Final Girls: A Novel
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“If you liked Gone Girl, you’ll like this.”—Stephen King
Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive….
In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of a very exclusive club—a group of survivors the press dubbed “The Final Girls”: Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who endured the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape the massacre at Pine Cottage. Despite the media's attempts, the three girls have never met.
Now, Quincy is doing well—maybe even great, thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a caring almost-fiancé; a popular baking blog; a beautiful apartment; and a therapeutic presence in Coop, the police officer who saved her life. Her mind won’t let her recall the events of that night; the past is in the past…until the first Final Girl is found dead in her bathtub and the second Final Girl appears on Quincy's doorstep.
Blowing through Quincy's life like a hurricane, Sam seems intent on making her relive the trauma of her ordeal. When disturbing details about Lisa's death emerge, Quincy desperately tries to unravel Sam's truths from her lies while evading both the police and bloodthirsty reporters. Quincy knows that in order to survive she has to remember what really happened at Pine Cottage.
Because the only thing worse than being a Final Girl is being a dead one.
WINNER OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
“If you liked Gone Girl, you’ll like this.”—Stephen King
Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive….
In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of a very exclusive club—a group of survivors the press dubbed “The Final Girls”: Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Sam, who endured the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape the massacre at Pine Cottage. Despite the media's attempts, the three girls have never met.
Now, Quincy is doing well—maybe even great, thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a caring almost-fiancé; a popular baking blog; a beautiful apartment; and a therapeutic presence in Coop, the police officer who saved her life. Her mind won’t let her recall the events of that night; the past is in the past…until the first Final Girl is found dead in her bathtub and the second Final Girl appears on Quincy's doorstep.
Blowing through Quincy's life like a hurricane, Sam seems intent on making her relive the trauma of her ordeal. When disturbing details about Lisa's death emerge, Quincy desperately tries to unravel Sam's truths from her lies while evading both the police and bloodthirsty reporters. Quincy knows that in order to survive she has to remember what really happened at Pine Cottage.
Because the only thing worse than being a Final Girl is being a dead one.
WINNER OF THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL
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Readers say *Final Girls* by Riley Sager is a suspenseful thriller with many twists that keep readers guessing until the end. Reviewers agree the stor...
This was a roller coaster for me, and I hate roller coasters. I was excited to read another one of his books and it sounds so good! However, sometimes I wanted to give up and other times I was glad I didn't. Overall, it took me about until the very end to decide if I liked it or not. I did! Not a quick read for me but still good.
So, I don’t know what I was expecting from this book but I can say this wasn’t what I was expecting!
This centers around three women (well, one really) who survived their own horror movie scenario and have been dubbed the Final Girls in the press.
But are all the women who they say they are and who they seem to be?
Look, the author was pushing so hard for the reader to believe Sam/Tina was a bad person, but I was like nope….it’s the boyfriend or the cop.
And I was right. lol
However, it’s worth a read!
This centers around three women (well, one really) who survived their own horror movie scenario and have been dubbed the Final Girls in the press.
But are all the women who they say they are and who they seem to be?
Look, the author was pushing so hard for the reader to believe Sam/Tina was a bad person, but I was like nope….it’s the boyfriend or the cop.
And I was right. lol
However, it’s worth a read!
One of my favorite books of the year with an incredible twist I didn't see coming. Loved this idea and excellent character development. I will be reading more from this author for sure!
I wasn’t sure what to think of this book at first. It started off a bit slow but about 38% in I was hooked. I flew through the last half of the book anxious to find out what happened. So many twists and turns! It will keep you guessing until the very end.
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