The Final Girl Support Group

The Final Girl Support Group

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  • Author:Grady Hendrix
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Summary

A fast-paced, thrilling horror novel that follows a group of heroines to die for, from the brilliant New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

In horror movies, the final girl is the one who's left standing when the credits roll。 The one who fought back, defeated the killer, and avenged her friends。 The one who emerges bloodied but victorious。 But after the sirens fade and the audience moves on, what happens to her?

Lynnette Tarkington is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre twenty-two years ago, and it has defined every day of her life since。 And she's not alone。 For more than a decade she's been meeting with five other actual final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, putting their lives back together, piece by piece。 That is until one of the women misses a meeting and Lynnette's worst fears are realized--someone knows about the group and is determined to take their lives apart again, piece by piece。

But the thing about these final girls is that they have each other now, and no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up。

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Reviews

Leslie

I usually struggle with books by Hendrix, however, this one was AMAZING! You can't tell me if you grew up in the '80s and '90s with all of our horror movie greats that you didn't wonder what ever happened to those final girls AFTER they got away。 Did they settle down and bury all the horrible things they saw? Did they sleep with the lights on? Did they sleep at all? Just what the hell happened to them and how did they survive mentally? Well, you find out in this book as Hendrix takes you on a fi I usually struggle with books by Hendrix, however, this one was AMAZING! You can't tell me if you grew up in the '80s and '90s with all of our horror movie greats that you didn't wonder what ever happened to those final girls AFTER they got away。 Did they settle down and bury all the horrible things they saw? Did they sleep with the lights on? Did they sleep at all? Just what the hell happened to them and how did they survive mentally? Well, you find out in this book as Hendrix takes you on a fictional ride set in modern-day as the older final girls run up against one last killer。。。but you saw that coming, didn't you? Thanks, NetGally for the read! 。。。more

Beth

3。5 ⭐️

Mel Lenore

7。14 on CAWPILEThis book is an 80s slasher movie just in book form。 It really reminds me of the latest Halloween movies where an older Jamie Lee Curtis has to get everyone together to kill the bad guy。 The atmosphere was great and quirky。 The plot very fast paced。 My biggest quibble that was a decently big quibble was the end "twist"。 With it being a slasher style, I was okay without having a huge twist and just being in suspense。 For me, the twist just didn't make much sense。 Not just that I di 7。14 on CAWPILEThis book is an 80s slasher movie just in book form。 It really reminds me of the latest Halloween movies where an older Jamie Lee Curtis has to get everyone together to kill the bad guy。 The atmosphere was great and quirky。 The plot very fast paced。 My biggest quibble that was a decently big quibble was the end "twist"。 With it being a slasher style, I was okay without having a huge twist and just being in suspense。 For me, the twist just didn't make much sense。 Not just that I didn't see it coming, but that there didn't seem to be enough clues sprinkled throughout for it to be plausible。 All in all, I really enjoyed this one, and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Doingitbythebook - Lauren

The story follows Lynnette, a real-life final girl who survived a massacre twenty-two years ago which has defined her life ever since。 Lynette is not alone, for over a decade she has been meeting five other final girls at a group therapy session。 When one of the women misses a meeting, Lynnette’s worst fears are realized, someone knows about the group and is determined to take their lives apart again。 But these final girls have each other, and they will never give up。I love the concept of this t The story follows Lynnette, a real-life final girl who survived a massacre twenty-two years ago which has defined her life ever since。 Lynette is not alone, for over a decade she has been meeting five other final girls at a group therapy session。 When one of the women misses a meeting, Lynnette’s worst fears are realized, someone knows about the group and is determined to take their lives apart again。 But these final girls have each other, and they will never give up。I love the concept of this thrilling horror story。 I am a big fan of Grady Hendix, horror films and the ‘final girl’ trope – so I was very excited when this became available on Netgalley。 It was fast paced, full of twists and turns and I think it would make a brilliant film。 Admittedly, it wasn’t my favourite。 I found the first few chapters confusing and it took me a while to get into, the second half was much better。 I also didn’t particularly like Lynnette which is probably why I couldn’t rate the book higher。 I wish I cared for her more because it would have made me desperately hooked to find out if she made it。 I recommend this if you fancy a completely unique thriller。 The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is still one of my favourite books so this one was worth a read, because Hendrix is such a creative author。 。。。more

