Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives
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- Author：Adam Cesare
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Summary
Set a year after the first book， it looks at how the surviving characters are dealing with fame and infamy when a new threat， wearing an old clown mask， reaches out to upend their lives。
"And if you had any favorite characters in Clown in a Cornfield， I'm preemptively sorry。 #FrendoLives" - Adam Cesare
"And if you had any favorite characters in Clown in a Cornfield， I'm preemptively sorry。 #FrendoLives" - Adam Cesare
Reviews
Alison
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I didn’t like this as much as the first book。 It was still very enjoyable though。My biggest problem in this one was Cole。 Wtf happened to him？ He was so annoying in this book。 He treated Rust like garbage through most of it。 I felt so bad for Rust。
Cintia García Sánchez
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As sequels go this is a pretty good one。 As with the first book this was so much fucking fuuuuun！！ I love the times where out of the blue PANG！ a gory scene that i actually didn’t see coming and was spiced things up。 This reminds me of my favourite saga of scary movies， Scream。 I love a good old slasher， i love the main characters， the small town vibes。 Everything about Clown in a Cornfield， both 1 and 2 Frendo lives， are on point， vibing and yeah。 I am hoping we get more sequels to this to magn As sequels go this is a pretty good one。 As with the first book this was so much fucking fuuuuun！！ I love the times where out of the blue PANG！ a gory scene that i actually didn’t see coming and was spiced things up。 This reminds me of my favourite saga of scary movies， Scream。 I love a good old slasher， i love the main characters， the small town vibes。 Everything about Clown in a Cornfield， both 1 and 2 Frendo lives， are on point， vibing and yeah。 I am hoping we get more sequels to this to magnificent books。🤡🔪🔪 。。。more
ANB
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Yassss！ This was every bit as filled with slashery goodness as the first one
Jered
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I absolutely loved this。 The first one was fantastic and I was very excited when this one was announced。 The writing was engaging and fast paced， the story never felt like it was dragging on or dull， and the characters are interesting and less dumb than typical slasher characters。 I highly recommend this series to anyone who is a fan of the slasher genre。
Kaitlyn Grooms
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Omg this book was amazing！ Reading about their lives after the Baypen Massacre and then it being turned upside down by Frendo again was a wild ride and I loved it！ That ending though！！！ That ending！！ I loved the first book but I love this one more。 Quinn， Cole， and Rust each are doing their best to live their lives as normal as they can after what happened in Kettle Springs but that’s all about to come crashing down once Frendo makes a comeback and he’s not alone。 Some people believe what happen Omg this book was amazing！ Reading about their lives after the Baypen Massacre and then it being turned upside down by Frendo again was a wild ride and I loved it！ That ending though！！！ That ending！！ I loved the first book but I love this one more。 Quinn， Cole， and Rust each are doing their best to live their lives as normal as they can after what happened in Kettle Springs but that’s all about to come crashing down once Frendo makes a comeback and he’s not alone。 Some people believe what happened in Kettle Springs was real and some believe it was a hoax？ Was it real or was it fake？ What do you believe？ All I can say is Adam Cesare doesn’t disappoint in his writing and his story lines and I swear if there’s a 3rd book I’ll be pre ordering and screaming happily。 。。。more
Stephanie Yuzuki
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A fantastic follow-up to Clown in a Cornfield。 It's slower than the original， taking more time to build up to the violence while the protagonists， on edge from the first novel's events， jump at every little thing knowing conspiracy theorists hate them。 It follows up on the original well， in a way that should be unbelievable but today makes a horrifying amount of sense given how mainstream some conspiracy theories are。 While the original doesn't contain much LGBT content， Friendo Lives is far mor A fantastic follow-up to Clown in a Cornfield。 It's slower than the original， taking more time to build up to the violence while the protagonists， on edge from the first novel's events， jump at every little thing knowing conspiracy theorists hate them。 It follows up on the original well， in a way that should be unbelievable but today makes a horrifying amount of sense given how mainstream some conspiracy theories are。 While the original doesn't contain much LGBT content， Friendo Lives is far more open， not just exploring Rust and Cole's relationship （something the first book only brought up at the end） but having gay Hunter and trans lesbian Jerri as important characters too。 Quinn and Jerri's PTSD stemming from the first massacre made for tense moments even when there's no overt threat and it made the truly threatening moments harrowing。 I cared about every single one of the protagonists and wanted them to make it out safe。There's not as much violence and mayhem as I hoped but what's there is good and gory。 My main issue is that some details don't feel properly foreshadowed， requiring an explanation immediately before when it could've been placed earlier。 The book's also extremely White; there doesn't seem to be any major characters of color。 A satisfying， timely sequel。 I don't know if I need a third book but if there is I'm absolutely reading it。 。。。more
