Final Girls

Wow, wow, wow, WOW! Finally, a book that gave me exactly what I wanted and needed- which is practically everything. This book packs a serious punch of all the ingredients that I personally need in order to make it impossible for me to put the book down. There were so many twists and turns, I literally had no idea what to even think or who to suspect whatsoever. In that sense, this book reminds me of Gone Girl, except in that one I was completely shocked somewhere closer to the middle of the book and in Final Girls it was more towards the very end.

This is my third book from Book of the Month Club and I think they finally got it right or maybe I just spent more time reading the plots before deciding which book to chose. I honestly don't even know how I'm going to put my love for this book into words but I know I have to try.

Let's begin with the way the chapters were laid out- I loved going between Quincy's present day life and then having a small chapter that focused on what actually happened at Pine Cottage all those years ago and the drama that led up to the murder rampage. Sure, not every chapter was action packed but even the Pine Cottage drama chapters were necessary to the book as a whole because they really gave us an in-depth look into the complex relationships between the unlucky characters who were at Pine Cottage when the murders happened. This gave me a chance to bond with all the characters, even the minor ones.

And don't get me started on the main characters- Quincy, Coop, Sam, Jeff- these characters grabbed at my quickly beating heart and refused to let go. I loved that all of them had memorable flaws that in reality all human beings undoubtedly possess. It also made them all so much more relatable, even the characters who were seemingly really “out there” and really peculiar human beings.

Moving on, the writing was done in a truly masterful way with the flow moving effortlessly and not lagging behind on something. I loved that the sentences were complex and yet didn't bore or go into too much unnecessary detail. The story itself kept up a good pace and the chapters were on the shorter side which I definitely prefer because it made me keep reading, not wanting to put the book down for the life of me. And quite frankly, that's saying a lot, considering the fact that I'm 7 months pregnant at the moment and have to keep up with a toddler who's turning two in less than a week. Reading has become a kind of me time, a quiet moment when I don't have to clean or change poopy diapers but just get to dive head first into someone else's life. This is seriously why I was so happy to get a book that was exactly my cup of tea.

Also, the term “final girls” was something very new to me and for this reason I am very impressed that this book was also able to teach me something new and to open my eyes to something I've never given much thought about before. Sager is truly innovative in that aspect as well.

As I've mentioned before, in previous reviews, I love me a twisted book- the more twisted the better and Final Girls by Riley Sager delivered big time. Overall, this book is for anyone who appreciates things that are outside the box, the types of books that don't come with a plot that's perfectly wrapped in a nice little bow with everything laid out neatly and in a logical way that you already see coming a mile away. If you want a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and give you surprise after surprise that you didn't see coming at all, then this book is for you. Definitely one of my favorite books of all time!