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kheideloff 's review for:
Final Cut
by Olivia Worley
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a fun YA thriller novel! I read this one in a couple hours and it definitely kept me on my toes. The whodunit isn’t easily dispensable and has a great twist. I think I suspected just about everyone at some point in the story.
I definitely picked out some clues, and one major thing that happened (so I’m patting myself on the back,) but I don’t think it was obvious. I was totally with the narrator when she was like “so and so did it because xyz….” And then a twist and I’m like okay yes it’s this person, and then it’s not.
The only thing I wish we had more on was the actual murderer. The character wasn’t gave much personality until the big reveal. Would have loved more before then.
The villain’s backstory was fantastic though. I really enjoyed this scream queen slasher book.
Blurb:
Haze is a new actress who gets a dream part in a new slasher movie. The only problem is, is that it’s in her hometown where her father murdered 5 teenagers and became known as the Pine Springs Slasher. Haze decides to give it a shot and is instantly entranced. Her fellow actors are great, and a particularly handsome Cameron catches her eye. But when strange things start to happen, accidents, and actual murders, Haze needs to figure out if this is a new Pine Springs Slasher or something even worse.
Thank you to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the arc!
I definitely picked out some clues, and one major thing that happened (so I’m patting myself on the back,) but I don’t think it was obvious. I was totally with the narrator when she was like “so and so did it because xyz….” And then a twist and I’m like okay yes it’s this person, and then it’s not.
The only thing I wish we had more on was the actual murderer. The character wasn’t gave much personality until the big reveal. Would have loved more before then.
The villain’s backstory was fantastic though. I really enjoyed this scream queen slasher book.
Blurb:
Haze is a new actress who gets a dream part in a new slasher movie. The only problem is, is that it’s in her hometown where her father murdered 5 teenagers and became known as the Pine Springs Slasher. Haze decides to give it a shot and is instantly entranced. Her fellow actors are great, and a particularly handsome Cameron catches her eye. But when strange things start to happen, accidents, and actual murders, Haze needs to figure out if this is a new Pine Springs Slasher or something even worse.
Thank you to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the arc!