I have a confession to make.

As big of a fan of horror as I am, this is the first Stephen Graham Jones novel I've read. I've had more than a few of his titles on my wanted list for awhile now, have a copy of The Only Good Indians on my to-read shelf above my bed, and have heard a lot of good things about him as a writer. I've also been wanting to read more horror by POC authors- there seems to be a lack of them in the horror community (or it's more likely that they simply don't get enough of a spotlight).

I didn't expect to get approved for the advance copy of this, and was VERY excited when that email came in. And I'm happy to say that every good thing I've heard about his writing is absolutely true.

This man knows how to WRITE. This book took me a bit to get into, because as good as the writing was, the main character grated on me... which, I now believe, was entirely intentional. It turns out to be an exercise in empathy, in setting aside your own experiences and living someone else's, remembering that everyone has a reason for who and what they are.

It's also a bit slow to start, but once shit hits the fan, it hits the fan. There were a few twists and turns I didn't expect, some red herrings, and it all ends up in a way that makes sense. I don't want to say too much about the actual meat of the plot, because this is the sort of story that needs to be unfolded by the reader without knowing much beforehand. That's a big part of the satisfaction with this book.

I'll absolutely be looking out for future novels from this author, and can't wait to read more of his past work! This is one I'd definitely recommend to any dedicated horror fan.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

Basically the literary version of Wes Craven's SCREAM. Stephen Graham Jones takes the entire slasher film subgenre (giallos and all!), flips it on it's head, and then tears it apart, re-configuring all the tropes, cliches, characters arcs, etc. into something fresh and freaky. Packed to the brim with film references (and not just the usual "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" callbacks either, though they're there). Dr. Jones, please give us 8 Chainsaw sequels, a remake, and a reboot! Highly recommended for horror movie fans.

Thank you Stephen Graham Jones for writing My Heart is a Chainsaw and Netgalley for giving me a chance to read it early in exchange for an honest review. I know I am a few days late to review this amazing book, but I kinda fell into the lake and was emerged in the depths of the story. I wish I had had this book when I was 17 and didn't fit in, had a horror movie heart and was surrounded by rom-com fools. My whole life I have felt on the outside and had no one to talk to about my obsession with The Fog, The Thing, and Stephen King, to name a few and rhyme. It is so nice to find an author whose books make me sink in the words and world of his books. I know I haven't really given a summary of the story, but my mind is still churning through Jade's exploration of the slasher film and how it relates to her life. I feel like this book had so many levels and I spent the whole read wondering, is this happening or just in Jade's head. The more I read by SGJ, the more I love his writing. Please keep writing your stories Mr Jones, and I'll keep reading them. My 17 year old self thanks you.

One of my most anticipated books of the year and it absolutely did not disappoint.

This book delivers. The social commentary is spot on, the horror tropes are spot on, the action and pacing (for me!) were spot on.

The lead up to the third act final made my heart sing. As an avid fan of slasher movies AND SGJ- this was everything I wanted. We get non-stop slasher references and deep dives, along with the classic SGJ lead character inner downward spiral. I LOVED being in Jade's head. She's both endearing, disturbing, and heartbreaking.

I particularly loved following a main character living a life where she is convinced she couldn't possibly be the main character. Jade is the ultimate anti-hero, so utterly believing that she's not worthy of being a final girl, and we're convinced along with her! For the entire lead up, we're not sure if Jade is a final girl or a villain. And at some points it feels like it could go either way. Her characterization is delicate, and walks a fine, tense line. And I found myself ready to root for whichever side of the line Jade landed on.

This book is clever, and will make any slasher lover's heart sing.

"Horror's not a symptom, it's a love affair."

This one is for the slasher fans. My first exposure to Jones was through an ARC for 'The Only Good Indians' and so when I had another opportunity to read one of his pieces, I, to borrow a word from main character Jade, glommed. This has some triggery topics, gore aside, horror of multiple platforms from movie to real life. Though there were some periods in which the text was convoluted, I would still recommend this to fans of the genre and author alike. A few references made me smile, hard, and that's always a bonus, and I learned something as well - what the giallo genre is.

One of my favorite lines I feel compelled to share - "(H)er lips feel more squiggly, more Charlie Brown. And she can feel his cartoon parentheses around her eyes, too."

