Final Girls
Ratings240
Average rating3.5
Riley Sager’s Final Girls, is a gripping and suspenseful rollercoaster ride that takes classic horror movie tropes and combining them with psychological mystery. Like The Beast at Kings Island, this novel kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
In his debut thriller we meet Quincy Carpenter, a woman who is the sole survivor of a massacre at a cabin committed a decade earlier by a man known as "The Milkman". Being the only survivor, Quincy has earned the title of being a 'final girl', like other lone survivors of mass murders. Since the nightmare a decade ago Quincy has struggled to get her life back in order. Living under the radar with her successful blog and perfect boyfriend, Quincy's life is turned upside down yet again when another final girl is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Shortly thereafter, Sam, a troubled third final girl, shows up at Quincy’s door, and chaos ensues as Quincy is forced to confront the dark, buried secrets of her past and the truth about what happened that night. As the novel progresses, Quincy begins to question not only herself, but the events of that fateful night at the cabin.
I loved this novel, and its my second favorite by Riley Sager. I would recommend it to anyone who likes traditional Law and Order episodes, as the novels unfolds exactly like that, with a twist you won't see coming.
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4.5 rounded up. A few blips toward the end when things got confusing but all in all, a great suspense novel and the kickoff to a wonderful career.
Although the first chunk of this book was a little slow to get through, once the mystery aspect picked up I couldn't put it down. Some great twists happen, one that was more hinted at than the other. I do wish the big confrontation near the end wasn't so quick but it was satisfying to figure out the mystery.
Although the first chunk of this book was a little slow to get through, once the mystery aspect picked up I couldn't put it down. Some great twists happen, one that was more hinted at than the other. I do wish the big confrontation near the end wasn't so quick but it was satisfying to figure out the mystery.
Listened to 70% audio, and read the last 30%.
3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Quincy drove me crazy, she wasnt a very likable killer.
The ending was very good. I liked it all came together.
Intro: Good. Originality: Fair. Form: Excellent. Routine: Excellent. Dismount: Shaky. Landing: Botched. Ouch.So, on the cover, Stephen King says this is fans for Gone Girl. I'll be honest, this is way more [b:Dark Places 5886881 Dark Places Gillian Flynn https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1354988288l/5886881.SY75.jpg 6873353]. One thing I loved about both books is the call-out of nosy true crime fanatics who don't treat victims with humanity. Sager brings the reader through some twists and turns and does a pretty good job with that. The journey was more important than the destination on this one, though. But the final line is one of the corniest things I've ever read.Still a solid book. I definitely recommend it. Just not life-changing or anything.
i really enjoyed this one for the most part! the plot is really intriguing and i was having a nice time throughout the story! it's such an engrossing book!
with that being said, the ending felt rushed. i felt let down & unsatisfied by it. the killer being coop was just disappointing & i feel like it would've worked better for me if it was actually quincy's boyfriend jeff maybe? idk the twist isn't bad at all that's why i'm having a hard time figuring out why im so disappointed with it
i think all in all it's just the execution & the way all the information was delivered/how the story wrapped up.
2,5/5⭐️
Niet echt geweldig. Ik had er meer van verwacht en plottwist was te voorstellen.
4.5⭐️
This was so fun I loved it! All the twists had my heart racing. I read the last like 30%? so quickly and found it so hard to put down
Solid read. It was very well written, the plot was so twisty and i never saw the twists coming.
Amazing! Definitely will be reading more Riley Sager
Knew who the killer was in the first couple of chapters. Lots of red herrings and push to distract from that one person but it was kind of obvious for me. Didn't like any of the characters. Riley sager is really hit or miss for me.
content warnings: physical and sexual assault, gore, death, mentions and depictions of rape this is a tough one to rate. it turned out to not be predictable like i had thought but things like our survivor narrator referring to a girl who was grabbed and manhandled and barely freed from a man as ‘almost-victim' was so incredibly insensitive and unaware it was astounding. for some reason i've had it in my head for years that our author was a woman so it made sense when i learned he's a 49 year old white man, lol. i think i would recommend this, i just don't think i've found my niche with mystery thrillers yet.
3,5 stars. Het verhaal is creatief, daar kan ik eerlijk over zijn. Het eerste deel van het boek greep me niet meteen, maar de stijl van schrijven maakten dat goed. Ik heb genoten van het mysterie van het boek en de vele onverwachte plottwisten op het einde. Dat maakte het uiteindelijk een prima leeservaring.
You know when you are angry at a person and they keep on talking and you're not listening anymore, the sound fades because you don't care anymore? That's how I felt. I'm pissed. If slowpoke wrote a book, this is it.
Wow. Just wow. The build up of this one took some time. Although I enjoyed the read every time I picked it up, the last 100 pages were so incredible hard to break away from. Such a huge twist, turned into a bigger twist. I had suspicions but it definitely threw me for a loop. Can't wait to read more from this author!
“You can't change what's happened. The only thing you can control is how you deal with it.”
This is actually a quote that my therapist has said to me numerous times. It's so easy to allow yourself to be a victim and feel sorry for yourself, it's taken me years to stop that pattern and do what I can to use what I have gone through to benefit me and potentially others.
I was so pleasantly surprised by this book. I went into it thinking I had the plot figured out in first couple chapters but I was so happy to see that I was wrong and that the author delivered such a perfectly written plot twist.
I enjoyed the characters and the different dynamics they brought to the story. There were many parts that I had started to question everyone's motives. I loved that this book emphasised that neither Quincy or Lisa needed a man in their lives to feel fulfilled in their lives.
It was a book that got better the more I read and I would definitely revisit this.
An enjoyable read. I found it a bit patchy. Some parts had me on the edge of my seat and unable to put the book down while I felt other parts of the book just meandered along. Still keen to read more Riley Sager novels.
Entretenido al inicio y al final (aunque con giros argumentales muy rebuscados) y en el medio muy aburrido y repetitivo.
Meh, je crois que les thrillers ne sont pas pour moi (à part les Jean-Christophe Grangé). J'ai aimé le concept, j'ai aimé l'alternance passé/présent, j'ai aimé le revirement de la fin. À part ça... je n'ai pas vraiment les personnages. Je n'ai pas compris certaines décisions de Quincy (pourquoi dans une histoire pleine de drames, des persos prennent des décisions illogiques qui apportent encore plus de drames?) En général, l'histoire est assez clichée (à part le revirement de la fin, je lui donne ça).
J'ai failli ne pas le finir et J'avoue avoir lu quelques descriptions en diagonal, mais je voulais quand même savoir l'histoire de Quincy. Mais je n'ai pas vraiment accroché, désolée.
So much blood and violence and drama, but very well built so we're too caught up to look away.
I enjoyed my time reading this a lot and riley really had me in a chokehold. i needed to know what happened fr and the twist was so good