Books On Our Radar: How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans
Well October may be over, but the world is still scary, and well we need the thrillers all year round to make it through, which is where the next YA from Justine Pucella Winans comes through! A thriller a la 90’s horror flicks but make it queer, How to Survive a Slasher! You have a play on horror tropes throughout this novel, with queer MCs, a focus on grief and survival, and you can be guaranteed to have a good dose of wit and sass from this author. Let’s commit to making it a spooky spring with this release on March 11th 2025!
How to Survive a Slasher
by Justine Pucella WinansPublished by: Bloomsbury YA
on March 11, 2025
Genres: Horror, LGBTQIA+, Thriller, Young Adult
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You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight meets Scream in this YA slasher that turns classic horror tropes on their heads.
There’s a reason CJ Smith’s hometown of Satterville is known as Slasherville: it was the site of not one, but two Friday the 13th-style massacres. CJ’s dad survived the first attack; only CJ survived the second. And thanks to the mysterious writer Moon Satter’s bestselling novels based on the events, the town—and CJ—will always be defined by this horrific past.
Then a new, unpublished Moon Satter manuscript shows up addressed to CJ. But unlike the others, this story isn’t about the past. Instead, it predicts new murders. On the day the book says the first murder will occur, CJ sets out to stop it. But in saving one classmate, the final girl ends up dead. CJ and their friends have suddenly gone from extras to leads—and they’ll have to use everything they know about the rules of horror to make it out alive.
Thank you Bloomsbury YA for sending an advance copy!
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