The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi. Beautifully written, intense emotional impact, brutal unique killings, and expert storytelling. Just about every murder could be a stand-alone short story but it's very cohesive and just flows. I think it's because the characters embrace life so much that the deaths hit so hard. I have so much hate for the killer because I loved the characters so much. I was blown away. This book could have been filled with caricatures and cliches but it's not. Instead it has fully fleshed characters that want life, love , friendship and dignity at any age. It shows respect for older adults. Beautiful, heart pounding, heart breaking and brilliant slasher/mystery thriller. "Perhaps it will remind them that age doesn't define you, that life is still a vibrant beast, full of light and music and laughter and friends and love and sex and sure, yes, okay...danger." "Because that's the shit that makes life worth living. " - The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre was definitely a wild ride. The pacing had its ups and downs, and there were moments that felt a little drawn out, but I’ll give it credit—the twist at the end really got me. I didn’t see it coming at all, and it pulled me back in just when I thought I had everything figured out.

Overall, it was an interesting read with some genuinely surprising moments, even if it didn’t fully hit the mark for me.

I loved this book! I listened to an ALC courtesy of NetGalley and got absolute chills whenever the antagonist spoke; the story-telling in this novel is brilliant and the narrator's voice acting skills were perfect! Very Agatha Christie meets Scream!