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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Final Cut is a fun, engaging YA slasher that's self-aware and referential without being obnoxious. I had a great time tagging along with Haze and discovering how her past was manifesting into her present- reading this book felt like spending a lazy summer afternoon having a horror movie marathon in the best way. Multimedia in a horror novel is one of my favorite things, and especially when the premise is about a movie. The script inclusions were fantastic, but it was the narration that opens the story that really shone and I was on the edge of my seat whenever we switched to that perspective. The pacing is a little slower at the start of the book but there's a lot to establish and by the 50% mark, it's full steam ahead and I don't think I put the book down once in the second half. Like what usually happens for me in slasher flicks, by the time the big reveals come around, I was too sucked in to even try to put the pieces together but the ending was satisfying and I'm excited to read Worley's other novels. Definitely recommend this to anyone that loves a good slasher movie and I think it transcends age groups really well- not too gory for the intended audience but a great homage to slasher movies for adult readers as well!
Thank you Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the ARC- all opinions are my own!
Thank you Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the ARC- all opinions are my own!