Book Review: The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky

“The brain does curious things when suddenly presented with something it cannot comprehend.”

The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky, originally titled The Mary Shelley Club in the US, follows new girl Rachel Chavez who turns to horror movies for comfort, preferring them to the bored rich kids of her fancy New York High School. But then Rachel is recruited by the Mary Shelley Club, a mysterious student club that sets up terrifying Fear Tests; elaborate pranks inspired by urban legends and horror movies. But when a sinister masked figure appears, Rachel realises that her past has caught up with her. It’s time for the ultimate prank to play out…