This was a decent YA horror/thriller. I LOVED Joelle Wellington's first book, but it was set at a boarding school, which is really my thing. This one is more of a slasher, which is NOT my thing. I think it was well done, but it just didn't grab me in the same way.

This was such an entertaining book. To me it was the craziest combination of Grand Army, Fear Street and Venom and I absolutely loved it.

That cover made me request it so quickly, but the writing was not for me. It truly felt way too young for me. I could not get into it and unfortunately I had to DNF.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

🎧Song Pairing: Demons - Doja Cat

💭What I thought would happen:

I loved Their Vicious Games so hard in 2023! So when I got the approval for this one I dropped everything. I thought racist cult NOT SUPERNATURAL HORROR 😂

And this title rocks hard. Like who is the damn blonde? They always die first right. I’d be a goner🫶🏼

📖What actually happens:

Devon is determined to have the best summer ever with her best friends and twin sister who graduated a year early. Only one small tiny problem…there’s a demon trying to kill them off one cliche horror film character at a time. Devon being the blonde was supposed to die first…

🗯Thoughts/sassy musings:

Holy black magic….ouija, demons, horror film stereotyped kill order….this book has endless thrills 😂

I in no way disliked this book buuuuuut horror is not my genre (books looove movies - I like to see the blood kidding!) If YA horror is your cup of tea definitely give this a try or in the least please check out Their Vicious Games!

This👏🏼book👏🏼should👏🏼be👏🏼a👏🏼movie👏🏼

Read if you like:
💁🏼‍♀️Blondes
💵Patagonia vests
👻Oooooouija
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ crushes
3️⃣Third act twists

2 "the middle aged gent dies first if he has to finish this..."

Thank you to the author, Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley. This will be released July 2024.
I am providing an honest review.

So I am going to stop at 38 percent. Also not for 14 year olds but perhaps 16 plus!

I was hoping for something campy or funny or even scary. Not in the cards. I have a feeling that a sizable minority of people will love this...

Well written teenage angst with just some supernatural viciousness that I didn't buy and heroics that felt false.....

Now I have to run run run......