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Your Lonely Nights Are Over
Scream meets Clueless in this YA horror from Adam Sass in which two gay teen BFFs find their friendship tested when a serial killer starts targeting their school’s Queer Club.
Dearie and Cole are inseparable, unlikeable, and (in bad luck for them) totally unbelievable.
From the day they met, Dearie and Cole have been two against the world. But whenever something bad happens at Stone Grove High School, they get blamed. Why? They’re beautiful, flirtatious, dangerously clever queen bees, and they’re always ready to call out their fellow students. But they’ve never faced a bigger threat than surviving senior year, when Mr. Sandman, a famous, never-caught serial killer emerges from a long retirement—and his hunting ground is their school Queer Club.
As evidence and bodies begin piling up and suspicion points at Dearie and Cole, they will need to do whatever it takes to unmask the real killer before they and the rest of Queer Club are taken down. But they’re not getting away from the killer without a fight.
Along the way, they must confront dark truths hidden beneath the surface of their small desert community. When the world is stacked against them and every flop they know is a suspect, can Dearie and Cole stop Mr. Sandman’s rampage? Or will their lonely nights soon be over . . .
Dearie and Cole are inseparable, unlikeable, and (in bad luck for them) totally unbelievable.
From the day they met, Dearie and Cole have been two against the world. But whenever something bad happens at Stone Grove High School, they get blamed. Why? They’re beautiful, flirtatious, dangerously clever queen bees, and they’re always ready to call out their fellow students. But they’ve never faced a bigger threat than surviving senior year, when Mr. Sandman, a famous, never-caught serial killer emerges from a long retirement—and his hunting ground is their school Queer Club.
As evidence and bodies begin piling up and suspicion points at Dearie and Cole, they will need to do whatever it takes to unmask the real killer before they and the rest of Queer Club are taken down. But they’re not getting away from the killer without a fight.
Along the way, they must confront dark truths hidden beneath the surface of their small desert community. When the world is stacked against them and every flop they know is a suspect, can Dearie and Cole stop Mr. Sandman’s rampage? Or will their lonely nights soon be over . . .
416 pages, Hardcover
First published September 12, 2023
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October 6, 2024
To tak bardzo moja książka, że nie wytrzymam. Mój język, mój humor, moi ulubieni ludzie.
September 12, 2023
Happy release day to this wickedly smart and hilariously campy thriller! If you haven't already picked up a copy, make sure to pick one up at your local bookstore and/or consider borrowing it from your local library.
E-ARC generously provided by Penguin Young Readers Group via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars rounded up. Starring a gaggle of semi-unlikable gays whom I loved, Your Lonely Nights Are Over is half campy slasher film and half serious examination of the horrors of queer loneliness.
E-ARC generously provided by Penguin Young Readers Group via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!
4.5 stars rounded up. Starring a gaggle of semi-unlikable gays whom I loved, Your Lonely Nights Are Over is half campy slasher film and half serious examination of the horrors of queer loneliness.
September 12, 2023
4.5 stars
This was my first book by Adam Sass and I can honestly tell you that I am now a big fan of his. I’m looking forward to reading more from him.
This is the story of Frankie Dearie and Cole Cardoso, two best friends who face down a murderer and, in doing so, end up suspects themselves.
“Your Lonely Nights Are Over” is a super fun and entertaining young adult murder mystery. It was a page turner. I was constantly trying to figure out who was the murderer. And while I did eventually guess who was killing everyone, it wasn’t obvious right away. Sass had me following right along with his clues and twists and turns.
Don’t frown, don’t pout, don’t ever cry. If he hears your lonely heart, then you’re the next to die.
The story includes its own murder mystery docuseries, which delves into murders committed by Mr. Sandman from decades ago that have remained unsolved. But, all of a sudden, the murders have started back up again. And Dearie and Cole are under the microscope.
If you were crying over being stood up, if you pined over someone you couldn’t be with, if your sweetheart left you for someone new, Mr. Sandman would find out.
The book is cleverly divided up into parts that coincide with episodes of the docuseries. It features two super cool gay kids navigating the end of their high school career against everyone else (i.e., all the haters). The snark, banter and all-around sassafras in this were hilarious.
“You wanna date me?” Snorting, I grab the pen back. “Romance is for straights. Queers get to bicker with each other about petty bullshit while we get killed one by one, you know that.”
Dearie and Cole are #bestiegoals.
Those beautiful, bitchy besties, Cole and Dearie, have made it out of another sticky bucket of syrup. Love us.
*** I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion. ***
This was my first book by Adam Sass and I can honestly tell you that I am now a big fan of his. I’m looking forward to reading more from him.
This is the story of Frankie Dearie and Cole Cardoso, two best friends who face down a murderer and, in doing so, end up suspects themselves.
“Your Lonely Nights Are Over” is a super fun and entertaining young adult murder mystery. It was a page turner. I was constantly trying to figure out who was the murderer. And while I did eventually guess who was killing everyone, it wasn’t obvious right away. Sass had me following right along with his clues and twists and turns.
Don’t frown, don’t pout, don’t ever cry. If he hears your lonely heart, then you’re the next to die.
The story includes its own murder mystery docuseries, which delves into murders committed by Mr. Sandman from decades ago that have remained unsolved. But, all of a sudden, the murders have started back up again. And Dearie and Cole are under the microscope.
If you were crying over being stood up, if you pined over someone you couldn’t be with, if your sweetheart left you for someone new, Mr. Sandman would find out.
The book is cleverly divided up into parts that coincide with episodes of the docuseries. It features two super cool gay kids navigating the end of their high school career against everyone else (i.e., all the haters). The snark, banter and all-around sassafras in this were hilarious.
“You wanna date me?” Snorting, I grab the pen back. “Romance is for straights. Queers get to bicker with each other about petty bullshit while we get killed one by one, you know that.”
Dearie and Cole are #bestiegoals.
Those beautiful, bitchy besties, Cole and Dearie, have made it out of another sticky bucket of syrup. Love us.
