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hauntedantiqueshop's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
tldr: I’m revoking Grady Hendrix’s writing privileges. He’s going in the chokey.
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Addiction, Abandonment, and Pedophilia
mothmania's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Addiction, Car accident, Misogyny, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Medical content
win_bin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Cancer, Child death, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Gore, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence
blueowl2ivy's review
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Violence, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Car accident, and Misogyny
Minor: Cannibalism
sarah_mcmullan_nz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
As someone who makes their living out of watching and writing about horror films, this book was incredibly frustrating to read.
In all honesty, I think I enjoyed trying to figure out who the characters were supposed to be way more than reading this poorly written, sloppily plotted incredibly obvious story.
Having said that - don't waste your time.
There are far better horror books, books about final girls and final girl films out there. Find them.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Drug abuse, Cancer, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic friendship
rosesofthespring's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Ableism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Police brutality, Cursing, Misogyny, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement
Moderate: Excrement, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Racism, Torture, Cannibalism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship
There is a description of a previous ex-relationship with a huge power imbalance and considerable age gap. The younger party is 18.dexkit10's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, and Stalking
Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism
lilawsahar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The subject was so interesting but the plot of the book was so boring. I liked that the book was about final girls, but I didn’t like how it was pretty much like any other thriller. It felt so basic for such an unique idea.
I could not follow the action scenes at all. I just kept jumped over fighting scenes because I had no idea what was going on. His descriptions were weird and hard to follow and his transitions were terrible. I hated the mixed media between chapters too. It didn’t really add to the story.
It felt like a man wrote a book trying to relate to women and missed the mark completely. Women are scared of men. That’s the only thing he got right lol.
Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Drug use
paronomaniac's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Gun violence, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Pedophilia and Cannibalism
vj_thompson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Cancer, Drug abuse, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, and Suicidal thoughts