Ann Marie

Special thanks to Berkeley Publishing for the ARC of this book for my honest opinion。What a great idea。 I loved The Southern Girls Guide to Slaying Vampires also (and I'm not a fan of vampire movies)!!! Also not a fan of slasher movies anymore, though I've seen them all, But what an awesome idea for Grady Hendrix to write a book on the Final Girl, aka the last girl standing at the end of the movie。In this book Lynette is a Final Girl, a girl who survived a massacre。 She joins a group with other Special thanks to Berkeley Publishing for the ARC of this book for my honest opinion。What a great idea。 I loved The Southern Girls Guide to Slaying Vampires also (and I'm not a fan of vampire movies)!!! Also not a fan of slasher movies anymore, though I've seen them all, But what an awesome idea for Grady Hendrix to write a book on the Final Girl, aka the last girl standing at the end of the movie。In this book Lynette is a Final Girl, a girl who survived a massacre。 She joins a group with other badass final girls and they all are badass in their own way。 All survivors of serial killers, slashers, and the like。 Lynette and the other girls meet and support one another, but when one final girl has gone missing, what to do? And being a Final Girl once is a feat, being one twice is a miracle。 Final Girls are scary too because they have already been through some shit。I highly recommend!Bravo to Grady Hendrix once again! I love the books and can't wait to see what he comes up with next。 。。。more

Ancillar

Firstly a huge thanks to Titan Books and NetGalley for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。Okay I admit that I have only watched one or is it two horror movies because I am exactly what people call a chicken *smiley face emoji* I went into this with the excitement of a newbie。 Final Girls are those that girls that survive a horrible massacre or event (yep they are the survivors) so in Grady Hendrix’s Final Girl Support Group we follow Lynnette Tarkington who survives a horrible massacre an Firstly a huge thanks to Titan Books and NetGalley for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。Okay I admit that I have only watched one or is it two horror movies because I am exactly what people call a chicken *smiley face emoji* I went into this with the excitement of a newbie。 Final Girls are those that girls that survive a horrible massacre or event (yep they are the survivors) so in Grady Hendrix’s Final Girl Support Group we follow Lynnette Tarkington who survives a horrible massacre and has been attending a support group with five more actual girls who have been through similar experiences。 The book begins mostly at a final girl’s support meeting where one of the girl at the meeting doesn’t show up and we end up finding out how。 It turns out someone wants the final girls dead and it’s up to Lynette who everyone didn’t regard as a true final girl to find out how and why。 This book is hauntingly good and the characters held their own as each and every character brought something to the book 。。。more

Chelsey (a_novel_idea11)

Whoa。 This book is unlike anything I’ve ever read! It took me about halfway through to really get into and get invested, but once I did I really enjoyed the wild ride。 Lynnette is a “final girl” - a girl who survived a brutal series of murders。 She and a few other final girls have been meeting for over fifteen years for support group therapy。 When one of the final girls misses the meeting and winds up dead, Lynnette fears the worst。 Sure enough, it soon becomes evident that someone (or a group o Whoa。 This book is unlike anything I’ve ever read! It took me about halfway through to really get into and get invested, but once I did I really enjoyed the wild ride。 Lynnette is a “final girl” - a girl who survived a brutal series of murders。 She and a few other final girls have been meeting for over fifteen years for support group therapy。 When one of the final girls misses the meeting and winds up dead, Lynnette fears the worst。 Sure enough, it soon becomes evident that someone (or a group of someones) is after the remaining final girls and picking them off one by one。This was a pretty action packed novel。 Some scenes were quite gruesome and a lot of the book definitely felt like an 80s slasher film。 I loved the use of the mixed media formats in between the chapters and wish there had been more of that。 I also wish there had been more histories about the final girls。 For much of the novel I worried that this was a sequel because so much of the story felt implied like I should already be familiar with the characters and their stories。 While I enjoyed the story overall, I couldn’t give it higher than three stars because for some reason I struggled to visualize much of the story。 Ironically though, this book definitely triggered some wild dreams! Likely because the details about the murders were quite graphic and over the top。 I haven’t read Hendrix’s other works but I’ll be curious to see how they compare。 Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this novel。 。。。more

