Readers say:
"The writing is lucid, and the imagery and semiotics are striking... it's so beautifully layered I want to pore over every detail again!"
"Eizo and Ran are both incredibly realistic characters. They feel so alive and vibrant...It was mindblowing, really outstanding debut novel."
"This is a story about identity, hiding, and the terrifying freedom of letting someone see who you really are. "
"The author has such an elegant but vivid writing style...I'm telling you, this is an author to keep our eyes on."
About the Author
Byrd Koto has a particular fondness for tsunderes and the unexplainable.
Her queer mysteries refuse easy categorization—spanning Tokyo publishing houses, alternative Chinese kingdoms, and worlds that haven't yet been named—and keep returning to one question: what do people do when the truth costs too much?
Her debut novel, Our Funny Love Story, is out now. Or So We Say—its second half—arrives December 2026.
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