“Nobody can reach you. Not a soul. Isn't that just the best feeling in the world?”

I’ll never turn down a good, old-fashioned slasher! More than that, an urban legend driven, axe wielding ripper upper story! Loads of contemporary themes, tricky subterfuge, pop culture references, and a good amount of swoon kept the story light enough. This reaaally picked up towards the end so if you’re reading, and leaning towards giving up, stick around: the bloody fun makes up for the beginning drag.

Annoying that the narrative circled around this horrible tweet that wasn’t revealed until more than halfway through, but alluded to near constantly. If you’re going to dangle a carrot that long, it really needs to pay off. Further, I think the characteristics of “cancel culture” portrayed in the book were unrealistic at times, especially in 2024-25: you’re bisexual, not a …mass murderer. 

3/5 Slap a little speed on the first half of the book, cut the cringy internal monologues in half, put a little tongue in those smooches and we’re home free.