This was fun. I was a bit on the fence between 3 and 4 stars, but overall I had a good time with this book despite the flaws. So I'd recommend it, although I'm not overly eager to get to more of Sager's books.

I love books dealing with trauma after the fact. Seeing how it changes a person. This did okay at that, but it was more vague information than actually delving into the trauma. Like Quincy has issues from the event, but it's mostly just oh now she has to pop xanax like it's candy and pretend she's over it. It didn't feel like it was actually given the time it needed.

To be honest, I wish this had been a bit more realistic. Some parts of it veered into the cartoonish or tropey instead of leaning into the realism. I never quite got the vibe I was reading about a real person who was really dealing with all these things. It was more about the idea of final girls and it being a known group than something real. And then it got more ridiculous.

But eh I had fun. I'd rather read a flawed book that's fun than something I can't get into. I was kind of into it just for the shitstorm you knew was brewing, but into it nonetheless. If you wanna try it, I'd say give it a go, but it's not gonna be a favorite of mine. Just a fun quick read, and that's all I wanted.