Hello Readers,
I recently rewatched the film and just had to reread the
book. This was the first book I ever read by Grady, and I read it before I even
thought about creating READ’s. I have tried to review it before, but I always end
up just typing out I love this book please buy it. Third times the charm.
I love reading Grady’s books and I find them hard to put
down and I can happily binge read them in one sitting. I know Grady Hendrix
isn’t just for the spooky season, but this year it was a Summerween reread.
This book absolutely destroyed me and once
again I loved every second of it. Will I possibly forget this by the time it
comes to spooky reads and reread it of course I’m going to. For me, this
reread showed that this book is without question a powerhouse of a read. It was
witty, funny, intense. The story just pulled me in right away and I couldn’t put
it down.
It's a supernatural horror
story, the demonic/occult action has a slow build up as Grady weaves in
how the demonic force took over the character, Gretchen. It seems subtle at
first but by the time it comes to the last third of
the book Grady is relentless as he drives the
story home without mercy. A slow build up in
this instance isn’t a bad thing as Grady delivers on the ending and with his
execution.
I love that this book is set in the early 80's so there
is a lot of references. Everything from UB40, A Nightmare on Elm Street,
Madonna, and metal bands are all referenced. If we just ignore the horror for a
minute, I feel that this book is a great coming-of-age story as this book shows
a lot about friendships than you would think given its title. This book shows the
power of friendship and just dealing with everything that tends to happen in
those later school years.
This is a great summerween book and really hit the spot despite
rereading it after I rewatched the film.
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