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A review by jshawreads
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.5
Thank you to Netgalley, Tor Nightfire, and Chuck Tingle for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Neverton, Montana is the home to Camp Damascus, the number one gay conversion camp with a one hundred per cent success rate. Run by the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the Kingdom of the Pines church. Rose is a young woman, deeply devoted to the church, but when she starts to witness strange things happening around her, everything she believes in will be shaken to the core.
A horrific, unsettling, and unnerving depiction of the trauma and torture that is gay conversion therapy and the burden and impact it has on queer youth, Camp Damascus is emotional horror at its best. A fictitious, but not too far removed from reality, representation of the tireless work of extremist Christians to mutilate queer youth, Camp Damascus is heavy, but really worth it. Rose is an intelligent and lovable protagonist, and the antagonistic characters will genuinely make your skin crawl. A fantastic read.
Neverton, Montana is the home to Camp Damascus, the number one gay conversion camp with a one hundred per cent success rate. Run by the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the Kingdom of the Pines church. Rose is a young woman, deeply devoted to the church, but when she starts to witness strange things happening around her, everything she believes in will be shaken to the core.
A horrific, unsettling, and unnerving depiction of the trauma and torture that is gay conversion therapy and the burden and impact it has on queer youth, Camp Damascus is emotional horror at its best. A fictitious, but not too far removed from reality, representation of the tireless work of extremist Christians to mutilate queer youth, Camp Damascus is heavy, but really worth it. Rose is an intelligent and lovable protagonist, and the antagonistic characters will genuinely make your skin crawl. A fantastic read.