5 stars

This is a fantastic collection of short stories by very well-known authors and by some who are new to the scene. All of the stories are creepy, intriguing, and creative, and while many collections tend to come with obvious low points, for me, this one did not. I was engaged from start to finish.

I was fortunate to listen to the audio version and will recommend that to any interested readers when and where accessible. The excellent narration makes these tales even more sinister in just the right ways!

Happy haunting and *surviving*!

Fantastic anthology of diverse horror. I appreciated the differences within both the stories and the types of horror. Science fiction, comical to general eeriness. It was a pleasure and several of the stories I would adore if they are expanded upon in the future to full length novels.

Thank you NetGalley for the audio book. From cornfields to spaceships, this horror anthology was so good! All the authors did an amazing job. It has all the horror tropes and I love how they made it their own way. It was creepy and thrilling! If you’re a big horror fan or love the suspense, I would definitely recommend getting this in audio/ physical or both!

Read the description, don’t just fall in love with the cover.

I almost DNF this book because I got hella confused. I was trying to figured out how they were at a house party in the woods and space the second. Then I went back to look at the title and description and realized that this was multiple stories in one book.

Although I liked the stories I would have preferred each story be its own book.

Anthologies are so fun. I love finding new authors through short stories. Sometimes they can be a real mixed bag as well with a few good ones and a few not so great but this anthology was STRONG. I loved the premise as the title tells us that the Black girl survives. Which sometimes lessened the tension a little bit but each story brought a lot to the table. All of the main final girls were strong, smart and easy to root for.

My favorite stories were The Harvesters, Ghost Light and TMI But honestly I enjoyed all of them.

The audiobook was enjoyable and the narrators were great.

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced listening copy

A great horror anthology where the black girl is the final girl. This was a fun read. It usually takes me longer to read a short story collection but I crushed this one. I recommend the audiobook. The narrator did an excellent job.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher.

This was a unique book and fun to listen to. The narrator did a great job of keeping me interested and in the world. I loved the story and the characters.

This audiobook was made available to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

One of the narrators of this audiobook is Tananarive Due, who read the forward, which was a treat. Shayna Small narrated the other stories beautifully. I liked that this anthology primarily had a single narrator. It felt similar to telling spooky stories at a sleepover.
What I love about anthologies is the introduction to new authors whose other books I might enjoy. This anthology had several authors that I hadn't read before but will be seeking out their published work in the future.

Harvesters by L.L. McKinney~A high school party with drinking and friends that ends with lost keys and a walk home that will never be forgotten.

Welcome Back to the Cosmos by Courtney Nash~A spooky space story about an abandoned factory. Danica is a teenager with a team in space who searches abandoned ships & colonies.

Ghostlight by Erin E. Adams~Is set at a high school on the stage mostly during the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. Jeanine is the production stage manager on opening night. This was really creepy but in a fun way.

The Brides of Devil's Bayou by Desiree S. Evans~Asa is the descendant of an enslaved woman who made a pact with a demon to escape slavery. This needs to be a novel🤷🏾‍♀️ This is tied with Black Pride as my 1st favorite story in this anthology.

TMI by Zakiya Dalila Harris~A Black girl with a scholarship to the exclusive Beacon Prep is in the auditorium to hear a speech by Etta Vee. Etta Vee was, once upon a time, also a Black girl with a scholarship to Beacon Prep before her career as an award winning author.

Black Pride by Justina Ireland~It's 1973, and Cheryl is headed to the lake for the weekend with friends. Tied with The Brides of Devil's Bayou for my 1st favorite story in this collection.

The Screamers by Daka Hermon~After the death of her little brother, Corey, Imani, and her family move into a new house.

Queeniums for Greenium by Brittney Morris~ Cynthia attends a weekend retreat with her older sister, Diana's smoothie club. The MLM horror story I've been waiting for. It's easily my 3rd favorite story in this collection.

Inheritance by Camara Aaron~Delaney learns about the Soucouyant while visiting her Aunt Margo in Dominica. I loved the Caribbean flavor of this story. I'd rate this my 2nd favorite story in this collection.

Black Girl Nature Group by Maika & Maritza Moulite~Lucky plans to view a once in a decade meteor shower in the forest on the same night as a blood moon. This has a nice dose of superstitions with a Get Out vibe. Love it!

Cemetery Dance Party by Saraciea J. Fennell~A full-blown silent graduation party held at the Cemetery. Surely nothing will go wrong🙃.

The Skittering Thing by Monica Brashears~The Birthday Girl, her BFF Charlotte, and the new pastor's family play a game.

The Black Strings by Vincent Tirado~Nell walks into a hotel for a chance to participate in the Akron Heights Records Contest, but her possible big break isn't her only concern.

Local Color by Eden Royce~Is a story steeped in Black folklore featuring a treasure map and supernatural creatures.

Fox Hunt by Charlotte Nicole Davis~Flex is starting a new school her senior. A chance to start over only this town isn't an ideal place for a new start.

