Description: You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight meets Scream in this YA slasher that turns classic horror tropes on their heads from Stonewall-winning author Justine Pucella Winans.
Brief description: Justine Pucella Winans (they/she) is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of queer fiction. They have written a variety of funny and/or scary books across age ranges, including a Stonewall Honor title, a Lammy Award Finalist, an Indies Introduce pick, and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, alongside multiple starred reviews. When not writing, she can be found taking too many photos of her cats, training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, actively avoiding real life scary situations, and working on their true goal of becoming a Pokémon trainer. Connect with them on Instagram @justinepwinans and their website www.justinepucellawinans.com.
Review Quotes:
"A whip-smart, genre-savvy horror that perfectly balances dark humor with a genuine struggle for survival." --Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Compound Fracture
"Winans expertly blends chills and laughs in this cozy slasher with characters you'd die for. The perfect pick-me-up for the horror girlies." --Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is a Haunting "Fast-paced, chilling, and packed with punchy horror. Slasher fans will stay up all night to finish this one!" --Lisa Springer, author of There's No Way I'd Die First "A delightful twist on slashers, Final Girls, and what it means to live in the present with the ones you love. Smart, inventive, and a whole lot of fun." --Jessica Lewis, author of Bad Witch Burning "A meta thrill ride that feels like your favorite slasher movie come to life." --Liselle Sambury, author of Tender Beasts "A thoroughly modern thriller that's both a sharp slasher and a clever commentary on the genre." --Booklist "Plays with horror tropes in entertaining and exciting ways and keeps the suspense up with twists aplenty." --Kirkus Reviews "Winans masterfully blends small-town horror with chilling suspense. . . . Fast-paced and thrilling, this novel will be a hit among those who devour slasher fiction and true crime. Expect it to fly off the shelves" --School Library Journal "Mixing tongue-in-cheek references to horror classics like Scream and Friday the 13th with an engaging meta premise, Winans delivers a cheeky adventure thriller." --Publishers Weekly