My Heart Is a Chainsaw

3.5 stars. Jade is Proofrock's “horror girl.” She seen all the movies, knows all the rules and tropes about slashers, and is pretty sure that her little town is about to get its very own maniacal killer. All signs point to it. Two random tourists are killed while skinny dipping a the lake, a massive development is being constructed near “Camp Blood” and Jade is convinced she has met the ultimate “final girl”(Letha). The stage is set. But the authorities don't believe her, and is this killer a monster? A supernatural being? Or a resident of the town hell bent on revenge? It's up to Jade to educate Letha in all things slasher - before it's too late.

Firstly, let me say, there is a lot to like about this book. It discusses and explores the gore and campy nature of 80's slasher films in quite a bit of detail. Being a child of the 80's (and probably - no definitely- way too young to watch Jason and Freddy slice their way through a group pf promiscuous teens) this book brought back a kind of nostalgia (be it one of nightmares) that I really enjoyed.

The beginning and end of the book were great, edge of your seat stuff. But the middle felt unnecessarily prolonged. And, unfortunately, I didn't really care about most the characters who fell victim to the slasher.

However, I am sure most horror fans will devour this book and love the grizzly mess of it.