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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

92 reviews

ciarareadstoomuch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

thisiscourt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Can’t quite put my finger on what I didn’t like about this book. I guess I went into it expecting one thing and got a completely different thing. I didn’t understand the motivations of most of the characters. I’m don’t think I got the point of what the author was trying to say, if anything. At times the writing felt good, and at others it felt repetitive. The cast of characters felt a little one-dimensional and could’ve used some fleshing out (excuse the pun). I wish we were given more time to care about them in the beginning of the story so we could understand this long journey the narrator embarked on. Would love to see a version of this book written by a woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

weatherd's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

boundforinfinity's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

"The Final Girl Support Group" has finally won me over to Grady Hendrix. Any mention to an 80s slasher tends to draw me in but, in this renaissance of 80s horror in literature, "The Final Girls Support Group" stands King of the crop.

The main protagonist, Lynette, continues to be delightfully dangerous throughout the novel, at some points not truly convincing me she was the correct one. The main plot of the final girls attacked, all feels like a mad woman pulling at strings at first. It all culminates into a homage to the 80s slasher. 

Truly, a great sequel to some masters of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

slpysnek's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Alcohol

honeyland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book, not sure if I would classify it as horror though. Yes it was violent to a certain extent, but it felt more thriller-esque.
If one is looking for a book to fall in love with the characters, this one isn't it's done extremely well.
I liked how, as a reader, one constantly went from thinking the main character is right to thinking she's absolutely making all of it up in her head, back to thinking it's real and so on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity and Racism

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rustmaiden's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings