From the very beginning I did not like the protagonist/narrator. I find her selfish, self-centered, egotistical, and a drama queen. Almost immediately she goes into the "huff, puff, I'll swoon" stage like a well-bred Victorian noblewoman on her fainting couch. I'm reminded of the antagonist Kate in Robyn Harding's HER PRETTY FACE; I could not abide her character either (though I adored the book). Heather also reminds me of the unreliable narrator of GIRL ON A TRAIN. This protagonist has no reason I could see to be as she is: she didn't have an abusive childhood; she had supportive and loving parents, a best friend, and two other almost-best friends. They seemed to have much freedom as far as being able to roam and go about, separately and together. Perhaps she is one of those cases of "damned by faint praise," a person whose life is too stable so she gets spoiled and seeks out excitement, then blames her failings on others (including the victim).

All that aside, the novel did catch my interest about 18% in, and the plot is intriguing, especially certain events which begin to occur in the life of the protagonist in an odd but compelling sequence, so that the reader wonders if the protagonist is having blank spells and acting thus herself, or is being gaslighted, or is in actuality being threatened. Throughout the story, the past is interwoven with the present, so that we see why events in the past happened as they did, and in what I think is the denouement, we find out exactly what was and was not done that fateful past night, and why, and what were the intents. I will only say how tragic, for all, but especially for some.

Despite my strong and persistent dislike of the protagonist, Heather Cole, the story line did maintain its intrigue and keep me turning the pages till the end.

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I loved this book so much that I read it all in one night, which I was not planning to do! I have to say, I'm a little biased as I live right in the area the book was set and I couldn't get over that. Maybe that's why I was so drawn into the story, but boy, was I unable to let go! We're informed early on in the story that the Becca, the best friend of the narrator, Heather, was killed as a child. And surprisingly Heather herself states that she killed her. What you need to determine as the reader is how literal Heather is actual being...

The book begins in the present day and transitions between now and the months leading up to Becca's death.
I think this author does a brilliant job of capturing the essence of young teenage girls and the drama and angst that they experience on a daily basis. I found the conversations and behavior between Heather & Becca and their other friends Gia & Rachel believable and quite reminiscent of my own teenage years. Even their interest in horror stories and serial killers isn't hard to imagine as there's nothing spookier than sitting around telling scary stories. Becca's favorite are her tales of The Red Lady, a scorned witch from the distant past who takes revenge on the evil townspeople that bury her alive. As Becca becomes more and more obsessed with The Red Lady, her friendship with Heather begins to suffer.

The current events of the story revolve around the mementos of Becca being sent to Heather now, almost thirty years later. Who is sending them? How do they even have them? Heather's sanity slowly begins to unravel as she desperately tries to figure out what is happening. The one thing I was worried about was that the supernatural aspect would leave the conclusion somewhat vague or mysterious, but that was not the case. The reader is not left with any questions and I think it was the best way to end the story. It was such an engrossing read and has introduced this reviewer to a new author to enjoy!

In 1991, Heather Cole and her friends were members of the Dead Girls Club. Obsessed with the macabre, the girls exchanged stories about serial killers and imaginary monsters, like the Red Lady, the spirit of a vengeful witch killed centuries before. Heather knew the stories were just that, until her best friend Becca began insisting the Red Lady was real—and she could prove it.

That belief got Becca killed.

It's been nearly thirty years, but Heather has never told anyone what really happened that night—that Becca was right and the Red Lady was real. She's done her best to put that fateful summer, Becca, and the Red Lady, behind her. Until a familiar necklace arrives in the mail, a necklace Heather hasn't seen since the night Becca died.




Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book it was a great experience first time reading anything from this author. It had me on the edge of my seat.

This book flips back and forth between the present and the past. From the first page you are left wondering what the main characters have had happen in their lives and question whether they are reliable. Very suspenseful!

It’s kind of scary how much this book appealed to me. Title...check. Cover...check. Synopsis...check. It didn’t disappoint. Having never read anything else by Walters, I’m excited to go down a rabbit hole and discover her past titles. Heather, the protagonist, is reliable, if shifty and while I found myself growing increasingly frustrated with her choices...when I sat back and really put myself in her shoes, I’m not sure I would have done things differently myself. I also loved how childhood friendships were discussed. When you’re that age, losing friends feels like the end of the world and it all felt so relatable. I’m excited to see what Walters writes next. It seems like this is her first mystery/thriller without a horror bent...and I’m really happy that it didn’t disappoint.

