Reviews

The Book of Queer Saints: Volume I by Mae Murray

borghalrantipole's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

jazthegreat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

rogueservitor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

letsgoevie's review against another edition

dark

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

adamsfall's review against another edition

5.0

It’s impossible to rate an anthology as a whole for me. So it gets 5 stars for existing and being made by wonderful people. Below is a rating of each story - purely based on my enjoyment of reading it.

We Frolic Within the Leviathan’s Heart by Hailey Piper - 4/5 ⭐️
Incredible start to the collection. A stand out.

Neon Holocaust by Eric LaRocca - 3/5 ⭐️
Not the best or worst I’ve read of LaRocca. Definitely in the better half of the collection. Sometimes I think his stuff can be the kind of artistic that my brain doesn’t grasp/appreciate.

Morta by James Bennett - 5/5 ⭐️
Fantastic.

Eclipse, or The Courtship of the Sun and Moon by Perry Ruhland - 3/5 ⭐️
This one wasn’t a stand out, but it was fine.

Stage Five Clinger by Nikki R. Leigh - 5/5

alex_jk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

houndpits's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

connorgirvan's review against another edition

3.0

3 / 5 stars

Love the concept of this book and the cover, but the stories just weren't for me sadly!

I did have some favourites that I enjoyed. My top two were Morta by James Bennett and Therianthrope by Briar Ripley Page.

Others that I enjoyed were We Frolic Within the Leviathan's Heart by Hailey Piper, Eclipse, or The Courtship of The Sun and Moon by Perry Ruthland and Macramé Flames by Eric Raglin.

Whilst I am only rating this three stars, I really enjoyed these stories (namely, the first two mentioned). There was nothing wrong with the others they just weren't my favs/for me personally.

mandi_lea's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Death, Gore, Transphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

freddybingsu's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75