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A review by peppypenguin
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I absolutely love how meta this book is. It's an excellent concept that I feel is handled well as a character driven action-filled story. It does go over the top but I think that was part of the point as a slasher/mystery set in a world difficult to really define. That makes it hard to suspend disbelief but if you just roll with it it's great.
The meta analysis of Final Girls versus their monsters is cool. The author explores this in a fascinating way and it works well, as unhinged as it is.
I enjoy Lynette's character arc and the author's take on how each of the Final Girls would handle their traumatizing experiences years later. The plot itself has some nice twists and turns and there is never a dull moment, which made the read fun.
It's extremely cheesy in many ways, but I like the themes of sisterhood, fighting until the end, there is more to life than fearing death, etc.
The meta analysis of Final Girls versus their monsters is cool. The author explores this in a fascinating way and it works well, as unhinged as it is.
I enjoy Lynette's character arc and the author's take on how each of the Final Girls would handle their traumatizing experiences years later. The plot itself has some nice twists and turns and there is never a dull moment, which made the read fun.
It's extremely cheesy in many ways, but I like the themes of sisterhood, fighting until the end, there is more to life than fearing death, etc.