Review by breezer - The Final Girl Support Group

breezer 's review for:

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Final Girl's Support Group by Grady Hendrix presented a new perspective on classic slasher stories - what happens after them?

Lynnette and five other 'final girls' have already survived their worst nightmares and are still trying to piece their lives together years later. The trouble is, someone doesn't want them to.

I particularly enjoyed the commentry on mass shootings, toxic masculinity and often derogitory female horror tropes. It examined people's reactions to trauma and complicated female friendships in a depth that I don't normaly see but really appreciate.

You don't want someone angry at you, especially a man, so you say yes to things you don't want to do because there's no road map for where you are, nothing to guide you except a neon sign in your head that says: Do not make men angry.

Ocassionally it erred a little on the 'crazy lady' trope but its overal message still shone through. I would also say the plot to me was predictable however it was still a great meta look at the genre.

I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend to slasher movie fan's. (Especially with the amount of horror easter eggs sprinkled throughout!)

Thank you to Netgalley and Titan Books for gifting me an advanced reader's copy.

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