A review by sapphicpenguin
Final Girls by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Much more suspense/mystery than action/thriller. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! I did often get mad at the main character, but I guess I'll give her a pass for the, y'know, slasher-movie trauma. The plot twists were well set up/thought out, and kept me guessing till the very end. I liked the subversion of movie tropes, plus the writing was very satisfying. Great nonlinear storytelling. A good all-in-an-afternoon read.  I guess I don't have the patience for too much mystery, though, as sometimes I just wished we could get to the next thing.

ACAB btw

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, and Death of parent