Squashed

by Elsie LePlant

JoAnn was excited to finally have time off from work- her human job and her fae one. Stocking up on food turned a bit more complicated than she expected when the Squash that she brought home turned out not to be edible in the way she wanted. And worse than that? He's hot.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Erotica

56 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2024

Reviews

[Jillian Athey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ofc I have to write a review of this!!! This is not my usual cup of tea, but I did enjoy in! It was well written, humorous, and altogether wild and silly. Gordy is a cinnamon roll squash man and I love him. Can’t wait to read about his arch nemesis 👀

[Hope Mathis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you ever cut up a phallic looking vegetable and wished it was your exes … ??

If you want a fun, cute, quick, and HILARIOUS read pick this up. Given the synopsis and page count I envisioned it as a typical smut book, meaning I didn’t have high expectations for the character or world building. HOWEVER this author managed to world build, get you to care about the characters, and laugh out loud at least 10x all in 56 pages. Jo Ann’s internal dialogue is so relatable and witty, and Gordy<3 deserves the world.

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Sophie Zamboni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was I expecting to thoroughly enjoy a horny book about a squash man? No. Did I? More than I should have. Hilarious, clever, spicy…great read!

[zoie bright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny, witty, sexy, creative, this one has it all! I genuinely laughed out loud so many times. Going to get all dressed up next time I go to the store just in case I pass the squash. I WILL be sat for book two

[Brooke Marquis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious! Witty! Smutty! Light-hearted! I already can’t wait for book 2.

[Lori R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, cute, and FUN! I really enjoyed this super-quick read. It was hilarious, well-written, and I’m looking forward to the next book!

[Kyra Brannan · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was chef kiss 👏🏼 read it on the plane, can’t wait for the next book!!

[alissa:) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnificent!

[Monina Gatus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why did I mark this as to read when I already read it 😂
I guess I’m just so excited to read it again 😍

[Lyric C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Happy Pub Day!!!

[Rose Lillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

listen... not the weirdest thing i've read this year. at least it made me laugh

[_mikasreadingcorner_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cackled, that’s all that matters 🤣👏🏻

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you saw me reading this; no you didn’t. Also- this wasn’t bad TBH.

[Amanda S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I don't think this is what my doctor meant when he said I should eat more vegetables." ☠️

[Victoria Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10 I will not be elaborating.

[neeshreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5/5

Do you ever read a book and wonder, “How did I end up here?” Well, it takes very little to convince me to read something and if I see one of my bookish friends post a glowing review? Well…color me intrigued.

Fae bargains can be tricky…there’s usually something undisclosed in the deal and you never truly know what you’re going to get.

JoAnn is excited for some time off of work and the newest item she snagged from a trade: a basket that will always yield food (score for the grocery bills!). What JoAnn didn’t bank on? For the Squash that the basket provided to be inedible…and hot.

Oh. My. Gourd. Would I be down to hang with Gordy, an emotionally available, cinnamon roll SquashMan who has vines and knows how to use them? Yes, yes I would.

This was a quick, fun and humorous read!

[Kaylee · Rating 3 out of 5]

...Had interesting concept and even started off that way. However, it was another of the types that has the object, alien, etc. have a human (more or less) penis. It was done interestingly enough and the characters were fine for it being a short story.

Otherwise, I wouldn't buy it one bit. And I don't mean in the literally monetary aspect. Especially since the MFC was sceptical of the fae realm, worked for said realm and knew that things were out there tricking anyone and everyone.

Sidebar: Also seemed like there would be more about the FMC mother with the trade. Even with this being so short, better to not mention at all since it didn't go anywhere after she mentioned that that was the only and small price; that she'd rather never hear from her again...

I'd check out another by this author, especially based off the intro. Don't hold back!

[Dakota Cockaday · Rating 5 out of 5]

Squashed opens up with our hilarious FMC, Joann, working her side hustle at the Fae Market. She can lie while the fae can't, so she makes a good salesperson, which is why they keep her around. On one of her nights at the market, she buys a cornucopia said to always be full of food. Her first attempt at eating said food gets her a cut finger and a random yellow naked man in her kitchen. But Joann just rolls with it, and soon she has a hot yellow man in her bed.

Can we blame her? Absolutely not. We are here for it, and you will be too.

[Mint · Rating 3 out of 5]

When have you ever read a book about a squash who can shift into a squashman? This was definitely a unique and creative read.

It's difficult to worldbuild in so few pages, but LePlant did a fairly good job considering the word constraints.

There were bits of the novella that were snarky & fun & a little weird, which I loved. I wish there were more of those moments throughout. Though I enjoyed the read, I didn't feel too strongly (positive or negative) about the romance or the characters.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 sentient object stars

If you’re looking for cringy, bonkers sentient object romance, you’ll have to look elsewhere because this was good! It made me laugh several times and I genuinely enjoyed the lore as well as the relationship between the MCs.

This would be a really good starting place for people not sure about sentient object romance!!

This is the second book of LePlant’s that I’ve read and I like her style of story telling.

[Amelia]

Okay, Im not rating this one because it was absolute nonsense and I have no idea how to rate it 😂 only read as I got out free on SYKD

In summary, girl works for the fae, gets given a sentient squash who transforms into a humanoid being, and falls in love with said squash (named Gordy…)

It was fairly well written, easy to follow, and had okay spice. Not much more to say than that

[K.C. Norton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you for that 😂🌱

[Sarita-Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

could not keep track of who was who woth all the theys and thems instead of hes hers etc. gave up 25% way through

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 what did I just read

[Kali · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Christina Mabey · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s exactly what you think it’s going to be.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilariously good

Not something to take seriously, but the writing was decent and this was just a whole lot of fun. The spice was pretty good, weird, but good.

[Allisha (Lady_Perfictionist) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Squash Anyone?

This was a fun quick read about a sentient squash! Mostly spicy! I wish we got a little more back story but the banter was fun!

[Livi ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was everything that was advertised? Definitely had some typos and tense inconsistencies.

It was light hearted and weird, but funny. This was my annual weird Halloween read.