DON’T GO IN THE WOODSComputer nerd, Wes Carpenter, dreads having to spend ten days at summer camp with the rest of his in-coming high school senior class. But when he meets strong-willed and confident farm girl, Linnea Langenkamp, everything about being away at camp improves immediately. When a malicious prank awakens an ancient evil, turning their summer romance into a bloodbath, Wes and Linnea … bloodbath, Wes and Linnea pray they make it home alive while fighting for the survival of their classmates. With Wes’s ingenuity and Linnea’s knowledge of the forest, together they may be able to stop the killer, save the camp, and maybe even find their happily ever after on the way.
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Interesting take on 80’s horror tropes. Great world building without overly explicit sex scenes, though the act is described. Characters are well fleshed out. Good poolside read.
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Teenage romance isn’t my usual genre, and this is my first time reading this author, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I got was a flashback to the 80s, now that’s not a bad thing as I love the 80s. This plot reminded me of an 80s horror movie, they usually always had a romance in them as well, in this book though the romantic couple both had the good fortune to survive. The author does a brilliant job with her use of descriptive writing so that the scenes come alive as do the characters. I think this is an author that I could easily read again.
A horror romance in the B Mine series and once I started I was not putting this book down, a well written story that grabbed my interest from the start. Computer nerd, Wes Carpenter meets strong-willed and confident farm girl, Linnea Langenkamp. This story has suspense, murder, drama, danger,twists, turns, a legend that comes to life, and romance. This is a new Author for me. I want to read the next book in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book is for anyone who loves gory horror movies and romance. I’m not a huge fan of gore and horror but I really enjoyed this story. The first half of the story builds the basis of the romance between Linnea and Wes with the reader experiencing some scary story elements: the meaning of the camp name, some of the dark history of the area, then campers start to disappear. After that, the fun and games really start…..at least for the killer.
His Final Girl was well-written and I’ll definitely be looking for more books from Brooklyn Ann.
***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS**
As a horror fan and someone who is also a romantic at heart, I can appreciate a book that combines both elements. His Final Girl does just that. Ms. Ann does a good job of weaving a sweet love story in with horror. There are several things about the story that makes this series stand out and why it is one of my new favorites. First, it is clear from the naming of the characters that Ms. Ann is a true fan of the horror greats and as in ode to them named her characters to reflect her admiration. Wes Carpenter, I thought, was a nice play on Wes Craven and John Carpenter’s names. Secondly would be the elements of the horror itself and the tension build-up. While sticking to the formula of campy horrors, ie: a young group of high schoolers are stranded, the usual jocks, popular kids and the nerds. Ms. Ann still makes this story her own. This book is a combination of My Bloody Valentine and Friday the 13th with a little native superstition thrown in. Those elements are mixed in well. And there was no skipping on deaths. Lastly, there is the relationship between the main characters. I found almost all their interactions adorable. Wes, for my inner high school self, would have been the guy I wanted to date. He was odd but nice, and I enjoyed the fact that he had distinct features and characteristics that made him stand out as a character. Like subtle things about his personality or little things, he would do when he was with Linnea. He was by no means the macho type, but a regular guy, thrown into an impossible situation that tested him and pushed him past his comfort zone. And then there is Linnea, who just like Wes was her own character and different from most of the usual heroines. A cute farmer who entranced Wes, I found myself rooting for them and eager to see what they would get into when they were together. This book definitely has its fill of “awww” moments and each one of them is well worth it.
I’m looking forward to the next book in this series to see how Ms. Ann continues to blend horror and romance and turn it into something only she could write.
I loved this book. You can’t beat summer camp in the 80s. Linnea and Wes meet and hit it off at summer camp. It’s a small town senior class who are having a fun summer until ppl start missing. This story has a legend based on Indian origins. It has romance missed with horror with a HEA. Yiu can’t beat a book that has cheesy lines and the outfits from the 80s, this book brought so many memories back for me. I highly recommend