Started: 2/21/2023
Finished: DNF (my rule of thumb is to read between 50-100 pages for the book to capture my interest before I toss it aside)
Year: 2022
Pages: 398
Genre: Young Adult horror, LGBTQ+
Grade: F
Reason for reading: library book
Type: hardcover
Blurb (from Amazon): "Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with.
"But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALC’s leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows Benji’s darkest secret: the cult’s bioweapon is mutating him into a monster deadly enough to wipe humanity from the earth once and for all.
"Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens, as long as Benji can control the monster and use its power to defend the ALC. Eager to belong, Benji accepts Nick’s terms…until he discovers the ALC’s mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation."
Opinion: So this book starts off with Benji in the middle of a fight and no real back story was provided during the fight. Just not my cup of tea. I am happy that the author was able to find their voice and created a story with characters similar to them.
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