A review by discardeddustjacket
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I wanted to like this book, and for a while there I really did, but once the “twist” came into clear focus, I was disappointed and uncomfortable.
There are notable distinctions between this story’s depiction of a secret society performing ritual sacrifice of young people to gain social/political power, and the historically antisemitic blood libel tropes used by conspiracy theorists like QAnon (which include pedophilia and cannibalism)… but still too much similarity for my comfort.

As soon as I realized that’s the direction the story was taking, it took me out of it completely and I couldn’t enjoy it anymore.
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