did i even read a ryan la sala book if i don’t take an absolutely over the top photo for the review? anyway! things ryan la sala has made me (more) scared of: • bees • mirrors • coral i don’t fuck with the ocean to begin with, so i KNEW going into this one i was going to be at a disadvantage. and YEAH the ocean (and the concept of this book) is still terrifying, but at it’s heart, this book is a loud commentary on the way queer people are left to deal with our own shit with the help of only our chosen families to get us through it. an island, that is a queer destination, gets infected with a mysterious illness and is literally abandoned and it’s inhabitants left there to die. chilling! this is the second ryan la sala book the group chat has read together, and bless that, because i needed someone to understand the stress i was vicariously feeling for these teenagers. the notes app theories i have cooked up had me looking like that charlie day from it’s always sunny meme trying to co...