Published by St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, thriller, young adult
Format: ARC, eBook
The body count continues to rise on the set of a low-budget slasher film in Final Cut. Who says you can never go home again???? Hazel Lejeune is taking the bull by the horns and taking the lead in a new horror film that is being shot in Pine Springs, Louisiana. She won’t just be stepping on set to be the final girl in the new slasher hit, she will be returning to the place her real life father spilled blood. Dubbed the Pine Springs Slasher, her father was convicted for killing several people fifteen years ago. Once on set and hoping to make a name for herself, Hazel tries to keep a low profile but when one of them is murdered, it’s obvious there is a real killer on set!
This is a YA horror novel that delivers the chills and thrills while the bodies drop like flies! I found this book to be a solid read with a few twists thrown in along the way. I enjoyed the tension and the search for a killer. I never know who could be trussed or who had an axe to grind, but I enjoyed the quest to catch a killer.
I thought the author did a great job setting the stage. The Louisiana setting was fantastic as was having the killings take place on a horror film set. The characters were likeable, and I enjoyed the references to a few slasher film final girls and unstoppable, impossible to kill slasher killers.
I did not see the final reveal coming and thought the author did a great job leading up to the final unmasking if you will. As this is YA it wasn’t as graphic or scary as some real-life horror films, but it was a very solid and bloody enjoyable book. I have a feeling the YA crowd are going to enjoy this one.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press | Wednesday Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
