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Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

7 reviews

killing_u95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

A great sequel to a great slasher type book. Very cult-like. Felt like a prequel that was really needed in order to have a third, if that makes sense. Already pre-ordered the third. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

kikis_a_book_wh0r3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I love when authors produce great sequels! Its so rare for me to find series that give me just as much energy and entertainment through the books as the first book gave. And Adam Cesare did an amazing job with this sequel. 

I really love Quinn and the relationship between Cole and Rust. Getting to read more of their friendships/relationships after the horror of the first book was so much fun.

Marta Lee and Izzy .... they were great additions to the story. Hunter was too, although I really wanted to strangle him at times, but I am sure that was the point.... well and Cole when it came to them talking to each other. 

I enjoyed this book thoroughly and Jesse does an AMAZING job with the audio books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Stalking

laurenvoice's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

Frendo Lives was a fun-filled gore-fest with many twists and turns!

However, the ending, the showdown, was a tad disappointing compared to the first book. It felt too rushed after the majority of the book was well-paced. Nonetheless, the final chapter left us with many questions and possibilities for the third book, and I am excited to see how that turns out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Transphobia

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.75

Not as thrilling or vicious as the first, but it is still an exceptional horror YA about fraudulent conspiracy theories, mob mentality, and the effects of using said lies to target disenfranchised victims. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Violence, Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Torture, and Body horror

Minor: Vomit and Infidelity

Be warned that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), relationship conflict, fraudulent and harmful conspiracy theories, and underaged drinking are explored in this book as well.

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! It was as good or better than the first, as I'd hoped. And not as gory as I expected after the first book. It was unique for its mix of horror and social commentary and mystery, and the writing and tone were consistent throughout the story.

 I love Quinn & Rust’s friendship and caretaking of each other without the eye-rolling romance involved! I think Rust is a unique character, he's into weapons but only is them for self-defense and tries to do as little damage as possible. 

I would recommend the duology it's unique and enjoyable as well as thought-provoking. I think both horror fans and horror skeptics will enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When I heard a sequel to Clown in a Cornfield was out, I wasn’t sure what it would even be about but I knew I had to read it. This was not only a great start to my Fall/Halloween TBR but an extremely strong sequel. I never in 100 years expected to like Clown in a Cornfield 2 better than the first novel but I think I did. 

This addition to the story felt so much more scary and out of control than the events from the original Baypen Massacre. I spent a lot of the book wondering how the hell our main characters (Quinn, Rust, and Cole, along with a new character who lived through the original tragedy also, Jerry) where even going to get out of this. 

As expected of Clown in a Cornfield this book was fast pace, fun, and didn’t beat around the bush with the outrageous violence and murder. Also, as to be expected,  the overarching themes were extremely politically poignant.   

My only complaint is, while I loved the way characters were built upon from the last novel…I found myself really frustrated at Cole a lot which made me less invested in him, but his actions weren’t things I’d consider to be out of character either. 

The ending could be setting up a third installment of Clown in a Cornfield…or not. I enjoyed the ending either way

and Quinn’s decision to go vigilante mode

If a third book did come out, I’d definitely pick it up, as these books (while not revolutionary) tend to be such fun reads. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Minor: Dysphoria and Infidelity

monagle's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

I really enjoyed Clown in a Cornfield as a smart piece of YA horror; it was a book that never talked down to its audience but kept its foot on the gas when it came to its slasher elements. So I wasn't surprised per se to find myself in love with Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives, but I was very impressed at the framing device Cesare used to expand his universe. Clown in a Cornfield 2 uses its slasher foundation to tell a story about social media disinformation and violent conspiracy theories, and it allows the book to feel even more dangerous than the original - and even more timely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Police brutality, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore