Night of the Living Queers edited by Shelly Page and Alex Brown

Short story collections, particularly those with various contributors, have proven a good way for me to dabble in the works of new-to-me authors. While Night of the Living Queers didn't quite give me as much as others of this sort have done, I did find one stand-out story by Kosoko Jackson. Rocky Road with Caramel Drizzle was a thoughtful, poignant story that was the most well-written of the bunch, demanding more of the characters and the story.

Many of the other offerings were more juvenile — bordering on cartoony — than I'd like, even for a young adult collection. They were fine, but I was hoping for a few more exceptional stories than the early one. Still, this is a light and playful collection of Halloween-centered stories that many will enjoy for those fun palate cleansers that are definitely needed.

I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This affected neither my opinion of the book nor the content of my review.