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New Favorite author! I ended 2021 with The Southern Book clubs guide to slaying vampires it was funny at times, scary and had some disgusting moments and some heart pounding moments but I loved every bit of it!

I have to give Hendrix credit: he can certainly write a weird, cliche-filled story that I can never put down. This is an amazing mash-up of horror, humour and the 80s.

Hendrix has the talent of making the reader completely horrified, but snorting with laughter at the same time. It makes one feel sort of deranged, which I‘m sure he‘d enjoy.

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My friend listens to audiobooks at a 2.5x speed... I tried upping mine to 1.5x and at that moment, epic violence broke out and my brain overloaded! I‘ve currently got it at 1.3x. What speed does everyone else listen to audiobooks?? #currentlylistening

#June2021

This one filled my 80s nostalgia just perfectly! Also encouragement me to read/listen to more from this author so.. there is that!

#12BooksOf2021

Started my last audiobook of 2021 whilst making my first ever baked cheesecake for a twixtmas party tomorrow. This book was free on audible and I‘ve been meaning to read it for a long time. But next year no more new books. They will all be ones I already own… or that‘s what I keep telling myself!!

Hoping to finish this by Monday so I can start Marley by Jon Clinch.

🎧 There‘s a good chunk at the end but mostly a coming of age story with an exorcism?

Abby & Gretchen are BFFs, 1 from each side of the tracks. If you like the 80‘s you‘ll get plenty of nostalgia, even the chapter titles are 80‘s song titles. The last 30% is mostly supernatural horror then it returns to nostalgia.

It‘s about 2 friends, their 75 year friendship & their lives that were interrupted by possession. Quick read! Liked it!

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Ahh! Finally, the only Grady Hendrix book I haven‘t read yet! I‘m so happy and excited it was in my #AllHallowsReadSwap! Thank you so much @MaleficentBookDragon And the fancy copy of Dracula is just *chefs kiss* 💋!!! I can‘t wait to settle in with my fancy chocolates, hot coco, and some good spooky reads! 👻📖🍫☕️

Thank you @rsteve388 for the great #AllHallowsEveSwap gifts! I've wanted to read the tagged book for years and your picks look great! Also I love pins and bookmarks!

Thank you so so much @Littlewolf1 ! You sent me so many wonderful things I struggled to get them all in the photo! (I‘ll post the super cute pillow covers separately!) I love everything! Happy Halloween! 🎃

And special thanks to @wanderinglynn for being such a great host! #HHS #HauntedHallowSwap

I didn't like this one nearly as much as Horrorstor. I felt like this one rambled in too many parts of the book, and then just sort of ended.

I'm staring my #20in4 #Readathon with My Best Friend's Exorcism. I almost gave up on this yesterday (I think I was just in a mood 😂), but decided I should see it through to the end.
@Andrew65

This book was okay.. It was in the horror genre but it wasn't scary at all. The first 70% of this book read as a drama/mean girls type of book. And the part that was suppose to be scary, I didn't think it was scary at all. I guess I ended up not liking this book as much because I thought it was going to be way more scary. But it's like a teen 80s book. 2/5 stars

I just want to stay up and read one more chapter!! Why do I have to go to work tomorrow?! I'd rather stay home and read! 🤣

Totally loving listening to this playlist while reading. This is so awesome that it's included in the ebook!Oh how I miss a good mix tape. And the thought we put into the order of the songs, naming the tape, and designing the cover. 😂

Does anyone know if this one is gory? I really like Hendrix's writing and want to try this one, but The Final Girl Support Group and the end of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires was a bit much for me.

#possessed #haunted #paranormalactivity #littensdressedinblood @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @MidnightBookGirl

This was all over Litsy last October, and I was obsessed with the cover art, so this year I finally read it for myself, and it pretty much lived up to the cover image. Reading this was like watching an 80s B-movie complete with illustrations of flyers and magazine adds sprinkled throughout to set the mood.

#scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter @Clwojick +26

Starting this today. Love the cover. Going to work my way through Grady Hendrix writing for Fall!

Hey Alexa, play “Don‘t You Forget About Me”. This being the title of chapter one, I had to listen to it! 😈🎃🖤

1. Apple cider or hot cocoa ☕
2. Last week I found cookies and cream M&M's and they were called Cookies and SCREEEEAMS which I thought was cute lol.
3. A lot of my regular decor is stuff I bought around Halloween 😅😂 But in October we also get pumpkins & mums.
4. I agree with @Blueberry , something by Grady Hendrix!
5. Candles, apple cider donuts, Halloween cards
6. All my spooky books 👻

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #itsfallyall

I graduated from high school in the 80‘s, so this book was right up my alley! I loved the inclusion of so much 80‘s culture, such as naming each chapter after a song and references to hairstyles and clothing. The whole possession thing did have some creepy moments, but the overall mood of the book was nostalgic and fun.

Book 86🎧
This cover is EVERYTHING👏🏻👏🏻 Instantly drew me to this book! (I 🖤 the 80s - was born in the wrong time😂)
I loved how all the chapters were named after classic 80s bangers🎶📻
Hendrix is such an interesting writer and really knows how to hook you with some weird stories!

Abbys best friend Gretchen goes missing after a bad LSD trip… but darkness wasn‘t the only thing she found in the woods that night…😈⛪️

Forgot to add my review! (Which maybe says something about my feelings towards this book?) My Best Friend‘s Exorcism was entertaining enough, but not My favourite Hendrix novel…

The exorcist is death

#firtslinefridays
@ShyBookOwl

I get the feeling I‘ll be re-reading this one!

