My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix | Horror Fiction Review

Why did I wait so long to read this book (that I bought in 2016 😅)?


My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Released May 2016

Source: Purchased with my own $

Goodreads | Amazon

Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act….different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favorite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?


My 2 Cents for Free!

I waited far too long to read this book and thought I had ruined the experience by watching the movie first but nah. I liked the movie well enough, but this book is so different. It really gets into the teen friendship dynamic, and the horror show that is being a teen and being a girl and dealing with so much it sometimes feels impossible to breathe. And it throws in a hugely terrifying thing (at least it always terrified me as a kid and teen) and runs wild with it.

The author really nails his characters here. The dialogue, the awful emotions, the heartbreak (I'm not going to spoil) all come through as genuine. Love the 80's pop song chapter titles. Loved most everything honestly. I have no complaints and no more thoughts because I just enjoyed it and didn't take nitpicky notes which I should do more often. Read it if you haven't already. I think you might like it.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Comments

  1. Mary KirklandMonday, March 11, 2024

    Sounds like this was a good one.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Bark At The GhoulsMonday, March 18, 2024

      I really enjoyed it and am so glad I finally got around to reading it!

      Delete
  2. Lark Monday, March 11, 2024

    That tie in with the 80s makes me want to check this one out even more. :D

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tackling the To Be Read List (1)

Image
I was going to create a little feature where I'd have you vote on my next TBR book because I am still determined to read at least one of them this year but someone else beat me to it. This works perfectly for lazy me because now I can just sign up for Michelle @ Because Reading's meme instead! If you want to join all of the rules are here. I grabbed three random books from the top of the most embarrassing pile. So, what do you think I should read (or attempt to read) next? Let me know in the little poll down below. Also, please feel free to let me know if these are not worth reading! Remember this is the year of the DNF (at least for me!). Night Shift by Lilith Saintcrow 3.76 Rating @ Goodreads Jill Kismet. Dealer in Dark Things. Spiritual Exterminator. Demon Slayer. Not everyone can take on the things that go bump in the night. Not everyone tries. But Jill Kismet is not just anyone. She's a Hunter, trained by the best - and in over her hea
Read more

The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories by Angela Carter | Horror Fiction Review

Image
Hmmmm The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Released January 1979, 162 pgs Source: Bought with my own $ Goodreads  |  Amazon For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural’s most celebrated book—featuring a new introduction by Kelly Link Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s 1984 movie The Company of Wolves—she spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Bluebeard,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” giving them exhilarating new life in a style steeped in the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in
Read more

Got My Eye On (3)

Image
I saw a post over at  Mailbox Monday  that was encouraging readers to share their best finds of the week via their  Books That Caught Our Eye  posts. I love, love, love that idea so this is my warped version of it. Here are the books I've added to my wishlist with credit to my enablers :) Bob @  Beauty In Ruins   Spidermilk by Konrad Hartmann Eddie Stover, private eye, lives in a future where artificial humans called LifeMates serve consumers as a purchasable commodity. When Stover takes a wandering daughter case, the search for the missing woman plunges him into a world of hijacked LifeMates, psychedelic milk, and a bizarre spider-worshiping cult. As the thrall of his old addictions and the enticements of the woman he promised to protect threaten to consume him, Stover is faced with the realization that he cannot escape the choice love forces him to make. (M/F, F/F) ↞   I don't know where Bob finds these weird ass titles but I'm just thankful he does!
Read more