Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

37 reviews

mickraine's review

adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Vomit, Classism, Body horror, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Animal death

Moderate: Excrement, Medical content, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Abortion, Torture, Gore, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, War, Blood, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

jnhenderson7's review

dark funny

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Eating disorder, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

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

bookishgoob's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Death of parent

lovelymisanthrope's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

This was the second book in my mini Grady Hendrix readathon. I was very excited to pick up this book and enjoy the movie adaptation afterwards.
"My Best Friend's Exorcism" follows Abby, a young girl in high school in the 1980's. Abby and her best friend, Gretchen, have been best friends since the moment they were thrown together at Abby's birthday party. One night, after some skinny-dipping and recreational drug use, Gretchen starts acting different. Abby is concerned that Gretchen is possessed, and Abby will do anything to get her friend back from the clutches of a demon.
This book was filled with some great representation from the 1980's, and it was very atmospheric and nostalgic for anyone that went to high school in the 1980's. Abby and Gretchen's friendship is something to be coveted. Despite being so young, they will do ANYTHING for each other, and I think this is something to aspire to have with someone.
This book definitely had horror and there are some scenes some people might find disturbing. Grady Hendrix is so great at what he does, and I seem to be enjoying everything I pick up from him! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Gore, Bullying, Vomit, Grief, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Animal death

nikogatts's review

dark emotional hopeful tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Vomit, Eating disorder, Animal death, Self harm, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, and Terminal illness

kaylasoos's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Animal death

Moderate: Self harm and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent and Medical content

biocatrina's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

ekmook's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Torture, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

xreadingwithdemi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and Animal death

Moderate: Self harm, Bullying, Body shaming, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail