Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

532 reviews

thissagreads's review against another edition

I couldn’t get into this book as hard as I tried- could’ve been the narrator’s voice, or the back and forth between time periods, but I’m willing to try reading this again someday.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

jackiepreston's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

crimsonash606's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

An incredible read for any slasher fans. A great mix of deadly stakes and humor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child death, Alcohol, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Murder

vickymcckey's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very well written and well thought out. The author makes sure readers know that he doesn’t support the glorification of serial killers, which is nice and (unfortunately) necessary, even if it was a bit heavy handed throughout the book.

I thought the first plot twist of Skye being the killer worked really well, but Stephanie’s role in it felt a little more forced while it was being revealed.

The description of violence in Lynn’s first “horror movie experience” I found to be a bit gratuitous, but I guess that’s what you get when you pick up this kinda book. The rest of it didn’t bother me, but the implied sexual violence and child violence on page 155-156 were a lot.

This is definitely the kind of story where a good suspension of disbelief will do you favors, not necessarily because of the serial killer aspects, but more because of the character’s personalities and logistics. Though once again, that’s kinda expected from this sort of book. Overall this was definitely out of my comfort zone but I did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Child death, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Death, Blood, Torture, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Cannibalism and Animal cruelty

lue_moon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This is a difficult book for me to rate. The premise is good and it did draw me in. I was more into it in the last 100 or so pages, which had many pieces i did not see coming and was overall intriguing. But I spent a good portion of the book confused and had a hard time following a lot of the characters and their stories/monsters. I found myself googling a character list because I felt lost and didn't want to re-read. Came across the helpful suggestion to link each of the final girls to the horror movies their stories were seemingly based on (click spoiler below if you want the list). After that information, it was much easier to follow. I suspect if I was more knowledgeable about horror movies, I may have picked it up quicker, but I do not watch nor like horror movies (books I can sometimes do, but movies are a no go).

May be a better read for you if you are already a horror movie fan? 

● Lynette-had to deal with a situation dubbed the "Silent Night Slayings" (Silent Night Deadly Night)
● Marilyn-was attacked by bloodthirsty cannibals(Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
● Dani-brother Nick escaped from a mental asylum and on Halloween, slaughtered anyone who stood between him and his sister.(Halloween)
● Julia-was left a final girl after her boyfriend and one of his friends decided to turn her into a final girl (Scream)
● Heather-had to face a "Dream Killer" (Nightmare on Elm Street)
● Adrienne-survived the slaughter at Camp Red Lake(Friday the 13th)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Body horror

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

sstewart89's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Child death, Cannibalism, and Blood

kristins3's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

Kinda feels like listening to Scream in book format

Includes a great Chevy ad lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

mcwattsup's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

What a fun read for a horror book! A great satire of the slasher films we’re all familiar with that gives the women terrorized in those stories the power 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Gore

_kaylinconn's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

Yet another Grady Hendrix that depicts girlhood/sisterhood so beautifully - and it’s written by a man!

The beginning was very very slow. In truth, this book doesn’t get very engaging until about halfway. You feel like you’re going crazy with Lynnette, but not necessarily in the “fun” way. (If that can exist) 

That being said, I love the honesty in this book. It doesn’t shy away from the trauma that would surround a victim of these type of crimes, and it asks some really great questions about society. Why do we glorify these crimes? What does it say about us that women are the primary victims, and the survivor has to be the “virgin” type? I love that it called out the failings in our media over content that supports this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

gamerreaper13's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I was very unsure at the beginning whether or not I would enjoy this one, but then the plot very quickly drew me in, holding me in a chokehold for hours! I slowly came to love and adore the main characters after beginning to understand their experiences.

The plot is fast paced and thr book quickly becomes impossible to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Police brutality, Cancer, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Gore