You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

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This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson's White Smoke, Friday the 13th, The Haunting of Bly Manor and Get Out. Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the final girl at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business. But in the last weekend of the season, Charitys co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charitys role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, theyll need to figure out what this killer is after. Is there more to the story of Mirror Lake and its dangerous past than Charity ever suspected

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The book centers Black characters, and its prose sings. This Wicked Fate is a delightful novel about literal Black Girl Magic, found family, and queer love, with adventures and a satisfying twist on Greek mythology * Foreword Reviews, starred review *
Sharp banter, dynamic characters, and a warm sapphic romance give this even more verve * Booklist *
Mesmerising and beautiful * Tracy Deonn, NYT bestselling author of Legendborn on THIS POISON HEART *
This duology closer delves deeper into mythology while depicting textured, realistic relationships * Kirkus Reviews on THIS POISON HEART and THIS WICKED FATE *
A delicious mix of intoxicating fantasy and coming of age, steeped in Greek mythology and peppered with references to the Jordan Peele films Get Out and Us * Observer New Review on THIS POISON HEART *
Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after * Brigid Kemmerer on CINDERELLA IS DEAD *

Author Bio

Kalynn Bayron is the bestselling author of Cinderella is Dead, This Poison Heart and This Wicked Fate. She is the winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for YA Fiction 2020 and Worderys Childrens Book of the Year 2020, and has been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award for YA Fantasy 2020 and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021. When shes not writing, you can find her listening to Ella Fitzgerald on loop, attending the theatre, watching scary movies and spending time with her kids. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her family. kalynnbayron.com @KalynnBayron