Saturday, June 1, 2024

Week 22 Review: The Blonde Dies First

From Goodreads:
A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games, about a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in the spirit of the Scream movies. Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it's a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early—The Best Summer Ever. 

After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don't ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by…a demon? But while there's no mistaking the creeping, venomous figure is not from around here, their method doesn't feel very demonic at all. In fact, it's downright human—going after them in typical slasher movie kill order. And that means Devon, the blonde, is up first and her decade-long crush, Yaya, is the Final Girl who must kill or be killed to end the cycle. 

Devon has never liked playing by anyone else's rules though, not even a demon's, and the longer this goes on, the more she feels Drew and Yaya slipping away from her even as she tries to help them all survive. Can they use their horror movie knowledge to flip the script and become the hunters instead of the hunted? Or will their best summer ever be their last?

My Review:
This was such a great read! I loved her first book, and this sounded just as good, and it was, I was on the edge of my seat, and I had to keep reading! Devon was such a great character, I loved watching her deal with everything going on! 


Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Joelle Wellington! 

Author: Joelle Wellington
Read: May 30th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Loved her first book and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book, Sophomore Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Expected Publication: July 30th 2024
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

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