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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

587 reviews

bs1801's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

 Interesting premise, okay-ish-ly executed. The fun premise, what happens to final girls when they get older and someone starts to pick them off again, really carries the book. I agree with another review I read, where they speak to there being obvious themes (and ones I usually love! What is femininity, feminist themes, grace for older women, the toughness of women to survive the abuses against them, etc), but not a super great/in-depth exploration of them, rather instead favoring Lynette’s characterization (Jamie Lee Curtis’s Laurie in the Halloween (2019) reboot, basically), and creating confusion (there were so many NAMES to keep track of with all these intertwining and complicated final girl backstories). Honestly, it might’ve worked better as a movie lol But you can tell Hendrix has a deep love of horror and its tropes, and this was still a satisfying Halloween-season read! The last 5-6 chapters are what really made me push the book into a 4 instead of a 3-stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

Additional TW/CW: anxiety attacks (graphic), statutory rape mention (minor), death threats, grooming (minor), school shooting mention (minor)

imogenlj's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Gaslighting

kyra_alden's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

This was the third book by Grady Hendrix I’ve read and honestly this one was just sub-par. I think the idea behind this book is great but the execution was just not done very well. If your into the horror classics then reading this will give you a little more enjoyment but I still think there could have been more depth given to the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

jraley_writes's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

hkrobock's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

calhudak's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Cursing

teresaelj's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

I wanna start with why I gave this book 4.5 as opposed to 5 stars.

1. Garrett is a Terrible person and a groomer in of himself. We are definitely led to not like him but I still don’t like the past relationship at all. I understand it just don’t like it. 2. I don’t like the heather is not seen after the main events.

Now with that out of the way. I will read every thing Grady Hendrix writes. I’ve said this before and i will say it again- man writes women well. And that’s saying a lot. The fact that this book specifically is written by a man astounds me. The commentary throughout the book of our societies obsession with horror and horror especially towards women hits home a much deeper point. While we see Lynne come to terms with her trauma and truly learn that life continues and that it is the strongest force in this world - Beautiful in of itself- we truly see how monsters are men. Even how Stephanies story ends makes you want to cry; women are always victims, but women also are sisters. We support one another and turn up and it’s such a gorgeous book. I think it may be my favorites of Hendrix’s. I really truly loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

lormag's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction and Cancer

emilyliest's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Vomit