Thankyou Netgalley for the advanced copy of My Heart is A Chainsaw.
Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, a world in which protection comes from an unusual source: horror movies…especially the ones where a masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them. And Jade narrates the quirky history of Proofrock as if it is one of those movies. But when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian Lake, she pulls us into her dizzying, encyclopedic mind of blood and masked murderers, and predicts exactly how the plot will unfold.

Yet, even as Jade drags us into her dark fever dream, a surprising and intimate portrait emerges…a portrait of the scared and traumatized little girl beneath the Jason Voorhees mask: angry, yes, but also a girl who easily cries, fiercely loves, and desperately wants a home. A girl whose feelings are too big for her body. My Heart Is a Chainsaw is her story, her homage to horror and revenge and triumph.

ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Let me first preface my review by saying I’m a horror movie junkie, especially when it comes to slasher films. As a result, I was absolutely thrilled to get the chance to read this book. The description had me hooked, and the book didn’t fail to lead up to my horror nerd references. If you’re not a fan of horror films, mainly slashers, you’re going to be lost right from the beginning. The book is overflowing with slasher films references, including the real-life key players and fun facts. It seems that it might be a requirement to be a student of horror films before you even begin this book.

That being said, I thought I would love this book. The fact is: I didn’t. I’m very sad to have to report that as my nerdy horror brain was tingling throughout. However, this book is lacking overall. Yes, it is chock-full of fun slasher movie references, but even those overwhelm the book. The main character is the point of view for the majority of the book, and Jade’s blathering stream of consciousness is like being stuck in the brain of a teenager flying high on caffeine. Her narrative runs on and on, and it doesn’t really further the plot of the book. Interspersed with Jade’s endlessly boring narrative are essays she has written on the slasher genre for her history teacher, which aren’t much better. The first 75% of the book is an overworked run-on mess.

The last 25% of the book finally gets to the main plot the book has been hyping up ad nauseum. When everything should finally come together, the book takes a turn, mixing genres in a way that just plain doesn’t work. The ending builds with one ridiculous event after another, and it definitely doesn’t end on a high note.

Overall, this book reads as if it was written by a teenager in an overnight sugar or caffeine rush. It is disjointed and rambling, and the plot is generally lacking. I’m horribly disappointed as I had such high hopes for this book. I’m honestly baffled by the high reviews some people have given this book, as it just doesn’t hold up. Unfortunately, I just can’t recommend this book to anyone. The only reason I gave this book two stars is because I give the author my respect for having the appropriate horror movie knowledge. However, that just doesn’t make this book worthwhile.

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My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a love letter to horror. To nights spent in darkened rooms with soda and bags of potato chips and blood drenched screams flickering across a tiny TV screen. It’s every final girl from Laurie to Nancy to Ripley, and yet it transcends them (as all good horror does) to give us a new heroine. One whose heart smells like gasoline and rips apart everything in its wake.

Jade Daniels isn’t a final girl. She smokes, she’s rude, she’s destructive. Everything about her, from her shoe polish hair to her coveralls to her drunk Indian father screams I am not your final girl. I will not survive this. I cannot save you. And she’s okay with this. Because this is how things are.

So when sh*t gets weird, when a new girl comes to town and bodies start piling up, Jade is there to school everyone on what comes next. Problem is, no one will listen so that prompts Jade to take action which leads her down a path she never expected.

The beauty of this book is twofold:

One is the sheer volume of both mainstream and obscure horror references. If you grew up eating horror cinema the way other kids ate candy you’re in luck. This book is a feast for all those brain cells randomly holding onto gory tidbits of information. It’s like a walk down memory lane if memory lane were paved with movie quotes and machetes and ghost girls and maybe even a killer bear.

Two – and this is the really important part – is that it’s a book with heart, if you’ll pardon the pun. Jade’s story is a gut punch. Not once, not twice, but over and over again until the reader has no breath left. It’s a story that reminds us that lost girls deserve love and that goodness isn’t a formula you can tie neatly in a pretty bow. This story holds a mirror up to society and says: “Look at what you leave behind. Look at what you missed. What could you have done differently?”

I really appreciate the perspective that Stephen Graham Jones gives us in this book. I feel like so much of horror (literary and cinematic) comes from such a narrow viewpoint of wealth and privilege that it’s refreshing to read something outside of those perceived norms. Not everyone lives in a nice house or has a nice family, and opportunity is most definitely not equal. In My Heart Is a Chainsaw we see some very real consequences of those inequalities.

Along with a good body count. Because it wouldn’t be a slasher without a little metal and a lot of blood.

Being a huge horror/slasher fan I wanted to love this oh so badly, but in the end it was just... ok. I did love the all the references throughout! But, I also felt there was some unneeded fluff throughout that just ended up causing me to lose interest at points. The ending was and wasn't what I expect... sort of left me underwhelmed.

This was so great! If you love 80’s slasher movies you need to read this! You can really feel the author's love and knowledge come through in this book. I have to admit I'm not a big horror movie buff, I prefer my horror on the page. I wasn't allowed to watch horror movies, but I got to read horror growing up which is probably why. I have seen enough of them to know that this is a wonderful love letter to the slasher genre and I loved all of the references.

This is so much more than just a horror book! There is much more to Jade being the outcast in town that loves slasher movies. The author has an almost poetic style of writing that gives Jade somewhat of an unrealistic narrator feel, which for me added to the suspense of the book. You really didn't know what was happening until it happened. You aren't really sure if Jade is stuck in a horrible nightmare and she's going to wake up, if there really is a slasher on the loose, or if there is something even weirder happening. Jones weaves this amazing horror story into a plotline around a broken girl and the things she's had to endure to get to the present.

I loved Jade. She is such a complex character, and nothing she does is without reason. There are moments when you don't like her, moments where you want to hug her, and moments you cheer her on. She loves slashers, so naturally she is thrilled when she thinks one is in her town. She also does everything she can with her knowledge of what is to come to educate who she thinks the final girl is to prevent it and stop the slasher in the end. There are also some good side characters that try to help her, but they don't believe her about the slasher.

Parts of this are a little slow moving and I can see some readers will feel parts are repetive. I kind of loved all of the movie references, and while parts of it were a bit slow moving it made it all worth it when you go to the end. This was a book to be savored, not rushed through. Jade uses horror movies, slashers specifically as a handbook to guide her through the events of this book and what she thinks is happening in her town. They all sort of follow a certain outline of events, and Jade is an expert in slasher films. She knows them all by heart, and mentions them frequently. As the story progresses she is certain that she is living in a slasher and is waiting for events to unfold as they would in her favorite genre. Things don't go exactly as they would in a slasher, but the way they did play out was pretty awesome.

3.75 stars

Bold, dark, claustrophobic

I am grateful to Gallery Books for sending me a copy of this novel for my review.

Overall, another good one from this author. This was an interesting reading experience. My favourite thing about this book was the perspective. This wasn't just a horror story, but a series of events through the lens of a girl who is a horror movie enthusiast. At every turn she finds a way to relate something she observes to one of the classic horror films that we all know (and love?), even the most mundane happenings are presented like important plot points. Our main character's obsession serves as a coping mechanism for her trauma but is also as a love letter to the horror genre.

The important issues being discussed here like gentrification, childhood trauma, and strained family relationships, were well integrated into the story. At times the writing felt heavy handed, but it always felt intentional like the author was placing this deliberate emphasis in places to mirror how large an impact they can have on the lives they touch. I also feel like the MC's constant insistence on what a Final Girl in a horror should be, and her excluding herself from the running further emphasizes that certain types of people are typically seen as more important than others, and society revolves around them while others are ignored.

My one issue with this book actually stems from the perspective that it is told in. Because the MC thinks that everything going on is part of some larger sinister plot, she tells us about everything going on. EVERYTHING. We spend so much time wading through the minutiae of her thoughts, that the story feels a lot longer than it is. At times I found reading this quite tedious, and didn't want to pick it back up to continue. On one hand I loved how the story was structured and the perspective, but on the other it felt like it was 1000 pages long. However, once you get to the last third of the book there is less of this, which is good.

I enjoyed this one. Not my favorite from this author ( The Only Good Indians still holds that place) but definitely a cool and interesting read. I would recommend to fans of horror, especially horror movies.

