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Dont fear the reaper5/8/2023 ![]() Thank you so, so much to the publisher, Gallery / Saga Press, for providing me with a copy to read and review. If you love Horror Cinema, and Slashers in particular, and you haven't picked up this series yet, I cannot recommend it highly enough. I'm really looking forward to reading both books again just prior to the release of the third. While I recognize that this series may not be for everyone, I know that with the people it resonates with, it's going to really hit. Having grown up on a fairly steady diet of Slashers, thanks to my super cool older siblings, these stories bring me so much nostalgia and joy. This series is everything I have ever wanted. I'm super anxious to learn the title and see the cover. I have no idea when the next book is slated to be released, but I do know I'll be regularly stalking SGJ's author page until we find out. Not that Letha and Jennifer are that much older, they aren't old at all, but the experience of the Independence Day Massacre has certainly provided them with knowledge and seniority when it comes to be able to survive a Slasher. It was like the older generation passing on the torch of horror to the younger generation. I feel like their interactions with Jennifer and Letha added a lot to the narrative. ![]() The student has truly become the master.Īlso, I enjoyed getting more of the twins, Ginger and Cinnamon. In addition to all the phenomenal Slasher connections and references, I absolutely adored the character development displayed in this one. It has the classic slasher opening scenes, where stuff is already hitting the haunted ceiling fan. This book starts with a bang and never ever lets up. It looks like they'll have to do it again, but if there's really just one final girl, who will make it out alive? True to character, Jennifer and Letha dive head first into the action, putting themselves in incredible danger. Is Dark Mill responsible for these killings? What would his motive be here? If not him, who? Very quickly bodies start dropping in harsh and creative ways. They've both changed dramatically since that brutal night four years ago. It's a bittersweet reunion for the two women. Dark Mill escapes and heads straight for Proofrock.īack in town, Jennifer is reunited with her previously chosen final girl and dare I say, friend, Letha Mondragon. When her conviction is overturned, Jade returns to her native Proofrock.Īs Jennifer's luck would have it, on the very night she returns, a prison transport van carrying convicted serial killer, Dark Mill South, flips over in a blizzard. Jade, now going by her given name of Jennifer, has spent those years in prison. ![]() It's been 4-years since the Independence Day Massacre. Somehow, defying the general law of sequels, this was bigger, badder and more blockbuster than the first! I love that book and honestly, was concerned that nothing could top it. In anticipation of this release, I recently reread the first book in the trilogy, My Heart Is a Chainsaw. His writing style is completely unique, distinct and is an absolute master class in Slasher lore. Don't Fear the Reaper released just in time for Valentine's Day. ![]()
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