Wow! I couldn‘t put this book down! VERY suspenseful!! A teenage girl realizes that her best friend has been possessed and has the fight of her life to try to save her. Quite a rollercoaster ride! I was a teen in the 80‘s, too, so I loved all the retro details.

I‘ve read Horrorstor and loved it, and already have my copy of the Southern Book Club‘s Guide ready to go. This is a must-read author for me!

Finished this yesterday (while shopping for clothing) and... well I just loved it! I am surprised I had put this off for so long! Super fun read and well.. All that 80s makes me super happy!

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaOfBooks

This one is included in Audible subscription :) and I needed a new commute book and laundry doing book :) started this one this morning :)

First book of the month finished last night 👊👊

This was fun to listen to. Loved the references and it was equally engaging and corny as hell. Some parts were unnecessary (Good Boy Max 😭) but for the most part it was hard to put down.

First book for #ListenLitten and also #BookspinBingo and #14Books14Weeks2021 and hits the Best Friends prompt for the themed reads! 8 listening hours so that's 28 points if my math is right? @aperfectmjk

Good Book. I‘ll give it 4 Stars. If you love/loved the 80s and love the movie “the exorcist”, then this is the right book for you! Summary of this book: 2 friends, growing up in the 80s until that one fateful day, one of them has a demon occupying her body. And everything goes south from there. Fast. The other friend tries to save her. But will she be able to save her?

Whaaat?? This is exciting news!

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3659510/grady-hendrix-novel-best-friends-exo...

Happy Easter!

In this episode, my best friend, Connie, joins me to review, "My Best Friend's Exorcism," by Grady Hendrix!

https://youtu.be/oM5x21MPnTU

So Woo0oo0oOoW. This is a must read for anyone who grew up in the 80s. From the cover art work to the 80s tv shows and songs and of course the Exorcism this book packs a punch right into your memories gray matter. It's a nail biter!

Thank you @BookwormOfTheDamned for the recommendation this was a super fun trip back to my tweens.

Love Grady Hendrix! He did a surprisingly great job at describing what it‘s like being a teenage girl. Tons of nostalgia and a relatable best friend story! Everyone needs a friend that would see you through an exorcism.

I can't even begin to articulate the feels. It's visceral & raw, yet sometimes tenderly human & heartbreaking
Our heroine has to piece together increasingly disturbing events happening around her best friend as the community is slowly turned against her.
Not King & Hill's In the Tall Grass, but this ain't for the faint of heart either. The climax is a relentless gauntlet, but I promise it's worth it.

I really loved this! What a great intro to Grady Hendrix‘s work. Makes me think of my best friends and even though we don‘t talk all the time I know if I ever need to be exorcised I can count on them to do it!
#gradyhendrix #bestfriends #horrorcomedy

Warning review has spoilers!! My review can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/MdB0S_9rpiU

Enjoy!

Overall Rating 4¼⭐ | Narration 😐 = Okay
That was some exorcism...did it stray into cheesiness, why yes, it did. It did indeed...but it was the ‘80s, and they were super-cheesy sometimes. Without outright giving away my age, I will say that this book captures that age quite well...I know because I lived through it. Although I was never into Phil Collins quite that much...I was more of Def Leppard kind of girl. Hair Bands were my jam. ⬇

Second book I have read by this author and I love him. Total “stay up late into the night reading” experiences, both times. I love being entertained like this! 👍

Fun fact: This is the first book I‘ve finished after moving to South Korea! I read this for the horror aspect and 80s nostalgia, but what stuck with me is how accurately Hendrix was able to capture female friendship. What was really scary is how well he portrayed the excruciating time that is being a teenage girl.

One word review - awesome

I loved everything about this book from the chapter titles to the last sentence.

Grady perfectly captures the unique uneasiness of being on the outside as a teenage girl faced with bitchiness on a daily basis.

I loved the 80s references and most of all I love the friendship.

Holy macaroni, what a book! 😱 5/5

1. I can't remember the last time I was really scared reading a book but this one was a little rough. Not a fan of possessions.
2. For 1, Demons and 2 the poor MC was so on her own. Her family was totally useless in helping her.
3. Woodie Harrelson should be in every one🤣
4. Vampires. I asked for no Vampires on the survey but I love them, the scary kind and am totally open to any non cheezy, hardcore vampire book😬
5. Pins, gnomes, snowglobes

After finishing my second Grady Hendrix book I‘m a full fledged fan. I laughed through this book until the end grabbed my heartstrings.

What I loved most about this book was the sense of 80s nostalgia. The plot was intriguing and while a horror story, it was also a book about friendship and coming of age, with just enough tongue in cheek humor to keep you smirking between wincing.

My first Hendrix book and a light b-movie-esque read that had a touching end. I had tried to fit it in for the end of Scarathon 2020 but, alas, I am too late.

Not bad though! If you like 80‘s aesthetic and some grody body horror and don‘t mind the good and bad of both tropes, give it a shot.

My October reading wrap up. 🎃🎃🎃

October Wrap-up 📚

My Best Friend's Exorcism 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Suicide House 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Dead Leaves 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I bought The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires as a Kindle deal the other day, and decided to finally dig My Best Friend's Exorcism out and read it first. Oh, so much fun! So much 80's nostalgia. Two references to my favorite band. Just a great lark of a book for Halloween week. The last passage of this book I have no words for. This is an excellent rendering of the friendship theme. I'm glad I pulled it from the pile.