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My Best Friend's Exorcism - Grady Hendrix

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Fandom/Canon Name: My Best Friend's Exorcism, a book by Grady Hendrix

What's awesome about it: Have you ever sat down and thought, "You know what I need in my life? A horror novel with a dash of black comedy that contrasts the horrors of being a teenage girl possessed by a demon with dealing with high school, featuring that 80s vibe"? Then this is the book for you!

Abby and Gretchen are best friends, and have been since they bonded over loving E.T. as a child. So when they drop acid and Gretchen disappears in the woods, Abby is understandably concerned. But when she does find Gretchen, she seems....wrong, somehow, and only Abby can sense it. Somewhere in the woods, something happened to Gretchen. But can Abby figure it out before the thing inside Gretchen destroys both of them?

Make no mistake; despite the fact that the characters are teenagers, this is definitely not a YA novel. It's dark, and it's brutal in parts, and also bitterly funny in others. The friendship between Abby and Gretchen is deep and well-portrayed, and in my opinion it is the core of the novel; the story is as much a tale of friendship as a tale of possession. (Their relationship is also extremely femslashy, if you're into that.)

As far as content notes go, it's pretty par for the course for horror novels. I wouldn't read if you're squeamish. The biggest thing of note is a scene of animal cruelty, though it's not necessary to read so long as you get the general gist of what happened; if you're curious about reading the book but want to skip that scene, I can give you the page number and/or opening line of the paragraph for skimming purposes.

Things I will probably request (and hope to see requested), no spoilers: more details on how the possession plays out, Gretchen POV, emphasis on the horror angle, all the femslash. If that intrigues you, please check it out!

Where to find: Goodreads for more info, Amazon and most book retailers to buy.

Re: My Best Friend's Exorcism - Grady Hendrix

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I saw this somewhere - maybe on the self-reported nominations list? Anyway I bought it and I'm about 1/3 of the way through it. I'm definitely enjoying it and I think the '80s angle is well done. And it's definitely very femslashy in my opinion.