This book clicked for me like My Heart is a Chainsaw never did. I'm sure it's super meta and folds in the staples of slasher genres while dissecting and subverting them, but unfortunately I'm a little wimp and don't Get That because I never watch horror movies. Sorry! But I still really loved it. A lot more than I thought I would 2 years after reading Chainsaw. The way SGJ writes characters just hits me so hard. All the little details just get me into everyone's heads and understand their emotions so quickly.

What I liked about the first book was Jade and how much I could relate to her. I didn't experience what she did, but her emotions and reactions felt so nostalgic to me. We were cut from the same cloth in high school. And a few years later, I also relate to her as she's grown older. I cannot tell you the number of times I've just been hit with the extreme desire to apologize to everyone I ever spoke to as a teen. So sorry for being Like That. I swear I'm normal now.

The pace was pretty relentless and the kills were gory. I found myself cringing a number of times while I was listening to the audiobook. I definitely plan on finishing the series soon to see what happens next with Jade.