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challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book, despite its horror, is a love letter.
It is a love letter to being alive. A love letter to finding people that make it feel worth it. A love letter to fighting for them, but also fighting for yourself. To finally, finally fighting for yourself. A love letter to surviving despite how much the world doesn't want you to. To standing up when it knocks you down, and saying, "not this day". A love letter to surviving despite how much you don't want you to. To putting down the knife. To having a friend who loves you enough to hold you to their chest, to not let you sink under the weight of the world, to not let you betray yourself with your own hand. A love letter to living, not just surviving. To building a life.
A love letter to Jade fucking Daniels, the angel of Indian Lake. Jade Daniels, the final girl. Jade Daniels, who survived despite it all, not out of luck, but sheer determination and force of will.
Jade is probably my favorite character of all time. Thank you, Stephen. This was a fitting ending to a series that started my heart like the chainsaw it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Pedophilia
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt