Hi, r/QueerSFF! Welcome to the Midway Discussion for Bitter Karella's Moonflow, which fulfills the Trans Body Horror square on our 2026 Reading Challenge! Today we will be discussing chapters 1-15. If you'd like to talk about anything past the halfway point, please be sure to use spoiler tags.

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They call it the King's Breakfast. One bite and you can understand the full scope of the universe; one bite and you can commune with forgotten gods beyond human comprehension. And it only grows deep in the Pamogo forest, where the trees crowd so tight that the forest floor is pitch black day and night, where rumors of strange cults and disappearing hikers abound.

Sarah makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King's Breakfast has her journeying into those vast uncharted woods. Her only guide is the most annoying man in the world, and he's convinced there's no danger. But as they descend deeper, they realize they're not alone. Something is luring them into the heart of the forest, and they must answer its call.

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Final discussion for the second half of the book will be Thursday, October 29!