apestforwrens 's review for:

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Slow start but worth it. Our heroine takes a little time to warm up to, but do not let that discourage you. This is coming from someone who does not like horror: I loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Its a slasher, there is genre typical content. Because it takes place from within the heroine's head, there is some derealization.