_chelseachelsea 's review for:

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

4.0

dark emotional funny 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

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After being pretty disappointed by The Final Girls Support Group, I’m happy to say this Hendrix novel was a winner. My Best Friend’s Exorcism is delightfully twisted, darkly funny, and surprisingly moving. It’s a nice blend of retro horror and coming-of-age flick that highlights Hendrix’s surprising talent for getting inside the heads of teenage girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting