I do not often read Anthologies, but this one called to me. Especially once I saw that Terry Benton-Walker and Tiffany D Jackson had contributed! And, as expected, I loved every minute of this experience. Keep em coming, y'all!

This collection had some really excellent takes on a bunch of different horror subgenres. There were a few that were not scary in the least bit and didn't have much depth plot wise. But the six listed below were my favorites with Tiffany D. Jackson's being my number one.

The Golden Dragon by Kendare Blake, ghostly revenge.
Best Served Cold by H.E. Edgmon, serial killer with a lot of body horror.
The Protégé by Lamar Giles, super scary magicians.
Everything's Coming Up Roses by Tiffany D. Jackson, unreliable narrator in epistolary format.
Hell is Other Demons by Karen Strong, demons with otherworldly jobs.
The Road to Hell by Terry J. Benton-Walker, haunted house with ghostly "friend" told from a foreboding point of view.

Thank you to Tor Publishing Group & NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

While I love an anthology and the array of voices here, on top of a fresh take on horror, there were only a few stories that really struck me. That said, I appreciated the different concepts on the themes of race, fear, and power.

What a fantastic collection of short stories! And what an amazing collaboration of authors! I was pumped going into The White Guy Dies First since I’ve read and enjoyed many of these authors, and it lived up to that expectation!

Like all short story collections, there were some I enjoyed more than others, but overall, all of the stories were unique, eerie, and had some excellent social commentary. A couple were a little predictable (and shocking, the white guy did indeed die first in every single one!), but the vibes were still always on point. There was a LOT of queer representation throughout these stories, which I of course loved. They varied in genre to some extent (all were horror, but you had some paranormal, some contemporary, some fantasy, some with magical realism vibes, etc.), which kept it interesting and had me looking forward to what the next story would bring.

Love this one! Short story collections are a personal favorite, and something I love recommending to students because they can jump in at any level. We bought this one right away after I read it on Net Galley. The author line-up is incredible, the theme is funny but also timely & important, and the stories are spooky and make you think. Favorite stories were definitely the diary story (funny!!!) and the teen working at the museum (gory and weird in the best way; stayed on my mind long after reading). This one is powerful and really enjoyable!

I was very disappointed with this read. When I requested an ARC of this book, I was under the impression that the characters of colour wouldn't suffer or at least would suffer less than "The White Guy". However, even though the white guy does indeed die first in every story, they often die off-page or in less graphic ways than the characters of colour. I was also disappointed in each and every story in this anthology, even the stories from authors whose works I had previously enjoyed. Maybe I'm not a short story reader but many of the stories felt like nothing happened, but then in some cases, I felt like nothing happened but I didn't actually want to read a continuation of the stories. Overall I felt this was a very weak anthology.

All Eyes On Me- 1 Star

Hedge - 3 stars

The Golden Dragon -3.5 Stars

Best served cold - 3 stars

Docile Girls - 4 stars

Gray Grove - 3.5 stars

Everything's coming up roses - 2.5 stars

Heaven - 1 star

Break through our skin - 3 stars

Wasps - 2.5 stars

Hell Is Other Demons - 2 stars

The Road To Hell - 1.5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for this Advanced Readers Copy of The White Guy Dies First!

The title compelled me...the cover intrigued me...and then i read the 13 horror short stories by 13 authors of colour and i was HOOKED.

The stories all feature one commonality..the narcassitic white guy is the first victim. Some resonated more than others but overall I LOVE TO SEE AUTHORS OF COLOUR KILLING IT in any genre, especially one of my favs.

This was such a joy and delight. I won't shut up about this - we love to see it, we love to see excellence in all its forms.

What a fabulous collection of stories!
A bunch of new authors and some old faves round out this set.
I enjoyed that the stories were all so different.
Sentient house, ghosts, random weird thought processes, and people being jerks.
There is a something for everyone to enjoy!
It should come as no surprise that my favourite story came from Tiffany D. Jackson in the form of Everything Coming Up Roses.
What a delight!
I found that I enjoyed all the stories though which is quite rare in a collections. There is usually one or two that just don't hit for me and here that was not the case.
Highly recommend for anyone looking to explore the different facets of horror.
Much love to NetGalley & Tor Publishing Group for my ARC.

This was a very well done anthology that sucks you right in and makes you want to devour each story like some of the monsters in these tales. The audiobook was really well narrated and I love when there are multiple narrators and their ability to do different accents and voices so well that you forget it's one person reading a given tale to you. This anthology has many different cultures and experiences reflected which adds a great variety to this collection. As a black woman, there were characters/stories I could relate to and some that gave insight to others' experiences which led to me to see similarities between both as well. I definitely recommend this anthology and will be adding it to my shelves.

Thanks for the arc Netgalley! :)

A book of short stories, but all tied together. I wanted to love it and some of the stories were really good, and I was really into them….others were eh. It was honestly hard to pick this book up and finish it. It kinda drug on…Overall, a great concept…

Thank you NetGalley and to the authors and publisher for giving me a copy to review for my opinion.

This book was a great mix of short stories centered around the "white guy" always dying first. There was a good mix of dark humor as well as twisted and scary aspects. I really enjoyed each short story, and the overall theme of the book and how it was centered in a mystery. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

I really like that this anthology while discussing the real life horrors of racism and misogyny, it also mixes in the typical horror tropes and they blended really well. Even though every story had an arrogant, racist white man as the main victim, it never felt like it got repetitive. Like any anthology though, not ever story is going to be a win. Most of the stories were good, however most of them felt like they were missing something.

Thank you publisher and Netgalley for a chance to read and review. This was an amazing anthology full of short horror stories. I’m not a big horror reader but I love Tiffany D. Jackson, and Kalynn Bayron. I also enjoyed Terry J. Benton-Walker’s Blood Debts, so I knew I had to check this book out and it did not disappoint. The stories are short but compact and compelling. I enjoyed some more than others but overall they did a great job in being cohesive. This a great Halloween read and also great for those who are looking to get into the horror genre.

Each story gave me a thrill as I went into this blind. I only knew the title and thought the book would be great for the cultural reference. This book was amazing. I enjoyed each author's style and imagery.

Well this was.. subtly and literally terrifying :) I think almost/all of them have a contemporary setting, and some of them have horror via human nature and others have horror via paranormal monsters.
My favorites were Chloe Gong's and Adiba Jaigirdar's stories, with a lot of close second favorites.

TWs - it's a collection of horror stories so broad TW for murder, death, gore, etc etc

-- ty to the authors, the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy!

This was such a fun horror anthology! I love how traditional horror tropes were turned on their heads. The stories were diverse and unique, perfect for a spooky season read

Great stories that kept me on the edge. A good anthology of short stories byt well known and new to me authors.
Liked it, Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

It´s a well-known fact that I don´t do horror, because (I am a big baby) and that I usually don´t like short stories, but this one really worked for me. It´s always hard to review anthologies because some of them were definitely five stars: ''Best Served Cold'' by H.E. Edgmon, “Docile Girls” by Chloe Gong and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” by Tiffany D. Jackson, while others felt a bit flat.
Overall I did really enjoy this one, I love the twists these authors added to such classic tropes and I am now 100% sure H.E. Edgmon is one of my favorite authors.
If you are a fan of horror and you are looking for something different for your next thrill, I really recommend picking up this anthology!

Such an amazing short story collection!!

My favorites were:
Everything coming up roses
Break through our skin
Gray grove
The road to hell

Thank you to the publisher for the arc.