PositiveThe Post and Courier\"... an inspired novel of perseverance and female empowerment, with a healthy infusion of good humor and a splattering of gruesome nightmare fuel, as well ... Despite the different ways these women confront the agonies of their past and the dangers of their present, Hendrix consistently portrays them as inherently powerful. In the absence of hope and in the presence of unfathomable loss, they still fight on, and that capacity for hard-won courage defines them ... Harrowing escapes, cinematic reveals and grand set pieces carry the novel swiftly to its final showdown. Hendrix also makes dexterous use of a variety of mediums to further ratchet up the societal implications of this story, from doctor’s notes and article clippings to movie reviews and social media comments ... Upending the tropes and conventions of the slasher genre, Hendrix explores both the cycles of abuse committed against his protagonists and the ways in which an enabling media and bloodthirsty audiences further perpetuate these cycles as forms of morbid entertainment. Even as Hendrix skillfully delivers shocks and suspense, he cleverly questions why we want him to do so.
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