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I‘m not a horror girl at all, but this was over-the-top fun. A nod to slasher films, this had tons of great pop culture references and humor, but still plenty of gore, because it is a horror book.

#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - horror book by a BIPOC author

I am not sure what this adds to Stephen Graham Jones's oeuvre. It's written like someone's describing a slasher film, tons of movie references, a couple of twists, of course, but way too wink-wink, tongue in cheek for me to enjoy for as many hours as it took to listen to it. It reads like a warm-up for The Indian Lake Trilogy.

Bailing on this about half way through, I‘m just not enjoying it even though I like the concept.

This confirms it for me - I don‘t get on with this author‘s writing style, I have read one and not enjoyed it and DNF‘d this one and another one 👎🏻

Book 27🎧

Not typically one to bail (especially on a Final Girl book!) but this ones just kind of messy? I got about 60% but I‘m tired of hearing it😂

Trying to nip on the heels of Scream, it tries to call out the cliches of a typical slasher film while it‘s happening. Which usually I‘d be game for (RUN JAMIE!!😂) but the story jumps a lot to mimic a movie and it makes it confusing😵‍💫

There was a Bill & Ted shout out, that was the best part.

@kamoorephoto My camera stinks, but the #creepychristmas package was amazing & so much more than I expected! The number of books in this box was astounding; as was the fact that there was only 1 included I had actually read (but Nicole hadn't, so I passed it to her)! Add in the candy, the scarf, the Krampus details, the tarot, the pet items, etc., & I'm speechless. I opened it early to cheer a bad week, & it went above & beyond. Thank you! 😱 😻

#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Jones yet again delivers a completely unique book with an intriguing writing style, but sadly for me it just never came together. The book is written in script form and it's as if you're reading, instead of watching, a cheesy "B" movie. This style doesn't give room for good character development which made it difficult for me to become fully invested.

I wanted to love this book. So much potential, but in my #unpopularopinion it missed the mark.
The good- Story was great fun; would be a good slasher movie; ❤️ the movie references; a few unexpected twists.
The bad- It tried too hard and was a bit too cutesy with its meta-horror “cleverness “. I HATED the writing style, extremely annoying/confusing. No character development.
The Ugly- so many plot holes, where to begin? Where‘s Crystal?
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Any book that starts with a quote from Heathers is alright by me.😁

Movies don‘t create psychos, movies make psychos move creative- billy #thelastfinalgirl #stephengrahamjones

Day 29: Scream

#horrorseason
@Klou

Thanks for this @ChasingOm I am very into spooky books so this is a perfect prompt for me!

Tagging a book by the same author as The Only Good Indians which I loved just as much and haven‘t seen as much love for! Perfect for Scream and slasher fans. I‘ve been looking a lot recently for horror by authors of colour and it is HARD to find things. #integrateyourshelf

45 mins into day 3 of #cyoreadathon I‘ve finished this brilliant ode to slasher movies. So meta id say it‘ll be too much for some people but I drank it up with a spoon, so clever and irreverent.

Unfortunately no supernatural here so just 6 points for #teamharkness #scarathlon2020 @StayCurious @Sace

Didn‘t quite make it to seven hours on my second day of the #cyoreadathon but I got quite close! Maybe tomorrow. Keeping it very spooky in the spirit of the #scarathlon2020 - I‘ve loved or am currently loving all these books so it‘s been a good reading day.

61 points for #teamharkness @StayCurious @Sace

Next up, more SGJ! 🖤

Ever wonder what a "B" horror movie would be like if you watched it with your eyes closed and the described video on? Yeah, me either but fortunately there's an #audiobook for that!

Luckily, I LOVE cheesy B horror movies so I enjoyed this. Not great, but definitely a pick if you love slashers where every character knows they are in a slasher. Cheesy names like Jamie "Lee" Curtis are a must ? ????

#scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

This was fun and smart. It was easy to see the film this book could be... Stephen Graham Jones has incredible range. I loved Izzy.

P. 71. The Last Final Girl
“You ever feel like you‘re in the prequel, like?” Izzy says to Brittney. “Like the important stuff, the stuff that really matters, it‘s just next, after this?”
“It‘s called high school...”

When you can‘t sleep, might as well read scary stories...

“Earth to Izzy,” Brittney says, nudging her, reminding us once more of her name.
Enjoying this book.

I know there is a lot here, but I haven't been doing TBRs lately so I wanted options. Also, I forgot my non-fiction title is Murdered Innocents. 🎃👻💀 #screamathon #ineedtowritebigger