Title: Teenage Girls Can Be Demons
Author: Hailey Piper
Publication Date: September 16, 2025 by Titan Books
Genres: Horror
Protagonist Gender: Various
Let me start by saying I adored All the Hearts You Eat. It was stunningly good . . . macabre, poetic, disturbing, and beautiful. I went so far as to call it a trans horror tour de force in my review, and I stand by that. Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, though? I have a hard time believing that Hailey Piper is the same voice behind both of them.
I think the biggest issue for me is that the stories felt surprisingly immature, as if they were aimed at a much younger audience than I expected. The stories felt bland, devoid of either gore or terror, lacking the edge I expected after reading Hearts. I kept waiting for a hook, a moment where a story would grab me and pull me in, but it never came.
It's a quick read (likely because I was skimming by the end), but I found myself struggling to stay engaged. The writing style just felt too simplistic, too shallow, for what could (and should) have been disturbing, thought-provoking horror. It might work better for readers new to the genre or those looking for lighter horror, but it wasn't the dark, feminist horror collection I was anticipating.
Rating: ♀ ♀
My sincere thanks to the publisher for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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