Reviews tagging 'Death'

Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

5 reviews

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

This story collection features short stories and poems all with LGBTQ characters and monsters. This was a unique collection but not every story or poem was interesting in my opinion. A few good stories here but be prepared to sift through as most are ok at best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Body horror

mnkeemagick's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a fun anthology. If you're looking for queer, reexamination of classic ideas or tropes, monsters, genuine horror (looking at you blood creatures), or simply cool new stories from cool new authors, I would definitely recommend this eclectic mix. Every story may not be a hit with you, but there seems to be something for everyone. 

Small note on the audiobook. While it was very well done and a great listen, I would probably give another second or two to the pauses between sections, maybe add a second reader just to help delineate. Otherwise, absolutely worth the time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Police brutality, Body shaming, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Death, Confinement, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Racism, Sexual violence, and Body horror

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? N/A

3.5

Definitely recommend this fun anthology of queer horror short stories. Like most anthologies I didn’t love all the stories in here but I’d say my top stories/poems would be Nature’s Mistake, Gruesome my love, Glamour-us, And the moon spun round like a top, and Ghosts of pride past. I like that these stories cover a range of queer experiences and also there is a range of horror from everyday horrors to creature features and pure evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Gore, and Sexual assault

theatrealpaca's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

A delightful series of queer horror poems and short stories. They range from sweet to spooky, disturbing to tragically romantic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Dysphoria, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Transphobia, and Vomit