The Dead Girls Club is a fabulous thriller that I could not put down. I loved the storyline and characters. Well written and well developed characters.

Red Lady, Red Lady show us your face..... The Dead Girls Club has the perfect amount of suspense and horror to keep one up at night with the lights on. I finished this novel within 2 days, because I really want to find out how it will end and it did not disappoint. Even though Heather's attempt to find out who sent her Becca's charm necklace are at times contradicting and irrational, the story line has enough twists and turns to keep you intrigued until the very end.

Many thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.

The Dead Girls Club is a clever and scary novel that had me gripping the pages until the very end! Books like this are the ones that I am always on the hunt for, so I am thrilled I took a chance on a new to me author and read this one! It's got enough suspense to leave you feeling needy for answers and enough supernatural aspects to leave chills on your skin! I really enjoyed this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book!

Heather is haunted by her past. As a young girl, she and three of her friends were members of a little club, The Dead Girls Club, where they discussed serial killers and their victims. Somewhere in their morbid fascination of violent death, Heather's best friend introduces them to the Red Lady, the one story that will alter their lives.

Now, Heather is still haunted by the Red Lady. As pieces of her past keep popping up, sent to her anonymously, and threatening the careful life she's built, she will have to find out who is behind the packages, and worse, if the Red Lady is real. The truth might just be more than she can bear.

There is a building sense of desperation and need for the truth in this novel. It toes the line of of real and paranoia, but does so in a way that is believable. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen, and was pleasantly surprised by the twists at the end.

What an amazing thriller! Absolutely loved the storyline and the heroes. The writer spins a beautiful tale abd draws you in slowly but surely.

This book had all the right things - a great, thriller storyline, well developed characters, and unforeseen twists and turns. I kept guessing what was going to happen next and I was often wrong, which is a great feeling as an avid reader of thrillers. I really enjoyed this novel and I would definitely recommend it to friends.

I thought this was a very good horror novel. It reminded me a bit of S.P Miskowski's Knock Knock and the more recent The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste. I read it quickly and found it tense. I enjoyed the writing style, characters, and attention to setting.

The Dead Girls Club is a wonderful, dark and incredibly rich mystery/thriller novel, so well built and fast paced that I wasn't able to put it down till I reached the end. I was absolutely captivated by the atmosphere, and the characters.

This novel submerges the reader in a landscape so detailed that the plot never feels forced, and is never difficult to understand or picture in one's mind. All in all, a fantastic and well-rounded novel!

These 4 little girls make a Dead Girls Club. They are fascinated by serial kills and when together they tell stores about famous and not so famous killers. Until one of the stores is a bit too real and Becca is dead.

This book is very intriguing, you want to keep reading because your sure that the "Red Lady" has put a curse on Becca because there is no one of the other girls could have done something so terrible. This is has a horror feel as well as a thriller all in one. If you like a bit of the supernatural then you will like this book.

Thank you NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the opportunity to review this book!

GoodReads Synopsis:

Red Lady, Red Lady, show us your face...

In 1991, Heather Cole and her friends were members of the Dead Girls Club. Obsessed with the macabre, the girls exchanged stories about serial killers and imaginary monsters, like the Red Lady, the spirit of a vengeful witch killed centuries before. Heather knew the stories were just that, until her best friend Becca began insisting the Red Lady was real--and she could prove it.

That belief got Becca killed.

It's been nearly thirty years, but Heather has never told anyone what really happened that night--that Becca was right and the Red Lady was real. She's done her best to put that fateful summer, Becca, and the Red Lady, behind her. Until a familiar necklace arrives in the mail, a necklace Heather hasn't seen since the night Becca died.

The night Heather killed her.

Now, someone else knows what she did...and they're determined to make Heather pay.


Review:

Where to even start! Honestly I was worried I would not be a fan of this book,solely because of the chapter length, but this book was written so well that it didn't even bother me! Chapters were all written from the point of view of Heather and jumped between present day and the past. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time battling with myself over what was really going on and trying to figure out where the truth lies. It was compelling following Heather and seeing how the past was slowly taking control of her. She became fixated to the point of ruining current day relationships and putting her job in jeapordy. I highly recommend this to all those who love thrillers, suspense, and even supernatural stories. I can't to get my hands on a physical copy because to cover is just as beautiful as the story itself!

There was a lot of working up to what happened that one night during Heather's childhood. At times it seemed to "drag" a little, like there was a lot of detail that could have been left out and it wouldn't have changed the book. There were times towards the end that I really thought maybe this was all in Heather's mind, that none of this really happened. So obviously, the ending wasn't one I saw coming! The end had a good twist and it's a book worth reading!

Damien Angelica Walters is one of my favorite literary horror writers. In her latest book, The Dead Girls Club, Walters veers a bit more toward a standard horror thriller without losing the brilliant turns of a phrase and human insight that makes her writing such a pleasure to read.

In her most mainstream work to date, Walters puts her unique spin on a few common horror tropes. Most notably, the “someone knows about an awful thing I did in the past” and “children play around with an urban legend” tropes. Thankfully, Walters is able to infuse both of these tropes with enough new energy that they still feel fresh and relevant.

Walters always mentions scars in her work, often as a physical representation of emotional turmoil. In this book, there’s not much of an emphasis placed on physical scars, but there are plenty of psychological scars to take their place.

The pacing of this book reminded me of Bird Box by Josh Malerman, and the comparisons to A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay are apt as well. Paper Tigers is still my favorite of Walters’ books, but The Dead Girls Club is also a 5-star, must-read for fans of the horror and thriller genres. It has plenty of tense, unnerving moments and a resolution that left me completely satisfied.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing an ARC. This review contains my honest, unbiased opinion.

This story of Heather and her friends Becca, Rachel, and Gale kept me guessing. It went from her past to her present every other chapter so I was able to follow along with what happened pretty good but I didn’t know who the bad guy was until the very end. I love that about a suspenseful story. I like not being to guess what happened and who did it.

Wow, What a wild ride. This book had the most creative plot, amazing characters andd suspense to the max. The past and present story telling worked well with the plot. The ending surprised the hell out of me. I could not put this one down. such an epic story. So well written!

The past comes back to haunt Heather Cole in a major way. Almost thirty years after she killed her best friend Becca, Heather begins receiving mementos. Who is sending them? Was someone else in the house with her and Becca that night?

I enjoyed the majority of this novel, particularly the chapters with Heather and Becca. The present narration with Heather was not as enjoyable and overall, I didn't really like Heather. She seemed to have an extreme reaction for almost everything, even before Becca's death. The story itself is really good though and I had a hard time putting it down.

I had to take a few days after reading this book to let it settle. Very well written. Fast paced. Great suspense. Not all questions are answered - but I felt very satisfied with the story. The characters are well developed - I was very attached to the main character. Moves between present and past when event occurred - smooth transitions, kept me wanting to know more.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC!

I feel like most books written about this kind of thing and in this genre have been falling flat for me lately, but I loved The Dead Girls Club! It kept my interest throughout the entire story, and I couldn't put it down once I started it and got more into it. This is a fantastic thriller for fans of the genre, and for people looking for a read that they won't be able to put down. I felt that the ending was a little rushed, but the reveals at the end were absolutely devastating and not what I was expecting at all. It was very hard to tell whether this was a supernatural thriller or just a normal one, and I really enjoyed that it kept me guessing. I'm really looking forward to reading more of Damien Angelica Walters' work now.

Thank you NetGalley for letting me read an advanced copy of this book. I absolutely loved it and what a thrill ride it was!
It was so hard to put down and it is definitely a must read book!

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.

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.

“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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I received an ARC Kindle version from NetGalley. I was caught up in the story immediately and kept wanting to know more about The Red Lady, Becca, and Heather. It worked to go between Then and Now. Heather’s search for her friends almost seemed to easy to find and reconnect. Her husband became a minor character with deception on both sides. Lots of time spent leaving work and sneaking around. Heathers choice as a child psychologist works to give her strategies for coping with trauma. I had to reread the last few chapters to understand what happened. So many loose ends come together. Surprise ending. I would recommend Dead Girls Club to my book club. It would be fun to discuss the role of each character to the story!

LOVE!

This is a thriller novel that I can definitely get behind. I love the back and forth between timelines. It's usually difficult to pull that off, but this book was able to do it flawlessly. The characters and the mystery surrounding them were great, and we definitely got to be immersed in the situation.

Received via NetGalley for review.

A wonderful examination of guilt, uncertainty, mental illness, and friendship. Heather and Becca are and always will be best friends, but when Becca starts to seem obsessed with the story of the Red Lady and show signs of abuse, Heather doesn't know what to feel or how to act. Eventually, she decides that their friendship is the most important thing, and does what she can to help Becca.

Years later, as an adult, someone begins to send Heather reminders of the incident, sending Heather into a spiral of paranoia and anxiety. Watching her sabotage herself trying to figure out who knows her secret is incredibly well-written, engaging, and hard to read. At times, it was hard to tell if there were was anything supernatural going on, or we were just witnessing Heather's descent into madness (which is a trope I always love).

Do you like ghost stories around the campfire? If so, this is your book. Mean Girls mixed with slasher movie! I am in love! It felt a little young adult to me, but it was still really fun and suspenseful.

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!

tw: abuse, drug abuse, child neglect, alcoholism, death

Warning: don't read this book before bed. 1) It's too creepy. 2) I couldn't put this book down. It is quick and one heck of a thrill-ride. My favorite element of this book is how creepy it is. The book's release should be closer to Halloween rather than December! This is the absolute PERFECT, creepy Halloween read! 5 stars!

Oh my gosh!! I read this book in a day and a half. It sucked me in, I couldn’t stop turning the pages.

I had to know how Becca died, and who all actually knew about it. Who was taunting Heater and making her feel crazy, and if Gia and Rachel had anything to do with it.

This is definitely a must read!!!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for this ARC! It's been a long time since I've read a horror novel that has stayed with me like this one has. In between reading, it occupied my thoughts when I let my mind wander and has plagued my dreams at night. I rushed home after work to continue the story, trying as hard as I could to finish it even though I never wanted it to end. It was all too easy to see myself and my friend group from when I was a kid as the Dead Girls Club, and maybe that's why it effected me so, but either way, it was an expertly crafted scary story.

Heather is an adult who seems to be doing very well for herself. A good job working with kids, a happy marriage, stable friends her age-- but there's a secret she's been harboring that lies just beneath her spotless veneer. She murdered her best friend when she was a kid and got away with it. No one else knows; Becca's body was never found, and her mother, Lauren, was pinned with the crime. When Heather begins to personal items that belonged to Becca in the mail, she begins a steady decline into a sort of madness. This descent brings up long buried memories from her past, and chapters of Heather's present are interwoven with scenes from her past.

In these scenes, we meet the Dead Girls Club. Heather, Becca, and their two friends, Gia and Rachel, bonded over a shared love of the macabre, and when they had their club meetings they would take turns telling stories. They were mostly stories about serial killers, local murder victims, or the supernatural, but one day, Becca sits them down in an abandoned house her mom is selling to tell them about the Red Lady. She was a witch who was horrifically murdered centuries ago, but who lives on to make deadly bargains with those who ask for her help. Once Becca starts telling her stories, things quickly make a turn for the worse. The girls all start having nightmares and phantom pains, and Becca withdraws from Heather, ending in a night that changed Heather's life forever.

Heather's anxiety and fear pushes everyone she loves away from her. She was suspicious of everything and I got to a point where I wasn't sure if I should trust anything she said or saw, because she was truly one step away from losing it completely. I liked the unreliable narrator factor, and how we were given very plausible cause for every character we met to be who had finally found Heather out. Her life spins out of control, and I was left breathless trying to decide whether there really ever was a Red Lady, or if, like it goes so many times in life, the Dead Girls Club made up something to shield them from the glimpses of real life that they had come across far too young.

I really could go on and on about this book, but I'm trying not to reveal too much. It very well may be my favorite read of 2019, and it hasn't even been published yet! I was hooked on this original tale, and could have never guessed the ending. I know that I'll be thinking about this story for awhile now; maybe even seeing the Red Lady in my dreams for many nights to come. Thank you, Damien, for the haunting and intricately woven spider's web that you've weaved. I'm the fly, and I'll never be free.

This book was everything I love about a good thriller; relationships, murder, and a dash of 80's nostalgia to remind me of my childhood. This story delves into a missing person (I won’t ruin it and say who) and is divided between the main character, Heather’s childhood past and adult life. Someone is sending Heather haunting messages and, as the book progresses, you’re taken along the journey to figure out who it is and why they’re stalking Heather.

The past takes a look at Heather’s life with best friend Becca and two other girlfriends, Gia and Regina, who make up the Dead Girls Club. They talk about all-the-things teen girls do, being liked, friendship, and growing apart. It felt completely relatable to me, as a woman and the mom of a pre-teen girl. While the relationship between Becca and her mom is tough because it hints at child abuse and alcoholism, you’re so entwined in the story you just want to reach out and help her. I also found myself much more connected to Heather's relationships in the past versus her current relationships with her husband, best friend, and co-worker (two names which I kept confusing). The characters from Heather's childhood feel more developed and I was much more drawn to the past, versus Heather’s current life.

The present time follows Heather into what can only be described as madness and she wonders if she’s losing her mind as a series events lead her to ponder her past. Who is sending these relics from her childhood and why are they doing it? The story is fast-paced and definitely kept me guessing. I had my ideas about who might be involved, but as I got to the end, I found a huge relief to finally know the truth-there were so many possibilities. I was truly committed to this book from start to finish and found myself looking forward to picking up where I left off – in the car, in the kitchen, I had to know how it ended.

I highly recommend this book and give it 5 out of 5 stars. Check it out!

If I was a character in this book I would have been a card carrying member of the Dead Girls Club. My childhood was full of watching scary movies and reading scary books. The Dead Girls club is one of the best thrillers I have read this year. Centering on friendships between 4 young girls and their love for the spooky and supernatural. Thirty years later one of the girls, Heather, is confronted with what happened that summer. “You never knew who was secretly a monster.” This thriller will be one that you can’t put down!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley.
The Dead Girls Club... wow. The cover is GORGEOUS. The blurb really drew me in.
It was a little slow to start, but once it drew me in, holy cow. You won't regret reading this book.

I have received a NetGalley arc copy in exchange for an honest opinion

To be honest I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. The story had it all from girls secret club to witchy "Red Lady" ghost to real tragedy. It was a solid mystery book. A secret kept since childhood resurfaced later in life and keeps you wonder who else knows? I couldn't put it down.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

This book had me guessing the whole time about what was actually happening. There were times when I was just as creeped out as the main character, which can be a hard feat to accomplish. I will definitely be purchasing and recommending this one.

The start plods along, but somewhere mid-book the author hits the gas and the reader is left with a very uneasy feeling that our narrator is wrong very wrong about what happened to her childhood best friend.

This was equal parts creepy coming of age tale and hairpin turn thriller.

I did not expect the twists that were revealed at all, the sneaking suspicion that all is not what it seems was definitely confirmed but not the way I had pieced together.

A fantastic read for folks who like their female characters flawed and somewhat unlikeable (I stan a complex lady!) , and seamless jumping back and forward in time.

Thoroughly enjoyed The Dead Girls Club!

This book will keep you guessing until the end with some very unexpected curveballs. As a psychologist, Heather should have been more prepared than just about anyone for her past to invade her present but it still almost destroyed her and everyone around her. Watching her completely unravel as she tries to solve the mystery was compelling and heartbreaking. Her world is imploding and she is powerless to stop it because she is consumed by paranoia and memories of what happened to Becca. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery.

The Dead Girls Club by Damien Walters is a force to reckon with. Written about a young girl who at one time was part of a club. Not the normal club that you would expect but a more macabre sort of club. I was able to go back to my childhood and remember the times I sat around with friends trying to scare them with my stories of ghosts and goblins. We meet a girl named Becca. You may find Becca a little on the haste side and probably not someone you would want to hang around but she has a past and that past is vile. Becca’s friend Heather believes that she has seen the witch that was in the stories they told as young girls. No one really believed her until she was dead. This novel had me on my feet all night reading to find out what happened next. I could not put it down. The writer certainly has a way to keep your attention and allow you to become part of the story. You almost feel as though you are one of the characters. This is a great 5+ star novel to read.


Thank you to netgalley as well as the author for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for my honest review.