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You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

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kemikemi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This had such a cool premise—a slasher story taking place at an old campgrounds that currently houses a slasher interactive experience—and the main characters/employees were also interesting; I was invested in their relationships and drama. However, the way the story unfolded ended up disappointing me. The story suddenly took a turn once the plot reveals started and the slasher experience camp setting faded from importance, so imo it was a missed opportunity to capitalize on the unique setting. I didn’t like the direction we ended up heading and it felt kind of contrived and more just for shock factor than something that made sense for the story. Also, for all the nods to knowledge about horror movies, our main character was making stupid decisions with lack of self-preservation—which was a major annoyance factor. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but just didn’t live up to my expectations after the start.

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aemesserlie's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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haley49's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was an edge of my seat read that kept me going until the end

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christajls's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I am admittedly a scardey cat but there were a few times I had to stop reading this because it genuinely freaked me out.

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llams's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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albare's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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quercine's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I have never read a horror novel that so perfectly captured the essence of horror movies. A love letter to the slasher genre, an evisceration of the slasher genre. It hits all the tropes just right but remixes them in the best ways. It was not at all what I thought it would be but it was so well written that I was ready for anywhere it took me. Charity’s voice is the perfect blend of sardonic and earnest. Character arcs don’t typically get a lot of focus in the horror genre, but I didn’t mind so much here because bare minimum most of the characters were fleshed out enough to at least make me mourn them when they met their ends.

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