BERKLEY The Final Girl Support Group

After the glory of the Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, I couldn’t wait for this book. Boy, what a let down. The concept was original, but didn’t really work well. There was no sense of camaraderie between the characters, and the main protagonist Lynette had no likeable qualities. I preferred the character “Fine,” her potted house plant.Ultimately I couldn’t really understand what motivated any of the killings, yes a little far-fetched is ok, but this book didn’t really hold together in any way. Such a shame.

Okay, so if people don't want to see a full review, I would reccomend reading it for certain chapters alone. The world is so well built and if you like horror it lets you indulge as well as examine the tropes within the genre. The plot is secondary to this which is great because it's weak in places. Okay now a detailed review. Having read all other works by G.H I was super excited to see the release of 'The Final Girls Support Group'. The concept is unique, fun and an interesting parody of the slasher film. The writing was brilliant in lots of different ways. When it wanted me to feel scared, I did. When it wanted me to feel heartbroken, I did. The characters were mostly compelling though some felt a little shallow and underdeveloped. The plot for the majority was well paced and gripping. Then the end happened. I like that the book ends up on such a high note but it felt like it touched on a lot of stuff that was just never explained or expanded on. The ending felt a little hollow. The motive of the big bad is explained in a few sentences after the fact and just doesn't seem to justify the actions they took. I feel like the book had some great concepts and ideas. The worldbuilding was detailed and interesting. However, a lot of the worldbuilding was bought in as if it would play into the big bad and then just kind of didn't. There is also definitely room for a work exploring the Dream King. I hope there is otherwise it's just like oh Lovecraft stuff exists in this universe too, no reason tho. To end on a positive, I loved the design of the book and the constant examination of the final girl as a concept that is prominent in horror media.Worth picking up!

I knew this wasn’t going to be a breathtaking work of literature, but good lord. As a massive horror geek i was super excited about the concept of this book, but the writing has just really let it down. It spends a lot of the story explaining the story and the characters rather than letting us discover things as we go along. Feels like it was written specifically for people who don’t already know what a Final Girl is. Within the first 50 pages the main character has said ‘i am a Final Girl’ about 12 times. The idea of this is brilliant, but I then read the writer saying that they essentially pulled it out of a drawer after not being able to sell it when their publisher/agent said ‘have you got anything ready to go?’ and they then reworked it and put it out. You can tell. Very clearly written with selling the film rights in mind.

Love a slasher film and this was a great slasher through and through!

this book was so good i couldnt put it down, i read it in one sitting!