It's fair to say that I have loved every word of this trilogy and this final installment is no exception. I love Jade, I love Letha, I love Proofrock, I love the gore and I love the way that the body count is ramped up to eleven here. I also love how much some of the plot is utterly heartbreaking and I love how introspective this is in parts. I love that this is told from Jade's perspective in first person and I love the blend between real world and supernatural threat. Suffice to say, I love this book and will miss spending time with these characters.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The Angel of Indian Lake cements Stephen Graham Jones as a must read horror author for me. It brings an excellent horror trilogy to an explosive close with plenty of blood, death and meticulously crafted character development arcs.

My Heart a Chainsaw and The Only Good Indians introduced me to the dark, twisted narrative space inhabited by Stephen Graham Jones. I was beguiled admist the bloodshed, particuarly for the way he wove in explorations of trauma in a myriad of forms and wider social themes. The Indian Lake trilogy has been a barnstorm of horror with wonderfully wicked writing and complex characterisation. His style of writing just blends fact and fiction so well - it always feels like you are walking in these liminal spaces where anything is possible. This trilogy has been so meta in its celebration of the horror genre, particularly giving nods to cinematic giants, but also showing them as a form of escapism from the horror within our own lives. By this point, they are an expected formula for how the story will pan out with a knowing wink to the audience. However, Graham Jones constantly flips the script and upends expectations. He still hits the requisite notes of murder and mayhem though. This has never been a series to hold back and there are some gnarly massacre sequences in here. Blood-soaked does not describe the levels of carnage we have read. I always love the way Graham Jones makes these inventive and interesting to read, even as your stomach twists. It is deeply gory but it feels earned within the narrative, rather than just for cheap thrills. In particular, the opening sequence of this has real heart and a sense of tragedy to it.

The beating heart of this trilogy has been Jade Daniels - one of my favourite Final Girls of all time, even if she refused to see herself in that space. She’s been a snarky, smart and adaptive character that has such a prickly exterior, but secretly a heart of gold. The entire trilogy has focused on her confrontation of her own traumas, as well as dealing with the always escalating chaos around her. Her perception of the oncoming storm is partially shaped by being forced to survive the unimaginable and emerge on the other side. It is the paranoid glance over your shoulder for danger that informs your entire mindset. Jade’s life used to be controlled by monsters and her solace was looking to these supernatural wreckers of vengeance, a form of bloody catharsis. She now can look at her reliance on these and take her own place within the narrative. Without giving anything away, there were some sequences in here that truly hit home with my love for Jade and her journey over these books.

The Angel of Indian Lake is a fantastic and thrill-inducing conclusion to a horrifyingly good trilogy, but still keeps its eyes keenly on its central character and her narrative arc.

I’m a fan of the author so jumped at the chance to read The Angel of Indian Lake. I enjoyed this book a lot. Confession time – this is the final book of a trilogy and I haven’t read the other two. I had no idea until I started to read it. I enjoyed this a lot. The author is a great horror writer and this book is a shining example of how good, how gripping and engrossing a horror novel can be. I will need to read the other two books to get the whole story. I’m sure there are things I’ve not picked up on because I haven’t read them. This is a rollicking, engrossing and quite scary horror yarn. I’d recommend it.

Do you like slasher fiction and movies? Do you like Horror? Have you read the two previous books in this series, My Heart is a Chainsaw and Don’t Fear the Reaper? If you answered yes to those questions you need to read this. If you answered yes to the first two then go read the first two books in this series and then come back!

The Angel of Indian Lake is perfection. It has all the things you come to expect from SGJ; fantastic writing, amazing characters, references to numerous horror films and gore as well! Jade is back and let me say move over Sydney Prescott, Jade Daniels is my favourite final girl. I never do spoilers so can’t go into too much but let me say that this is just perfection. It is more than a good horror novel, it is a love letter to all the horror and slasher fans and all those who felt like they don’t quite fit in. It’s perfect, messy and bloody. The brilliant conclusion to a trilogy.

Do not read The Angel of Indian Lake if you have not read the two previous books in the series. If you have not read the previous two, and you are a horror/slasher film fan RUN to your bookshop. (and if you haven't read The Only Good Indian, pick up a copy as well)
SGJ decides that as the last book in the trilogy NO ONE IS SAFE! Jade Daniels is now the local history teacher, and just like the first time, recognizes that the cycle is starting again. Constant references to every horror film ever made make this trilogy a delight for Pop Culture fans.
3.5 Stars