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: Body horror, Death, and Blood

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

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

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

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

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