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A review by _kaylinconn
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Yet another Grady Hendrix that depicts girlhood/sisterhood so beautifully - and it’s written by a man!
The beginning was very very slow. In truth, this book doesn’t get very engaging until about halfway. You feel like you’re going crazy with Lynnette, but not necessarily in the “fun” way. (If that can exist)
That being said, I love the honesty in this book. It doesn’t shy away from the trauma that would surround a victim of these type of crimes, and it asks some really great questions about society. Why do we glorify these crimes? What does it say about us that women are the primary victims, and the survivor has to be the “virgin” type? I love that it called out the failings in our media over content that supports this.
The beginning was very very slow. In truth, this book doesn’t get very engaging until about halfway. You feel like you’re going crazy with Lynnette, but not necessarily in the “fun” way. (If that can exist)
That being said, I love the honesty in this book. It doesn’t shy away from the trauma that would surround a victim of these type of crimes, and it asks some really great questions about society. Why do we glorify these crimes? What does it say about us that women are the primary victims, and the survivor has to be the “virgin” type? I love that it called out the failings in our media over content that supports this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail