You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
Ratings43
Average rating3.5
Very fast paced, but didn't like the direction it ended up going. I liked the setup and idea of a full-contact experience and I wish more of that would have been explored. I didn't feel attached to any characters so the stakes didn't feel too high. Maybe 50 more pages or shrinking it down to a novella would have been better. I did like the epilogue where the “final girl” charity diesbecause it was unexpected.
this is such a fun, fast-paced slasher! it was a little short so i feel like we didn't get the full explanation for the occurrences that were happening but i enjoyed the horror and the characters a lot!
This book is a nod to 80s horror and it wa amazing! The way the story was and the setup and the slight humor was enjoyable. It was a fast read but an great read!
This book annoyed me in the same way Slasher fan characters in slasher movies annoys me, but I think that's part of its charm
definitely recommend!!
quick, to the point, addictingly binge-able.
the ending was the only weak part but it was still a solid read!
This was incredibly boring I'm so sorry. Absolutely nothing happened then it was just all gore with some story crammed in there when it was just wayyy too late. Unfortunate.
4.25 ★
holy shit. i have no words to describe what i'm feeling right now. this was so good, so amazing, so wow!!! it had everything, from the callbacks to iconic pieces of horror media, to a great supernatural plot, down to the originality and unexpected twists. this book does exactly what the scream movies do, it takes the clichés and uses them in their favor, which works so well. i don't read a lot of horror books, so i thought this would be a great start since it falls a lot more under the murder mystery and thriller genres, and i'm so glad i chose it. another thing i absolutely loved was SPOILERS the owl society !!! listen listen listen, as a dc comics reader and lover, i loved the similarities! i don't know if it was on purpose or accidental, but seeing the owl society being used in a way you never see anyone use dc's owl society was groundbreaking. i am going insane with how much i loved this book.
The breathless pacing of a short story or novella packed with the plot and world-building that would almost work for a full length novel. At 230 pages it's kind of too short and too long at the same time. I think 350 pages would have given a bit more time to get to know the characters, build both red herrings and hints of the actual baddies, as well as expand on the intriguing lore that was introduced. The epilogue worked for me, I'm always down for a fresh take on the classic final girl trope, but the rest of it left me wanting more, because it seems so clear that the author could deliver: distinct personalities(hurray for black, queer rep!), unique urban legend, decent spooky placement. Very rushed. Just didn't quite all come together.
I started with really enjoying the story, mentally noting everything I thought, would be used against the characters, or that they could use against the killer. The twist threw the expectation and trope right out the window.
While I accept that there are characters within the horror genre of a similar nature to this one, I didn't feel like there'd been enough foreshadowing offered, and it felt like a cheat.
Sadly, because the story was very solid and otherwise enjoyable.