And while there might be twists later in the novel, I didn’t find the whole vomiting-flies, seeing-demons thing especially interesting or original, even with the mind/memory-fuckery going on. The first-person narration is very blunt and dry, with a lot more telling than showing I was disgusted rather than actually showing or conveying that disgust. So I have read the first third, rather than the first fifth, and I was not impressed. I seem to break that rule a lot, though, and I broke it here I pushed to 33% before I called it quits. If I read the first fifth of a story and don’t care about where it’s going, it’s a DNF. If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you know my rule 20% is my cut-off point for a book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. But the secret behind that success is anything but holy.
Nestled high up in the mountains is Camp Damascus, the self-proclaimed “most effective” gay conversion camp in the country. Welcome to Neverton, Montana: home to a God-fearing community with a heart of gold.
From beloved internet icon Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus is a searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price of keeping secrets, and finding the courage to burn it all down.
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