A review by kimco_reads
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

 Just the premise of this book is bone chilling and hooked me right away! Right off the bat you know something is wrong when the main character has a difficult time remembering why certain things are the way they are, and just how staunchly they judge others by how they’re acting based on their religious beliefs. 

This was the kind of horror that didn’t need to rely on big twists to hook the reader, but instead used a slow realization of the main character to remember what exactly happened to them and why they have no memory of ever having gone to the gay conversion camp, Camp Damascus. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time listening to this book, and didn’t want to have to stop listening.