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Review: FINAL GIRLS by Riley Sager
Oh my! A somewhat tiptoeish start soon tossed me onto a runaway rollercoaster of thrills, terror, and mystery. In this environment, I couldn't be certain who was who, who was culpable of what, and who could be trusted, if anyone--including our protagonist, the woman who insists she is "normal" despite the past everybody remembers except her.
Quincy Carpenter, like two other young women earlier, survived a massacre of sorts: one at a sorority house (Lisa of Indian ...more
Oh my! A somewhat tiptoeish start soon tossed me onto a runaway rollercoaster of thrills, terror, and mystery. In this environment, I couldn't be certain who was who, who was culpable of what, and who could be trusted, if anyone--including our protagonist, the woman who insists she is "normal" despite the past everybody remembers except her.
Quincy Carpenter, like two other young women earlier, survived a massacre of sorts: one at a sorority house (Lisa of Indian ...more
The Last Time I Lied was my first Sager book and I loved it. It had me gripped from about halfway through and same with this one. First half started off slow but then it got really fast.
I knew going into this that it was based on the slasher film trope of the last girl standing, the only survivor of a massacre. Good thing. Knowing that let me enjoy most of the book for what it was; a campy, cheesy, semi-predictable slasher film on paper. But holy Xanax and grape soda. We get it! Stop saying it F ...more
I knew going into this that it was based on the slasher film trope of the last girl standing, the only survivor of a massacre. Good thing. Knowing that let me enjoy most of the book for what it was; a campy, cheesy, semi-predictable slasher film on paper. But holy Xanax and grape soda. We get it! Stop saying it F ...more
Title: Final Girls
Author: Riley Sager
Release Date: July 11th, 2017
Page Count: 352
Start Date: October 28th, 2022
Finish Date: October 29th, 2022
Review:
Story: This author became one of my favorite authors pretty quickly. I have read almost every single book written by him. They have all been so intense. This one was no different. We follow a girl who survived after a group of her friends were killed. Her life has almost gotten back to normal. Until a girl that she has been talking to, who was also ...more
Author: Riley Sager
Release Date: July 11th, 2017
Page Count: 352
Start Date: October 28th, 2022
Finish Date: October 29th, 2022
Review:
Story: This author became one of my favorite authors pretty quickly. I have read almost every single book written by him. They have all been so intense. This one was no different. We follow a girl who survived after a group of her friends were killed. Her life has almost gotten back to normal. Until a girl that she has been talking to, who was also ...more
This book was a huge surprise for me! After the introduction, I thought it would be another clichéd mystery, but I found myself eagerly waiting to continue reading whenever I had to stop. It was incredibly engaging to explore the psychological impact of tragedy on survivors, how it marks a person, and how others take a certain pleasure in observing someone else's misfortunes. The worst begins after surviving.
The story had an excellent pace, with occasional flashbacks that perfectly complemented ...more
The story had an excellent pace, with occasional flashbacks that perfectly complemented ...more
Once I started reading Final Girls I couldn’t stop. I was glued all the way to the surprising end.
I loved this book!! Great story!! Second time reading this book and still love it!! Love this author's books!!
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Quincy Carpenter is a Final Girl, a title she never wanted and still can't accept. She was the only survivor of a massacre at Pine Cottage, where all her friends were murdered. Now, a fellow Final Girl has died, and another has shown up at Quincy's door, forcing her to remember what she hasn't been able to face for ten years.
This book was so good! I could not put it down.
Final Girls is almost unbearably suspenseful throughout. Sager masterfully weaves flashbacks of Pine Cottage into the narrativ ...more
This book was so good! I could not put it down.
Final Girls is almost unbearably suspenseful throughout. Sager masterfully weaves flashbacks of Pine Cottage into the narrativ ...more
This was too slow for me for the most part. I'd rather have read the actual story of Quincy's event than flashbacks to it. The end of the novel picked up a bit and that part I quite enjoyed. There were some twists and turns, though most of the I predicted early on. Also, the friendship between Quincy and Tina seems implausible, especially at the end.
See my blog (spoilers possible!) here: https://ichleseblog.wordpress.com/201.... ...more
See my blog (spoilers possible!) here: https://ichleseblog.wordpress.com/201.... ...more
I admit I went into this with very high expectations and came out rather disappointed this was probably my least favourite Sager it just fell flat and was very lack lustre.
Jun 20, 2017
Becki Mussa
marked it as to-read
Dec 09, 2019
Ashley Husemoller
marked it as to-read
Aug 08, 2020
Bobbi
marked it as dnf