Kelli Martin

I have decided I really like the final girl trope。 This book is super campy。 I love the clips of documents and things after every chapter。 They weren’t really necessary for the story but they were a nice added touch。 This was a fast read。 It was another buddy read and I read the majority of the first half in one sitting。 I didn’t want to stop but I had to make myself。 Then I read the majority of the second half in one day。 It started out seeming that Lynette was an unreliable narrator who kept m I have decided I really like the final girl trope。 This book is super campy。 I love the clips of documents and things after every chapter。 They weren’t really necessary for the story but they were a nice added touch。 This was a fast read。 It was another buddy read and I read the majority of the first half in one sitting。 I didn’t want to stop but I had to make myself。 Then I read the majority of the second half in one day。 It started out seeming that Lynette was an unreliable narrator who kept making bad decisions。 But in the end, she finally figured things out for herself。 I think this book was the right amount of horror, humor, satire and thriller。 It was like watching a movie except I didn’t have to worry about jump scares (I hate those)。 。。。more

Patti Murin

I am a MASSIVE fan of Grady Hendrix, and his new book, which not exactly in the same quirky horror vein as his others, does not disappoint。 Being a “final girl” means that you are the last person to survive a murder massacre。 Remember all of those horror movies in the 80s where everyone would die except the ONE GIRL? This is about a support group for those 80s girls, years later。 There are always new final girls, and there are always women who no longer want to be connected to other final girls。 I am a MASSIVE fan of Grady Hendrix, and his new book, which not exactly in the same quirky horror vein as his others, does not disappoint。 Being a “final girl” means that you are the last person to survive a murder massacre。 Remember all of those horror movies in the 80s where everyone would die except the ONE GIRL? This is about a support group for those 80s girls, years later。 There are always new final girls, and there are always women who no longer want to be connected to other final girls。 This thrilling, heartstopping book is about what happens when these two clubs meet。 Full of grit and LOTS of violence and graphic images, this book also entertains and satisfies the horror fiend and the literary aficionado alike。 。。。more

Lindsay Underwood

There were definitely some holes in this one, but I had a blast with the slasher genre and all of the characters! Couldn’t put it down。 Read it in 2 days。

A N N A

This。 Was。 Bloody。 Amazing。 Oh my goodness, I don’t think I can put into words how amazing this book was。 I just。 I might need some time to process but do not sleep on this! If you love a good slasher film you’re gonna freaking love this!

Book Wormy

#ARC #Netgalley #FinalGirlSupportGroupThe thinking girl’s slasher novel…Grady Hendrix does it again he is now officially on my list of go to authors (bet he will be delighted to hear this)。 So much more that a slasher novel this is the thinking girl’s slasher novel。 Yes bad things happen to good girls and yes they use any means necessary to survive but sprinkled throughout are quotes that question why we feel this makes for good entertainment and why women should always be the victims。 A subtle #ARC #Netgalley #FinalGirlSupportGroupThe thinking girl’s slasher novel…Grady Hendrix does it again he is now officially on my list of go to authors (bet he will be delighted to hear this)。 So much more that a slasher novel this is the thinking girl’s slasher novel。 Yes bad things happen to good girls and yes they use any means necessary to survive but sprinkled throughout are quotes that question why we feel this makes for good entertainment and why women should always be the victims。 A subtle critique of a society that glorifies the criminals while the victims are lost in the tides of time。Full review here https://thereadersroom。org/2021/07/03。。。 。。。more

