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A review by meganisnotokay
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
***major MAJOR emetophobia warning
**as well as those grossed out or who have a fear of bugs, worms, and parasites
*there is also vivid descriptions of cadavers opened up & dead fetuses
Not my kind of horror. It went more the gross route than scary/spooky route.
The cover and how I’ve heard people talk about this made me have much different expectations. I thought it was going to be Stranger Things meets The Conjuring. But it was more just 80s pop culture references meets The Exorcist with some high school girl drama.
I was disappointed to say the least.
None of the characters were likable apart from Abby (well most of the time anyways) and her mother. All the adults apart from Abby’s mother are infuriating. And actually, this book infuriated me many MANY times, and left me feeling extremely grossed out & ill even more times than that.
I will give credit where credit is due, the last two pages were very sweet and lovely.
I think he was going for 80s campy horror movie but it just fell flat and like he didn’t fully commit either.
Don’t hate me but, dare I say, this was way overhyped
**as well as those grossed out or who have a fear of bugs, worms, and parasites
*there is also vivid descriptions of cadavers opened up & dead fetuses
Not my kind of horror. It went more the gross route than scary/spooky route.
The cover and how I’ve heard people talk about this made me have much different expectations. I thought it was going to be Stranger Things meets The Conjuring. But it was more just 80s pop culture references meets The Exorcist with some high school girl drama.
I was disappointed to say the least.
None of the characters were likable apart from Abby (well most of the time anyways) and her mother. All the adults apart from Abby’s mother are infuriating. And actually, this book infuriated me many MANY times, and left me feeling extremely grossed out & ill even more times than that.
I will give credit where credit is due, the last two pages were very sweet and lovely.
I think he was going for 80s campy horror movie but it just fell flat and like he didn’t fully commit either.
Don’t hate me but, dare I say, this was way overhyped
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Classism
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Suicide