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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

15 reviews

roanjackal's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I found the book good overall. It felt a little dragging in the secon third but really picked up and became wild in the last third.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape

cuprum's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Physical abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Body horror, Blood, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Racism

angelfoodcakes's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Body horror, Drug use, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Classism, Body horror, Animal death, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, and Drug use

Moderate: Kidnapping, Racism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

shelbytaylxr's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Racism, and Mass/school shootings

kiersif's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

I wish I could erase this from my brain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

mrsmonty503's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Overall this book is a 4⭐️. The writing/plot/story and characters are what gives it a 4⭐️. I also really enjoyed the pop culture references through out the story. 

This was WAY better than The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. 

There was a heavy presence of religion; which is appropriate since the story is about an exorcism. 


Below is why I gave it a 2⭐️. 

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 Now I know the this is not the first time Grady has killed animals. I just can’t get behind a senseless animal death. 

IT DIDN’T ADD TO THE STORY AT ALL. THIS WAS NOT NEEDED. MAX DID NOT HAVE TO DIED. 

With all the said, it’s a 2 ⭐️ for me dog.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Classism, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

tayoreads's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

This is my second Hendrix book and I absolutely ate it up!! I could not put this one down!!

Will come back for a more in depth review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Fatphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Pedophilia, and Drug use

irene_g08's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was so interesting, and had such a good plot. There was a lot of plot devices introduced early in the novel that played a big part later on into the story. The beginning to the end was such a rollercoaster that I was confused but I loved it. This is the types of horror novel that keeps you aware but it won’t scare you. The details were written in a way where you could feel and see them and will have a physical reaction to some of the writing. Definitely a 4 star read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Animal death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Pedophilia

fernyfh's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment and Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual assault