Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

36 reviews

obsessedteach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Medical trauma

nialiversuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Addiction, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Violence, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

shysheepys's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Honestly, I loved the twists and turns in this. I wish it had been longer and explored the realms of the final girls a little bit more. But the choice of protagonist, villain, etc, where all fascinating and not what I expected at all. Super glad I picked this one up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Police brutality, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

chezler24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Phenomenal! As a horror/slasher movie fan, Hendrix crafted a story that references the horrors of these films but gives the "final girls" and second life (and maybe some closure in a sense). The twist of who was behind everything didn't grow stale for me and it ended up making more sense than one of the original misdirects. For a while though, it almost seems like Lynette is too unreliable of a narrator due to her paranoia but in the end, her will to keep pushing ends up coming in clutch. One of my favorite bits throughout the book was the various horror franchises we're used to having their names swapped from what we are used to. My favorite was Panhandle Meat Hook for Texas Chainsaw. I think this one might be close to My Best Friend's Exorcism for me, but I think I enjoyed it a bit better than We Sold Our Souls.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Car accident, and Grief

sophializbee's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Alcoholism, Blood, and Cancer

poppyseedromance's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

apiologee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

oldladysadie's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

The action in this book kicks off immediately and never lets up. I enjoyed the unreliable narrator perspective inherent in Lynette’s POV, and loved how the puzzle pieces never quite fit together correctly until the absolute last second as a result. Not my usual cup of tea, but well done, engaging, and with poignant observations throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Stalking, Addiction, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

childofmongreldogs's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

An interesting way for the author to pose questions and levy a challenge about the way we as a society sexualize, idealize, and voyeuristically consume the female body in horror/violence.

Kept me on my toes, constantly guessing what would happen next and who was at fault. Cast of characters was sadly a bit dull and less fleshed out than one would hope for. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape