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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

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bs1801's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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imogenlj's review

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dark tense

3.75

This is my second Grady Hendrix book and each has reflected the genre he’s writing in; so while TSBGTKV was all slow-building, southern gothic horror, The Final Girl Support Group is pacy, relentless and stereotypical- exactly as it’s trying to be. A winking homage to the slasher genre, reading it was an enjoyable ride.

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calhudak's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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lormag's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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emilyliest's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A re-read of one of my fave Grady Hendrix books. Pace is medium with a few heart-pounding events until a very exciting and tense end. Perhaps slightly rushed towards the end after such a long build-up. Lynette and other characters aren’t really likeable which I actually enjoy because you’re not meant to relate to them! Learning to try and understand minds with trauma and highlights the detachment she feels after her experiences. The writer has such a talent for gory and shocking descriptions that stay with you long after reading. On second read I noticed a couple loose ends which felt open to further development, eg The Dream King and Dr Carol. Overall a fantastic gripping read which fully embraces the horror genre instead of combining with other genres.

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tm400's review against another edition

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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

3.75

this story follows a woman who had survived an attempt on her life - a “final girl”. she attends a therapy group for other women who have experienced similar trials & she quickly takes action when she suspects that someone is out to get her & the other final girls. this book was so addicting, i found it physically hard to put down every time i was reading it. i liked how it was paced & i felt the inclusion of paper articles, interview transcripts, etc between the chapters was a nice addition as well.
reading this book was also incredibly frustrating at times. there’s more than one instance where specifically the main character makes decisions that just make no sense/are legitimately aggravating to read!! in addition, there’s just entirely implausible occurrences in the book that sometimes seem to exist just to make sense of the story

(like when the cabin had the protection shield capabilities against skye’s machine gun??)

and others that existed for literally no reason

(LITERALLY WHO THE FUCK EVER would kidnap their friend’s dying wife, take her to a random ass park to die, then leave her body with a random unknown man for the police to uncover later?? what???)

while i think this story could be a GREAT limited series or film, i felt the book could have had some improvements but, again, i was very much enthralled by the story the whole time. 3.75/5 stars

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