A review by thekatreturns
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

I love the meshing of genres here. I’m not the biggest fan of teen beach reads, and I’m not the biggest fan of demonic based horror, but together they’re more than the sum of their parts. I didn’t even care that much that I didn’t get every geographic and pop culture reference. Which, because my experience in Tennessee in the 90s is close but not quite South Carolina in the 80s, I felt annoyed by at first but ultimately just found the story so compelling that it didn’t matter. I’m not sure whether this is an ebook specific thing (there were lots of extras inside the ebook) but I did not need to know exactly what one character was eating or how many calories it was. Most of the ebook extras were really fun and built out the world while also being sadly realistic. Overall, I really liked the play with all the Issues™️ that dominated adult messages about teenagehood back in the day.
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