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Thia: an Eldritch Slice of Life

by Tejay Liao

An unusual bond between friendship, grief, and the cosmic

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AlbakiReads Editorial

An unusual bond between friendship, grief, and the cosmic

After a car crash, Amy senses that her childhood friend Thia has changed—but the signs leave room for more than one explanation. The premise brings cosmic horror into a relationship story about grief, love, and the difficulty of understanding someone whose way of communicating is profoundly different. An eldritch being’s precise, contract-bound logic sits alongside Amy’s effort to remain close to the person she loves. The story also foregrounds lesbian romance and neurodivergence, framing its strange transformation through questions of identity, care, and what “forever” might cost.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in LGBTQ+ fiction and lesbian romance.
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining cosmic or eldritch elements with character-focused drama.
  • Readers interested in depictions of neurodivergence, friendship, and grief.

Themes

Grief and afterlifeLesbian love and friendshipNeurodivergence and communicationIdentity and transformationCosmic beings and human relationships

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Book overview

"The autistic, lesbian, eldritch god love story you didn't know you needed."

 

When a grief-stricken father accidentally summons an unfathomable cosmic deity into the body of his dead daughter...

 

Nobody seems to notice.

 

Alien logic? Incomprehensible behaviour? "...Isn't that just Thia being Thia?"

 

IT is an eldritch being of perfect precision. IT never acts without a contract. IT scores full marks in miscommunicating with mortals. All of which helps IT pass as Thia. Mostly.

 

Amy feels like something is different about her best friend. Ever since the car crash, Thia has been acting weird... even by Thia standards. But Amy's not sure whether that means her childhood friend has become an all-powerful eldritch god, or whether she's just in shock. The signs point both ways.

 

Either way, Amy loves her. So why fuss the little things?

 

Instead of worrying about where Thia falls on the divine spectrum, Amy would rather focus on being supportive-and finding a way to stay by her side forever. Even if IT insists that 'Forever' is a price no one can pay.

 

Told through the descriptionless perspective of an Observer from Beyond, Tejay Liao's genre-defying character drama explores the life-and afterlife-of a strange girl who gets replaced by something even stranger. Funny, tender, and unexpectedly moving, Thia blends cosmic mythos with neurodivergence, queer romance, personal growth, and the beautiful comedy of a misunderstood eldritch god learning to love.

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