Alise
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This book manages even more of a true slasher feel than the first while still delivering big scenes and plot twists。 Further modernizing the slasher tropes， this book is an example of a sequel done well that builds on the success of the first。
DJ
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DNF @48% I may pick this up in the future at some point but I can't deal with this anymore。 DNF @48% I may pick this up in the future at some point but I can't deal with this anymore。 。。。more
DonutAssassin
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⭐️⭐️⭐️✨️
Zenik
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The first Clown in A Cornfield book took me by surprise， with author Adam Cesare’s capacity to write a novel that evokes the exact same emotional rollercoaster you get when watching a classic slasher film。 The anticipation and the mystery， the jumps and the shocks， and the full-body excitement as the final act crescendos and we see just who survives the bloodbath。The sequel does not disappoint at all。The same cinematic energy pulses through this second tale of teenagers and townsfolk beset by ve The first Clown in A Cornfield book took me by surprise， with author Adam Cesare’s capacity to write a novel that evokes the exact same emotional rollercoaster you get when watching a classic slasher film。 The anticipation and the mystery， the jumps and the shocks， and the full-body excitement as the final act crescendos and we see just who survives the bloodbath。The sequel does not disappoint at all。The same cinematic energy pulses through this second tale of teenagers and townsfolk beset by vengeful killer clowns， this time with even more modern societal horror lifeblood pumping through its veins。 Sure， a group of killer clowns are scary enough on their own， but when you blend that slasher figure with the paranoia and misinformation-fueled anger of folks on the fringe， it gets dark because it feels all too real （luckily Cesare also know that， like in real life， most of the whackjobs who’d have the nerve to try and commit clown mob violence are idiots and cowards）。 Also， he manages to craft an engaging and likeable team of heroes through the three main survivors of the last book - and yes， they are smart enough that you’ll never be hollering at your book for them ‘not to go in there！’Come for the phenomenal concept， stay for the excellent writing that’ll have you staying up far too late at night to finish it， because like any good horror story you’ll want to keep reading until the last body has hit the floor。 。。。more
Amri Hakim
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐。75/5THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE A SEQUEL！Almost felt like I was reading a SCREAM sequel aka "the best sequel in the sequel history？" Adam Cesare laid out the OG 3 from the Kettle Springs massacre really well that all I did was rooting for them the whole time， （Glenn Maybrook too 👀）。 The "clowns" in this sequel is BOO BOO THE FOOL 🤡。 They're so dumb & obnoxious that all I ask is for Quinn to kick their asses。 I believe， Jerri is newly introduced into the Frendoverse， and I love her！ Loved Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐。75/5THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE A SEQUEL！Almost felt like I was reading a SCREAM sequel aka "the best sequel in the sequel history？" Adam Cesare laid out the OG 3 from the Kettle Springs massacre really well that all I did was rooting for them the whole time， （Glenn Maybrook too 👀）。 The "clowns" in this sequel is BOO BOO THE FOOL 🤡。 They're so dumb & obnoxious that all I ask is for Quinn to kick their asses。 I believe， Jerri is newly introduced into the Frendoverse， and I love her！ Loved her backstory as well， and that twist。 OMG DIDN'T SEE IT COMING ISTG。 Writing wise， I fancy the multiple POVs that we got in this and enjoyed it more than the first one。 Everything is well described， vivid and of course， GORE。I just wish the book was longer to explore more characters in this one， feel like they're there just to be there （more Sandra Wright please？）。 I understand that everything has to be quick as the stakes are increasing， but it lacks that character development， especially for Rust and Cole。 Their relationship wasn't explore so well， the heated quarrel settled down just like that :（ I wish we have more of them， the romance is almost non-existent。 + the body count is quiet low， I know things happen but I wish we had more slasher-feel to it。That's all 🤡 。。。more
Kevin Thomas James Atteridg
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An delightful sequel that continues the legend of Frendo while showcasing something just as terrifying: modern society。
Brandon Wills
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A solid slasher sequel
Jason Nickey
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A great follow up sequel。 A little more violent and complex than the first as well。 Enjoyed this just as much as the first
Fullmetalfisting
