Review: Final Girls by Mira Grant

Title: Final Girls

Author: Mira Grant

Genre: Adult, horror

Publication date: April 2017

Published by: Subterranean Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: What if you could fix the worst parts of yourself by confronting your worst fears?

Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their veins, sisters might develop a bond they’ve been missing their whole lives—while running from the bogeyman through a simulated forest. But…can real change come so easily?

Esther Hoffman doubts it. Esther has spent her entire journalism career debunking pseudoscience, after phony regression therapy ruined her father’s life. She’s determined to unearth the truth about Dr. Webb’s budding company. Dr. Webb’s willing to let her, of course, for reasons of her own. What better advertisement could she get than that of a convinced skeptic? But Esther’s not the only one curious about how this technology works. Enter real-world threats just as frightening as those created in the lab. Dr. Webb and Esther are at odds, but they may also be each other’s only hope of survival.

My rating: ★★★★☆

"How much danger can I really be in?" Esther put the paperwork down. "It's not like the horror movie will be real.”

This novella was insane! We have Esther, a reporter that is looking into this sort of VR therapy situation. And understandably, some people call this emotional torture, which I totally get! Why? Because the VR was VRing SO good that some people had a hard time distinguishing real life from this virtual reality 😬

I really enjoyed this concept! And it was SO well done! The science behind this was really interesting, and the things that went on inside the VR was pretty horrific. Things went all sorts of wrong so things inside the VR went a whole lot worse than intended. But I enjoyed it!

“I want you to let me show you that we're not monsters. We just make imaginary ones."

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