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    The Blonde Dies First
    The Blonde Dies First
    The Blonde Dies First
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Blonde Dies First

    Written by Joelle Wellington

    Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

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    A group of friends fight to choose their own fates when faced with a demonic force that acts according to horror movie rules in this trope-savvy, “script-flipping hair-raiser” (Publishers Weekly) from the acclaimed author of Their Vicious Games.

    Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it’s a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early—The Best Summer Ever. After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don’t ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by…a demon?

    But while there’s no mistaking the creeping, venomous figure is not from around here, their method doesn’t feel very demonic at all. In fact, it’s downright human—going after them in typical slasher movie kill order. And that means Devon, the blonde, is up first and her decade-long crush, Yaya, is the Final Girl who must kill or be killed to end the cycle.

    Devon has never liked playing by anyone else’s rules though, not even a demon’s, and the longer this goes on, the more she feels Drew and Yaya slipping away from her even as she tries to help them all survive. Can they use their horror movie knowledge to flip the script and become the hunters instead of the hunted? Or will their best summer ever be their last?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJul 30, 2024
    ISBN9781797199658
    Author

    Joelle Wellington

    Joelle Wellington grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where her childhood was spent wandering the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Her love of the written word led her to a BA in creative writing and international studies. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading and when she’s not doing that, she’s attempting to bake bread with varying degrees of success or strengthening her encyclopedia-like pop culture knowledge. She’s the author of Their Vicious Games and The Blonde Dies First. 

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    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed the ride. It was a great mystery/horror/thriller story. I enjoyed The narration. Highly recommend!
    • 4/5
      Not what i was expecting but it was good. More supernatural horror/thriller. And there was a storyline surrounding family getting it together. Pretty unique book in my opinion. And the audio was great.
    • 4/5
      Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington in exchange for an honest review. This was a great late summer read, it got me excited for October and fall and scary movies.