Is there anything better than picking up a book by an author that you’ve never read before and falling absolutely head-over-heels for their writing? That is my exact experience with Bury Your Gays. I cannot express how glad I am that I picked up this book.

To start, Bury Your Gays follows a character named Misha who works in film/tv production and has been asked to suddenly kill off his two gay lead characters. He’s struggling with whether or not to follow this request when he begins to be attacked by characters from some of his previous movies. 

Now where to start with the actual review?

Thematically, this book is extremely rich. It touches on such a wide variety of topics. It discusses why representation matters, queer-baiting, theft with AI, corporatization of Pride, post-METOO Hollywood, and more. The thing is it doesn’t just touch briefly on these topics, but instead incorporates them in meaningful ways into the storyline.

Misha, our MC is also fantastic. It’s weird to say because this book is brutal and dark, but he was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed being inside of his head. 

One other really important thing for me is that this book kept me on the edge of my seat. I did not want to put it down. It is satire and horror blended together, but it reads like a thriller. It just takes the best of each of those genres to make something that is a compulsive read. 

All in all, I really enjoyed my time with Bury Your Gays. I’ve already checked out a copy of his previous book Camp Damascus to see if I love it just as much. I would recommend this book for fans of horror and thrillers who want a thematically complex read that sharply critiques the film industry. 

Thank you to Netgalley, Chuck Tingle, and Tor Nightfire for the Audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.