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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
Laura was just a kid when the cast started dying. Now they’re remaking the film… and the curse has come back with a vengeance.
📚 Reasons to Read Burn the Negative
Cursed cinema – A cult horror movie with a deadly past comes back to life, dragging its final girl with it—and this time, the death scenes are real.- Final girl energy – Laura is messy, complex, and determined to stop the curse that’s haunted her since childhood—even if it kills her.
- Meta horror – With callbacks to ‘90s slasher films, a killer urban legend, and a twisted look at Hollywood reboots, this is a love letter to horror fans who like their scares smart.
After reading this author’s book last year. Heads will Roll, I wanted to pick up more of his backlist. I wasn’t totally prepared for how paranormal this was going to get, but that didn’t bother me as much. It was fun with the homages to horror, Winona Ryder, and other 80s and 90s pop culture. However, I never really got a strong hold on our main character, and as such, I had a harder time rooting for her in this context. Overall fun if you like horror stories.
Offft, no running away only cyclically running into yourself
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Ugh, i'm a little over the "horror movie" trope.
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The idea behind this book was really good in my opinion. The idea of a cursed horror film ruining a child stars life and then coming back to haunt her as an adult is very compelling. Unfortunately, the lead of this story just wasn't that good. The story couldn't decide if it wanted to be supernatural or not, making you unsure if things were really happening for far too long. I also didn't care for the ending. While I think there is a way to have an interesting or good end of making friends with your demons, this was not that. The demon that she is friends with is just Stabby McMurder and has no dialogue lines. So in joining with it she is just a bad person. There are better horror books out there that are more worth your time.
My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book
My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book