drclaw2019's reviews
255 reviews

I read this after reading Sager's "The Last Time I Lied" and while I enjoyed the overall idea of the plot I thought it took WAY too long to get to the meat of the story. I also found myself very annoyed at Quincy for her trust in Sam and her Xanax addiction. It just seemed like she was spiraling and way too gullible/trusting for too much of the novel.

I will say that Sager's novels are one of the few thrillers I can read and not guess the killer, which I greatly appreciate. I also enjoyed how they had two narrators for the audiobook to represent past and present Quincy. If they had taken a couple chapters out of the middle I think I would have enjoyed "Final Girls" more, but it was still an interesting read and a fresh perspective on massacre survivors.

If you haven't read "The Last Time I Lied" I would strongly recommend reading it if you felt lukewarm about this book.

Okay, this has to be one of my favorite thrillers of all time. "The Last Time I Lied" follows Emma, a twentysomething artist in New York who is tormented by her past. While at summer camp her cabinmates Natalie, Allison, and Vivian sneak out in the middle of the night, never to be seen again. When she receives an unexpected invitation to join the camp for its reopening, Emma decides to face her past and figure out the truth of what happened to the girls amongst the lies told so many years ago.

I can't recommend this book enough! I think I was hooked on the first line and it held my attention until the very last word. There are few novels in which I can not predict the killer, but this is one of them. The environment, the first-person style of writing, and the realistic portrayal of the characters lends this to be a relatable, believable story about jealousy, revenge, and the truths we tell in our lies.