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A Guide to the Dark
by Meriam Metoui
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Beautiful Cover? - Check
Queer Horror? - Check.
Creepy Motels? - Check.
Ghosts? - Check.
This book had many things I love in a YA horror. It was creepy without being terrifying (perfect for an introduction into a horror genre), but, I would say this seemed to be marketed as a sapphic horror romance, and I found it more to be a coming-of-age YA psychological horror as this novel navigates the MCs grief and it becomes a main plot point in the story.
All in all, this was a good book. I think that there were things about the story that bothered me (the most blatant one being Layla's jealousy, it drove me mental) but they didn't outshine the parts I enjoyed. Would recommend.
Queer Horror? - Check.
Creepy Motels? - Check.
Ghosts? - Check.
This book had many things I love in a YA horror. It was creepy without being terrifying (perfect for an introduction into a horror genre), but, I would say this seemed to be marketed as a sapphic horror romance, and I found it more to be a coming-of-age YA psychological horror as this novel navigates the MCs grief and it becomes a main plot point in the story.
All in all, this was a good book. I think that there were things about the story that bothered me (the most blatant one being Layla's jealousy, it drove me mental) but they didn't outshine the parts I enjoyed. Would recommend.