Jones artfully dissects the slasher film in this tale of a rabid teenage fan of the genre grooming her would-be final girl for a reckoning between the citizens of small-town Proofrock and an unidentified killer. As with all Jones's longer works, Chainsaw transcends tired horror tropes, offering meaningful commentary about gentrification, mental illness, and child abuse. Highly recommended.

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

In My Heart is a Chainsaw, a slasher-movie obsessed teenage girl becomes convinced that a real-life slasher is set for a massacre in her Idaho hometown. The question becomes whether the girl’s instincts are real or if they’re a manifestation of her mental state.

The main character in this book exhibits what I’ll call ‘Ready Player One Syndrome’ – she possesses encyclopedic knowledge not only of all slasher films, but also of 70s and 80s classic rock and pop culture in general. This seems to be becoming a more and more common characterization technique authors are using. It’s no longer unique, and tends to make the characters who have it very annoying.

I gave My Heart is a Chainsaw four stars on Goodreads. I liked the story, but not the main character.

Thanks to NetGalley for sending me an eARC in exchange for a review!

"In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for..."

Wow wow wow! This tagline above sums up the story pretty succinctly and well, and of course the depth of the story goes much beyond the premise. This book is about Jade, a very genre-aware main character of a horror, specifically a *slasher* story, as she frequently points through the book. It's the second Stephen Graham Jones that I've read, after The Only Good Indians, and again this book spends a lot of time with the setting and the premise before getting to the murders. I think that works very well in both books, in TOGI as a sort of ominous tone-setting beginning, and in MHiaC introducing us to Jade, and the major players in her life, and the events in the town.

Something this book does very well is its genre-awareness-- IMO sometimes when books are too, you know, meta in that way-- I think of some of the Star Trek parodies I've read/watched-- they get silly, or overly proud of themselves, or they lean on tropes in too weird a way. This book has that meta narrative, but it's also constantly asking, you know, IS this really happening? ARE there slasher tropes, or is this all in the mind of this extremely unreliable narrator? And I think it keeps up those questions pretty much all the way til the end--

<spoiler>Constantly throughout the novel, Jade is picturing in her head Letha as the Final Girl, Letha is the one who's going to survive, Letha will take over and do all the things that Jade is herself clearly doing-- and I think we the readers are all thinking, well of course that's not true it's going to be Jade, our main character-- and even that I think twisted from under us with the final rescue scene. Similarly the pure supernatural nature of the slasher-- we think we understand what happened but no, instead this is REALLY in the universe of a movie, we don't NEED to play by real-life rules. It works really well and the final confrontation scene is incredible, even though in a way Jade has been telling the readers and we have been expecting exactly it since about the beginning of the book.</spoiler>

The tone especially is just very-- it's well written, it captures Jade as a character very well, it's run-on and manic in a way that she clearly is. The book is clearly like- painting a picture, telling the story of a movie with camera angle. I am only like a casual horror fan and it's very evocative of the smallish number of its referenced films-- makes me want to know more about them.

Huge recommend, it's out now (sorry NetGalley for late review!), get it from your local bookstore!

I really didn’t know what to expect going in to this book, other than the fact that I loved the sound of the synopsis and wow did it live up to it. This is my first time reading any of Stephen Graham Jones work but I definitely don’t think it will be the last. I love horror and thrillers and I’m always on the lookout for BIPOC voices in these genres particularly so it’s great to see such a prolific author in this genre.

My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a powerful and raw novel in all sense of the word, and Jade our protagonist is at it’s bleeding heart. I loved how the author took the classic horror tropes; small town, special town event, newcomers and a final girl to name just a few, and used them to his own unique and devastating effect.

I also liked how there was such an entire multitude of horror references, with all the major eighties slashers and all the other iconic moments in film. I also thought the fact the story was intersected with Jade’s mini essays on different horror tropes and events added so much to the story and acts as a crash course into horror, for readers who are perhaps not as familiar with the genre, this is a really cool touch.

As well as being a homage to horror in many ways, the novel is also a coming of age and coming to terms with the past for Jade, our protagonist and resident horror aficionado. I really liked Jade’s narrative voice and her arc was nothing short of superb, despite being fraught with sadness. Her family situation is fractured and while there are many factors involved such as her dad’s drinking and her mother abandoning them both, there is an extremely traumatic moment in Jade’s childhood which Jade spends the whole novel and her life up till this point trying to come to terms with. I empathised with Jade so much and there’s moments coming up to the conclusion of the novel which offer small moments of healing for her which I was so glad for. I just wanted to give her a hug to be honest.

The whole novel is tinged with this surreal quality, with certain moments feeling like a vivid fever dream. Much like Jade, as a reader you’re left questioning whether there is a slasher film waiting to happen or whether it’s all a figment of her imagination. I think this is really heightened by the small town setting of the novel and how claustrophobic it is to Jade in particular and how she has no allies except for one of her teachers.

As well as the novel being a very successful addition to the horror genre, Jones also explores a variety of social issues within the novel such as gentrification, social class dynamics, racism, sexual assault and more. In particular the exploration of gentrification was excellent, this is an issue that so many communities are and have been facing and the way Jones approaches this, in a stark and very real way is just so good. There are no illusions about the damage gentrification does and while in reality it may not result in a literal bloodbath like it does in this book – it’s still extremely harmful.

Overall, this book is an excellent addition to the horror genre and also so much more, the horror works on multiple levels and this is what makes it so effective. I would definitely recommend this book to readers who enjoy horror, and in particular books with some deeper underlying messages and social commentary.

I received a complimentary digital ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley. My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones is a triumph. This love letter to the slasher genre is an excellent ode to Michael, Jason, Freddy, and the like, but it’s also a powerful story about coming of age, being different, and longing for love in a world too often filled with hooks, machetes, and yes…chainsaws. High school senior Jennifer “Jade” Daniels is an Indian girl living in Proofrock, Idaho. Jade is a hardcore horror nerd, and her obsession with the slasher genre is the lens through which she sees the world. But as strange things begin to occur in Proofrock and the new development across the lake, could it be that she’s living in one? Reading this book was a good time. Before I started I wasn’t very familiar with the slasher genre. After reading another slasher book earlier in the year I realized that having some familiarity with slasher films would probably enhance my experience reading My Heart is a Chainsaw. So I started with Friday the 13th (the first three), then Nightmare on Elm Street, then Halloween, then Candyman, then Bay of Blood, and finally all four Screams. I watched as I read and it was fantastically thrilling to begin to really understand many of the references Jones via Jade makes to these films throughout the novel. Thank goodness I watched them because a major part of this book is discussing and relating the characters and events of the plot to these films, often dropping both minor and major spoilers along the way (to be fair some of these movies are 40+ years old.) I felt like I was receiving the slasher education Jade was giving other characters in the book, and it was FUN. This novel made me want to learn about this genre, and Jones taught me to love it via Jade’s enthusiasm. That’s pretty freakin’ cool. Apart from being a love letter to the genre, this book is a story about growing up, dealing with life, feeling like an outcast, etc. Jones’ prose is strong throughout. I did think that the pacing of the plot was a little slow at times, and it was hard for me to put all the pieces of the plot together in my mind, but it all built up to an AWESOME penultimate chapter! The actual ending was not something I saw coming. I’m still processing what I think about it. Overall, this is an awesome book. A slasher with heart that’s both bloody and meta and unpretentious and fantastic and real. It’s a book that opened up a genre of film for me. This is a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me.

2.5 ⭐️

I was excited to get my hands on an arc of this book, especially since I hadn’t read much from SGJ before.
After getting accepted for this arc, but before reading it, I tried and ended up DNFing The Only Good Indians. I had a sneaking suspicion that I wasn’t going to enjoy this one. Unfortunately, I was correct.

This story focuses heavily on slashers and the final girl trope, which are two things that I absolutely adore in the horror genre. I would say that they are two of my favorites in the genre.
Jade, the main character, is obsessed with slashers and she’s also a very irritating character. I definitely couldn’t connect to her and I found myself rolling my eyes at most things she said and did. Her obsession is just too over the top most times and took me out of the story.
The story is also just too long. Nothing really starts happening until about 20% til the end. The fact that the story is very repetitive and nothing really happens until the end, made it really hard for me to focus on reading. Reading became a chore and not for fun.
SGJ is also just an author who writes a certain way and it’s not really for me.
This is my third book by Stephen Graham Jones and I’ve definitely come to the conclusion that his writing and stories don’t mesh with me.
I’m so glad that these stories by him seem to resonate with so many people, his writing is definitely valued and appreciated in this community. I just wish that it connected with me more and I was able to fully get what he’s trying to convey and communicate through his stories.

