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Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Welcome to Neverton, Montana, a perfectly pleasant God-fearing town with an incredibly faithful population, a strict religious high school, and Camp Damascus - the most effective Gay Conversion Camp in America…

Rose is as devout as they come, working Bible verses into every conversation, keeping herself free from sin, and honoring The Four Tenets: 
Respect - I will honor when I do not understand, 
Integrity - I will believe when I do not witness, 
Service - I will strive when my sin is heavy, 
Excellence - I will persevere when my body does not. 

When, while hanging out with her new, pretty friend Martina, Rose sees a strange woman with dark stringy hair, white eyes, long fingers, a smile too large for her face, and a red polo shirt, she is understandably shaken. Then she throws up a bunch of living mayflies, and she starts to panic. But hey, at least she’s not gay, right? Right??  

This book is scary and captivating, at times deeply sweet and uplifting and other times dark and chilling. The subject matter of this book is handled with great care. Camp Damascus is Queer Horror at its finest. 

Do you like body horror? Demons? Revenge? Queer folks? Flame-throwers? You will love this book.