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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
5.0

My first Hendrix, and I can safely say it won’t be my last.
When Abbie’s best friend Gretchen (could you get a more cliche 80’s American name than that?!), begins to act weirdly and unusual things keep happening around her, Abbie takes it upon herself to investigate and get to the bottom of her friends change.
Firstly I really liked the way the story was told, from Abbie’s perspective, as if looking back, including flashbacks to their youth and early friendship. The story unfolds at a decent pace. You’re not left bored and waiting, but it isn’t a fast rush to the end either.
There is an element of mocking the decade, in a way similar to The Goldbergs does (or Friends flashbacks