*** I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion. ***
July 15, 2023
I was tentatively excited to pick this up as Sass' debut, Surrender Your Sons [ my review here ], was a surprise hit. While their follow up didn't work for me as much as I would have hoped, this at least was a return to a darker story like the debut. As bad as it feels to call a book about queer people being slaughtered by a serial killer, this was a fun time. I didn't quite expect for the novel to go as far as it did, for the murders to start as soon as they did or for the scenes to be as descriptive as some of them wound up being.
Unlike other books I've read I really felt like I was watching a teen horror movie play out as I read through this book. The middle dragged slightly, simply because I am never invested in playing detective. I think it's very admirable that these boys wanted to clear their name and get the person that was setting them up unmasked, but I had a pretty firm idea of who was behind it and was just waiting to see if I was right, so these boys could play detective for as long as they wanted as far as I was concerned.
Speaking of our two POV leads, I loved them. 2023 seems to be the year of me reading queer books with protagonists that break the mold of what I've come to expect from queer representation in this age category, and while I was side eyeing Dearie quite a lot in the end I did really enjoy him and Cole and the way the two of them interacted as well as the way they interacted with the other prominent characters.
This book comes out right in time for the Spooky Season and I think that any October would be thoroughly lacking if this wasn't included.
Unlike other books I've read I really felt like I was watching a teen horror movie play out as I read through this book. The middle dragged slightly, simply because I am never invested in playing detective. I think it's very admirable that these boys wanted to clear their name and get the person that was setting them up unmasked, but I had a pretty firm idea of who was behind it and was just waiting to see if I was right, so these boys could play detective for as long as they wanted as far as I was concerned.
Speaking of our two POV leads, I loved them. 2023 seems to be the year of me reading queer books with protagonists that break the mold of what I've come to expect from queer representation in this age category, and while I was side eyeing Dearie quite a lot in the end I did really enjoy him and Cole and the way the two of them interacted as well as the way they interacted with the other prominent characters.
This book comes out right in time for the Spooky Season and I think that any October would be thoroughly lacking if this wasn't included.
December 25, 2024
4.5
świetna historia! totalnie czegoś takiego potrzebowałam. mimo że to bardzo krwawy slasher, znalazłam w niej pewien rodzaj komfortu. i to zakończenie - O MÓJ BOŻE???
świetna historia! totalnie czegoś takiego potrzebowałam. mimo że to bardzo krwawy slasher, znalazłam w niej pewien rodzaj komfortu. i to zakończenie - O MÓJ BOŻE???
September 29, 2023
If I have to read the words “bestie” or “flop” again, it’ll be too soon. I love the concepts behind this book, but the execution left a lot to be desired for me. That said, the audiobook was excellent and is how I got through it. I also appreciated that this book wasn’t afraid to be horny and sex positive for gay boys; but for most of the book, it felt like it didn’t need to be a slasher story to make the points it wanted to. Too many people die “off screen” for me to feel any sort of tension for most of the story. This was better than The Pledge, but nowhere near as good as Clown in a Cornfield; that’s my ranking scale of YA slashers. 2.5/5 stars.
March 24, 2023
“Your Lonely Nights Are Over is a delightfully devious Slasher. A Queer Scream with a Mean Girls twist, Sass delivers an expertly crafted, unforgettable story, as bloody as it is heartfelt and timely, about the importance of protecting and honoring the intimacy of genuine friendships and the dangers of emotional abuse.
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass is undeniably my most anticipated young adult thriller of 2023.” —Terry J. Benton-Walker, author of BLOOD DEBTS
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass is undeniably my most anticipated young adult thriller of 2023.” —Terry J. Benton-Walker, author of BLOOD DEBTS
January 22, 2024
Once again I play the “am I just oblivious or was that a really good whodunnit?” game. I’m going to assume it was both. The beginning of the book was a little chaotic and there were some weird time jumps, but overall it was a really good story. The narrators were great and I loved the almost podcast-like production at certain parts. I’ll definitely be reading more from the author.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thanks so much to PRHaudio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Thanks so much to PRHaudio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own.
July 20, 2025
As a lover of the slasher genre in film I wanted to love this, but ultimately I was disappointed.
This story takes place in high school following two gay best friends, Dearie and Cole, who run a Queer club. Their lives change drastically when the infamous serial killer, Sandman returns after years of never being seen nor caught and is targetting the members of the club. While Dearie and Cole are trying to figure out who the killer is they become suspects themselves, and Dearie, being white, gets handled differently than Cole who is Latino. A novel on race, being gay, and a whole lot of murder.
I had put this book on my radar because Terry J. Benton-Walker recommended it as it's written by one of his close friends who also dedicated the book to him. I love slasher movies, but the only book that I've read that has come close to the way slasher movies make me feel is There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer and I had hoped this book would do the same. It didn't.
The kills start off immediately, but Adam Sass, in my opinion, doesn't let you connect to many of the characters other than Dearie and Cole, so I didn't care for any of those who died. I just found this book to drag a lot as well. It's 400 pages and most horror-thrillers are constantly page-turning for me whilst this book is one I kept putting down every few chapters. I only wanted to spend a day TOPS reading this, but it ended up taking three.
Not to say this isn't a good book, but I found the representation to be refreshing and the way these teenagers talk is how teenagers talk in real life which YA authors often miss the mark on.
I do think I will try more from Adam Sass, but perhaps I had already cursed this book given that slasher novels historically do not live up to my expectations.
(Read for the Bloomin' Readathon prompt, Spider: Read a dark book)
This story takes place in high school following two gay best friends, Dearie and Cole, who run a Queer club. Their lives change drastically when the infamous serial killer, Sandman returns after years of never being seen nor caught and is targetting the members of the club. While Dearie and Cole are trying to figure out who the killer is they become suspects themselves, and Dearie, being white, gets handled differently than Cole who is Latino. A novel on race, being gay, and a whole lot of murder.
I had put this book on my radar because Terry J. Benton-Walker recommended it as it's written by one of his close friends who also dedicated the book to him. I love slasher movies, but the only book that I've read that has come close to the way slasher movies make me feel is There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer and I had hoped this book would do the same. It didn't.
The kills start off immediately, but Adam Sass, in my opinion, doesn't let you connect to many of the characters other than Dearie and Cole, so I didn't care for any of those who died. I just found this book to drag a lot as well. It's 400 pages and most horror-thrillers are constantly page-turning for me whilst this book is one I kept putting down every few chapters. I only wanted to spend a day TOPS reading this, but it ended up taking three.
