Book Review :: Bromantasy by Máire Roche

Bromantasy by Máire Roche
on 26 May 2026
Genres: Cosy, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Medieval
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Two heroes. One brain cell.

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 their family, they’re off to find not only the true villain of the story, but maybe even a happy ending.

Last updated on 31 August 2026

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What is Bromantasy by Máire Roche about?

Bromantasy by Máire Roche is about two best friends and their quest to kill a fearsome monster. Or something.

When Juniper O’Reilly accidentally volunteers himself and his bestie Mo Elmthorn to slay a feral beast, he doesn’t quite realise what he’s getting himself into.

As the description so elegantly puts it, “Juniper hates camping, he hates the dark, and there’s no way all these foraged mushrooms are going to sit well in his stomach”.

And so the two (reluctantly for Juniper, less reluctantly for Mo) set off in search of this monster, only to find out it’s just a little girl who is scared and alone. And can turn into a dragon.

“Displeasing your dad is all the rage, I heard. Become the family disappointment you were born to be.”

While the two ‘heroes’ figure out what they’re going to do with the ‘monster’, they meet other parties hunting the dragon, get involved with hikinks and dramatic recurring characters and jokes.

Oh, and all super platonic, of course, and there’s no way that Juniper is desperately in love with his best friend. Definitely not.

My thoughts on Bromantasy

Not gonna lie, I picked up Bromantasy because it said “Two heroes. One brain cell.” on the cover. And that’s it.

But this cosy, friends-to-lovers fantasy was absolutely delightful, and I loved every moment of it.

Juniper is dramatic. As heck. And he wants to be home all the time with his (platonic) best friend and their cat in their quaint little village in their quaint little cottage, and live out their days there.

Mo wants … more than that out of life. And so when Juniper accidentally signs them up for this quest, Mo isn’t that bothered and eagerly gets ready to go.

Juniper, of course, has made a grave mistake. But the two eventually get on the way, and chaos ensues.

The banter and the dialogue in this book were hilarious, and the sort of inner monologue of Juniper’s as we go was equally excellent.

This was a fun and generic yet somehow cosy fantasy with lovable characters and brilliant one-liners, which had ‘modern’ jokes all throughout, which made for many literal laugh-out-loud moments.

If you love a cosy fantasy, this queer adventure tale set in what I assume is a medieval sort of era is absolutely your cuppa mead.

Have you read Bromantasy by Máire Roche? What did you think?