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A review by rainbowreadsbooks
Unspeakable: A Queer Gothic Anthology by Celine Frohn
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This anthology was such an excellent read! It's rare that I enjoy an anthology as a whole because there's inevitably one or two of the stories that I don't enjoy. But this one was absolutely fantastic. There is such a wide range of identities from story to story, plus a lot of sapphic stories which I feel we always need more of! Since this book declares itself a gothic anthology, I was sure that I was mostly in for creepy and dark stories with a less than happy ending. And while there were those stories, there was actually so much queer joy in these stories it was such a pleasant surprise and one of the reasons I rated it five stars.
Along with the wide range of identities in this book, there was such a wide range of settings as well. When someone says "gothic" you imagine castles, vampires, and dark stormy nights... or at least I do. But the settings were so wide and diverse and a lot of the authors in this really pushed the bounds of what most people would consider gothic and I loved this aspect as well. There were the traditional haunted houses, but there was also a rodeo in east Texas, a seaside village, and one that spanned the whole entire globe. This really was a uniquely rich collection of stories.
I would most definitely recommend this book if you're in the mood for some queer short stories that feature a diverse cast of monsters and hauntings. This really was a wonderful read!
I received a digital copy of this book from Caffeine Book Tours and the editor as part of my participation in their tour.
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Representation: trans, gay, lesbian, non-binary, ace
Along with the wide range of identities in this book, there was such a wide range of settings as well. When someone says "gothic" you imagine castles, vampires, and dark stormy nights... or at least I do. But the settings were so wide and diverse and a lot of the authors in this really pushed the bounds of what most people would consider gothic and I loved this aspect as well. There were the traditional haunted houses, but there was also a rodeo in east Texas, a seaside village, and one that spanned the whole entire globe. This really was a uniquely rich collection of stories.
I would most definitely recommend this book if you're in the mood for some queer short stories that feature a diverse cast of monsters and hauntings. This really was a wonderful read!
I received a digital copy of this book from Caffeine Book Tours and the editor as part of my participation in their tour.
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Representation: trans, gay, lesbian, non-binary, ace
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