Not to say this isn't a good book, but I found the representation to be refreshing and the way these teenagers talk is how teenagers talk in real life which YA authors often miss the mark on.
I do think I will try more from Adam Sass, but perhaps I had already cursed this book given that slasher novels historically do not live up to my expectations.
(Read for the Bloomin' Readathon prompt, Spider: Read a dark book)
September 23, 2024
4,5 ⭐️
Na miejscu bohaterów nie używałabym już telefonu do końca życia i wyjechałabym na bezludną wyspę ☠️
Na miejscu bohaterów nie używałabym już telefonu do końca życia i wyjechałabym na bezludną wyspę ☠️
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June 3, 2022i'm always here for an unreliable narrator and a school queer club of suspects.
September 14, 2023
Thank you to Colored Pages Blog Tours for including me on the tour and Penguin Teen for an eARC and finished copy in exchange for an honest review and promotion. All opinions are my own.
Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass is a YA thriller that follows two gay best friends: Cole and Dearie. It’s been the two of them against the world since they’ve met and the friendship is about to get the worst test imaginable: framed for murder. Mr. Sandman, a dangerous serial killer who was never caught, is back and he is targeting kids at their school. As the mounting evidence continually points to Dearie and Cole, they must find a way to clear their names.
Right from the start the atmosphere of this book is full of tension. Sass sets the stage perfectly: we get invested in both Dearie and Cole as narrators and then the murders happen. The mystery aspect of this was really well done: my first guess was completely wrong (which I’m glad for tbh). I loved seeing all the clues lead us to the killer. I got quite a few surprises from all the connections.
Then we have the characters. Even though Dearie and Cole are supposed to be “unlikeable”, I loved them. Which is pretty on brand for me. I loved how these two were there for each other. Their friendship was one of my favorite parts of this book. And we had a lovely cast of supporting characters from Queer club. I really enjoyed getting to know (some) of them, iykyk.
This one is currently tied with The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers for my favorite of Adam's and I really enjoyed Surrender Your Sons! Adam is definitely going to be an auto-read author for me!
Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass is a YA thriller that follows two gay best friends: Cole and Dearie. It’s been the two of them against the world since they’ve met and the friendship is about to get the worst test imaginable: framed for murder. Mr. Sandman, a dangerous serial killer who was never caught, is back and he is targeting kids at their school. As the mounting evidence continually points to Dearie and Cole, they must find a way to clear their names.
Right from the start the atmosphere of this book is full of tension. Sass sets the stage perfectly: we get invested in both Dearie and Cole as narrators and then the murders happen. The mystery aspect of this was really well done: my first guess was completely wrong (which I’m glad for tbh). I loved seeing all the clues lead us to the killer. I got quite a few surprises from all the connections.
Then we have the characters. Even though Dearie and Cole are supposed to be “unlikeable”, I loved them. Which is pretty on brand for me. I loved how these two were there for each other. Their friendship was one of my favorite parts of this book. And we had a lovely cast of supporting characters from Queer club. I really enjoyed getting to know (some) of them, iykyk.
This one is currently tied with The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers for my favorite of Adam's and I really enjoyed Surrender Your Sons! Adam is definitely going to be an auto-read author for me!
September 2, 2023
I love queer horror and teen slashers, and Your Lonely Nights Are Over is the perfect combination of those two things. The book follows Cole and Dearie, two out gay students who are being blamed for the return of a serial killer called Mr. Sandman. They need to figure out who is actually behind the killings to clear their own names and make sure that nobody else from the school’s Queer Club dies.
Cole and Dearie were such great characters. I loved how they were already out and owned their sexuality, they have guys that they hook up with and stand up to the people who try to slut shame them. While it’s not the main focus of the book, there are some good conversations that they bring up about respectability politics and how they shouldn’t have to behave a certain way in order to look like “one of the good ones” for straight people.
There are a lot of highly suspenseful scenes and exhilarating bursts of action. But because the book is over 400 pages there’s also a lot of time to build up the side characters in addition to Cole and Dearie. Sometimes with slashers it can be hard to care about the people dying because you don’t know anything about them, so I’m glad that Adam Sass took the time to flesh everyone out.
I do think that some of the reveals are a bit obvious, but that didn’t hinder my overall enjoyment of the book. Also, I did roll my eyes at the overuse of the word “flop,” but in the end I think it was wrapped up nicely. It was just so much fun to see these two gay best friends at the center of a slasher story. Definitely check this out if you’re a fan of queer horror and/or teen slashers.
Thank you to the publisher for providing an advance copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Cole and Dearie were such great characters. I loved how they were already out and owned their sexuality, they have guys that they hook up with and stand up to the people who try to slut shame them. While it’s not the main focus of the book, there are some good conversations that they bring up about respectability politics and how they shouldn’t have to behave a certain way in order to look like “one of the good ones” for straight people.
There are a lot of highly suspenseful scenes and exhilarating bursts of action. But because the book is over 400 pages there’s also a lot of time to build up the side characters in addition to Cole and Dearie. Sometimes with slashers it can be hard to care about the people dying because you don’t know anything about them, so I’m glad that Adam Sass took the time to flesh everyone out.
I do think that some of the reveals are a bit obvious, but that didn’t hinder my overall enjoyment of the book. Also, I did roll my eyes at the overuse of the word “flop,” but in the end I think it was wrapped up nicely. It was just so much fun to see these two gay best friends at the center of a slasher story. Definitely check this out if you’re a fan of queer horror and/or teen slashers.
Thank you to the publisher for providing an advance copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
October 6, 2023
if you liked: the fear street movies, scream, Bottoms, and Clueless you MUST read this book👻
i am still very new to the horror genre (i’m a bit of a scaredy cat) but i LOVED this and devoured it in under 24 hours. Sass managed to write a book that is incredibly funny but also discusses serious topics with care. the book also has content warnings at the very beginning in an authors note🖤
i really hope Sass continues writing campy, slasher, queer horror stories because i ALREADY miss reading this book so so much.
i am still very new to the horror genre (i’m a bit of a scaredy cat) but i LOVED this and devoured it in under 24 hours. Sass managed to write a book that is incredibly funny but also discusses serious topics with care. the book also has content warnings at the very beginning in an authors note🖤
i really hope Sass continues writing campy, slasher, queer horror stories because i ALREADY miss reading this book so so much.