"Some girls just don't know how to die"

This definitely brought on some emotions. I screamed at it a couple of times. Lots of "What!" 's in surprise, confusion and fear.

Jade is 17 and finishing her senior year of high school. She is obsessed with slasher films and only really converses with people through slasher movie quotes and random film facts. Jade becomes obsessed when she believes there is a slasher in her town about to go on a spree. She even found the perfect 'final girl'. The girl at the end of the horror movies (the perfect, smart, kind, virgin that everyone loves) that when everyone she knows is gone summons her courage and goes after the slasher.

The first chapter had me hooked. It was intense and really pulled you in. The next 50% was a lot slower but really set up the back story of the town and Jade. The last 40% was a full on slasher movie. Gore, blood, chainsaws, chases, everything you want to make sure you check under your bed at night.

I honestly didn't quite know what I was getting into. I expected it to be more of a thriller, a young girl solving a murder mystery. This is not the case. There was a point that Jade had information and instead of acting, or reporting on it, she just casually tosses it. Destroying any evidence because the slasher sequence has to play out. The final girl has to fulfill her role, and she wants to see it through.

If you like slasher movies (both watching and encyclopedic knowledge) lots of gore, and town secrets you should like this.This is my first book by the author, but not my last.

TW: There is a lot of blood, gore, death, self harm, mention of rape and incest.

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones is a suspenseful ode to classic horror films and the stories weaved in horror. Jade is a half Native American teenager in small town who is a horror film fanatic. She is bright, deeply analyzing themes from slasher movies, but struggles to maintain academic interest despite her shrewd observations. Soon fictional slasher movie becomes real-life as Jade becomes convinced that a killer is on the loose in her town and that the new girl, Letha, is destined to be a final girl in this real life horror story. Now Jade is committed to helping Letha survive and create a compelling story.

This book was a fantastic novel that read as a hazy, fever dream that blurs the lines between reality and Jade's fantasy. The introduction to the book has you hooked, wanting to solve the mystery that Jade is so convinced of. I enjoyed wondering whether Jade was a reliable narrator or if it was a teenager's imagination running wild. However by the end of the book you realize things are much deeper and complicated than you may originally believe.

Jade was a compelling character that is a messy and complicated teenager trying to make sense of her life. It is clear that slasher movies is a major outlet and as a loner in her school has helped her get along. I was rooting for Jade throughout the novel and I wanted things to get better for her as it is clear her family and home situation is not safe. The essays Jade writes also lend so much depth to her character and provide additional information on how she thinks.

Overall this was a fantastic book that left me on the edge of my seat by the end and has kept me there thinking after. I highly recommend this for those wanting literary horror and nerd out on slasher movies!

Many thanks to the publisher Gallery/Saga Press and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

My Heart is a Chainsaw is a slow burn, love letter to the Slasher genre and I absolutely loved it.

Jade Daniels is the town outcast of Proofrock, Idaho. Living with her abusive alcoholic father, Jade turns to slasher movies as her chosen form of therapy following a traumatic and life-changing event. When young Norwegian tourists end up dead in the town lake and more bodies start to pile up, Jade is excited. She’s been waiting for this moment her whole life - she’s finally in a slasher of her own! Jade has been preparing her whole life for this and with the arrival of a new girl in town, the girl who has to be THE final girl of this movie, Jade cannot wait to take her under her wing and prepare her for the battle of their lifetime.

After the initial scene, this book is very slow to get started. But don’t give up! Just enjoy the ride and slasher education, because once you hit 60% the action doesn’t stop until the very end. And it gets good - gory, grotesque and stomach-churning. Your knuckles will be white from gripping your book/e-reader so hard and your mind will be running through all of the red herrings we’ve come across thus far. As a fan of horror movies (the cheesier the better) this was such a treat. I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley, Gallery Books & Stephen Graham Jones for this eARC.