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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

47 reviews

kiingchika's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Wow. Just… wow. Lynnette has to be one of the worst protagonists ever, and it’s like girl, I get it, but I did not expect to be subject to it. She was just so insufferable. Like cracked, in every sense of the word. It dragged on forever, and I don’t even like horror but a YouTuber recommended it (last time I listen to influencers /hj) but man. The literal only reason it’s not a 1 star rating is for the sole fact that I was gagged when the killer was revealed.

I feel like I should’ve seen Skye coming cause when Lynnette thought it was the doctor I was like she’s just batshit crazy. I expected it even LESS when Stephanie was in on it? And then the stupid shit at the end where they tried to help her? Like okay damn maybe you all should’ve been in a pack, actually. (I’m kidding)

I’m just glad this book is done and over with. Only reason I didn't DNF is because I’m stubborn, but it literally took me a goddamn year to get through this shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

matcha_cat's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Fire/Fire injury

dexlud's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Final Girl Support Group is a beautifully written book detailing Lynnette Tarkington and her Final Girl Group’s life over the span of like a couple weeks, with flashbacks to the past, twists, turns, and characters that you really do get attached to. I loved this book, even with one scene or two making me cringe slightly. I personally wouldn’t call it horror, more thriller, but it’s a very good book none the less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

zizzlee0305's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

crimsonash606's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring 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

4.25

An incredible read for any slasher fans. A great mix of deadly stakes and humor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

vickymcckey's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

Very well written and well thought out. The author makes sure readers know that he doesn’t support the glorification of serial killers, which is nice and (unfortunately) necessary, even if it was a bit heavy handed throughout the book.

I thought the first plot twist of Skye being the killer worked really well, but Stephanie’s role in it felt a little more forced while it was being revealed.

The description of violence in Lynn’s first “horror movie experience” I found to be a bit gratuitous, but I guess that’s what you get when you pick up this kinda book. The rest of it didn’t bother me, but the implied sexual violence and child violence on page 155-156 were a lot.

This is definitely the kind of story where a good suspension of disbelief will do you favors, not necessarily because of the serial killer aspects, but more because of the character’s personalities and logistics. Though once again, that’s kinda expected from this sort of book. Overall this was definitely out of my comfort zone but I did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Cannibalism

concon95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

bwest6377's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.5

I wanted to love this book but found myself struggling to finish it. I really loved the concept but there were so many details the story became hard to follow. I did enjoy the twist and the final chapter, but the middle/main scene lost my mind interest because it felt way too minor detail oriented rather than focused on the main plot, like a flashback scene in a movie. I would 100% watch a movie adaptation of this book, but just unfortunately not my favorite 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

thirteenlaurels's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

I wish it had wrapped up a few more plot threads, but overall an excellent novel. I'm not surprised that this one is so popular.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

There is a description of a previous ex-relationship with a huge power imbalance and considerable age gap. The younger party is 18.