The Blonde Dies First
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Description
A group of friends fight to choose their own fates when faced with a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in this trope-savvy, “script-flipping hair-raiser” (Publishers Weekly) from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games.
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?
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?
Book Information
Main Genre
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Sub Genre
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Format
Hardback
Pages
336
Price
19.00 €
Posts
3.5
In Horrorfilmen gibt es eine Reihenfolge, in der die Protagonist:innen sterben. Und die goldene Regel lautet: The Blonde dies first!
Mir hat die Freundesgruppe um Devon und Drew richtig gut gefallen! Der Horroraspekt hat hervorragend in das New Yorker Setting gepasst, auch wenn es für mich nicht wirklich zum Gruseln war. Aber alles in allem ein soldies Buch mit toller Queer Repräsentation.
3.5
Fast-paced, campy, supernatural Teen Horror Adventure. Loved the diverse representation in the friend group and their distinct personalities. I found myself almost more interested in their characters arc than in the story. It was quick and fun and I liked the overachieving story even if it was a bit predictable at times.
“No sequels, no requels, no remakes!” “If I tell my parents I was attacked by a knockoff Slenderman, they’ll commit me to a seventy-two-hour psychiatric hold.”
Description
A group of friends fight to choose their own fates when faced with a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in this trope-savvy, “script-flipping hair-raiser” (Publishers Weekly) from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games.
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?
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?
Book Information
Main Genre
N/A
Sub Genre
N/A
Format
Hardback
Pages
336
Price
19.00 €
Posts
3.5
In Horrorfilmen gibt es eine Reihenfolge, in der die Protagonist:innen sterben. Und die goldene Regel lautet: The Blonde dies first!
Mir hat die Freundesgruppe um Devon und Drew richtig gut gefallen! Der Horroraspekt hat hervorragend in das New Yorker Setting gepasst, auch wenn es für mich nicht wirklich zum Gruseln war. Aber alles in allem ein soldies Buch mit toller Queer Repräsentation.
3.5
Fast-paced, campy, supernatural Teen Horror Adventure. Loved the diverse representation in the friend group and their distinct personalities. I found myself almost more interested in their characters arc than in the story. It was quick and fun and I liked the overachieving story even if it was a bit predictable at times.
“No sequels, no requels, no remakes!” “If I tell my parents I was attacked by a knockoff Slenderman, they’ll commit me to a seventy-two-hour psychiatric hold.”