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Good Girls Don‘t Die has a truly unique and intriguing premise: what if you were “stuck” in your favorite murder/horror story genre? Would you follow the stereotypes or would you do the sensible things you say you‘d do from the comfort of your couch? Unfortunately my enjoyment of the story didn‘t go far past the cool premise. The characters were really annoying and pretty unlikable and the stereotypes were so heavy handed it became aggravating. ⬇️

Overall, this was a fun read. This really reads like a series of three short stories that then connect at the end. It‘s a little bit of a homage to what I‘m guessing are the author‘s favorite movie tropes. It‘s not a perfect book, there are plot holes and the antagonists were mustache twirly and not particularly well developed. If you want a tropey, almost silly, horror thriller with “good for her” vibes you may like this. 4⭐️

A decent quick read.

Celia wakes up in a house with a husband & a daughter she doesn't recognise. When a nasty neighbour, who lives next door to the restaurant Celia supposedly owns, is murdered it looks like Celia is being primed to take the blame. Can she work out who she really is & who the killer is?

Allie has arranged to go to the beach for her birthday with friends Madison & Cam, however when the two friends' boyfriends tag along, Allie is annoyed. (Continued)

This book had so much potential. I absolutely loved the idea. But it was poorly executed. Every time I started getting a feeling for the story, it switched. Very disjointed. The ending was just humiliating. All the different ways this author could have gone and they decided to go with all white men are bad just because they are white men. Hopefully, a white man never tries to read this book. Rip. 1.5/5

4⭐
This is unlike anything I‘ve ever read…a fresh idea…it takes genre mash-up to new never-before-seen heights. The story is intense and dynamic and I was so invested in how it would end…I couldn‘t listen fast enough. Unfortunately, the ending didn‘t completely come through for me. It was a little OTT and a little cheesy…sadly. Lisa Flanagan was fantastic…she made all three POVs sound different.

This is really clever. Women caught in weird scenarios straight out of their favorite book genres.

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Pub date is 11/14/23
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SO MUCH FUN!! This is definitely a thriller-y horror story for book lovers. Three women wake up inside a scenario eerily similar to the books they enjoy reading: there‘s a Stepford Wives scenario, a Final Girls scenario, and a Hunger Games scenario. We get one woman‘s story at a time, then they converge. I couldn‘t stop reading it, so good! #spookySeptember

Many thanks to Berkley Pub and #NetGalley for this compulsive read! Pub date: Nov 4.

📚 + 🐕 + ☕️ in my PJs and comfy chair

“A sharp-edged, supremely twisty thriller about three women who find themselves trapped inside stories they know aren‘t their own…” This is my first read by Christina Henry, I‘m enjoying it so far! Goodreads says it‘s horror and thriller. Feels thriller-y so far.

🙌🏻 ARC from Berkley via #NetGalley. Thank you to the publisher for this Nov 2023 release!

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