February 21, 2024
i think adam sass is just not for me, and that's okay but i say this because in the past i've tried to read one of his book and couldn't pass the third first half of it, which once again: fine, but in this one book here the same happened.
i was already in the half of the book and nothing happened, the scenes seemed to be all repeating over and over again...the murder? kinda obvious and the racism? bad constructed but whatever...
it wasn't for me, definitely.
i was already in the half of the book and nothing happened, the scenes seemed to be all repeating over and over again...the murder? kinda obvious and the racism? bad constructed but whatever...
it wasn't for me, definitely.
August 14, 2023
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass was a SCREAM ! It was a gay best friend scary good time. Thanks to Adam Sass, Viking Group for Young Readers /Penguin Group and NetGalley for the ARC. 4.5 stars rounded up. Minus half star for the Flops. So sad to demoralize the normies when you could have propped up the besties!
December 1, 2023
Filled with high jinks both terrorizing and hilarious, YOUR LONELY NIGHTS ARE OVER is the ultimate modern take on Scream but somehow gayer. Adam Sass combines a cutting teen voice with a grimly funny slasher that’s somehow still heart-felt and touching. This book will have you laughing and hiding under the covers!
October 3, 2023
I got an ARC of this book.
DNF pretty quickly.
The two MCs were that awful bitchy cis gay that thinks being mean and gay makes you better than everyone around you. Constant judgement, constant being mean to everyone, I just couldn't enjoy anything because of the two narrators. Catty can be fun, but when it is constant and so full of real judgement for everyone, it just makes really obnoxious characters.
If you have more of a tolerance for that, might be worth a shot. I didn't even make it to the real action, because I couldn't stand the narrators.
DNF pretty quickly.
The two MCs were that awful bitchy cis gay that thinks being mean and gay makes you better than everyone around you. Constant judgement, constant being mean to everyone, I just couldn't enjoy anything because of the two narrators. Catty can be fun, but when it is constant and so full of real judgement for everyone, it just makes really obnoxious characters.
If you have more of a tolerance for that, might be worth a shot. I didn't even make it to the real action, because I couldn't stand the narrators.
November 1, 2024
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. ݁₊ ★!!
⋆·˚ ༘ * widziałam mnóstwo pozytywnych opinii na temat tej książki i choć sądziłam, że ją pokocham, bo slashery, w szczególności franczyza krzyku, to moja największa miłość, z przykrością stwierdzam, że „twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca” to jedna z najgorszych pozycji tego roku.
dlaczego? już tłumaczę.
zamysł był świetny; do końca sądziłam, że to jest to, co się wybroni. ale zamysł nie ma znaczenia, jeśli nie przekłada się na realizację. styl pisania adama sassa strasznie mnie wymęczył. kiedy już zaczynałam myśleć, że jest lepiej, ktoś zarzucał żenującym żartem rujnującym WSZYSTKO, na co byłam w stanie przymknąć oko.
wcale nie polubiłam się z bohaterami. byli w moim odczuciu strasznie nijacy, pozbawieni głębi i wredni, przynajmniej na początku. jak miało mnie cokolwiek obchodzić, kiedy nie mogłam znieść obu narratorów? prawie zrobiłam przez to DNF, a uwierzcie, że ja nie robię DNF-ów.
chociaż jest to książka 14+, ma mnóstwo seksualnych podtekstów, które w swoim nadmiarze dodatkowo mnie odrzuciły, bo były po prostu niepotrzebne i wepchnięte na siłę.
od samego początku podejrzewałam kto zabija, więc końcówka kompletnie mnie nie zaskoczyła. do połowy książki nic się w sumie nie działo, a jak już, to ciągle to samo.
jestem znudzona, zirytowana i rozczarowana, dziękuję
. ݁₊ ★!!
⋆·˚ ༘ * widziałam mnóstwo pozytywnych opinii na temat tej książki i choć sądziłam, że ją pokocham, bo slashery, w szczególności franczyza krzyku, to moja największa miłość, z przykrością stwierdzam, że „twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca” to jedna z najgorszych pozycji tego roku.
dlaczego? już tłumaczę.
zamysł był świetny; do końca sądziłam, że to jest to, co się wybroni. ale zamysł nie ma znaczenia, jeśli nie przekłada się na realizację. styl pisania adama sassa strasznie mnie wymęczył. kiedy już zaczynałam myśleć, że jest lepiej, ktoś zarzucał żenującym żartem rujnującym WSZYSTKO, na co byłam w stanie przymknąć oko.
wcale nie polubiłam się z bohaterami. byli w moim odczuciu strasznie nijacy, pozbawieni głębi i wredni, przynajmniej na początku. jak miało mnie cokolwiek obchodzić, kiedy nie mogłam znieść obu narratorów? prawie zrobiłam przez to DNF, a uwierzcie, że ja nie robię DNF-ów.
chociaż jest to książka 14+, ma mnóstwo seksualnych podtekstów, które w swoim nadmiarze dodatkowo mnie odrzuciły, bo były po prostu niepotrzebne i wepchnięte na siłę.
od samego początku podejrzewałam kto zabija, więc końcówka kompletnie mnie nie zaskoczyła. do połowy książki nic się w sumie nie działo, a jak już, to ciągle to samo.
jestem znudzona, zirytowana i rozczarowana, dziękuję
September 12, 2023
Kicking off spooky season with this new YA slasher where two queer BFF’s are unlucky suspects when a old serial killer comes to town 50 years later, but this time targeting their school’s queer club.
This was such a thrill from start to finish, like I couldn’t put it down! Needing to find out the killer and how the little queer pack of ‘friends’ unmasks them. Finished in one day. This isn’t a romance in that the two MC’s aren’t destined to be together, it’s about young loneliness and friendship.
Described as Scream meets Clueless, and I would agree.
If you like 90s teen slashers this is the book for you!
Happy Pub Day to Adam Sass! This was my first book by this author, but won’t be my last.