Susan Tunis

I have been a fan of Mr。 Hendrix's work since his memorable debut novel。 I've enjoyed all of his work, but if I'm going to be honest, not all equally。 This is one of his stronger titles。 For starters, he got the balance between humor and horror right this time around。 And he really goes to town satirizing the infinitely satirizable slasher film genre!Reading several hundred books a year, I have a good feel for the structure of novels。 You can feel when you're moving towards the denouement。 Here, I have been a fan of Mr。 Hendrix's work since his memorable debut novel。 I've enjoyed all of his work, but if I'm going to be honest, not all equally。 This is one of his stronger titles。 For starters, he got the balance between humor and horror right this time around。 And he really goes to town satirizing the infinitely satirizable slasher film genre!Reading several hundred books a year, I have a good feel for the structure of novels。 You can feel when you're moving towards the denouement。 Here, I would get that feeling and be like, no, there's still way too many pages left。 And that's the point Hendrix has so much fun illustrating。 These stories never end for these final girls。 There's always another boogie man, always another sequel。 And in these pages, always another paranoid theory about who the *real* killer is。 Mr。 Hendrix's affection for the genre he's spoofing shines through。 It seems clear he had at least as much fun writing The Final Girls Support Group as I had reading it。Oh, I'm constantly demonstrating that no matter how idiosyncratic a premise appears to be, there's really nothing new under the sun。 For readers who enjoyed this, I'd recommend Daryl Gregory's We Are All Completely Fine, which is a 2014 satirical novel about。。。 a support group for final girls and boys。 😈 。。。more

Bonnie

DNF @ 10%The concept of this book was interesting: all of the cult classic 80s horror movies are all true stories and all of the final girls are in a support group together。 It was the basis of the plot, however, the author doesn’t really expound on it past that。 The main character, Lynette, doesn’t have much of a life outside of the support group。 She follows the same routes home, only goes to get groceries or the mail on certain days, and still lives every day with the expectation that someone DNF @ 10%The concept of this book was interesting: all of the cult classic 80s horror movies are all true stories and all of the final girls are in a support group together。 It was the basis of the plot, however, the author doesn’t really expound on it past that。 The main character, Lynette, doesn’t have much of a life outside of the support group。 She follows the same routes home, only goes to get groceries or the mail on certain days, and still lives every day with the expectation that someone is going to kill her。 It’s gotta be hard living with that mindset day in and day out… and it was hard reading about。 We’re introduced to other final girls that had managed to heal and form some semblance of a life, but Lynette acted like the incident that scarred her happened recently。 Reading this story through the eyes of someone constantly on edge was more than a bit unsettling。 It was especially frustrating (and what ultimately had me calling it quits) when she started falling into the stereotype trap: doing stupid shit like the girls in horror movies that think running upstairs from the maniac with a knife is a great idea。I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 。。。more

A。C。 Whitt

Ok, I feel like I just got off the crazy train。 This book not only had me guessing all the way through and throwing giant curve balls at me, but I couldn't figure out who was crazy。 I'd think this character is just crazy, then I'd think maybe I've gone crazy。 It was all so good up until the very end。 Way to give me a book hangover Grady! Ok, I feel like I just got off the crazy train。 This book not only had me guessing all the way through and throwing giant curve balls at me, but I couldn't figure out who was crazy。 I'd think this character is just crazy, then I'd think maybe I've gone crazy。 It was all so good up until the very end。 Way to give me a book hangover Grady! 。。。more

Shelley

Probably 3。5

Johann (jobis89)

3。5 stars。 More of a thriller than horror in some ways, which isn’t to my personal taste。 But I did love some aspects!

