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Damned If You Do

By Alex Brown
Damned If You Do by Alex Brown digital book - Fable

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Queer Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Filipino folklore in this horror comedy about a high school stage manager who accidentally sells her soul to a demon.

Seven years ago, Cordelia Scott’s abusive father left without a word, and life has been normal ever since. The seventeen-year-old spends her days stage managing the school play (which is going great, if anyone asks), pining over her best friend, Veronica, and failing one too many pop quizzes.

She’s never been sad that her father left, but she knows something is...missing. When her school guidance counselor, Fred, reveals during a session that he’s actually a demon, she learns that something is indeed missing: a piece of her actual soul. Why? She unwittingly made a deal with him to make her father disappear – then bargained to have the memory erased. To make matters worse, Fred is here to make another bargain: Help him with a “little” demonic problem, or she’s doomed to spend eternity in Hell with her father.

The deal? Help Fred neutralize a rival demon, who means to do more harm in her hometown than your average demon deal.

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3.5
“Sapphics, aswangs, demons, theater. This was just a delight. It took me a while to read this, ngl. Not because of the book, life just happened (as usual), so I paused, and took me a while to pick it up again 🥲 But hey, I finally finished it and it was as entertaining as I imagined it to be. There were shenanigans, annoying demons, lots of sapphic pining, and a dash of Filipino folklore (the aswang). For me though, the core of this book truly is about exorcising your demons. Not just the physical ones, but the mental ones. Cordy, the MC, is plagued by a lot of guilt and doubts, which she needed to let go and accept. It weighed her down, and I could feel it as I read the book. This, of course, also shines a light on domestic violence and child abuse. How people can turn away and pretend nothing's happening, and how the toll and impact on victims can be heavy, and especially on children. The villain (the big bad demon 😆) was a little lackluster in my opinion. But I think it was meant to be that way? Even the characters poked fun at him at one point in the book lol. I think the main part that resonated for me was Cordy's internal struggles. Loved the side characters and their arc, especially Dustin. Although, I wish there was more about Sal 😆 The sapphic pining/not-so-unrequited love was also like a cherry on top. Overall, this was enjoyable! Perfect for horror season for sure 😆 Exact rating: 3.75 Thank you so much to Page Street YA for a copy of this book! This, of course, did not affect my overall opinion.”
“The perfect book for October — Filipino American History Month (FAHM), Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), and Halloween”
“I was surprised I didn’t know if I would like this but it was super enjoyable! I enjoyed the Philipeno folklore, the queer rep and the story! Great characters and plot. I juts wish there was more!!!!”

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