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The second book in the Indian Lake trilogy, and it definitely feels like a middle book. The first, My Heart is a Chainsaw, blew my mind and I really enjoyed this though not quite as much. It's probably unfair to compare it, to be honest. Don't Fear the Reaper gives us a terrifying new slasher, kind of a cross between Candyman and Jason Vorhees, and beloved characters Jade/Jennifer, Letha and others are back. Proofrock has a new class of seniors but hasn't really moved on from the Lake Witch Slayings aka the Independence Day Massacre. This book hurls Jade and the readers back into the path of danger and keeps things at a high intensity from there. It's bloody and brutal. I can't wait for the third book.

Sequel to the brilliant My Heart is a Chainsaw

I enjoyed this from start to finish. I really liked the characters and connected with Alex Easton immediately. The remote location constrained the setting and I felt immersed in it. The contemporary treatment of gender was interesting, relevant to the story and understated. And the story was as creepy as heck.

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I didn't connect with this at all. An easy read, it's a family drama spanning two generations with characters apparently cursed by illness, sour marriages and car accidents. It felt aimless for much of the book, and the characters were all detached and mostly uninteresting. The writing felt very lifeless. Looking at other reviews this is all a matter of taste, but yeah this wasn't for me.

I am utterly elated having just finished this book! It's so good. I immediately connected with and cared about the main character, Jade, and I was so impatient to find out what happens... and what really happened. Essential reading for anyone who loves slashers.

Written like a good action movie. You're given pretty clear instructions on how to feel about each character (heroes, villains), the plot is tight and exciting, and the monsters are extremely badass. It's quite fun reading books this gory.

This is probably the scariest book I've read so far in my current journey into horror fiction. I'd good and I'm sure I'll be back for some more G. Hendrix at some point.

Actual horror, kind of the kitchen sink variety where multiple scaries are thrown at the reader throughout. It works though.