Narration: 5 Stars
Story: 5 Stars

This was the queer 90's teen horror movie of my dreams!

Andy Mientus, what an absolute knockout! Mientus' writing was really strong, especially for a debut - the characters all acted & sounded like teens in the 90's, but the book itself read like more of an adult dark academia story, so if you're not too big into YA, don't fret! We get three POVs - Zooey, Daniel & Leo - & I loved that each character had their own distinct voice, this was great at spotlighting many different types of queer men (Leo was my favorite). The first half of this read like a queer coming of age story with slight witchy undertones, & then once the witchiness gets fully introduced, well - shit hits the fan & it's near impossible to put down. This gave me major The Craft vibes, but make it queer! & I thought this had a ton of really important discussions about issues still prevalent within the queer community, like code switching, racism, & toxic masculinity, to name a few. Mientus doesn't shy away from the AIDS crisis, either, given that the book takes place during the 90's, & I thought those aspects of the story were heartbreaking yet extremely powerful. & I've got to give it up to all three of our narrators - the author himself, Kyle Beltran & Daniel K. Isaac - they did such a phenomenal job, this was an incredible audiobook! I was living for the vibey music in between each chapter!

All in all, I had such a blast listening to Fraternity & think more people should be talking about this - I would give (almost) anything for an adaptation! & I really hope Mientus keeps dabbling around in queer horror, this was such a gem!