Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

587 reviews

naestolgia_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A book club read. 

I was actually very invested from page 1. For me, I found the writing well done - though overkill at some points - almost as if it was going straight to the screen. There were a few twists that kept the plot going and a bunch of colorful characters to keep you entertained. I appreciated the 80s/90s slasher components and the special "clippings" to keep you wondering. There were some loose ends, but all in all felt very on brand. A fun, quick read.

The story had great moments of realness both from the characters, but also thematically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Violence, and Murder

ktink814's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This is fast paced and full of conspiracy theories. It’s a combo of all slasher movies in one books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

slimejules's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

bottlecaps's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Excrement, and Abandonment

quabbityash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

beccah1610's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Murder

stef_nichole's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

matcha_cat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

grunbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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

5.0

I couldn’t put this down. You can rely on Grady Hendrix to take you on a wild ride, and I managed to get through it without whiplash! 

I really liked the fast pacing and twists, as I feel this is the staple of the final girl trope, and slashers.

The final girls don’t share an equal amount of time, but I think you get a good feel for who they are and what makes them different. I was rooting for them all! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

kates_cupcakes's review against another edition

I already have paranoia as a result of my anxiety and this made it worse, I had to stop reading twice in the fifty pages I read because i felt so watched

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Murder