Reviews

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

micahsmith26's review against another edition

dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

lonelyasfranz's review against another edition

2.0

Fun to read but of little substance. The killer is literally revealed in the epigraph, before the first page (!!!), and the ending was the most absurd thing I’ve read in a while. I wouldn’t recommend reading this unless you’re very, very bored.
Also, side note: Lynette (main character/narrator) reminds me of Renée from The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Self-described ugly old women with tragic backstories, but also something deeper. Who knows? Maybe it’s a type.

readcharlotte's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 rounding up. I didn’t love it, but I do love Hendrix’s writing.

mcwattsup's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

What a fun read for a horror book! A great satire of the slasher films we’re all familiar with that gives the women terrorized in those stories the power 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Gore

lonelyghostie's review against another edition

3.5

I couldn’t really say if this was good, but it wasn’t bad. It was a fun read, just kind of fell flat in the end. Definitely more enjoyable than another certain Final Girl book.

ohmariagilbert's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

crlopez2013's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to love this book. The premise had so much potential. Unfortunately this one was a dud for me. The story felt super stretched out and I forced myself to finish the book. The narrator was too annoying to really care that much about and the other characters didn’t add much. I did appreciate the authors commentary on consumption of true crime and how so much of horror/thriller entertainment is based on violence against women. Very meta in that way I suppose. Overall, bit of a disappointment.

joh's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

fun! probably one of the fastest paced books i’ve ever read, but the rush worked for me because lynette is literally incapable of slowing down. a romp

rkragsdale's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked the way this book was written and the plot, however I felt like there were too many twists too close together. It got kind of tedious towards the very very end, but then the ending was satisfying to me so I liked it a lot overall (:

cherokeemoon's review against another edition

1.0

I put it down at page 45. I just could not get into the characters. Everything seemed so petty and the storyline felt like a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces. I really like the overall idea for the book and original slasher movies references.