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The technical style （Cesare had a bad habit of over-using epithets， which is a big pet peeve of mine） in the sequel is much better than that of the first book and the premise--that a group of mouth-breathing， Extremely Online losers have concocted a conspiracy theory around a real tragedy and have decided to enact vigilante justice--is uncomfortably believable。 And though it wasn't quite as thrilling as the first installment and I wish Cole and Rust's relationship had been fleshed out a little m The technical style （Cesare had a bad habit of over-using epithets， which is a big pet peeve of mine） in the sequel is much better than that of the first book and the premise--that a group of mouth-breathing， Extremely Online losers have concocted a conspiracy theory around a real tragedy and have decided to enact vigilante justice--is uncomfortably believable。 And though it wasn't quite as thrilling as the first installment and I wish Cole and Rust's relationship had been fleshed out a little more， I was thoroughly entertained and satisfied with the ending。 。。。more
Howard
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Another great book！ I loved the chapter building we where able the people better 。 The twist where good and the plot was great 。 I d love to see a clown in the cornfield 3 。
grace！！
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good book with great slasher and autumnal vibes but not as gory and surprising as I would have liked。 :/ but it was still lots of fun to read， these books are so addicting。
Jeremy Mccraw
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I thoroughly enjoyed CIAC 1， for its campy horror and gratuitous violence。 CIAC 2 is slightly less violence， gore， and horror， though。 It’s slightly more mature。 And while 99% of the plot lines are wrapped up…I’m still waiting for CIAC 3。
Katie T
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I don't want this series to ever end！ 🤡🔪🤡🔪🤡🔪🤡🔪 I don't want this series to ever end！ 🤡🔪🤡🔪🤡🔪🤡🔪 。。。more
Lisa
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Whoah！ Sometimes the sequel is better and in my opinion， this is the case with Clown in A Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives， the follow-up to Adam Cesare’s killer clown teen slasher from 2020。 The stakes are higher， the kills are gorier， the emotion sits deeper。 One of those books that keeps the action going throughout， there’s rarely any quiet moments that lets you put the book down， which is why I read this in two sittings！
Becca
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Thank you to HarperTeen for providing me with an e-ARC of Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives in exchange for an honest review！If you're looking for a proper slasher sequel， this is it。 I saw Alex compare this to Scream 2 & 100% agreed; I was getting those vibes the entire way through。 I've known Adam Cesare to be very well-knowledged with horror films & his books definitely prove this。 Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives invites us back into the lives of our survivors from the first book: Qu Thank you to HarperTeen for providing me with an e-ARC of Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives in exchange for an honest review！If you're looking for a proper slasher sequel， this is it。 I saw Alex compare this to Scream 2 & 100% agreed; I was getting those vibes the entire way through。 I've known Adam Cesare to be very well-knowledged with horror films & his books definitely prove this。 Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives invites us back into the lives of our survivors from the first book: Quinn， Cole & Rust。 This one deals with the aftermath of the massacre， while also tackling mob mentality。 There is a lot of social commentary in this one。 For me， the best part was the action & kill scenes。 Clown in a Cornfield 2 is pretty gnarley & I loved it。 This book had me from the very beginning and held on until the very end。 Action was solid & kills were brutal。Oh！@？~！@！ & that ENDING？ YESSSSS。 Crossing my fingers that we'll be returning to Kettle Springs soon！ 。。。more
Marina Ramon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was so saddened by this！ （2 1/2 star）Frendo Lives could not live up to the first book。 I was expecting a fun slasher similar to the first one， but no one even gets injured until after 100 pages！ It took entirely too long to set up， and then the kills weren't even that great， or a sufficient amount。 The entire thing reminded me more of a Purge-styled thriller and less of a fun slasher。 The end with the town kids fighting back was nice， but once the fighting starts they're never mentioned again。 I was so saddened by this！ （2 1/2 star）Frendo Lives could not live up to the first book。 I was expecting a fun slasher similar to the first one， but no one even gets injured until after 100 pages！ It took entirely too long to set up， and then the kills weren't even that great， or a sufficient amount。 The entire thing reminded me more of a Purge-styled thriller and less of a fun slasher。 The end with the town kids fighting back was nice， but once the fighting starts they're never mentioned again。 Also， how fucked up was Cole's attitude and flirting with Hunter？？？ WTF dude！ I'm more inclined to read a third book about Quinn hunting down the people in the clown crew。 。。。more
Jade
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DAMN。 HOLY FUCKING SHIT。 that was a fucking BANGER of a sequel。 topped the first book by leaps and bounds， even though book one was also fucking awesome。 trust me， if you liked the first one， youre gonna wanna get your hands on this as soon as possible。 this was an unrelenting thrill ride with absolutely UNBELIEVABLE amounts of twists and sharp turns。 once again， the body count was fucking crazy， and the plot itself was so well woven。 the characters are much more fully realized than they were in DAMN。 HOLY FUCKING SHIT。 that was a fucking BANGER of a sequel。 topped the first book by leaps and bounds， even though book one was also fucking awesome。 trust me， if you liked the first one， youre gonna wanna get your hands on this as soon as possible。 this was an unrelenting thrill ride with absolutely UNBELIEVABLE amounts of twists and sharp turns。 once again， the body count was fucking crazy， and the plot itself was so well woven。 the characters are much more fully realized than they were in book one， partially because of the trauma they went through kind of creating a found family where they all bond over their shared trauma， and the new characters were fascinating as well！ Adam， you really stepped up to the plate this time。 this was a home run for the YA horror history books。 keeping my fingers crossed that youll write a third book after that BITCH-SLAP of an ending。 this was fucking awesome。 。。。more
