Books
BY NIC CROSARA AND KRYSTA MCKENZIE
BOOK OF THE MONTH: YOUNG ADULT
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight
By Kalynn Bayron
This queer slasher fiction is a triumph from the brilliant Kalynn Bayron, the author behind Cinderella Is Dead and This Poison Heart. Kalynn naturally explores love, death, desire and power, all while unearthing your fears and writing the kind of gore that will keep you up at night. If you’re a fan of horror then you know the formula that is usually followed in these stories – you know the tropes, you feel like you can predict every twist and turn. But thinking you know how this story ends will not make your reading experience any more comfortable. Kalynn has this ability of using typical horror tropes to disarm you, then pull the rug out from under you. This is the kind of book that often leaves you staring at the pages with your mouth wide open in shock.