A review by jlgrahamreads
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This standalone novel runs over similar themes and ideas as Stephen Graham Jones’ other slasher commentary trilogy, Indian Lake. This novel is pretty straightforward with its main story, but is also interested in concepts of pattern recognition, free will, growing into what we’re told to be, and the different ways we can interpret our pasts. It is fun, but doesn’t play enough with genre conventions, and has a pretty rushed and unsatisfying ending.