The Last Halloween: Children

What a bizarre, twisted beginning to a story.

This was... fantastic. Morbidly hilarious, dark, sad, creepy, and full of found family fuzzies and odd little monster critters. THE MONSTERS! There are so many, and they're so varied and fun and gross and I adore them. I love Susanna more than words can describe, and also, I want a little Robert doll in my life. Even if he would probably bring only despair and then murder me in my sleep, or something.

The only reason this isn't getting a full 5 stars is because the ending felt very abrupt, but I'm definitely planning to continue the series and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes weird, humorous horror. I got a lot of Roman Dirge vibes from this in the best way, so if you like his work (or Jhonen Vasquez's), you might dig this, too.

Also, can we talk about how great it was to see a nonbinary parent?! I don't think I've ever read anything with a nonbinary parent figure, and they were absolutely delightful, and I am so here for all of the Parent/Vamp Dad OTP moments in the future. wistful sigh Precious babies.

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!