You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

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At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?


This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.

Charity has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, The Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business.

But the last weekend of the season, Charity's co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity's role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they'll need figure out what this killer is after. As they unravel the bloody history of the real Mirror Lake, Charity discovers that there may be more to the story than she ever suspected . . .

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Published Jun 20, 2023

240 pages

Average rating: 6.55

51 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Paukku
Apr 27, 2025
6/10 stars
This is campy horror—pun absolutely intended. A solid entry into the "final girl" trope, it’s a fun, fast-paced read that doesn’t try to reinvent the genre but embraces its cheesy, over-the-top roots. As an homage to 80s slasher films, it delivers exactly what you’d expect: cliched characters (in a good way), trashy adult figures, and splattery thrills. The twists and turns are predictable but still enjoyable. If you love classic horror tropes and don’t mind a bit of camp, this one is worth picking up.
Anonymous
Jan 09, 2025
6/10 stars
Seriously. Someone please explain the ending to me. Like literally the last few sentences. I don’t understand.
itskaybro
Dec 17, 2024
7/10 stars
It read like they watched the first Friday the 13th and then decided that what it was lacking was a secret society, owls and magic (?)/rituals I guess
ST4R_L1GHTT
Dec 17, 2024
9/10 stars
SOOOS SCARY, LOVE ITTT
blewballoon
Nov 21, 2024
8/10 stars
If you like slasher movies, you will probably like this. It felt like the author had fun capturing the atmosphere and violent action of the genre. There were a couple things that caught me by surprise, some twists I saw coming, and some things that I'm still a little unsure how to explain. I really liked the main character Charity and her friends (although I do think the book overused the title "final girl" a bit).

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