We Are All Completely Fine

Bunch of scarred weirdos
the final freak support group
keep things bottled up.

Neat! Not really horror, just a therapy group for people who have survived monstrous/supernatural horror. I would certainly read a sequel.

Not a lot to say about this one, unfortunately. On paper, it seemed like the perfect fit for me: when watching horror movies, I often wonder about the aftermath of the survivors, and how life will progress for them after the chaos of outwitting killers or defying monsters settles down. And that is essentially the premise of this book, a group therapy session for these Final Guys and Final Girls, those who have trudged through the stuff of nightmares and more or less survived.

The writing is compelling and kept me interested, but largely I was left wanting more, and I think that's a fault more on me-the-reader rather than this book. Novellas are often hit-or-miss with me, since I tend to favor immersing myself in a story, especially one so deliciously dark and twisty as the world Gregory has built. And really, it's impressive how well he manages to build this world and these characters in so few pages.

I read a few other books over the course of reading this one, and I think it was partially to prolong the experience, so make of that what you will. I will probably re-read this again someday when I'm in a better mindset for a good horror novella, and I'll certainly recommend it to others. For now, for this first read, I give it 3.5/5