Hey hey ho ho, I’m posting my book reviews over here now just so y’know.
Move over Dickens, Go Gargle Gogol, Eat a bag of Dickens Hoffman. Christmas Queef by Asher Dark is a new contender for the next classic Christmas story. This fanny fluttering fable did the unthinkable, it made me believe in Christmas again. Ok, not really but like…I burned myself out on Xmas horror last year and this is the one that pulled me back & let me finish strong with all the holiday horribleness I didn’t know I needed. Plus, again, that cover is a gift itself.
Quick synopsis:
Sally Claus is kin to a certain world famous ho ho ho, yet she doesn’t get the credit/notoriety she deserves. While the judgmental, jolly one is doling out gifts to the good, Sally is left to hand out the gifts to the bad & she’s not satisfied with just a lump of coal either. I could see that one being REALLY messy anyways. So while Santa has his sack, Sally has her own special receptacle that launches just what these villains deserve. You may not have known her name before this, but you won’t soon forget this firm believer in giving being better than receiving.
Asher Dark has added another rung to the AsherVerse with this merry addition. Told in her signature combination of crude, dark humor paired with bloody comeuppance. This one had throwbacks to Xmas character origins, as well as some nice Easter eggs for past characters we still think about from other AsherVerse stories. Sally herself was a hoot, an instantly likable heroine you could root for. While this was a quick read, it packs a festive punch and also leaves space under the tree for more when Christmas comes parping back around again. 👀 I know what I’ll be asking for next year. 🤞🏽
Passive-aggressively Yours,
Phrique 🖤