This was such a thrill from start to finish, like I couldn’t put it down! Needing to find out the killer and how the little queer pack of ‘friends’ unmasks them. Finished in one day. This isn’t a romance in that the two MC’s aren’t destined to be together, it’s about young loneliness and friendship.
Described as Scream meets Clueless, and I would agree.
If you like 90s teen slashers this is the book for you!
Happy Pub Day to Adam Sass! This was my first book by this author, but won’t be my last.
August 30, 2023
This slasher/mystery was fun, very camp, and kept me guessing until the very end! An enjoyable read - touches on race, very sex-positive, the power of friendship, and at times, had me at the edge of my seat!
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Likability of Characters: 3.5/5
Plot: 4/5
Did I jive with the writings style: 3.5/5
Campy: 5/5
Edge of my seat: 4/5
Ease of read: 4/5
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Thanks to Penguin Teen for sending me this ARC for review!
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Likability of Characters: 3.5/5
Plot: 4/5
Did I jive with the writings style: 3.5/5
Campy: 5/5
Edge of my seat: 4/5
Ease of read: 4/5
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Thanks to Penguin Teen for sending me this ARC for review!
July 9, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙔𝘼 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧, 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙁𝙁𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡’𝙨 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗.
Scream is one of my favorite slashers, it’s such a classic movie. I was so excited to pick this up when I heard that reference, this would be the perfect spooky read!!
This was a YA story, but I found myself intrigued throughout the book. The actual kills start off early and multiple members of the Queer Club die off one by one. I always love when we get action right away, and this book definitely didn’t disappoint with that.
I really enjoyed Cole and Dearie’s friendship in this book, they’re both queer, but their friendship is so strong - and romantic feelings.
While this is primarily a mystery, I did enjoy that romance subplot. It wasn’t too strong and didn’t take away from the overall story, which I fairly enjoyed.
This book definitely has diverse & LGBTQ+ characters. While they’re not all rootable, I really enjoyed the concept of this book with the Queer Club… with that does come homophobia though.
I did find the ending to be very unsatisfying and predictable. I predicted who the killer was and the bigger twist very early on. Also, the subject matter in this book wasn’t discussed that well IMO. The combination of humor and terror just didn’t blend that well. I also felt like the tension of these kills was over the top.
However, this book was very enjoyable for the most part. It definitely gave similar vibes to Scream, I just wish it wasn’t as predictable. I still think this book is worth the read!
Thank you so much NetGalley and Penguin Teen for the review copy in exchange for my honest review!
𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙔𝘼 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧, 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙁𝙁𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡’𝙨 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗.
Scream is one of my favorite slashers, it’s such a classic movie. I was so excited to pick this up when I heard that reference, this would be the perfect spooky read!!
This was a YA story, but I found myself intrigued throughout the book. The actual kills start off early and multiple members of the Queer Club die off one by one. I always love when we get action right away, and this book definitely didn’t disappoint with that.
I really enjoyed Cole and Dearie’s friendship in this book, they’re both queer, but their friendship is so strong - and romantic feelings.
While this is primarily a mystery, I did enjoy that romance subplot. It wasn’t too strong and didn’t take away from the overall story, which I fairly enjoyed.
This book definitely has diverse & LGBTQ+ characters. While they’re not all rootable, I really enjoyed the concept of this book with the Queer Club… with that does come homophobia though.
I did find the ending to be very unsatisfying and predictable. I predicted who the killer was and the bigger twist very early on. Also, the subject matter in this book wasn’t discussed that well IMO. The combination of humor and terror just didn’t blend that well. I also felt like the tension of these kills was over the top.
However, this book was very enjoyable for the most part. It definitely gave similar vibes to Scream, I just wish it wasn’t as predictable. I still think this book is worth the read!
Thank you so much NetGalley and Penguin Teen for the review copy in exchange for my honest review!
July 18, 2025
I loved this absolute masterpiece. The thrilling action had me hooked I was so invested with the characters trying to figure out who did it who is the killer. I loved the queer club and all the characters were spectacular this was my first book from
This author but it will not be my last. This was perfection.
This author but it will not be my last. This was perfection.
November 15, 2023
Delightful YA gay horror!
Your Lonely Nights Are Over is equal parts scary and funny, an ode to gay friendship enriched with subtle messages about loneliness and abuse. A big part of its charm which makes it a page-turner is its two main characters, Cole and Dearie.
I instatly loved Cole and Dearie, the bitchy, sassy, adorable best friends who always have each other's backs and support each other in good and bad moments. Especially Cole was a delight to read: witty, smartass, stubborn, brutally honest, taking no shit from anyone. Dearie is a bit of a softer soul, which his strength and weakness simultaneously.
With the old killer resurfacing and targeting the queer kids of their school, it's quickly evident that they're being framed and the emotional horror Mr.Sandman causes is as brutal and effective as the physical one.
I guessed the killer quite late (although there were several clues) and I don't think it was an obvious twist (neither a shocking one though) and that's not the whole point either way, since it's the characters and the journey who add the cherry on top of the cake in this book.
The romance is also very cute and I love what Adam Sass did with his main characters when it comes to romance: they are into casual fun and hookups, which is the reality for most gay teens, without this meaning they aren't interested into a high school relationship or that they don't get romantic feelings as well.
Your Lonely Nights Are Over is equal parts scary and funny, an ode to gay friendship enriched with subtle messages about loneliness and abuse. A big part of its charm which makes it a page-turner is its two main characters, Cole and Dearie.
I instatly loved Cole and Dearie, the bitchy, sassy, adorable best friends who always have each other's backs and support each other in good and bad moments. Especially Cole was a delight to read: witty, smartass, stubborn, brutally honest, taking no shit from anyone. Dearie is a bit of a softer soul, which his strength and weakness simultaneously.
With the old killer resurfacing and targeting the queer kids of their school, it's quickly evident that they're being framed and the emotional horror Mr.Sandman causes is as brutal and effective as the physical one.
I guessed the killer quite late (although there were several clues) and I don't think it was an obvious twist (neither a shocking one though) and that's not the whole point either way, since it's the characters and the journey who add the cherry on top of the cake in this book.
The romance is also very cute and I love what Adam Sass did with his main characters when it comes to romance: they are into casual fun and hookups, which is the reality for most gay teens, without this meaning they aren't interested into a high school relationship or that they don't get romantic feelings as well.
