I'm conflicted.on this one. On one hand, I.really.enjoyed it; on the other, I.wish it has ended.a little differently. Regardless of that, I stayed up beyond my bedtime three nights in a row to get in a little extra reading time, so that alone should speak to how much I enjoyed this book. Aside from the ending, my only complaint is the frequency I which the author used incomplete sentences. I know that is something petty to complain about, but all the fragments eventually began to truly grate on my nerves..... I don't want to give too much away, but I liked how things really came together and how most of my questions were eventually answered. It will be quite easy to recommend this book, and I intend to seek out others by this author in the future. An easy 4.25 stars!

Becca, Rachel, Heather and Gia are members of their own little club, The Dead Girls Club. This club discusses recent murders of women or girls. They also talk about past murderers, Bundy, Gein etc. They meet in a house that is listed for sale. It's easy to get the keys since Becca's mom has them to show the houses.The girls are all friends, but Becca and Heather are best friends. Best friends since kindergarten. Heather is a very good artist and storyteller. Her and Heather have spent lots of time writing and illustrating booklets together.
Now lately, Becca had been telling stories about the Red Lady. She was supposedly buried alive and came back for the people who killed her. She always left dirt in their mouths.
Of all the girls, Becca's life is the hardest. No one knows but she is physically abused by her mother when she is drunk. Heather has seen the marks, a black eye, swollen cheek, bruises. Becca always says she fell or ran into something. When Becca disappears her mother is in prison for her murder.
Now, years later, Heather is receiving items that belong in their childhood. The most profound item it the half of the "Best Friends Forever" necklace.
Heather still has her half and she knows Becca died wearing her half. So how did she receive Becca's in the mail. Most of all, how does know Becca was wearing the necklace.
Wonderful story, great characters, outstanding storyline. Captivating ending!

Damien draws the reader into the world of the real and the supernatural with The Dead Girls Club. The timeline travels seamlessly from the present day to the past when Heathers friend Becca died. Along the way we are introduced to the story of the Red Lady whom Becca believes will save her. A terrific thriller with twists till the end. Highly recommend.
Thanks netgalley for the preview in exchange for an honest review.

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Holy fantastic book!! I have never read a book that kept me on the edge of my seat every single page!! It's a story about 4 young girls who are in love with scary stories and reading or hearing about serial killers. So they decide to form a club and begin to tell the stories of the Red Lady. As they continue to tell the story, one of the girls Becca, begins to show signs of serious abuse from her mother. As the story plays on it gets deeper and deeper. I highly recommend this book, it will keep you on the edge of your seat from page one too the end!

The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters is a mystery/thriller about a group of girls who formed the Dead Girls Club when they were young. It was the innocent sharing of stories about the Red Lady, until Becca becomes obsessed and starts to believe the Red Lady is real. Heather doesn’t believe it’s true and tries to forget after Becca’s death.

Years later, Heather receives a package in the mail that contains a necklace, the matching set to hers, which she hasn’t seen since the night she killed Becca. Who else knows what really happened that night and why wait 30 years to start tormenting a Heather?

This story was great. I particularly enjoy reading books that switch back and forth between the character's past and present. It always builds the suspense and makes the unfolding of the mystery that much more gratifying when it's slowly revealed. I’ve never read this novelist’s work before, but definitely recommend this read! I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars.

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Reviewed: June 15, 2019. Novel Publish Date: December 10, 2019.

I really had a hard time getting through this book. I trudged through the story and felt very bored throughout most of it, and while there were some parts that I did enjoy it was overshadowed by the rest of the book.

A little slow at first, this story picks up quickly and the suspense doesn't stop. The back and forth between then and now adds to the tension and keeps the reader on edge. Just when I thought I had it figured out the story threw a sharp twist and left me stunned. This is a psychological thriller you don't want to miss.

This book started off catching my interest but I kind of lost interest about halfway through due to just the lack of action. I didn't feel like what I had read as the description really fit what the book was about but the ending of the book was just bonkers. I truly felt like I had a rush of adrenaline and it was not just one plot twist, it was multiple. It was so fun to read at the end and I flew through it.

I would say that I don't think the name accurately describes the book in any way and I feel like I expected more of the club aspect or it coming back to the club, which in a way it did, but I expected something completely different.

With a title like that how could you not want to read it.?! This was such a good suspense novel that I want you all to read it right away. Highly recommend, the characters were fantastic and the writing was excellent.

As someone who enjoys true crime and suspense/thriller novels, this was a great read. It was well written, and there were many twists and turns that I did not expect, which kept me on the edge of my seat. I found the detail and the characters compelling, and I was pleased with ending.

Twisty, turner goodness.

Four young girls set against the backdrop of the age of videotapes and the wonderful lure of an era when teens were obsessed with Stephen King and urban myths (ala Bloody Mary). Years later Heather grapples with her memories and friendship with Becca all of the years ago, even though on the surface she has it all.

The book was a little long for me. I think it could have gotten to the gotcha a bit sooner. But it kept me guessing and my heart beat until the end. Both caught up with a combination of horror and sadness. Great summer beach read!

It took me a little while to really get into this book but a quarter of the way in I found myself hooked. I felt the first part was a little slow and hard to relate to the main character but once it dived in her past I become more intrigued with the story and all the secrets. I enjoyed the middle and end of the book and really enjoyed the way it wrap up the whole story.

Thank you Crooked Lane Books for providing an ARC of The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters.

