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Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror by Sofia Ajram
3 reviews
booktribe's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.0
“I thought I was my best with her but she saw how wretched I was and she loved me for it—“ - Black Hole by November Rush
““I think I’m not well,” he whispers. “Hey, it’s okay. I’ll take care of you.” How that phrase, take care of, implies both nurturing and disposal.” - American Gothic by LC von Hessen
Overall I enjoyed this collection! There were definitely some hits and misses, but there were several stories that I really enjoyed! My faves were: Your Honor, I’d Like to Put You in the Shoes of One of Dr. Morehouse’s Thirty Proven Clients by M. V. Pine (absolutely horrifying), Black Hole by November Rush (horrifying & beautiful & heartbreaking all at once), Lost and Found by Charlene Adhiambo (I too feel like a dead body rotting in a tub that has nothing except her dreams) & American Gothic by LC von Hessen!
I really enjoyed the continued use of second person POV in these stories, it really brought a haunting vibe to a lot of the stories! A lot of the stories were on the erotic horror side, which isn’t for me, so I think that’s why some of the stories didn’t connect with me. But, the ones I enjoyed, I REALLY enjoyed!
Individual story ratings:
📚 Your Honor, I’d Like to Put You in the Shoes of One of Dr. Morehouse’s Thirty Proven Clients by M. V. Pine: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
> TW: dead naming, transphobia
📚 This Body is not your home by Son M. : ⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Curdled Song of the Broken Earth by Jonathan Louis Duckworth: DNF
📚 Fortune Favors Grief by Cassandra Khaw: ⭐️
📚 Cleodora by August Clarke: ⭐️⭐️✨
📚 Summer Night by Robbie Banfitch: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
> TW: hate crime
📚 Bad Axe by Ed Kurtz: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
> TW: suicide; grief
📚American Gothic by LC von Hessen: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚Sardines by Gretchen Felker-Martin: DNF
📚 Zero Tolerance by M. F. Rose: DNF
> TW: bullying
📚 Black Hole by November Rush: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚Lost and Found by Charlene Adhiambo: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
> TW: parental abandonment, drug use
📚Love Like Ours by Violet: ⭐️⭐️✨
📚 Filthy Animals by Thomas Kearnes: skipped (I can tell this one is not for my ace ass lol)
📚 Worth the Dying Shame by Matteo L. Cerilli: DNF (loved the idea, but couldn’t get into the writing)
📚 All of Our Boys Are Missing by Joe Koch: DNF
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Abandonment
shrikebait's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Man...tragic is right.
This anthology is not for the faint of heart. It managed to make me squirm one moment and break my heart the next. There is plenty of grotesque, otherworldly horror, but the core of this collection is the real-world horror queer folks face.
In my opinion, all of the stories are well-written and fit the theme of this anthology. That being said, some just did not capture my attention as well as others. I would still recommend this as a solid anthology for fans of queer horror.
Thank you to the authors and to BookSirens for the opportunity to read this book for free. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
This anthology is not for the faint of heart. It managed to make me squirm one moment and break my heart the next. There is plenty of grotesque, otherworldly horror, but the core of this collection is the real-world horror queer folks face.
In my opinion, all of the stories are well-written and fit the theme of this anthology. That being said, some just did not capture my attention as well as others. I would still recommend this as a solid anthology for fans of queer horror.
Thank you to the authors and to BookSirens for the opportunity to read this book for free. I'm leaving this review of my own accord.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Murder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Bullying, Terminal illness, Drug use, Violence, Body horror, Sexual content, Gore, and Cursing
Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
arsene_reads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. It was gritty, "in your face" and incredibly honest with its readers. This happens exactly to most LGBTQ+ members, especially with how critical the stories are that it almost seems like a non-fiction at this point, telling stories of real people and it's what sucked me in as I read through the contents. There were times when it was difficult for me to go on because of how seemingly "real" the stories are. I don't usually squirm but the medical horror that comes with this collection made me turn my device off and find a breather. Otherwise, I would be too anxious to read on. I love the emotions that made me feel while reading this book. It's incredibly alarming to the point that I could almost live the way these people lived. While my experience is not as horrific, I find myself wishing them all the best in the end. There's no way I could live the way they lived in fear of the backlash from the default community, much less from the same community I'm a part of. I fear so much while reading this book that I placed this as my favorite collection thus far for 2024.
This is a memorable read and I believe the author intended to scare readers and with that, they succeeded. To pick a favorite from the collection is a difficult job to consider, I don't know how people do so I'll skip what my favorite parts are and move on to the fact that this book revolves around the haunting lives of different people, all members of the LGBTQ+ community, a community that I personally am a part of. Hence, everything felt so real and intimidating, I know there's a lot of adjectives at this point on how much I felt tormented by the book. If at all I was given a chance to receive this book, I would cry. That's how much I feel for the book. I normally look at the book at a rational perspective but this hit deep within me that I just can't help but spill my guts and emotions into it.
This is written for people like me, I just know it. And I hope this book reaches more people and touch their lives the way that it did mine. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This is a memorable read and I believe the author intended to scare readers and with that, they succeeded. To pick a favorite from the collection is a difficult job to consider, I don't know how people do so I'll skip what my favorite parts are and move on to the fact that this book revolves around the haunting lives of different people, all members of the LGBTQ+ community, a community that I personally am a part of. Hence, everything felt so real and intimidating, I know there's a lot of adjectives at this point on how much I felt tormented by the book. If at all I was given a chance to receive this book, I would cry. That's how much I feel for the book. I normally look at the book at a rational perspective but this hit deep within me that I just can't help but spill my guts and emotions into it.
This is written for people like me, I just know it. And I hope this book reaches more people and touch their lives the way that it did mine. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, and Bullying
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