Wow, this was an amazing book. There's not many YA horror books out there and after reading this one i need much much more because this showed just how brilliantly it can be done. A tense, engaging thriller with unique characters that you root for.

Ok, so I enjoyed this book so much! I read it in less than 24 hours. It reminded me of Scream in a book form, but also not too similar. It was like a teen slasher movie in book form and I loved it. This is the first YA horror book I’ve ever read and it did not disappoint

The Writing Style:

The writing was descriptive, but not overly so, WARNING, there are some really graphic murder scenes in this book, so if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing, I would probably recommend not reading this book.
The writing is told in third person mainly from the main character Makani’s view, but it also switches to other characters occasionally throughout the book which I really enjoyed, as you got to see the murders happening from the victim/murderers viewpoint, without revealing who it was.
The pacing was really good mostly, and it was exciting and kept me interested
Plot:

Overall I thought the plot was great, however I do think that the killer was revealed a little too soon, sooner than I was expecting anyways.
This book unnerved me from the first chapter, and I honestly did find it quite scary at times haha
Also, some of the reveals, that had been built up through the whole book, i found a little disappointing.
I loved that the plot focused on the main characters life and relationships rather than being solely about the murders, I think that’s why I found this book so enjoyable. You got to see the main characters relationships with her friends, potential boyfriend and grandma go through ups and downs and learn more about Makani as a person and how she ended up in Nebraska
Characters:

REPRESENTATION GUYS
The main character Makani is half African-American and half native Hawaiian
One of her best friends is Transgender (female to male)
I grew to really like these characters, they were so fun and likeable, and you got to learn so much about them, even though the book is so short, I felt like I knew them, Stephanie Perkins is so great at creating characters that you can connect with.
Special mention to the friends reference that was thrown in there, that just made me smile so much. (I love friends, A LOT)

I enjoyed reading this so much from start to finish and I would definitely recommend if a YA slasher horror book with interesting and complex characters sounds good to you! 🙂

Perfect for fans of Scream and One of us is lying, There`s someone in your house sent chills down my spine! Great tension, a diverse cast and a romance you can root for, made this a perfect summer read! The only time I could put it down was when I was getting too scared to see what happened next!