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A review by illtakethenightshiftx
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Bury Your Gays has it all - compelling characters, an eerie, foreboding atmosphere, perfectly placed scenes of brutality and body horror juxtaposed with beautiful moments of poignancy and tenderness. Misha is layered and there were aspects of him that I could definitely relate to. The side characters were great and I really wanted to see more of them!
I did NOT see the twist/big reveal coming - my jaw was on the FLOOR!! This is my first Chuck Tingle novel and I am really excited to read Camp Damascus next. Tingle’s writing style is compulsively readable and it feels like you’re sitting next to your friend hearing them tell a story.
Bury Your Gays is a must-read for anybody who likes complex horror stories that may not be horror stories at all.
Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, and Murder
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Outing, and Abandonment