Reviews with content warning for Death - Final Girls

I actually enjoyed Survive the Night, another Riley Sager book I read about a year ago, and that was why I gave this book a shot even though the previous “final girl thriller book” I read was mediocre. Unfortunately, I think this book was worse.

It’s so painfully obvious that this book is written by a male author, and that’s important because the main female character is so weakly written and inconsistent (as are pretty much all of the characters, but in a book that harps on “female power” in the final girl context,it’s noticeable that not one female character is truly interesting or at least likable) The ending felt like a cop out, pun intended, and honestly just annoyed me. Also, out of the two books I’ve read from this author, this is the second to reveal the killer to be a romantic interest of the female protagonist

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alexandramcgrew's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

this book was pretty slow in the beginning and i really struggle with slow books, so it took me a lot longer to read than sager’s other books.

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tdigiorgio's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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thejenstamps's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Yet again Riley Sager sends us down a winding road with so many dizzying twists you can't tell which direction is up.

I thought I knew who did it. I was sure. But I couldn't have been more wrong. Brilliant.

Shocking that this is his first book.

Like horror thriller mysteries? Do yourself a favor and pick up Final Girls by Riley Sager

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marleyjade123's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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haileyhardcover's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Who doesn’t love a good ole slasher serial killer mystery? I know I do!

This is my second Riley Sager book and I’m officially counting myself as a fan. Though I think I was more gripped and surprised by The Only One Left, Final Girls was a really fun read and was a much more visual experience for me! The story jumps back and forth between the event that made the main character, Quincy, a “Final Girl” to begin with and present day. In the chapters detailing what occurred at Pine Cottage, it almost felt like I was watching a slasher movie; the images were so clear in my head. Really compelling writing, with just enough detail to build the image in your mind without overdoing it and getting overly descriptive. If Sager wrote a book that was just entirely a slasher story, I’m certain I would absolutely devour it! (Has he? Clearly I need to check out the descriptions of all of his books now!)

I will say, I figured out the mystery to this one pretty early on, but I still really enjoyed the story leading up to finding out I was correct! I think Sager does a really fantastic job of planning his stories and finding ways to subtly work in clues for those of us who like to race to solve the mystery. His are books that, if you were to read them a second time, I think you would spend most of the time smacking your own forehead and exclaiming “How did I miss that?!”

I’m looking forward to more Riley Sager in the future. Final Girls is an easy 5 stars!

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moxiereads's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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