“I’ve done everything possible to keep that summer, to keep what transpired, tucked away in a tiny, impenetrable box...” Heather, a child therapist, slowly, then quickly begins to fall apart as a tragedy from her childhood resurfaces and begins to haunt her, both literally and figuratively. The novel transitions back and forth between Heather’s present and that Summer when she was twelve and she was part of The Dead Girls Club. We follow along as Heather descends into paranoia with a touch of madness right up to the climatic ending when the Red Lady is revealed.

“Tell a story enough, it becomes something else. To the mind at least. It felt true. It all felt horribly true. And deep inside, in a tiny part of me that’s still twelve years old, she feels as real now as she did then.” These five sentences summarize the heart of the mystery of this novel. What part of the twelve year old Heather’s memory and feelings are real? From her twelve year old perspective, we feel her fear, her longing for acceptance, and her final willingness to do anything for her best friend. From the forty-two year old perspective, we feel her struggle with the traumatic events of her past, the fear, paranoia and anxiety that leads to the destruction of some of her closest relationships.

In the end, The Dead Girls Club is a satisfying read with engaging characters and a story that hooks you and keeps you guessing to the very end.

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The land of thrillers, this one stands out. I requested this novel after I saw the author of Head Full of Ghosts had a quote on the cover. I enjoyed that book...though I do have some thoughts about it...so I decided to try this one. In the Dead Girls Club, we follow the story of two best friends. The main character receives a mysterious package as an adult, and that sends her back in time to remember the death of her best friend.

Her friend friend she killed.

The story goes back and forth between their history and the events that lead up to Becca's death, and the hunt our main character's adult self has for whomever is stalking her.

Is it supernatural? Is it real? It isn't clear until the very end of the novel. So often such stories are pretty predictable, but I wasn't sure until the very end.

If you liked Head Full of Ghosts, because it is similar....but a better story.

Heather Cole is a successful child psychologist with a loving husband and a dark secret. When she was younger, Heather was part of a group called The Dead Girls Club. Together she, her best friend Becca, and their friends Rachel and Gia got together to tell horror stories and discuss serial killers. When Becca becomes obsessed with the story of a woman called The Red Lady, Heather and her friendship begins to dissolve. Unfortunately Becca's obsession with The Red Lady lead to her death. Now decades later, Becca's half of her "Best Friend" necklace arrives in Heather's mailbox and someone is looking for revenge.  

If you're a fan of supernatural thriller stories like those of Paul Tremblay, you'll be delighted with The Dead Girls Club. The book keeps the reader guessing the entire time of whether the force haunting Heather is supernatural in nature or a real killer coming for her. I felt for her as Heather tries to use her background as a psychologist to keep things in perspective and keep looking for what the real cause of everything might be, but only making herself look guiltier and guiltier.

The Dead Girls Club is the type of book that you start thinking you'll just read a few chapters, and then find yourself hiding under the covers trying to hide either a flashlight or your phone light so you can get to the very end. 

The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters comes to book stores December 10, 2019.

I love horror and slasher films. AMC running a Halloween movie marathon? Let me jump into my coveralls and get my ranting voice ready. Want to watch American Horror Story: Murder House? Sure! Let me grab my EMF detector and let’s binge. However, I’m also notorious for having the ability to scare the bejeezus out of myself after watching scary stuff. Need to use the bathroom? You know the shower curtain is getting yanked back and every light is getting turned on as I walk through the house.

The Dead Girls Club accomplished something mainly only movies can do: make me scare myself, and Walters, I applaud you. We all have boogeymen from our childhood. I remember the notorious Freddy Krueger, Dusty Bones, Bloody Mary, Slender Man, Baba Yaga, and a whole host of others. Now, I can add The Red Lady to the list!

The Dead Girls Club alternates between past and present. While a grown Heather grapples with or reminisces about the past, a young Heather shows us was caused the present troubles.

Additionally, Walters packs on the “Who dunnit” suspense. As Heather spirals trying to figure out who knows she killed Er best friend Becca, readers are taken along for the ride, second guessing everything. Heather is a well-rounded, action oriented, sympathetic character that you’ll feel for.

The Dead Girls Club is a grisly, twisty, unpitdownable novel that brings back memories of childhood sleepovers, playing light as a feather, stiff as a board, and telling gruesome stories with a flashlight nestled under a chin. Always remember. If you tell a lie enough, you’ll start believing it yourself.

Thank you to #netgalley and Crooked Lane Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

“The Dead Girls Club” by Damien Angelica Walters
Genre: #thriller #horror #fiction
Pub Date: 10 Dec 2019
Rating: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️/5
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Ok, so I sat here contemplating my review but I decided that life is too short for 5/5 ratings to be unattainable. Did this book keep me entertained? Was it suspenseful? Was it the right amount of horror to reality ratio? Yes, Yes and Yes! Did I figure out the twist before I read it? No. So there you have it- a ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️/5. I’m a sucker for a good or even twisted love story in a thriller and this book kept me entertained WITHOUT that.
Thanks @netgalley and @crookedlanebooks

The suspense/creepy factor was well done, never quite so strong as to be unbelievable, never quite so faint as to fade into the background. Overall though, this just doesn't feel like a book I'll be thinking about for any length of time.

Wow! Awesome book. This book really kept my attention and guessing for more. I thought some of the flashbacks were a little long: it gave good information on the background and relationships between the girls, but the Red Lady stories were a little disturbing for me. (I was never one that got into that stuff as a kid). Throughout this book, I kept thinking this is predictable, this is predictable, it's the friend; it's the husband, but WOW what a great ending twist in more than one way! This will be an author I keep reading.

Loved it. Could not stop reading. Full of suspense and creepy. I knew when I saw the similarities to Head Full of Ghosts that I was gonna love it. I hope to read lots more of this type of horror. So unique.