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Don't Fear the Reaper

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc, Jane Levy, Alexis Floyd, Pete Simonelli, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Marni Penning, Dan Bittner, Corey Brill, Matt Pittenger, Jesse Vilinsky, Migizi Pensoneau, Lee Osorio, Gail Shalan, Angela Goethals, full cast
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A Locus Award Finalist

NATIONAL BEST SELLER

December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this “superb” (Publishers Weekly) sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones.

Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life beyond bars takes a dangerous turn as soon as she returns to Proofrock. Convicted Serial Killer, Dark Mill South, seeking revenge for thirty-eight Dakota men hanged in 1862, escapes from his prison transfer due to a blizzard, just outside of Proofrock, Idaho.

Dark Mill South’s Reunion Tour began on December 12th, 2019, a Thursday.

Thirty-six hours and twenty bodies later, on Friday the 13th, it would be over.

Don’t Fear the Reaper is the “adrenaline-filled” (Library Journal, starred review) sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones.

Narrators:

Isabella Star LaBlanc

Jane Levy

Alexis Floyd

Pete Simonelli

Timothy Andrés Pabon

Marni Penning

Dan Bittner

Corey Brill

Matt Pittenger

Jesse Vilinsky

Migizi Pensoneau

Lee Osorio

Gail Shalan

Alejandro Antonio Ruiz

Angela Goethals

Full cast

©2023 Stephen Graham Jones (P)2023 Simon & Schuster, Inc. Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Scary United States Exciting Heartfelt Reaper

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Like one of the other reviewers, I occasionally found this a bit hard to follow. The wider cast and some twists make it a more demanding listen than Chainsaw, and somewhat lacks the laser focus from Jade's perspective in the previous book, but the ending is magnificent. I'm excited for the final part of the trilogy and will definitely be picking it up.

Overall very enjoyable sequel, anticipating part 3

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Returned to the book in preparation for the third entry in the trilogy, coming later this month. I think I still prefer My Heart Is A Chainsaw, but there's not a lot in it. Jade, or Jennifer, shows such growth compared to the first book - the world is still so desperately unfair to her, but she handles it differently. The book is gorier, nastier, and more full-throttle from the start than the previous entry, too.

I did miss Cara Gee's narration from the first book. The cast is good, there's nothing wrong here, but Gee brought Daniels to life in a way I really missed.

A phenomenal slasher

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The continuation of Jade Daniels' story and the horror of living in Proofrock, Idaho is a masterful example of a slasher novel. It's steeped in horror cinema, drawing on-its-sleeve inspiration from the movies Jones loves, but it's the characters i love here. Jade, fresh out of prison after the events of the first novel (My Heart is a Chainsaw), trying to make sense of who she is after both saving and killing people, and what she should do about the very real threat of Dark Mill South. Letha struggling with the physical toll she carries while being a wife and mother. Hardy, ever the reliable father/grandfather figure for Jade, still haunted by his daughter and wife's deaths. And of course, Cinnamon and Ginger, dealing with trauma in their own unique ways. Which all makes the book sound far more po-faced than it is - a blood-and-guts-soaked romp through a town cut off by a blizzard, with a serial killer on the loose. If you love Scream, Halloween, Friday 13th and the like, then get reading this already.

Superb slasher sequel

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I don't have words. I love it, narrators did great job, it had so many cinematic scenes, hillarious moments and heartbreak. but the ending killed me. not as much as the end of the chainsaw but it still crushed me.

amazing sequel

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The follow-up to My Heart is a Chainsaw absolutely nails it, for me. That wonderful mix of supernatural and slasher, the lore and references, the action and creativity, it all lands. And is there anyone who can turn a film into a verb quite like SGJ?

Of course, I couldn’t review this book without mentioning someone in particular: Jade. Fucking. Daniels. As enigmatic as ever, full of wit, heart, and abrasiveness in equal measure, she holds everything together, is the reluctant star of the show. Despite this book being the middle in a trilogy, it feels like she has a full arc, learns more about herself, evolves into something else. Jade Daniels is my final girl.

So, please, go get this book. Read Chainsaw, then read this, then sit impatiently for The Angel of Indian Lake.

Superb, blood-splattered sequel

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As brilliant and enthralling as it's predecessor, this one continues the winning themes of Chainsaw and ramps up the threat level and kills

A superb sequel

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The second book in Stephen Graham Jones’ ‘Indian Lake’ trilogy, Don’t Fear The Reaper takes place four years after the events of My Heart is a Chainsaw, and flips the narrative from fathers to mothers. The author’s insightful social commentary sneaks up on you rather than hitting you over the head with a baseball bat.

It’s a frenetic slasher that’s both delightfully meta and gloriously heartfelt. Dark Mill South is a terrifying antagonist and the wonderfully shaded Jade Daniels continues to anchor this trilogy, her lost years this time mirroring the readers journey as it’s (almost) all pieced together by the genuinely fist-pumping conclusion. Bring on the Angel of Indian Lake, due out 26th March 2024.

“Because she’s Jade f***ing Daniels. And a thousand men like you can’t even reach up to touch her combat boots.”

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I found this quite hard to follow, just as I found the ending of Chainsaw. I went back and re-listened to the ending of that to refresh my memory. I enjoyed the beginning of this book, catching up with the old characters, but during the action I was getting very confused with what was going on. I kept having to skip back and re listen to sections. I think I’d have enjoyed this more as a physical book and may have understood what was happening better. I’m not sure why I found it hard to follow as I only ever listen to horrors & thrillers and don’t usually have this issue - I think maybe it’s just the way this author writes action sequences.

A bit hard to follow at times

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