Sarah
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An amazing sequel for a great story and memorable characters！ It surprised me， shocked me， and entertained me for the whole day （I couldn’t put it down， so a one-day read-a-thon was very necessary）。 Maybe there’ll be a Clown in a Cornfield 3？？？
Noah
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Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives was my most anticipated read of the year by far， and I was not disappointed。 The original CiaC is one of my favorite books of all time， and the sequel did what many can not; it lived up to and improved upon the world of the first。 Adam Cesare is extremely talented in the art of world building and writing a story that places you directly in the pages。 These two novels are two of the most cinematic I've ever read。 It felt like Cesare had taken his （mildly distu Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives was my most anticipated read of the year by far， and I was not disappointed。 The original CiaC is one of my favorite books of all time， and the sequel did what many can not; it lived up to and improved upon the world of the first。 Adam Cesare is extremely talented in the art of world building and writing a story that places you directly in the pages。 These two novels are two of the most cinematic I've ever read。 It felt like Cesare had taken his （mildly disturbed） imagination and put it into my brain。 Before I go back to the praise， I want to take just a quick second to explain why this was four stars instead of five for me。 There were some plot things that I wasn't a massive fan of。 I was very hesitant to put this in the review because the plot points are not in any way bad or underdeveloped， I was just personally expecting something else。 I let my anticipation and wild imagination build up what I thought the story should be and （entirely my own fault） was disappointed when it didn't line up。 Again， not bad， just personally wanted something else。 Definitely wish we could've spent more time in the corn and haunted attraction！That being said， this book was still phenomenal。 I'm a teenager and rarely， if ever， do I feel accurately represented in media， even in YA books。 This book is a major exception。 Cesare gives us young people so much credit。 The teens aren't whiny or completely incapable。 They are smart and not stereotypically awful。 This was also a major part of what made me love the first book and it's so refreshing to read a YA book and not feel like punching every teenage character in the face。The politics were beautifully handled， it was gorey but not gross， the Halloween vibes were strong， the new characters were fun， the old characters were consistent and realistic， and the queer representation was *chefs kiss*。 I could write so many papers on this duology and how amazing it is， but I think I've gushed enough for a review。 I would sell every spare organ if it meant Adam Cesare could continue to write these beautiful， atmospheric-as-hell books。 Frendo's Revenge？ Frendo Takes Philly？ Frendo Returns？ I want it all baby！ 。。。more
Mandymorgue87
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I absolutely loved Clown in a Cornfield 2！ Set a year after the events of the first book， we’re following the survivors of the Kettle Springs Massacre as they try to adjust to their new lives and deal with the unwanted attention/infamy that comes from their tragedy。 Oh， and there’s a new set of clowns to deal with。 The story is entertaining and I love the clever commentary on mob mentality， internet witch hunts， and the spread of misinformation online。 The parallels to the shitstorm that occurre I absolutely loved Clown in a Cornfield 2！ Set a year after the events of the first book， we’re following the survivors of the Kettle Springs Massacre as they try to adjust to their new lives and deal with the unwanted attention/infamy that comes from their tragedy。 Oh， and there’s a new set of clowns to deal with。 The story is entertaining and I love the clever commentary on mob mentality， internet witch hunts， and the spread of misinformation online。 The parallels to the shitstorm that occurred throughout 2020 （and the worship of certain political figures） made CIAC2 a horrifying to read。 But， it was also kind of funny when you think of the absurdity of the situation。 The stakes are higher in this story - and so is the kill count。 The kills are absolutely brutal and shocking。 I loved every minute of it。Adam Cesare has a very cinematic way of writing and everything flowed like a horror film。 I loved the way things came together in the end， and it feels like there’s still room for a third book。 THERE BETTER BE A THIRD BOOK。 Overall， I think I’d you liked the first book， enjoy fun slashers with gore， you’ll have fun with this one。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Najila
