I really enjoyed this anthology, it was a wonderful collection of Queer stories. Each story was just as strong as the last and I enjoyed the different tropes and characters. Each author had a great writing style and glad I read this. My favorite story was Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Lane, it was a great concept and I glad I read this collection as a whole.

The stories were nice and creepy! Not every single one of them caught my attention, but this is bound to happen with collections, especially those with so many contributing writers. This has also made me want to check out a few new authors. I can recommend it.

When I saw this book full of horror stories centered around queer characters I was over the moon and knew I had to read it. It was everything I could have wanted. Now the stories weren’t genuinely terrifying, but it was a young adult book and while they were spooky they were also fun and entertaining. I think my favorite stories were Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Lane and Hey There, Demons. But I enjoyed all of the stories. I hope this is the start of a trend of more representation, particularly in this genre as I don’t think I’ve seen much if any before.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was so one of my top books to read for 2023 and I was so excited to see it on NetGalley. Queer stories and horror are my favorite things so I was so pumped when I saw this book get announced. The stories in this anthology all centered around Halloween and a full/blue moon and teenagers dealing with different supernatural issues ranging from demons, witches, ghost, & vampires.

My favorite two stories were
1. Rocky Road with Caramel Drizzle by Kosoko Jackson which is about a boy named Julian who has to deal with the aftermath of a savage attack from a gang of bullies at his school
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2. Leyla Mendoza and the Last House on the Left by Maya Gittlelman about a Filipino teenager who dares to enter a creepy house in the neighborhood and confront the terrifying man living there.
Both of these stories had me crying and they had no business being so beautiful and sad. Another honorable mention is Hey There, Demons by Tara Sim which was so freaking adorable and had me smiling the whole time. The rest of these stories were great but some hit different than others. I highly recommend if you love supernatural YA horror with queer representation.

Thanks Wednesday Books and Netgalley for this eARC, these opinions are my own. I was hooked while I was reading this, so much so that I couldn’t put these stories down even while I was at work! I love queer centric stories and it was great getting to read all these stories in different horror genres! I loved how the spooky wove in with the queerness, and that all wove in with the Blue Moon! And I can’t say no to an anthology that includes stories from Kalynn Bayron, Kosoko Jackson, and Ryan Douglass! There’s a little bit of everything here so if you’re a spooky lover all the basis are covered! Kosoko Jackson’s story Rocky Road and Carmel Drizzle asks some tough questions surrounding what you would do when justice fails! I absolutely loved it and was so happy with the direction of the story! Tara Sim’s Hey There, Demons gave me all the cute spooky feelings, involving a boy, a demon, and a poltergeist! These are just a few examples of the stories in this anthology! It’s exciting and will draw the reader in and you’ll not want the stories to end! Shelly Page and Alex Brown did an excellent job editing these stories together! Can’t wait till this comes out to read it again!

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this eARC.

This was definitely a cool concept but the stories fell flat and didn't really catch my interest. There was just a lot that could've been fleshed out.

Hokey for most of them, definitely a good idea to make something like this but none of the stories really did anything to me. I look forward to more collections like this but I hope more of the stories make a connection with me.