Come Out, Come Out

De: Natalie C. Parker

Narrado por: Jeremy Carlisle Parker

A spine-tingling LGBTQIA+ YA horror about queer teens who accidentally invoke a twisted spirit who promises help but delivers something sinister.

Perfect for fans of Kayla Cottingham, Andrew Joseph White, and Ryan La Sala.

"A searing and poignant portrait of queer identity wrapped in an unflinching tale of terror."—Kalynn Bayron, New York Times bestselling author of You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight

"Modern horror at its best."—Bram Stoker Award Nominee Sarah Henning

It's never been safe for Fern, Jaq, or Mallory to come out to their families. As kids their emerging identities drove them into friendship but also forced them into the woods to hide in an old, abandoned house when they needed safety. But one night when the girls sought refuge, Mallory never made it back home. Fern and Jaq did, but neither survivor remembered what happened or the secrets they were so desperate to keep.

Five years later, Fern and Jaq are seniors on the verge of graduation, seemingly happy in their straight, cisgender lives—until a spirit who looks like Mallory begins to appear, seeking revenge for her death, and the part Fern and Jaq played in it. As they’re haunted, something begins to shift inside them.

They remember who they are.

Who they want to love.

And the truth about the vicious secrets hiding in their woods.

This delightfully dark and pointed novel calls out the systems that erase gay and queer and trans identity, giving space to embrace queerness and to unleash the power of friendship and found family against the real monsters in the world.

©2024 Natalie C. Parker (P)2024 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

★ "Alongside supernatural terrors, Parker sets light on true worldly horrors within the work: the perpetuation of compulsive heterosexuality ideals by religious zealots and the disregard of young people’s identities at the hands of their parents." —Booklist (starred review)

"A taut and expertly plotted mystery that puts queer kids at the center. Natalie C. Parker is at the top of her game."—Zoraida Córdova, USA Today bestselling author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

"Come Out, Come Out is absolutely riveting—equal parts tender and terrifying, brimming with hope while packed with spine-tingling scares (supernatural and otherwise). Fern and Jaq’s journey to reclaiming their true selves is deeply felt and deftly written, full of moments that will make you swoon, shriek, cry, and cheer in turn. Parker succeeds at crafting a story that is both a powerful affirmation of queer identity and a thrilling ghost story that will stick with me for a very long time." —Kate Alice Marshall, bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods and Rules for Vanishing

Solid queer ya horror

I mean fuck that ghost in the woods, am I right!!

In all seriousness, Natalie C Parker is becoming a must read author, for me. I love her brand of horror, the way she writes complex relationships, and the atmosphere she always puts in her novels. I loved these kiddos and I was rooting for them the whole time. I hate bigots so much, and I love when we all stick together against them. Hope that ghost rots forever and drags those shitty parents down with it, frankly.