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I really enjoyed this sequel - and surprisingly liked it better than the first one！ If you’re looking for a fun teen slasher， you need to pick these books up。 The second book is not a standalone so you for sure need to read the first one。 🤡In the beginning I got some fun teen slasher movie vibes as it alternates between Quinn in college and her friends/father back in the small town of a Kettle Springs。 The movie Scream came to mind a lot and I love those movies！ 🔪I did get a little confused for I really enjoyed this sequel - and surprisingly liked it better than the first one！ If you’re looking for a fun teen slasher， you need to pick these books up。 The second book is not a standalone so you for sure need to read the first one。 🤡In the beginning I got some fun teen slasher movie vibes as it alternates between Quinn in college and her friends/father back in the small town of a Kettle Springs。 The movie Scream came to mind a lot and I love those movies！ 🔪I did get a little confused for a few minutes between the original killers’ motives and the new conspiracy theorists group but it was sorted out pretty fast。 Toward the end， I kept thinking about the Jan 6 Capitol Rioters and how crazy they were for not only doing what they were doing but that they actually thought they’d get away with it。 Same for the perpetrators in this book - how delusional do you have to be to THINK and BELIEVE you’ll get away with the things they did/are doing。 😳All in all， a fun and fast YA horror read！ TW for some gore and violence。 。。。more
Kristi
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Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo LivesBy Adam Cesare@AdamCesarePub date: August 23， 2022Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky@JSVilinsky10H 8M⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Big Scary #SpookySZN thanks to @HarperAudio for this #gifted ALC！𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘢: 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴I am terrified of clowns and as a child I would dream of Ronald McDonald chasing me and the dream would go like this:A） either I ran forward but went backwards or B） there’d be an invisible wall that I just could not find my way around。Sometimes， for shits & giggles， Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo LivesBy Adam Cesare@AdamCesarePub date: August 23， 2022Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky@JSVilinsky10H 8M⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Big Scary #SpookySZN thanks to @HarperAudio for this #gifted ALC！𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘢: 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴I am terrified of clowns and as a child I would dream of Ronald McDonald chasing me and the dream would go like this:A） either I ran forward but went backwards or B） there’d be an invisible wall that I just could not find my way around。Sometimes， for shits & giggles， the Hamburglar would join him！Fun times …Here’s what I loved about CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 2: FRENDO LIVES 👇Cesare takes a what could have been a routine slasher book and gives it a satirical twist while zeroing in on the ridiculousness of public scrutiny that goes with our current times。 Everything can be found on the internet and everyone has an opinion。 He cleverly spotlights this while magnifying just how far some people go to not only celebrate mass culture aka other people’s tragedy but also focuses on how outrageous some of the formed opinions are， based on hearsay and mass media。Or you can just have a frighteningly good time reading about some seriously cool kids fighting absolutely terrifying clowns。Either way， don’t disregard this book based on the cheesiness of the title！ Clown in a Cornfield is a great series and I hope to see more from the author。 Hint， hint 。。。 I feel like Quinn has one more book left in her！🎧Narration: Jesse Vilinsky – a personal favorite – narrates and she killed it！ There’s a lot of action in this audiobook and I felt every bit of it！ Well done， Jesse！ 。。。more
Kelly （accio_books_and_cats）
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Likely because I was already familiar with the story and characters， I felt much more invested in the Clown in a Cornfield sequel。 This one starts off slower， but the stakes are higher and what was once insular， has gone viral。Our favorite Kettle Springs massacre survivors are back but hardened with new characters to care about， and be suspicious of， thrown into the mix as well。 Cesare's love of the horror genre is on full display with many parallels to the Scream and Halloween movies present。 W Likely because I was already familiar with the story and characters， I felt much more invested in the Clown in a Cornfield sequel。 This one starts off slower， but the stakes are higher and what was once insular， has gone viral。Our favorite Kettle Springs massacre survivors are back but hardened with new characters to care about， and be suspicious of， thrown into the mix as well。 Cesare's love of the horror genre is on full display with many parallels to the Scream and Halloween movies present。 While classified as YA， neither of these books read in that often tiresome young adult way。 The characters acted their age but in a nuanced， mature manner。 Also the analogies used in Frendo 2， to Trump supporters， online conspiracies and Jan 6th， felt much more fluid than those in the first book。 I give Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 stars Thank you HarperCollins/HarperTeen & NetGalley for the e-ARC of Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives which is out TODAY 8/23/22！ 。。。more
Bailey
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