While I'm not typically a horror reader, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read The Mary Shelley Club. Although it took me a while to get into - especially since the initial texts in the prologue really threw me off (most teens really don't text like that), I found myself hanging on the edge of my seat and desperate to find out what came next. I loved the call back to other horror movies, and finding out more and more about the club, the incident, and who the masked men were in relation to the "pranks". I wish I could say that I saw the twist coming, but I really couldn't, and for that, I loved it! The ending left me really unsettled, and I'm sure I'll be on edge for the next couple of days. I'm still really confused about who the second masked man was in the incident, but aside from that I really enjoyed this read! I'd highly recommend it to any horror fans!

Just finished reading THE MARY SHELLY CLUB by Goldy Moldavsky. I received this ARC from macmillanusa via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Official publication date is April 13th, 2021.

I couldn't help myself, I needed a change from all the holiday books. This one was calling my name, so glad I picked it up. Finished reading this book in 24hrs.

BookReview 📚
So the first rule you need to know about the Mary Shelly Club is, you don't talk about it! But that's all Rachel Chavez our main character and new girl in town wants to do, once she discovers this secret club. She is eager to make a fresh start and new friends at Manchester Prep, but members of the club want to keep their friendship a secret... Cause it's supposed to be a secret society 🤫.

The objective of the club is to come up with scary horror troupe pranks, to orchestrate real fear on their classmates. But as the pranks escalate, the competition turns deadly and takes on a life of its own. Will Rachel have what it takes to track down and confront her past trama, so she can stop the real monster within their midst?

This is a page turning thriller that will keep you wondering till the last page. A secret society, with all the drama and cute boys from Gossip Girl, and a deadly game that will leave you on a hunt to figure out whodunit. Definitely a must read for all my YA & Thriller fans, I would definitely recommend.

This book was really good! It was a super haunting thriller but had an interesting plot line. There were so many plot twists I lost count! All the characters were very developed. This was one of the best thrillers I've read in a long time and I would definitely recommend it! There are some dark elements though, so be wary of that.

*I received this book from the publisher in an exchange for a review. All thoughtfuland opinionsare my own*

This book was just ok for me. Very typical YA "girl makes new friends who turn bad." We never get very deep into the characters' motives. But, it was a page-turner, and it kept me mostly interested till then end. Still, it is forgettable.

This was a good YA take on Scream and I enjoyed it. Parts of it has my heart racing and I really felt connected to the main character. I love horror movies so I enjoyed all of the references in this book.

The first rule of the Mary Shelley Club seems to be that you don't talk about the club,. Okay, that sounded familiar. In this story, new kid at school Rachel, falls in with a group of kids who have a secret club: The Mary Shelley Club, who all seem to be horror movie enthusiasts just like she is. But strange things happen at their schiool and some of them make Rachel a bit jumpy and remind her of "the incident" which is why she and her mom left Long Island. All will be revealed in the pages of this page-turner.

This is one of my favorite books that I’ve read in a long time. It’s so good! I’m a huge horror movie buff, and I’ll definitely be recommending this one to other horror movie buffs. In fact, I’ve already started to tell folks about this book coming out next April.

Most of the movies that are mentioned in the book are real movies, which was an extra fun treat. It makes me wonder if Gut Stab 6 was a nod to the Stab movies in Scream.

It’s great for older teens as well as adults. Do you like teen slasher movies? If so, you won’t be disappointed in this book.

This was SO good.
After having a traumatic experience, Rachel throws herself into horror movies hoping to become numb to fear. When she discovers a secret club that sets up pranks to the tune of horror tropes, she thinks she's found her people. But, of course, that's when things go awry.
This book was a page turner that kept me on the edge of my seat and guessing whodunit?
Just scary enough for a quiet October evening at home 😉
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC