Get ready for some major creepy, serial killer vibes with this new YA horror novel! CJ’s hometown has the nickname Slasherville for a reason. It’s been the site of two mass killings, several years apart. The town has embraced the nickname, but CJ is less than thrilled, since their dad barely survived the first one and was killed in the second. And Moon Satter, the mysterious author who penned novelizations of both events, isn’t helping matters. But when CJ receives a new manuscript, with real names of her classmates, she’s not sure if it’s a prank or something scarier.
How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans, (List Price: $19.99, Bloomsbury YA, 9781547616312, March 2025)
Reviewed by Jennifer Jones, Bookmiser in Marietta, Georgia