A review by ninag98
Beyond the Veil: Supernatural Tales of Queer Love by Emmie Christie, Jelena Dunato, A.R. Ward

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective

4.0

One of the greatest gifts short story collections give readers is the opportunity to discover amazing new voices that would’ve otherwise gone unnoticed. As a long-time reader of horror fiction, coming across a book that features diverse authors always makes me happy. This collection features many types of queer protagonists: trans, asexual, non-binary, gender-fluid, gay, bisexual, and lesbian characters. Being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community means that a lot of people still see us as monsters and freaks; the heteronormative society that we live in makes sure to isolate queer people and make us feel defective. Even though each writer approached this theme of queer isolation in their own way, all of them tapped into those feelings and used them to craft fifteen incredible stories. I struggled to select only my top five stories and offer all of you a closer look into them. Before we jump in, I’d like to make it clear that by no means did I dislike the other works featured in this book. The following highlighted stories are just the ones that resonated the most with me personally.

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