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Final Cut
by Olivia Worley
This book grabbed me by the throat from page one. We start with a kill from the killer’s POV, and it just never lets up from there. The pacing? Impeccable. That second half? Injected with NOS. It’s fast, twisty, and so much fun.
I loved how it played with slasher tropes—it tricked me specifically because I thought I knew how a slasher was “supposed” to go. I was wrong, and I loved being wrong. Haze was a great lead, and the whole "movie-within-a-book" setup actually worked really well.
Is the ending super original? No. But did it work? Absolutely. Satisfying, a little open-ended, and very “final girl.” I finished this in a single day because I physically couldn’t stop reading. YA thriller fans, especially those who love a good slasher, this one’s for you.
Received as ARC
I loved how it played with slasher tropes—it tricked me specifically because I thought I knew how a slasher was “supposed” to go. I was wrong, and I loved being wrong. Haze was a great lead, and the whole "movie-within-a-book" setup actually worked really well.
Is the ending super original? No. But did it work? Absolutely. Satisfying, a little open-ended, and very “final girl.” I finished this in a single day because I physically couldn’t stop reading. YA thriller fans, especially those who love a good slasher, this one’s for you.
Received as ARC