This is the kinda audiobook to savor. I needed to read and review this quickly so I could get my review posted. However, if you aren't in that position, may I suggest a story or 2 a night. Ideally relaxing on the couch with a glass of wine, the fireplace going and listening to this on a bluetooth or other speaker instead of headphones. I was able to do that with the first story in this anthology, and I LOVED it.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read/listen to and review this anthology. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.

I loved this anthology or story collection. The narration was wonderful! The stories were appropriately spooky and unnerving but it wasn't gore filled for simply "shock".

I loved this collection of short horror stories. None were over the top scary. I think it’s a perfect collection for those wanting to dip their toe into the horror genre.

A nice bunch of short stories. Some of them were a bit fantastical and unbelievable. But they were fun and thrilling for sure.

I absolutely loved this book! It's a compilation of short horror stories, with black girls coming out on top and being the final girl. I loved how some stories included black culture- our grandmas saying prayers to cover us, mentions of girls having TWAs, all the while being the horror stories we so commonly see with white characters coming out on top. "Harvesters" was a great story to start this book off with (L.L. McKinney can do no wrong!) There's so much variety in this book, many different stories that one can easily love. I personally connected to "Inheritance" and the Dominican background of the characters. Loved this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and publishers for providing me with this ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced audiobook. This was a great collection of horror stories. I love the narrator she did an excellent job.

Wow!!!! I loved this. I have been excited to read this since I saw an interview with a few of the authors in this book. Black people deserve to be represented properly in the horror genre. Some of these stories took my breath away! I loved how it was a collection because it kept me on my toes, and I was never bored. Some of the stories you want to tell by a campfire, some are a twist on real life, some you want to stand up and join the cause and some its just nice seeing us in different occupations. Amazing job to all the authors that contributed to this book! I can't wait to re read this during Halloween!!!

All the stories provide a unique lens of horror, girlhood and blackness. Tananarive Due’s foreward in itself was enthralling. This collection has a story for everyone and even in the short pages they manage to show each black girl’s power and realization that if they don’t fight for the themselves, no one will. There were no weak links, the only complaint is that I wanted more. I went into this book with little knowledge about the individual stories and basked in the unknown. The narration was topnotch and encapsulated the stories beautifully.

Thank you to the published and NetGalley for the ALC.

This is single-handedly my favorite audio book EVER! Everything about it is perfect!!!

All I have to say about this anthology is…✨BLACK🖤FINAL🖤GIRLS✨

I had a whole host of emotions while reading these short stories, which all culminated to the ultimate emotion of pride! Pride that young black horror girlies can see themselves as main characters, heroes, survivors etc. BECAUSE REPRESENTATION MATTERS🤎🔥👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏽💪🏾🖤💃🏽

[Some of my personal favorite short stories were Harvesters by: L.L. McKinney, Ghost Light by: Erin E. Adams, and Tmi by: Zakiya Dalila Harris]

⭐️THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE, comes out APRIL 2ND⭐️

5.0⭐️ (wish I could have given 100000⭐️)

Special thanks to @flatiron_books for the physical #gifted ARC and Macmillan Audio of the ALC💜

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While the thriller to horror pipeline is real, I’m ashamed to admit that I can be a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to the latter😅

I had fun with this one though!

This was a Horror anthology that housed a variety of unique, deliciously creepy stories that covered a range of topics where THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES 👧🏾💁🏽‍♀️

I’m glad I had the book title as a lighthouse because baby I was stressed 😩

This releases next month and I HIGHLY suggest it for horror newbies like me and/or anyone wanting to scratch their horror itch. There’s a story in here for everyone.

I binged this on audio! The collection of horror stories had range from comedy horror to psychological and eerie. Our black heroines all survived, and it was exciting and satisfying. Especially in the stories where they were the ones to be feared!!

Soooo much YES for this one. I'd love to see some of the stories adapted for screen. The forward really resonated with me because they discussed the lack of representation of black women in horror and specifically cited Rachel True MY favorite CRAFT girlie.

I would love to see more spotlights on black women in horror where we aren't a side character for comedic relief, an early death, or simply forgotten.

This was such an amazing collection of horror stories about girls! As the title states, the black girl DOES survive in the end, regardless of the circumstances. These stories were amazing and fun (for horror fans). Whether in the woods, in a gorgeous hotel for MLM smoothie drinkers, or in outer space, the stories were amazing! Some will stay with me for quite a long time, I foresee. I love short stories because you can get an entire story in one sitting, instead of across days. If you are a horror fan, you will definitely enjoy these stories.

THIS WAS EVERYTHING. I am so thankful to Flatiron Books, Macmillan Audio, Desiree S. Evans, and the many amazing contributors and writers that helped to make this book possible. Some of my favorites include Brittany Morris, Monica Brashears, Erin E. Adams and so many more. There are stories for EVERYONE who loves horror in this book. We've got slasher horror, 'stranded in a corn field' horror, 'post-apocalyptics, lost in space' horror, and so much more. I was constantly entertained and was sad when it was over.

The Black Girl Suvives in This One comes out on April 2, 2024, and yall need to pre-order this one like yesterday!