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A review by bozzi1
Dead Girl Blues by David Sodergren
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
đŞSpoiler Free Book ReviewđŞ
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The author coins the term âslasher noirâ for this book and thatâs a very apt description, if a little understated, so Iâm gonna expand on that with my interpretation. Dead Girl Blues is a very well written, slasher mystery that journeys through the dark world of snuff films. It takes the classic whodunnit, guts it, and turns it on its ear. Itâs gruesome, violent, gory, intense, and dark. Iâm not trying to scare you off, but this book is not for the faint of heart. Let me say it this way...if it were a movie, I might not be able to watch itđ
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The beginning of this book grabs ahold of you and it just never lets go. Several times while reading I found myself talking to the characters, just like a slasher movie. At one point I even said, âNoooooo! Donât go in there!â; thatâs how cinematic this book is. It has a great flow, and characters you wanna root for, even if you donât like them all that much. There was a brief period where I thought the plot might have been a little too nearly sewn together, but it didnât take away from my enjoyment. At all. And I absolutely love the Scottish dialogue and the LGBTQ+ representationđłď¸âđ
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Did I mention it was bloody? I mean, like weapons and body parts galore kind of bloodyđ¨đŞđŞ And the ending!?! Thatâs what took it to a 5 star rating for me. It was bloody perfectđđź
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The best way to explain how I felt about this book is probably just to say that I bought Night Shoot and The Forgotten Island, then preordered Maggieâs Grave so I could have all of Sodergrenâs works before I even wrote this review. If you love horror and arenât too squeamish, make Dead Girl Blues your next read!
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The author coins the term âslasher noirâ for this book and thatâs a very apt description, if a little understated, so Iâm gonna expand on that with my interpretation. Dead Girl Blues is a very well written, slasher mystery that journeys through the dark world of snuff films. It takes the classic whodunnit, guts it, and turns it on its ear. Itâs gruesome, violent, gory, intense, and dark. Iâm not trying to scare you off, but this book is not for the faint of heart. Let me say it this way...if it were a movie, I might not be able to watch itđ
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The beginning of this book grabs ahold of you and it just never lets go. Several times while reading I found myself talking to the characters, just like a slasher movie. At one point I even said, âNoooooo! Donât go in there!â; thatâs how cinematic this book is. It has a great flow, and characters you wanna root for, even if you donât like them all that much. There was a brief period where I thought the plot might have been a little too nearly sewn together, but it didnât take away from my enjoyment. At all. And I absolutely love the Scottish dialogue and the LGBTQ+ representationđłď¸âđ
â˘
Did I mention it was bloody? I mean, like weapons and body parts galore kind of bloodyđ¨đŞđŞ And the ending!?! Thatâs what took it to a 5 star rating for me. It was bloody perfectđđź
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The best way to explain how I felt about this book is probably just to say that I bought Night Shoot and The Forgotten Island, then preordered Maggieâs Grave so I could have all of Sodergrenâs works before I even wrote this review. If you love horror and arenât too squeamish, make Dead Girl Blues your next read!