This thriller has been on my TBR list for a while. Thank you to First to Read program and Penguin Random House for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!
10 years ago, Quincy Carpenter survived a horror movie-scale massacre that left all her friends dead. Automatically, she became part of a club called the Final Girls, consisting of 2 other girls who had been the only survivors of separate massacres: Lisa, who lost her sorority sisters to a college dropout’s knife; and Sam, who went up against the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn. All 3 try to put their nightmares behind and move on. Now, Quincy is doing well. She has a caring boyfriend, Jeff, a popular baking blog, a nice apartment, and a friend in Coop, the police officer who saved her life all those years ago. But her hard-won tranquility doesn’t last long, when Lisa, the first Final Girl, is found dead with her wrists slit, and Sam, the second Final Girl, shows up on Quincy’s doorstep. It seems Sam is determined to make Quincy relive the past. And when new details about Lisa’s death come to light, Quincy suddenly becomes suspicious of everyone. To find out the truth, she needs to remember what really happened to her 10 years ago.
This book took me on such an amazing ride! I absolutely adored every minute with this thriller. Deeply complex, with strong characters and a twisted plot, this novel had me on my toes the entire time. The story is mainly told from Quincy’s perspective, and she was a character that I really liked. The author did a great job of showcasing Quincy’s strengths and weaknesses, and making her likeable and believable. In fact, kudos to the author for all of the characters; each one was unique and intriguing to read about and I found it easy to imagine all of the different interactions playing out. The story itself had loads of different twists and turns, and there definitely wasn’t a single boring minute there! Nothing was too far-fetched as to throw me for a loop; everything worked and created this awesome thrill factor that fed my thrill addiction! I can go on and on about this novel but it is so much better if you experience it for yourself! If you like thrillers, then this is one you do NOT want to miss out on!
Happy reading ~