The Mary Shelley Club

By: Goldy Moldavsky

Narrated by: Carla Corvo

New York Times-bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky delivers a deliciously twisty YA thriller that's Scream meets Karen McManus about a mysterious club with an obsession for horror.

When it comes to horror movies, the rules are clear:

x Avoid abandoned buildings, warehouses, and cabins at all times.
x Stay together: don’t split up, not even just to “check something out.”
x If there’s a murderer on the loose, do not make out with anyone.

If only surviving in real life were this easy...

New girl Rachel Chavez turns to horror movies for comfort, preferring stabby serial killers and homicidal dolls to the bored rich kids of Manhattan Prep...and to certain memories she’d preferred to keep buried.

Then Rachel is recruited by the Mary Shelley Club, a mysterious society of students who orchestrate Fear Tests, elaborate pranks inspired by urban legends and movie tropes. At first, Rachel embraces the power that comes with reckless pranking. But as the Fear Tests escalate, the competition turns deadly, and it’s clear Rachel is playing a game she can’t afford to lose.

I need more!!!

Ahhh! That ending. I definitely need more. I could not stop playing this one.

Not my type of book.

Not into others getting hurt or killed for stupid reasons. No wonder there is so much violence with our teens today if they read these kind of books.

Truly twisty tale for lovers of final girls

Smart and cinematic, this page turner is something totally new. There are lots of allusions for hardcore horror fans, but plenty of thrills for any reader. Has a diverse cast of characters with a female lead who feels real.

Not bad, not great

First, the narration. Carla Corvo was very teenager sounding, which led to a very authentic experience.

Story wise, this was…fine. It was an interesting premise, but I pegged the “bad guy” early, and there were still a lot of weird loose ends that didn’t get tied up. Maybe a sequel is in the works, who knows. But things were slow or steady and then wrapped incredibly quickly without all of the resolution I wanted.

Solid YA slasher-thriller; interesting twist on what makes a Final Girl

I think this is one of my recent favorites; if you’re a fan of Scream, the genre in general, or the Good Girl’s Guide to Murder books, this will probably hit the spot!