Let Me Out

Thanks to Oni Press and Netgalley for the arc!
Due to be published on Oct 3 this will be a good read for anyone looking to get in the Halloween spirit. This is a quick graphic novel about a group of queer teens during the satanic panic where just being different had made them a target. I really loved the art style and am always excited to see more queer horror out there. I had a good time with this book.

2.5 stars rounded up to 3.

I read a lot of graphic novels and this one felt disjointed and rushed. Pacing was good at the start but towards the end the story became jumbled, and random. I started having issues with the story after the characters would commit crimes but act like victims. Although I think character choice is excellent and inclusive, I feel like it was odd that the characters would do something immoral such as assault someone and then use an excuse that they're being targeted because they are queer. Kind of an odd way to get your point across. I also feel like some of the content fits our generation more than the 70s. Like the whole pronoun thing. I understand during the 70s that there was talk about pronouns where people would shorten they to te and things like that but pronoun talk is much more relevant today. I didn't feel a 70s vibe.

By the time the “devil” came into the story I was already checked out and wanted to get it over with.

What saved it for me is the inclusion of different characters and the art style.