves in a lot of the classic romance tropes to produce a really fun ride! Also, the fearsome monster play was really effective, and provided a reasonable source of conflict without making anything feel too out of character. Plus, as I already stated, idiots in love (TM). What's not to like?
Thanks so much to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the E-ARC!
5 STARS!
Until Next Time,
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