Erin Boyington

After reading this and My Heart is a Chainsaw, I think I need to brush up on my classic slasher films this summer。What if slashers were based on real events? (Yes, even the sequels and spinoffs。) That's the world Hendrix creates, where the traumatized survivors and once B-list celebrities known as the Final Girls are in a church basement decades after their encounters with monsters, still trying to come to terms with their experiences with real versions of Michael Meyers, Leatherface, Freddy Kru After reading this and My Heart is a Chainsaw, I think I need to brush up on my classic slasher films this summer。What if slashers were based on real events? (Yes, even the sequels and spinoffs。) That's the world Hendrix creates, where the traumatized survivors and once B-list celebrities known as the Final Girls are in a church basement decades after their encounters with monsters, still trying to come to terms with their experiences with real versions of Michael Meyers, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, and others。 (Be sure to check out Kelly's review for the full GIF rundown。)Lynnette is a survivor (and not a girl anymore), but her two encounters with unstoppable killers has left her anxious and paranoid。 The only being in her life is a pepper plant named Fine (short for Final Plant。) All that paranoia pays off when someone targets Final Girls, starting with one of her support group friends。 This sends Lynnette on the run (her prep work is very Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State), unsure who to trust but determined this time to not only stay alive herself, but to help her fellow survivors live another day。We slowly learn each of the Final Girls' stories via book excerpts, movie reviews, and police interview transcripts between chapters told from Lynnette's point of view as she desperately tries to stay ahead of the killer (or killers?) stalking her。 It reads like a thriller, and kept me turning pages for what was next。Slasher culture leaves a lot to unpack, and you definitely get a sense of moral outrage at people who seem to enjoy watching innocent young women gruesomely murdered。 As with The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, this book reinforced my strong sense that Hendrix doesn't like men very much。 (The early appearance of a proto-Damien clinched it。) That。。。gives me pause。 This story lacks some of the glee and devotion to the genre I enjoyed in Stephen Graham Jones's My Heart is a Chainsaw。 Though I'd definitely watch the terrible gnome slasher Hendrix teases。Received a free copy via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Madah J

Grady Hendrix has kind of become one of my favorite writers。 I’ve read and liked (and loved, at times) every one of his books。 From vampires to haunted teenagers and creepy furniture stores, Grady Hendrix always manages to scare and delight me。 And just as I knew it would be, Final Girls stays true to my prediction and entertained the heck out of me。 While the suspense and mystery wasn’t exactly shocking, Final Girls had me hooked because of the fast pace, the musings of Lynette (our intrepid pr Grady Hendrix has kind of become one of my favorite writers。 I’ve read and liked (and loved, at times) every one of his books。 From vampires to haunted teenagers and creepy furniture stores, Grady Hendrix always manages to scare and delight me。 And just as I knew it would be, Final Girls stays true to my prediction and entertained the heck out of me。 While the suspense and mystery wasn’t exactly shocking, Final Girls had me hooked because of the fast pace, the musings of Lynette (our intrepid protagonist), and the proselytizing for victims’ stories over the Monsters。 Great book。 4/5 Thank you, Netgalley and Titan Books for the ARC。 。。。more

Ada

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eArc in exchange for an honest review。I found The Final Girl Support Group a very enjoyable read。 It took me a while to get into the story but once I was in, I was completely gripped and I couldn't put it down。 I don't read that many thriller books occasionally so I don't have much to compare it to but it felt like a very original story。 My only issue is that I couldn't tell if Lynette, the main character, was meant to be a parody of herself or sim Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eArc in exchange for an honest review。I found The Final Girl Support Group a very enjoyable read。 It took me a while to get into the story but once I was in, I was completely gripped and I couldn't put it down。 I don't read that many thriller books occasionally so I don't have much to compare it to but it felt like a very original story。 My only issue is that I couldn't tell if Lynette, the main character, was meant to be a parody of herself or simply a bit。。。 dense。 I did enjoy her as a MC and being in her head definitely made me feel as anxious as she was at times! This was my first Grady Henrix book and it will most definitely won't be the last! 。。。more

Jo Gibbons

Fast paced with twists and turns, I couldn’t put this book down。If you enjoy a thriller with action, suspense and an unconventional hero, then this is the book for you

Misha (Heartsfullofreads)

*3。5 Stars*This is definitely for fans of the Slasher films from the 80s and 90s。 Lynette is a final girl。 The most paranoid of them all。 She is a recluse and only leaves her home for her Final Girl Support group。 When someone is out to get her and the other members, she races against time to try and save them all。 Lynette's drive to save herself was catching。 She was admirable and strong。 While I was never scared reading this one, some of the scenes were all blood and gore。 If that would bother *3。5 Stars*This is definitely for fans of the Slasher films from the 80s and 90s。 Lynette is a final girl。 The most paranoid of them all。 She is a recluse and only leaves her home for her Final Girl Support group。 When someone is out to get her and the other members, she races against time to try and save them all。 Lynette's drive to save herself was catching。 She was admirable and strong。 While I was never scared reading this one, some of the scenes were all blood and gore。 If that would bother you, STEER CLEAR。 Grady Hendrix has a way of spinning horror and humor and creating a book that bends all genre norms。 This was another extremely unique read。 。。。more

