Review: ITCH! by Gemma Amor

cover of ITCH!ITCH! by Gemma Amor
Hodder & Stoughton (January 2026)
Reviewed by Elizabeth Broadbent

With a title like ITCH!, you know Gemma Amor’s bringing the bug horror. I was prepared to spend this read feeling like something was biting me — and I did. I wasn’t prepared for the real soul-crushing heart of this LGBTQIA2+ novel. ITCH! led me to expect bugs and body horror. I never expected to cry. Continue Reading