There's No Way I'd Die First

1.5 rounded up.

I have thoughts, I'll edit at some point with full review.

This was not one for me. I think a lot of teens who like horror will really appreciate it but I had a hard time suspending my disbelief a lot of the time!

Super fun

this clown can excuse murder but draws the line at misgendering someone, love an ally

This is the book that probably told me why I might not be the right reader for slashers. I can't even list all of the things I found wrong with this book. From some absolutely glaring plot holes to some bizarre shit going on(and I mean it literally). I guess this wasn't supposed to be taken that seriously but more on the campy side of horror but I just could not vibe with it.

This was such a wild ride and I hung on for dear life and enjoyed every minute. I could definitely see that Springer is a fan of the horror genre. I could see a lot of influences from the different movies in the book – which I really liked to see.

The plot was good, obviously very fast paced as this is a slasher book – I think the slasher genre is always faster than other horror subgenres. You can have slower horror, especially if it's more cerebral. But generally I prefer a fast-paced horror film. Slashers work well then!

Not to brag or anything (she says while preparing to brag) but I predicted something correctly! Obviously, I can't tell you (unless you've read this too then we can talk about it) and also this isn't to say “oh the author isn't good if the reader can predict something correctly” – my predictions are like 50/50 and it's all good fun. But also that's something I love about the horror genre – there's always a lot of places for you to predict. Especially in slashers because there is always the mystery of who the killer is and why they're after the main characters. And I love that! I love solving the mysteries, learning any secrets about the characters and trying to figure it out (the mystery/killer).

Springer wrote the death scenes so well! Gruesome, even for a YA, and I loved it! How do I say I love death scenes... without saying I love reading people die?