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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

512 reviews

atomiccthulu's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Death of parent, and Classism

thedarklady's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Vomit

evo_712's review

dark emotional funny fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, and Vomit

Moderate: Eating disorder and Medical content

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

fayziekaywolf's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

I read this book because of all the hype it received on TikTok. I personally don't think it lived up to the hype.

There are some scenes that might make your skin crawl, but I feel that this book is best framed as a comdey-horror.
If you're looking for something scary, this is not the book I'd recommend.
If you're wanting a light horror read, or to dip your toes into the genre, this is a good book for that. 

I really disliked the inclusion of "slave day" during spirit week, as well as the mentioning of one character having done black face in a play in their youth. 
These elements added absolutely nothing to the story/character development/etc and could've been left out without impacting the story line in anyway.

If you like "the power of friendship"-esque tropes, you may enjoy this story.

Also, this book has a bangin' 80s soundtrack.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Racism

she_ena's review

dark funny fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

hannahsreading's review

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

3.5✨

This felt like Mean Girls mixed with Stranger Things and the Exorcist. It was fun, gross, happy and sad all over. The friendship between Gretchen and Abby was really admirable and the final chapter was so bittersweet. It truly felt like an 80s film in novel format.

I wasn’t too keen on some of the additions (without giving to much away - wasn’t happy about the Max situation in the end) and I feel that the ending wrapped up a bit too suddenly and without enough explanation in places. The owls while subtly mentioned weren’t mentioned enough, and the same with the old stories/ place in the woods. It would’ve been nice to have a bit more context in the ending to tie everything together but generally I feel Hendrix did a great job! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

jessicahuss's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

This is my second Grady Hendrix book and I found it to be such an enjoyable read. I loved that the book is like an 80's time capsule, complete with yearbook touches.
It's definitely a weird fever dream horror book, with a touch of humor and I couldn't be happier. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Vomit

mefrou's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Vomit

buzzpoet's review

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

its_jess_m's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Slavery, and Murder