June 18, 2023
Official blurb: Like Surrender Your Sons, Your Lonely Nights Are Over is a smart, propulsive thriller with laugh-out-loud humor and a killer cast. This novel deftly explores queer friendship, romance, trauma, and fury. An homage to slashers past and an exciting new entry in the horror canon, it is both a bloodcurdling scream and rallying cry of a book.
September 20, 2023
Fun slasher young adult story. There was nothing inherently bad about it but I was kind of bored even with people dying left and right. I guess I just wasn’t invested but I do seem to be the outlier.
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book!
Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book!
October 24, 2025
[Eng]
I have to admit, it’s been a long time since a book frustrated me as much as this one. I was hoping for a queer-themed slasher — instead, I got a chaotic, over-the-top story with annoying characters and terrible execution.
The main characters, Dearie and Cole, were unbearable from the start. Their constant sense of superiority, calling other students “losers,” and their habit of judging everyone made reading this book a real chore. Instead of complex, likable characters, we get two arrogant teenagers who are almost impossible to root for. It feels like the author believed that being snarky and “sassy” automatically makes characters interesting and charming — unfortunately, it doesn’t.
The portrayal of their sexuality also leaves much to be desired. Rather than an honest, natural depiction of queer teens, the book offers exaggeration, caricature, and way too many unnecessary, often cringeworthy sexual undertones. For something marketed as 14+, there’s simply too much of it — most of those scenes just made me roll my eyes.
It doesn’t help that the author seems obsessed with pointing out skin color. The constant mentions of who’s white and who’s black became exhausting. Why do I need to know that every time someone appears? I don’t care about a character’s skin tone, but Adam Sass treats it — along with their sexuality — as the single most defining feature of every person in the book. Almost every description begins with that. It honestly sounds like he’s the one who has a problem, seeing people primarily through the lens of race rather than personality. Lines like “typical white gay guy” or “hyperwhite” appear so often that they become ridiculous.
As for the murder mystery — well, I figured out who the killer was right away. There’s no suspense, no surprise, just logical holes and an inaccurate portrayal of criminology.
‼️Adam Sass, please do your research! A simple Google search would’ve gone a long way. It’s really not that hard to fact-check basic things.‼️
Overall, I’m honestly disappointed by how poorly written this book is. I might’ve liked two side characters, but not the protagonists — not even a little. So how does the author expect me to care what happens to them?
Your Lonely Nights Are Over isn’t a horror or even a slasher. It’s a failed attempt at both, dripping not with blood but with awkward dialogue and an overload of pointless sexual undertones. I don’t recommend it.
[PL]
Muszę przyznać, że dawno żadna książka nie wzbudziła we mnie takiej frustracji jak „Twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca”. Miałam nadzieję na slasher z wątkiem queerowym, ale otrzymałam coś zupełnie innego – chaotyczną, przerysowaną historię z irytującymi bohaterami i fatalnym wykonaniem.
Główni bohaterowie, Dearie i Cole, od początku mnie odpychali. Ich sposób bycia – wieczne poczucie wyższości, nazywanie innych uczniów „przegrywami”, ciągłe ocenianie – sprawiały, że czytanie stawało się męczarnią. Zamiast sympatycznych, złożonych postaci dostajemy parę zadufanych w sobie nastolatków, których trudno polubić. Miałam wrażenie, że autor sądzi, iż bycie złośliwym i „sassy” wystarczy, by bohaterowie byli ciekawi i lubiani – niestety, nie wystarczy.
Przedstawienie ich seksualności również pozostawia wiele do życzenia. Zamiast naturalnego, szczerego portretu młodych osób queer, dostajemy przerysowanie, karykaturę i mnóstwo niepotrzebnych, wręcz żenujących seksualnych podtekstów. Jak na książkę 14+, jest tego zdecydowanie za dużo, a większość scen sprawiała, że miałam ochotę przewracać oczami.
Nie pomaga też to, że autor obsesyjnie podkreśla kwestie koloru skóry. Ciągłe wspominanie, kto jest biały, a kto czarny, było po prostu męczące. Po co mi to? Mam gdzieś, jaki kto ma kolor skóry, a Adam Sass postawił sobie to – i orientację bohaterów – za najważniejszą cechę każdej postaci. W niemal każdym opisie pierwsze, co się pojawia, to właśnie kolor skóry. Brzmi to tak, jakby to autor miał problem i postrzegał ludzi przez jego pryzmat, zamiast skupiać się na innych cechach. Teksty typu „typowy biały gej” (które pojawiały się nagminnie) czy „hiperbiała” – naprawdę?
A jeśli chodzi o wątek kryminalny – cóż, od początku wiedziałam, kto jest zabójcą. Brak napięcia, brak zaskoczenia, błędy w logice i nieprawidłowe przedstawienie elementów kryminalistyki tylko pogłębiały moje rozczarowanie.
‼️Adam Sass, proszę nauczyć się robić research! Wydaje mi się, że nawet najprostsze wpisanie czegoś w Google dałoby już dużo. To nie aż tak wiele pracy, żeby coś sprawdzić – naprawdę polecam.‼️
Ogólnie jestem załamana, jak słabo jest ta książka napisana. Polubiłam może dwie postacie poboczne, ale głównych bohaterów ani trochę. Więc jak autor oczekuje, że będzie mnie obchodzić ich los?
Ta książka nie jest ani horrorem, ani slasherem – raczej słabą próbą, gdzie zamiast krwi z książki wylewają się dziwne teksty i masa bezsensownych, wymuszonych seksualnych podtekstów. Nie polecam.
I have to admit, it’s been a long time since a book frustrated me as much as this one. I was hoping for a queer-themed slasher — instead, I got a chaotic, over-the-top story with annoying characters and terrible execution.
The main characters, Dearie and Cole, were unbearable from the start. Their constant sense of superiority, calling other students “losers,” and their habit of judging everyone made reading this book a real chore. Instead of complex, likable characters, we get two arrogant teenagers who are almost impossible to root for. It feels like the author believed that being snarky and “sassy” automatically makes characters interesting and charming — unfortunately, it doesn’t.