Kailee

I loved this book because of the twists and surprises。 This book was all over the place, but in the best, easy to follow, way possible。 I loved when the Final Girls got together to solve the mystery。 The chapters bounced around to give context on each Final Girl and how they became one, but it also showed how the aftereffects led to where they are today。 Each woman lived a vastly different life from the next one, yet they all had one thing in common that carried them through - they survived。

Jen

This doesn't have the lightness or humour of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires but is till a great read。 TFGSG is darker and more overtly political (imo) than his previous books - Grady is on the case to dissect our perverted thrills as viewers and question the use of young girls/women as psycho-sexual virginal victims for the latest slasher/fridging consumption for the eager consumer。 This doesn't have the lightness or humour of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires but is till a great read。 TFGSG is darker and more overtly political (imo) than his previous books - Grady is on the case to dissect our perverted thrills as viewers and question the use of young girls/women as psycho-sexual virginal victims for the latest slasher/fridging consumption for the eager consumer。 。。。more

Anna

Overall Rating: 4/5‘The Final Girl Support Group’ by Grady Hendrix is a fun, fast paced and different read - much like the authors other successful past releases。The book itself is about ‘the last girls standing’ in horror stories, you know the ones? Covered in blood and surrounded by the wreckage of all that she ever knew, but still breathing。 That standard trope。 Well in this world there a whole bunch of them who have managed to crawl out of the fires, outsmart axe wielding murderers at camps Overall Rating: 4/5‘The Final Girl Support Group’ by Grady Hendrix is a fun, fast paced and different read - much like the authors other successful past releases。The book itself is about ‘the last girls standing’ in horror stories, you know the ones? Covered in blood and surrounded by the wreckage of all that she ever knew, but still breathing。 That standard trope。 Well in this world there a whole bunch of them who have managed to crawl out of the fires, outsmart axe wielding murderers at camps and escape crazy ghost mask wearing boyfriends and SURVIVE。 However, this form of surviving is by attending a monthly support group with all the other final girls。Lynette, one of the final girls is barley hanging on, she goes to the support meetings, but her life consists over obsessing over how a killer might get her next and planning her escape plans。 When suddenly the group falls apart and it looks like someone is out to put an end FINALLY to the girls everyone is a suspect and Lynette does not know who to trust。This was such a clever book and I really enjoyed it。 I am a massive horror movie fan so really appreciated all the nods to the cult classics we all know and love but with a Hendrix spin on it。 The characters were all wonderful, not all likeable (like really not likeable!!!) but loved all the same as each final girl added something different。Much like with any Grady Hendrix book I have read it is written perfectly, some authors you just really gel with writing styles and this is one of them for me。Overall a wonderful read and one that I fully recommend!Thanks to NetGallery and the publishers at Titan Books for the advance copy of the book。Publication Date: 13 Jul 2021 。。。more

