It’s June, and guess what that means!? It’s Pride month, and there are tons of Pride horror books out there that you should add to your TBR.
I know there are probably a ton of you who won’t care about a post like this. That’s fine if you’re not, but you are missing out on some really good books.
There are several of these that I have already read. Some are on my bookshelf that I need to work on getting to. Since I’m such a mood reader, this is kind of a weird thing for me to do.
The ones that I haven’t been able to get to yet, I want to try and get to soon. There are quite a few of these books that I have been seeing pop up on the horror group on Facebook that I’m a part of. These Pride horror books are ones that I have seen quite a few people enjoy!
Pride horror books
There are so many Pride horror books out there that I can’t even keep up with them all. This is a post that I want to try and come back to every so often. The more I see about certain ones, I will come back and add them to the post. Make sure to let me know in the comments which ones deserve to be on the list!
Wilder Girls
Wilder Girls follows a group of girls who are having to quarantine. It started with the teachers dying, and now things are changing with them. It’s not until the main character’s friend disappears that she leaves quarantine and into a world that she no longer knows. It’s not the same world that she once lived in.
It has been a while since I’ve read Wilder Girls, but I do remember enjoying this book. It is very well written and pretty fast paced. Now that I’m thinking about it, I actually kind of want to try and read this one again just to kind of jog my memory, since it has been a while since I have read it.
You can find this book through the links below.
The Taking of Jake Livingston
The Taking of Jake Livingston follows Jake, who is one of the only black kids at St. Clair Prep, so he already stands out quite a bit. The other black kid there just so happens to be his popular older brother. It’s already really hard for him to fit in at this school, but it doesn’t help that he’s able to see the dead, too. He sees them all the time. For the most part, they are harmless and stuck in a never-ending loop. Things change when Jake meets Sawyer, a teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school, then killed himself. Now he’s a powerful, vengeful ghost who has plans for his afterlife that include Jake. Now, everything Jake knew has changed, and now the rules for his life go out the window as everything ultimately becomes a survival game.
The Taking of Jake Livingston is one that I have on my shelves, and I have been meaning to read it. I’m such a mood reader, so it has been kind of hard for me to get to it. Hopefully, this is one that I can get to soon, but in the meantime, maybe you guys can let me know how it was if you’ve read it!
Things have gotten worse since we last spoke
Things have gotten worse since we last spoke is one of the pride horror books that I have been seeing a lot of this particular pride horror books in the horror books group on Facebook. If I’m going to be honest, this is one that I have pretty much looked passed.
No,w after reading the synopsis, I’m kind of wanting to pick this one up.
Here is what Things Have Gotten Worse is about.
There’s a darkness between two lonely women who are chatting on an internet chat room in the early 2000s. There’s a darkness that threatens to change them once they give in to their terrible desires.
What exactly have you done to deserve your eyes?
Unbury Your Gays
Unbury Your Gays is full of short stories about reanimated best friends, monsters under the sink, creek creatures, ghosts, and so much more.
This is one of the pride horror books that I haven’t heard a whole lot about. I may have seen a couple of people sharing it and asking how it was, but that’s about it.
I know this is probably one that many people will like once more people start picking it up and reading it.
If you’ve read this one, let me know how it is. I’m trying to decide if this is one that I want to pick up or not. I have kind of lost my interest in books with short stories. There was a point I was beta reading books that had short stories in them, and if I’m going to be honest, I didn’t get them. The endings of them did not make any sense.
So, this is unfortunately why I don’t want anything to do with short stories right now. But maybe I’ll check this one out if I hear anything about this one!
We Came to Welcome You
We Came to Welcome You follows a lesbian couple who move into a nice neighborhood. This is a neighborhood full of white people, and they seem to be the type of people who aren’t fans of gay couples. But something is wrong with this neighborhood. The kids are a little weird and don’t act like typical kids. Besides that, the president of the HOA won’t stop trying to get them to sign the HOA agreement. What will happen to them if they don’t leave the neighborhood soon?
I’m going to be honest, I didn’t like this book. It’s all over the place, and the last twenty percent or so didn’t make any sense at all. To this point I still have no idea what happened and it still kind of pisses me off a bit. On top of that, it doesn’t make any sense on the HOA part. From what I know, if you move to a neighborhood with an HOA, then you’re automatically a part of the HOA. There’s no moving there, and “maybe” you’ll be a part of it.
The story is pretty fast paced, so that’s why I had a hard time just not finishing the book. So, the ending and the main character are what ruined it for me. The main character just has a huge chip on her shoulder, and it’s depressing. She’s constantly paranoid about things that, honestly, I would never think twice about. So it makes me question if I’m just that naive about things, or if the main character was just looking into things that weren’t there to begin with.
However, I do know that this will be the first and last book that I read by this author, but I do know that some of you guys might like it.
You’re not Supposed to Die Tonight
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight is another one that’s on my bookshelf that I just haven’t gotten to yet. I want to read it, but like I said, I’m such a mood reader, and I’ve been in a little bit of a rut lately.
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight is about Charity Curtis, who has the best summer job she could ever ask for. She gets to play final girl and scare people for fun at Camp Mirror Lake. The guests pay her to be scared in a full-contact terror game. As things start to come to a close for the summer, scary things start to change.
Her co-worker’s start to disappear, and one of them ends up dead. She can’t get a hold of her boos who has put her in charge the whole summer. Things are suddenly becoming too real. If Charity and her girlfriend want to survive the night, they need to figure out who the killer is. Otherwise, they aren’t going to get out alive.
I know this is a good one to read right now since it’s the perfect summer read.
Old Wounds
Old Wounds is a book that was recently released in the past year. This book is a story that kind of redefines horror just a little bit.
Old Wounds is a story that follows two trans kids who are trying to escape their parents. One of their parents is surprisingly supportive, but the other has parents who are very dismissive and push him away. So, he wants to escape to the one state that he knows is more supportive than the others: California. As they are traveling, they have to travel through some questionable places. It’s not until a tire blows out in one of the places that they realize they are in trouble.
I say that Old Wounds is revolutionary because this is the first horror book that I have read that deals with sacrifice, and if you’re familiar with sacrifice in horror, it’s usually girls. But what happens if the person isn’t biologically a girl? This is honestly not something I ever thought about, and it’s great! Also, if you weren’t able to tell, this is also another YA novel. I have to admit that YA Horror is on the rise again, and a lot of the books are really good!
What the Woods Took
I read What the Woods Took a little while ago, and I loved it. This is a YA horrorish book where troubled teens are guided through the woods in hopes they will change for the better. But not long after they start, things go downhill when their guides disappear. Now they have to navigate the woods themselves, but there’s something in the woods that is hunting them down.
I don’t want to ruin the book for you, so I won’t say who the “hunter” is, but I do have to say that I wish there were more books revolving around this. There’s just not enough. But two of the characters in this story are gay. This includes the main character whom the book primarily focuses on.
If you’re not a fan of young adult books, then this may not be the best book for you, but if you are, I highly suggest giving this book a chance! It was fun and grabbed my attention throughout the story.
Are there any on this list that you liked? I would love to hear your thoughts about these books!