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This series is really for people who love/appreciate the Horror Genre. That's not necessarily me, I did like parts of this but I also found parts to be really confusing. Overall not my favorite series but I will be continuing along0 0ReplyThe best horror films always have a sequel. Sometimes that sequel is better than the original . Other times that sequel is worse. Stephen Graham Jones’ Don’t Fear The Reaper can be described as the latter not the former. A tale that takes place exactly five years after the first book. Main character Jennifer “Jade” Daniels who when we last saw her was the final girl. The one who managed to take down Stacy Graves during that horrible massacre on Fourth of July. We learn that Jade was convicted of the murders and no one believed her story. Sounds pretty realistic to me. She returns home to Proofrock at the age of 21. She’s fresh out of jail and on probation. A new killer steps foot in town after surviving an accident during his FBI transport that occurs outside of Proofrock. Bodies start piling up and just when Jade thought that she could start a new and settle back into town. Did I mention there’s a winter storm? Yeah, that’s happening.
My second favorite character from the first book has survived. Her life is different than it was before. Jade has grown and progressed so much as a character. The reintroduction of a handful of characters from the first book was pretty cool. The third person narration in this story was pretty good because of the fluctuations between a few main characters. The one thing that I did not like was the length of some of the chapters but as you can see I finished it.
The third and final book in the Indian lake series is coming soon. If you need me I’ll be waiting patiently for it.0 0Reply- I rarely enjoy the second book in a trilogy more than the first. That is indeed the case here.
Love Jade and Letha’s return, as well as some other familiar faces, and the introduction of new faces including our new boogeyman (all with a surprise twist at the end because duh it’s Graham Jones after all) that closes the loop on a subplot from My Heart Is A Chainsaw.
And the last couple lines whewww! Spoiler: <spoiler>” …along with what no photograph could have captured: Jade shrugging free of the two state officials holding her by the upper arms, shaking free and stepping ahead, reaching her right arm back to her waistband. When she thrusts her right arm up in victory, what she’s holding there for all the gods to see, for the whole world to know, for you to never have in your sacred collection, it’s a hook. From the killer she killed. Because she’s Jade fucking Daniels. And a thousand men like you can’t even reach up to touch her combat boots.” </spoiler>
Gods I love a good slasher. I’ll be anxiously awaiting the close of this series and returning to Jade, Letha and the gang, while revisiting films in anticipation of how we might close out this saga.0 0Reply - 0 0Reply
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