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Final Girls by Riley Sager

79 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Had me going there for a minute, bud. The twist got me. 

Truly despicable characters, all of them, and a unreliable narrator trope that isn't exactly what it seems. This was fun, and while I don't normally like books that end all wrapped up with a bow, this one felt complete. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

epeolatrist's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

d0505's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Vomit

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kyriannaj's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

ohyeahshebomb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Definitely kept me guessing up until the very end! Successful first Riley Sager book and I was not disappointed! Riley's writing style was absolutely perfect for a gooey thriller such as this. IT felt like I was truly watching a movie. He did a great job of giving descriptive without outright telling you everything you needed to know. You had to piece it all together. And just because you know something in the beginning, doesn't mean it's exactly as it seems...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, and Alcohol

mburnsides's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

 Final Girls had a slow beginning and a quick end. Many reviews complained about the pacing throughout the book, but I think it adds to the chaos and unravelling of Quincy’s peaceful and put together life after Sam’s arrival. The pace picks up as Quincy begins to return the memories of her massacre and the anger and violence she’s hidden inside herself for a decade. 

I felt like the twists and reveals were nicely paced and put together. There was enough suspicion threaded that I got the impression that people aren't who they were portrayed as and that Quincy’s memories might be wrong. But the final villain twist caught me completely off guard. 

I liked the snippets of Quincy’s memories of the massacre spaced throughout the book until Sam’s reveal and the ending. Each memory lined up with current events in Quincy’s life, while keeping me interested in figuring out what actually happened and why everyone distrusted Quicny’s memory loss. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Honestly, this book was a serious letdown. It was not what I was expecting (in a bad way). Most of the twists were very predictable. Also, I'm not one to comment on pacing, but I felt how he went about the alternating chapters was weird, especially how sporadic they were. I really didn't like the characters especially "Ms. Boyd". Also, the big twist at the end seemed like a cop-out in a way. Like it was there for the sake of shock value and not because it made sense. And I hate that Quincy never gained any repercussions for what she did to that poor homeless man. Also, I thought more horror film tropes would be present here and there were literally close to none. Overall, I just found myself extremely bored with the book and was just trawling through it until it was over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

This book was definitely interesting! Quincy seems at first to be a flat and uninteresting traumatized woman, but eventually evolves into something much more. The inner turmoil she displays at not only her current actions and choices but reflections of her past as well develop her into a multi dimensional character worth reading to the end for. Speaking of which, the ending was both as expected and sooo very unexpected! The last third of the book had me on the edge of my seat! My qualms with this book lie with the stereotypical and expected things. Like the boyfriend and other final girls. Even the twist was somewhat expected. I just wasn't as surprised as I like to be with these books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

monique1316's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse