cerealceec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
d0505's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, and Suicide
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Stalking, Violence, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit
Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
kyriannaj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Confinement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment
rockyc5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had a great time with this and would recommend to anyone who loves the Final Girl concept or Final Girls.
Interesting that a man wrote it...would love a similar story from a girl's perspective.
I'm not the best predictor but I thought the twist(s) were good.
I'd like it as a movie too!
Spoiler
Kind of unfortunate so much of it had to do with sex and then the whole virginity question, especially because it didn't seemed framed in the fraught context of final girls' sexuality. Still had 'sluts for first' trope but it was nice that the weird kid wasnt a killer. The two explicitly or diagnosed mentally ill charcters were greatModerate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Eating disorder
taraaleitz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Things I did like:
•I like the fact that I never know where the book is going to go because Sager leaves the reader questioning everyone.
•I like that there were multiple “main characters”.
Things I didn’t like:
•This one was much darker than the other ones I’ve read—it made my stomach flip flop. I’m learning I don’t like gory books at all.
•The characters aren’t that deep. This was definitely different than previous reads of Sager’s because the main character couldn’t remember what most of the book was based around—which leaves mystery, but also a disconnect for me from the main character.
•Mention of an affair, dependence on meds, heavy alcohol consumption & sexual assault.
•The way Quincy rushes into dangerous situations and how willing she is to go along with whatever, even though it can lead to serious trouble.
Spoiler
I am thoroughly disappointed in the outcome. The fact that Coop had some weird fascination with Quincy that led him to kill everyone but her…? And then to kill the other final girls after having sex with them? Don’t love that at all.I also don’t understand why Sam provoked Quincy to that midnight park situation where Quincy nearly beats a man to death. Just to have something against her? I just feel like there were aspects here that were sooo careless/not thought through by the characters.
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
mburnsides's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Gore
maddi_sen13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Sexual violence, Vomit, Stalking, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Self harm, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, and Gore
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
kelleyedwards_96's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Child abuse
hyperashley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Child death