You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

It was a good plot but I did not like the way it ended. It felt as though the book built up and just ended.

This was fun.
Great way to start spoopy season.

Just finished this one, and I have to say, it was good! The writing was solid, and it had that gripping vibe of a slasher film. Despite clocking one of the killers early on, I was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected twists that kept me guessing until the end. As someone who’s not typically into horror, I appreciated that it wasn’t as scary as I anticipated. 😅 Stepping outside my comfort zone was totally worth it for this one! Though I’m not sure if I’ll dive into another horror book anytime soon—I’m a bit squeamish when it comes to the gory details. 😬 Highly recommended for my fellow horror enthusiasts!

You're not supposed to die tonight, dated me in the beginning of the book but as Charity is the main narrator of the story, her thoughts and back history, as well as the back history of her friends, all became repetitive and the actions of her friends and those who might be involved ended up spoiling the narrative for me. There were several instances where there was this buildup of the stereotypical, crazy woman rambling all things in the woods, and is perceived to be the scary entity in a story. There were the stereotypical of the lake that were ignored, and the disappearance of the other Staff set on the team that was over look for basically a week. While charity is only 17 years old, she was basically the manager of the entire crew. They were points where she seemed like she was capable and in charge and then in the same sentence would express how she was scared, and shaken up. it did not help to suspend my belief in charities character as being a regular old team, who was in love with her movies and being the "Final Girl" and then turning around to be scared in certain instances. The whole thing with Kyle secret was clear on. And I didn't help that with charities perception of him in the narrative because it was like the author was trying to oversell , how he was feeling or acting. And it didn't make sense when they got back to the campsite that he was still there and a number of other things. I think that it had a good build up overall until the midpoint, and then things started to just fall altogether. I was disappointed by the end to learn that it was all connected to some secret society, and although her girlfriend Bezi was not into the hard stuff and was very kindhearted, I did not really care for Charity and her relationship at all. No matter how much charity said her girlfriend was like her anchor, and that they were in so much love at that point . There were plot holes that bugged me at the end too. Why was Ms. keen there at all if her husband owned the camp site? She was going to show up later anyway. No need to be there. What happened to Charity and Bezi's friend? And why did they leave the camera behind? That was a good thing to use as evidence Overall, the book is riddled with stereotypes from scary movies; down the line about unwanted kids going missing while away at camp.

This was a fun read in terms of leisurely fun. There are some plot concerns in which certain sections were done way too slowly and others way too fast. There are great sections in which some humor is added. It is a great tribute to the slasher genre. I do feel that a lot of the character's background/pre-camp personality is lacking. It makes me feel like I am being left out of things.