Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Final Girl Support Group, by Grady Hendrix

103 reviews

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i very recently read another one of grady hendrix's books, my best friend's exorcism. it was decently entertaining and i'd been looking at this one for a little while before having read the other. i was not aware beforehand that they were both written by the same author until i went to read this one. i did like this one better. the main character has a lot of flaws but you also feel sympathetic for her and invested in her story at the same time. i liked the concept of the story and the portrayal of ptsd/ocd/agoraphobia as someone who has experienced all three as well at various levels. now that i've read two of grady's books, i can tell he likes a good nostlagia feel with a flawed narrator with a lot of self-doubt but who ultimately cares more about their tribe than the fear of failing and will do anything to protect the ones they care about most. there's always going to be a happy, heart-warming ending and a "love and bravery conquers all" moral of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Terminal illness, Body horror, Torture, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

agoraphobia, ptsd, and ocd themes.

punkrockingnerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really like it! It's def a work made by someone who loves the original horror classics but is willing to put a twist on them to make the stories more impactful. I wish the characters were more like a family, though. When bad stuff starts happening, I really wanted them to be more supportive of each other, but they dove right into fighting, and it wears on you after awhile. So... not found family, but it's a fun time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Ableism, Animal death, Torture, Cannibalism, Self harm, Confinement, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Final Girl Support Group works on many levels. It’s a feminist reframing of horror tropes. It’s a love letter to every Final Girl. It’s a protest to a culture of violence and dehumanization. It’s also a very good thriller. The only reasons it’s not rated higher is because it could’ve been improved by a more diverse lens of womanhood (all of our protagonists are white) and beyond our POV character, the others were hard to get a full read on until the end. The ending though is Top Notch. If the premise is at all appealing, this is worth the read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Racism

kali21's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

good but i cannot picture someone who isn’t a huge horror fan enjoying it tbh. they wouldn’t understand the joy of all of the references 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Body horror, Injury/injury detail, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

sasper87's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Grief, Gore, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, and Death

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Stalking, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Addiction, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism

cheyisvibing's review against another edition

The premise is really interesting but even as we got going further into the plot the book didn't really grab me. The MC also didn't really behave the way it was established she should based on the setup, and she kind of drove me nuts as the narrator anyway 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Stalking

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I think it would have been a little better with a female author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Gun violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Classism, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Gore, and Emotional abuse

thisiscourt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Can’t quite put my finger on what I didn’t like about this book. I guess I went into it expecting one thing and got a completely different thing. I didn’t understand the motivations of most of the characters. I’m don’t think I got the point of what the author was trying to say, if anything. At times the writing felt good, and at others it felt repetitive. The cast of characters felt a little one-dimensional and could’ve used some fleshing out (excuse the pun). I wish we were given more time to care about them in the beginning of the story so we could understand this long journey the narrator embarked on. Would love to see a version of this book written by a woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Cursing, Cancer, and Drug abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

weatherd's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical content, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Mass/school shootings