A review by pagesofnay
The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

At its core, this is a YA horror comedy with a complicated sibling relationship, romance, and a wonderful friend group.

I was pleasantly surprised with the twists in this book. I enjoyed the horror movie aspect to it and found it really interesting to understand the group's thought process to figure out the common order characters are killed and which role they play. This by no means makes it too predictable, there are still great twists that follow!

Devon's relationship with her sister, Drew, is very realistic. It's complicated and a bit messy, but they love one another. I love how much depth these characters have. It was so easy to be completely invested in these characters and the story.

While the romance is a subplot, I felt that it was well written and had great development. This is lovely sapphic representation that is super sweet, even if they were dealing with a demon...