The portrayal of their sexuality also leaves much to be desired. Rather than an honest, natural depiction of queer teens, the book offers exaggeration, caricature, and way too many unnecessary, often cringeworthy sexual undertones. For something marketed as 14+, there’s simply too much of it — most of those scenes just made me roll my eyes.
It doesn’t help that the author seems obsessed with pointing out skin color. The constant mentions of who’s white and who’s black became exhausting. Why do I need to know that every time someone appears? I don’t care about a character’s skin tone, but Adam Sass treats it — along with their sexuality — as the single most defining feature of every person in the book. Almost every description begins with that. It honestly sounds like he’s the one who has a problem, seeing people primarily through the lens of race rather than personality. Lines like “typical white gay guy” or “hyperwhite” appear so often that they become ridiculous.
As for the murder mystery — well, I figured out who the killer was right away. There’s no suspense, no surprise, just logical holes and an inaccurate portrayal of criminology.
‼️Adam Sass, please do your research! A simple Google search would’ve gone a long way. It’s really not that hard to fact-check basic things.‼️
Overall, I’m honestly disappointed by how poorly written this book is. I might’ve liked two side characters, but not the protagonists — not even a little. So how does the author expect me to care what happens to them?
Your Lonely Nights Are Over isn’t a horror or even a slasher. It’s a failed attempt at both, dripping not with blood but with awkward dialogue and an overload of pointless sexual undertones. I don’t recommend it.
[PL]
Muszę przyznać, że dawno żadna książka nie wzbudziła we mnie takiej frustracji jak „Twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca”. Miałam nadzieję na slasher z wątkiem queerowym, ale otrzymałam coś zupełnie innego – chaotyczną, przerysowaną historię z irytującymi bohaterami i fatalnym wykonaniem.
Główni bohaterowie, Dearie i Cole, od początku mnie odpychali. Ich sposób bycia – wieczne poczucie wyższości, nazywanie innych uczniów „przegrywami”, ciągłe ocenianie – sprawiały, że czytanie stawało się męczarnią. Zamiast sympatycznych, złożonych postaci dostajemy parę zadufanych w sobie nastolatków, których trudno polubić. Miałam wrażenie, że autor sądzi, iż bycie złośliwym i „sassy” wystarczy, by bohaterowie byli ciekawi i lubiani – niestety, nie wystarczy.
Przedstawienie ich seksualności również pozostawia wiele do życzenia. Zamiast naturalnego, szczerego portretu młodych osób queer, dostajemy przerysowanie, karykaturę i mnóstwo niepotrzebnych, wręcz żenujących seksualnych podtekstów. Jak na książkę 14+, jest tego zdecydowanie za dużo, a większość scen sprawiała, że miałam ochotę przewracać oczami.
Nie pomaga też to, że autor obsesyjnie podkreśla kwestie koloru skóry. Ciągłe wspominanie, kto jest biały, a kto czarny, było po prostu męczące. Po co mi to? Mam gdzieś, jaki kto ma kolor skóry, a Adam Sass postawił sobie to – i orientację bohaterów – za najważniejszą cechę każdej postaci. W niemal każdym opisie pierwsze, co się pojawia, to właśnie kolor skóry. Brzmi to tak, jakby to autor miał problem i postrzegał ludzi przez jego pryzmat, zamiast skupiać się na innych cechach. Teksty typu „typowy biały gej” (które pojawiały się nagminnie) czy „hiperbiała” – naprawdę?
A jeśli chodzi o wątek kryminalny – cóż, od początku wiedziałam, kto jest zabójcą. Brak napięcia, brak zaskoczenia, błędy w logice i nieprawidłowe przedstawienie elementów kryminalistyki tylko pogłębiały moje rozczarowanie.
‼️Adam Sass, proszę nauczyć się robić research! Wydaje mi się, że nawet najprostsze wpisanie czegoś w Google dałoby już dużo. To nie aż tak wiele pracy, żeby coś sprawdzić – naprawdę polecam.‼️
Ogólnie jestem załamana, jak słabo jest ta książka napisana. Polubiłam może dwie postacie poboczne, ale głównych bohaterów ani trochę. Więc jak autor oczekuje, że będzie mnie obchodzić ich los?
Ta książka nie jest ani horrorem, ani slasherem – raczej słabą próbą, gdzie zamiast krwi z książki wylewają się dziwne teksty i masa bezsensownych, wymuszonych seksualnych podtekstów. Nie polecam.
September 29, 2024
3,75/5✨️
oh, końcóweczka naprawdę była dobra!!! pamiętajcie, by doczytywać do końca... i nie czytać tej książki w nocy!!! 💀🔪🩸
________pełna recenzja:
"Twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca" jest opowieścią pełną grozy. Wypełniona brutalnością, krwawymi scenami oraz poszukiwaniami sprawcy. Adam Sass zabiera nas w przeciekawą podróż, z której niestety nie wszyscy wyjdą cało. Mamy tu dwóch głównych bohaterów, dzięki którym poznajemy całą historię.
》Zbliża się twoja ostatnia samotna noc《
Listy o takiej treści wysyłał do swoich 0fiar zabójca z popularnego serialu. Pan Sandman powraca pół wieku później, gdy pogróżki docierają do szkolnych murów. Oprawca wziął na celownik osoby należące do queerowego klubu Przystań Równości.
