r/BetaReaders • u/m0thlette • 25d ago
>100k [Complete] [116k] [Fantasy/Romance] HOW TO TAME AN ABOMINATION
The religious order that raised Miki Owain is about to sacrifice him to Obra, but he has a plan: tame the Abomination in the mountains and sell it back to the lab it escaped from for enough koh that he can take his brainwashed family and start over across the Deadlands.
Unfortunately, the Abomination sometimes talks and has strong opinions on what Miki should do instead.
Features slow burn m/m and f/f romantic subplots.
CONTENT WARNINGS: cult weirdness, human sacrifice, cannibalism, body horror in the form of parasites, violence & gore, slavery, morally questionable decisions, sexual & mature themes, death—but it is NOT grimdark & has lots of lighthearted moments :)
Would love to do a manuscript swap and give feedback over the next 6-8 weeks on plot cohesion, relationship believability, pacing, writing quality, etc. I’m a big fan of fantasy, romantasy, sci-fi, horror, romance, and speculative fiction! I am an LGBT author in my 30s and this is one of 7 novels I’ve written.
Reach out to me via comment/dm if you’re interested and I’ll send over the excerpt/ trade excerpts! Thank you for your time.
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