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The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky
5.0
Rachel is the new girl at Manhattan Prep who is desperate for a fresh start where no-one knows her past. Keeping under the radar and staying at home watching horror movies rather than hanging out spoiled rich kids' parties is just how she likes it. So she is surprised when she gets an invite to The Mary Shelley Club. To the rest of the school they seemingly have nothing in common and would never hang out together but they come together for their love of horror movies. Their other love is fear tests which involve targeting classmates and scaring them out of their wits. The aim of the test is to get a scream although someone is determined to go further than that.
I had heard a book being talked about called The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky which sounded right up my street so I went to look into it further I saw it is actually called The Last Girl in the UK. I couldn't believe my luck when I spotted it on Netgalley and knew I had to bump it up my tbr.
It seems to be quite a lot of horror books I am hearing of recently are YA and I have been left disappointed when I actually read them as they are not remotely scary or even very readable. This one did not disappoint. It was not really scary but did have plenty of thrills as the whole premise of recreating horror movie tropes to scare their classmates was brilliant and I loved reading their plans come together. As little is known of the planned tests beforehand this added to the tension and also the narration switches to the target so you are just as surprised as them when something eerie starts to happen. There is also an element of mystery and intrigue as you try to figure out if the club members are actually who they appear to be. None of the characters were one dimensional and they were all intregal to the story. I could clearly see the whole thing play out in my head and as such I would love to see this made into a Netflix series. I am going to pass this book onto my eldest son as I know he would love it, but really would recommend for anyone who looking for a thrill or two. Until now I have never heard of this author but I'm excited to discover more.
I had heard a book being talked about called The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky which sounded right up my street so I went to look into it further I saw it is actually called The Last Girl in the UK. I couldn't believe my luck when I spotted it on Netgalley and knew I had to bump it up my tbr.
It seems to be quite a lot of horror books I am hearing of recently are YA and I have been left disappointed when I actually read them as they are not remotely scary or even very readable. This one did not disappoint. It was not really scary but did have plenty of thrills as the whole premise of recreating horror movie tropes to scare their classmates was brilliant and I loved reading their plans come together. As little is known of the planned tests beforehand this added to the tension and also the narration switches to the target so you are just as surprised as them when something eerie starts to happen. There is also an element of mystery and intrigue as you try to figure out if the club members are actually who they appear to be. None of the characters were one dimensional and they were all intregal to the story. I could clearly see the whole thing play out in my head and as such I would love to see this made into a Netflix series. I am going to pass this book onto my eldest son as I know he would love it, but really would recommend for anyone who looking for a thrill or two. Until now I have never heard of this author but I'm excited to discover more.