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lauriereadslohf's review
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Dead Eyes is a gory, fun read in the Rewind or Die series. I would love to see these 80’s themed novellas turned into films. There is such cheesy goodness to behold. But for now, we have these great books that don’t take things too seriously and that is perfectly fine by me.
Lisa is a teen writing a story for a college scholarship about the funeral home across the street. Many years earlier it was the scene of a massacre and has since remained empty until now . . . She spies a mother and her teen daughter moving in and wastes zero time getting to know Trisha and weaseling her way into the home. Who can blame her? I’d need to snoop it for myself too! Don’t even tell me you wouldn’t!
There’s a lot of fun stuff going on here plotwise including a creepy as hell murder house, mismatched but somehow still perfectly matched friendships, a mystery to solve, some bloody revenge, and enough EYEBALLS for everybody! It’s all here and it’s all incredibly amusing.
The characters are well written, sometimes they’re aggravating dumbasses (as they need to be here), and our main character Lisa has a great handle on sarcasm. The author uses 80’s references and tropes in the best way, often teasingly poking fun at them instead of throwing them at the reader.
“Did these fools know how much of a cliche they were?”
I may have guessed one of the secrets early on but that doesn’t take away from the joy of watching this all play out. If you’re a fan of 80’s slashers you shouldn’t miss this one!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Vomit
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