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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

80 reviews

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

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, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol and Addiction

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Cursing, 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: Violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

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

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

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

Moderate: Racism and Infidelity

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

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

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

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

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

overall, i enjoyed reading this. the writing was so digestible and the characters were all so different and distinct. i think my biggest issue was the ending. i did not think it was realistic or well flushed out. it felt kinda cheap imo. also nobody ever talks about how graphic this. i was kinda caught off guard to be honest. please keep that in mind before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Gore, Addiction, and Excrement

annieisawesome's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.0

It was very slow to read. The action didn’t really start until half way through. The beginning was very hard to get into. I actually had to get this book out of the library 6 different times to finish. I did enjoy the portrayal of the different horror movies within it. The ending was incredibly predictable however, and I’m not sure if it was worth the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Murder, Body horror, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol