HIS FINAL GIRL is the first book in Brooklyn Ann's B
Mine series. This story has a very "New Adult" vibe
but without a lot of the angst associated with that romance
subgenre. The conflict in this story comes from the mythic
unknown villain who terrorizes a group of teens and
instructors at a summer camp. Set in Idaho during the year
1978, HIS FINAL GIRL pays homage to a lot of "B movie"
horror films, characters, and fan favorite actors in the
genre. This is particularly entertaining for fans of the
"Friday the 13th" films. What sets this story apart are the
two main characters – 18-year-old Linnea Langenkamp and
19-year-old Wes Carpenter. As with her other books, Brooklyn
Ann's strength as a storyteller is in creating characters
who you care about and root for.
Wes and Linnea really don't want to go to camp, but their
parents are making them. Fortunately for Linnea she'll be
going with a few of her close friends, and Wes ends up
making a few new ones. There are the expected cheesy high
school stereotypical characters littering the landscape, but
the budding romance between Wes and Linnea, along with the
friendships they form with others, shine out. Brooklyn Ann
does a good job of foreshadowing and letting the element of
danger sneak up on the reader. The majority of the first
half of the book establishes who the players in the story
are, the overall mood, and the developing romance. Linnea
and Wes each bring their special skills for surviving a
murdering madman. Linnea is an outdoorswoman who can handle
being on the run in the woods, and Wes is a tech geek who
helps with rescue efforts. Brooklyn Ann writes some of the
best "nice guy" heroes and Wes is a great example. This
couple appreciates each other's strengths and their romance
is sweet without being sickeningly so.
HIS FINAL GIRL is a sweet romance with authentic characters,
and a little blood and gore thrown in. This hero and heroine
work together to defeat evil and save the day. I look
forward to reading Brooklyn Ann's next B
Mine tale of spooky shenanigans and romance.
Computer 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 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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