Disclaimer: I received the arc of this book for free. I am giving my honest opinion voluntarily.

I was so excited when I saw this book was coming out. Since watching the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix I've been craving more queer horror. Specifically queer horror written by and for queer people. 

I loved this book. Despite it being about my worst nightmare as a queer person, conversion camps and capitalists. 

My favorite quote from this book is "And then the morning came she pushed onward, because the wicked and vile bore down from every side, and onward was the only direction she had left" (pg. 135). I feel like this quote is so important to the queer community. We have always been here and we always will be, and this quote encapsulates this truth. 

Chuck Tingle through "Camp Damascus" has created a truly terrifying but deeply healing story. There's a religious cult, demons, and truly terrible people in these pages. If you grew up in christian society you will relive  your religious trauma. You will cringe as see you self in the characters. It will hurt but it's worth it. Because along side all the negative there's overwhelming positivity. Positivity in the forms of chosen/ found family, self love, and powerful queer resilience. 

There's so much I want to say but all of it would spoil the book a bit and I don't want to do that. So, I'll leave it here. If you love queer horror you should read this book. (It feels heavily religious in the beginning but you'll understand why as you read the book.)