My Best Friend's Exorcism is set in the same little town as The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, but it's set in the late '80s instead of the '90s. That being said, a lot of the characteristics are the same; small southern town with a deep dark secret that is obviously supernatural but no one picks up on it.
So Abby and Gretchen are besties on and off throughout this entire story. But their friendship begins to change after they all decide to drop acid at their friends lake house. Gretchen goes missing for several hours while the girls are running around the property trying to find her. When she finally reappears the next morning, Abby knows something in her best friend is broken.
As in typical thrasher films, this book includes birds flying into windows, teenagers hearing voices, breakups and makeups, and of course, teenagers getting in way over their heads and avoiding contact with their parents.
Honestly, I felt like the first half of the book was slow. But then I turned around and finished the other half of the book last night. The storyline picks up, the exorcist shows up, and everything begins falling into place. This book honestly amazing.
I'll be buying all of Grady Hendrix's novels this weekend.
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