Danni Thoumire

Have you ever wondered what happens to the Final Girl, the one who is left standing when the credits roll? For more than a decade, 6 Final Girls have been meeting with their therapist in a support group。 When one of the Final Girls go missing - who has discovered their group and is out to pull apart their lives once again?Thank you to NetGalley UK and Titan Books for the ARC of this, it was my very first ARC and I was absolutely buzzing it was The Final Girl Support Group! This one is out July 1 Have you ever wondered what happens to the Final Girl, the one who is left standing when the credits roll? For more than a decade, 6 Final Girls have been meeting with their therapist in a support group。 When one of the Final Girls go missing - who has discovered their group and is out to pull apart their lives once again?Thank you to NetGalley UK and Titan Books for the ARC of this, it was my very first ARC and I was absolutely buzzing it was The Final Girl Support Group! This one is out July 13th although it seems you can get your hands on copies from certain places now!The Final Girl is one of my favourite tropes in horror so when I saw that one of my favourite authors was releasing a book all about it, I was SO excited! It’s such a brilliant idea。However, this ended up not being what I expected and was more of a mystery/thriller rather than a horror。 Which was a little disappointing for me as jump scares are imperative in slasher and their sub-genres however I wasn’t frightened at all reading this one。 I did like all the horror movie references (lots of obscure ones that make you feel really chuffed when you notice) and how can I not appreciate nods to my favourite film, Scream。 Fellow horror buffs will notice as-well that the characters are Hendrix’s own creations but are named after the actors who portrayed their movie counterparts。Overall, I would still recommend and would love to see a movie adaptation of this。 The final act for the Final Girl’s was one of my favourite parts and I can picture it so clearly。 3。5 stars! 。。。more

Caroline Hoppe

Thank you to @berkleypub via @netgalley for my copy of this novel out July 13。 Review posted on Instagram @carolinehoppereadsSo horror is completely out of my wheelhouse but I feel this is more thriller with gore than straight up horror。 I loved his book (🍑🧛) last year because hello…it was set in the South in the 90s! What I think Grady Hendrix does so well is his humor and pacing。 It is always a fast read having you turning the pages to see what happens next and the personalities he gives the c Thank you to @berkleypub via @netgalley for my copy of this novel out July 13。 Review posted on Instagram @carolinehoppereadsSo horror is completely out of my wheelhouse but I feel this is more thriller with gore than straight up horror。 I loved his book (🍑🧛) last year because hello…it was set in the South in the 90s! What I think Grady Hendrix does so well is his humor and pacing。 It is always a fast read having you turning the pages to see what happens next and the personalities he gives the characters are so matched up with they way they speak that they seem so real。 I always chuckle when reading his books which is interesting considering the topics。 I will admit that I never watch horror films so parts that talked about those in this one went over my head but I still enjoyed it and wanted to know what happens to this band of misfits aka final girls。 It was a crazy ride and I think I will always read what Hendrix’s writes next。 。。。more

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ScrappyMags

Ugh, kill Em’ all, please。 ⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: A group of six real-life Final Girls get together monthly for support。 A final girl is that last girl in a horror movie who survives but these women survived the real deal。 But then final girls start dying, and the horror returns…💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Oh this was disappointing。 One of those books I don’t understand the high ratings。 My issue started with this whole final girl premise - I understand this trope in movies, but in real life? I couldn’t name a Ugh, kill Em’ all, please。 ⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: A group of six real-life Final Girls get together monthly for support。 A final girl is that last girl in a horror movie who survives but these women survived the real deal。 But then final girls start dying, and the horror returns…💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Oh this was disappointing。 One of those books I don’t understand the high ratings。 My issue started with this whole final girl premise - I understand this trope in movies, but in real life? I couldn’t name a single final girl。 Unless there’s some weird dark web thing around this the premise doesn’t pass muster - who knows any REAL final girls? Can you name one? Do they have infamy where weirdos stalk them regularly (and aren’t there laws against that?) It wasn’t plausible in ANY way - first that these girls exist。 Most serial killers IRL aren’t discovered by a “final girl” or killed by one。 Then the fact that 6 of them all live in Los Angeles? Uhhh… not plausible。From there my issue was with our protagonist who basically runs around town like a chicken with her head cut off (figuratively, not literally), accusing person after person and failing and flailing。 I understood her mental health and OCD tendencies from surviving a horrible attack, but since the book did t focus on that she came across as just stupid。 This book had such potential but just didn’t deliver for me。The writing is shambolic - so much that I often had to review what I just read, with flashbacks and flash forwards, it’s important to give the reader context and it seemed disorganized and unconnected in places。 Scattered。 Toward the end, I basically kind of hoped they ALL died。 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀。𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻。📚𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Mystery😍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: If you “light” read and suspend a lot of disbelief。 🙅‍♀️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: Anyone like me who can’t handle lack of realism。Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review。 。。。more

Cherlynn (cherreading)

4。5 stars