Po krótkim wstępie od autora zaczynamy zabawę w detektywów. Obrazujemy sobie postacie, otoczenie, by od razu wejść w cały szereg zbrodni, które wstrząsają mieszkańcami. Autor ma bardzo przyjemny styl, lecz w tej książce bardziej wybrzmiewa tutaj tłumacz ("żarcik kosmonaucik" wygrał). To kolejna książka, w której widoczne są takie nasze polskie czy potoczne zwroty. Czytałam już kilka powieści z pogranicza horroru, ale chyba jeszcze nigdy TAKIEJ. Bardzo dobrze zagrał tutaj klimat, dzięki którym cała historia była utrzymana w napięciu i oczekiwaniu na kolejne zabójstwo. Czarny scenariusz, ale takie są już losy Pana Sandmana. Osoba bezwzględna, trzymająca w sercu wiele bólu, aż w końcu rządna rozlewu krwi. Sass poradził sobie z tym wątkiem znakomicie, a w jednym momencie nawet potrafił mocno zaskoczyć. Bohaterowie to nastolatkowie. Na szczęście mają wokół siebie wsparcie w postaci bliskich czy znajomych. Mimo to, gdy zabójca jest na wolności, nie mogą spać spokojnie. Cole oraz Dearie wybijają się na tle innych, ponieważ to właśnie oni wiodą tu prym. Nie tylko jako narratorzy, ale również osoby, które zostają jako pierwsze oskarżone o dokonanie zbrodni. To od tego momentu pada pierwsza kostka domina. Na przestrzeni lektury, zarówno nasi protagoniści, jak i cała szkolna zgraja queerów, mają styczność również z wieloma osobistymi problemami, m.in. toksycznymi relacjami, próbami wyoutowania, rasizmem, a nawet manipulacjami. To wszystko zostało wplecione między główny wątek, czyli poszukiwanie mordercy, bez pominięcia żadnego aspektu. I chociaż nie zgadzałam się z każdym wyborem czy opinią postaci, to potrafiłam zrozumieć ich decyzje. Wiecie, od tej historii czuć taką bezpośredniość. Czy to w przytaczanych słowach czy w postaciach... I nawet nie chodzi mi tu o mnogość krwawych scen czy małych zbliżeń między postaciami (niektórzy tak odreagowują stresujące chwile). Tutaj widać prawdę jak na tacy. Mimo panującego wokół zamieszania związanego z mordercą... niektórymi udało się skryć pewne tajemnice.
"Twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca" zaskoczyło mnie na wielu płaszczyznach. W kreacji postaci, w opowiadanej historii, a co najważniejsze zaskoczyło mnie to zakończenie. Niestety sprawcy całego zamieszania się nie domyśliłam, choć poszlaki miałam dobre. Jeśli szukacie książki, która dostarczy Wam dreszczyku emocji, to sięgajcie śmiało! Tylko uważajcie, gdy będziecie ją czytać sami wieczorami... Pan Sandman powraca.💀🔪🩸
[ Współpraca reklamowa z Wydawnictwem Young ]
oh, końcóweczka naprawdę była dobra!!! pamiętajcie, by doczytywać do końca... i nie czytać tej książki w nocy!!! 💀🔪🩸
________pełna recenzja:
"Twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca" jest opowieścią pełną grozy. Wypełniona brutalnością, krwawymi scenami oraz poszukiwaniami sprawcy. Adam Sass zabiera nas w przeciekawą podróż, z której niestety nie wszyscy wyjdą cało. Mamy tu dwóch głównych bohaterów, dzięki którym poznajemy całą historię.
》Zbliża się twoja ostatnia samotna noc《
Listy o takiej treści wysyłał do swoich 0fiar zabójca z popularnego serialu. Pan Sandman powraca pół wieku później, gdy pogróżki docierają do szkolnych murów. Oprawca wziął na celownik osoby należące do queerowego klubu Przystań Równości.
Po krótkim wstępie od autora zaczynamy zabawę w detektywów. Obrazujemy sobie postacie, otoczenie, by od razu wejść w cały szereg zbrodni, które wstrząsają mieszkańcami. Autor ma bardzo przyjemny styl, lecz w tej książce bardziej wybrzmiewa tutaj tłumacz ("żarcik kosmonaucik" wygrał). To kolejna książka, w której widoczne są takie nasze polskie czy potoczne zwroty. Czytałam już kilka powieści z pogranicza horroru, ale chyba jeszcze nigdy TAKIEJ. Bardzo dobrze zagrał tutaj klimat, dzięki którym cała historia była utrzymana w napięciu i oczekiwaniu na kolejne zabójstwo. Czarny scenariusz, ale takie są już losy Pana Sandmana. Osoba bezwzględna, trzymająca w sercu wiele bólu, aż w końcu rządna rozlewu krwi. Sass poradził sobie z tym wątkiem znakomicie, a w jednym momencie nawet potrafił mocno zaskoczyć. Bohaterowie to nastolatkowie. Na szczęście mają wokół siebie wsparcie w postaci bliskich czy znajomych. Mimo to, gdy zabójca jest na wolności, nie mogą spać spokojnie. Cole oraz Dearie wybijają się na tle innych, ponieważ to właśnie oni wiodą tu prym. Nie tylko jako narratorzy, ale również osoby, które zostają jako pierwsze oskarżone o dokonanie zbrodni. To od tego momentu pada pierwsza kostka domina. Na przestrzeni lektury, zarówno nasi protagoniści, jak i cała szkolna zgraja queerów, mają styczność również z wieloma osobistymi problemami, m.in. toksycznymi relacjami, próbami wyoutowania, rasizmem, a nawet manipulacjami. To wszystko zostało wplecione między główny wątek, czyli poszukiwanie mordercy, bez pominięcia żadnego aspektu. I chociaż nie zgadzałam się z każdym wyborem czy opinią postaci, to potrafiłam zrozumieć ich decyzje. Wiecie, od tej historii czuć taką bezpośredniość. Czy to w przytaczanych słowach czy w postaciach... I nawet nie chodzi mi tu o mnogość krwawych scen czy małych zbliżeń między postaciami (niektórzy tak odreagowują stresujące chwile). Tutaj widać prawdę jak na tacy. Mimo panującego wokół zamieszania związanego z mordercą... niektórymi udało się skryć pewne tajemnice.
"Twoje samotne noce dobiegły końca" zaskoczyło mnie na wielu płaszczyznach. W kreacji postaci, w opowiadanej historii, a co najważniejsze zaskoczyło mnie to zakończenie. Niestety sprawcy całego zamieszania się nie domyśliłam, choć poszlaki miałam dobre. Jeśli szukacie książki, która dostarczy Wam dreszczyku emocji, to sięgajcie śmiało! Tylko uważajcie, gdy będziecie ją czytać sami wieczorami... Pan Sandman powraca.💀🔪🩸
[ Współpraca reklamowa z Wydawnictwem Young ]
December 5, 2024
From the rights report: "a darkly comedic slasher pitched as Scream meets Clueless in which two gay teen BFFs find their friendship tested when one of them is accused of being the mysterious killer who has been stalking their school's Queer Club."
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