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Few people can say they faced the infamous Satterville Wolf Man and lived. But CJ Smith can.

She doesn't talk about that, though.

CJ has survived the horror movie that is her life by following one rule: blend in and stay out of it. But that's hard to do when your trauma gets turned into a bestselling book series. The Slasherville books are a true crime phenomenon, documenting the Wolf Man massacres that changed CJ's life forever. CJ hates everything about the books and their fans, but at this point she's just grateful there aren't any more murders to write about.

Until one day when an unpublished Slasherville book shows up on her doorstep predicting new Wolf Man killings. CJ is sure it's a bad prank. But then the events in the book start coming true, and when CJ breaks her one rule, the Final Girl-the person who, according to the book, was supposed to stop the Wolf Man-ends up dead. Suddenly, blending in and staying out of it is not an option, and CJ will have to use everything she knows about the rules of horror to make it out alive.

Short and Sweet Review

Satterville is known for the Wolfman and the two massacres that occurred. The first one at a summer camp where a few camp counselors made it out alive. The second time with a copycat killer who went after the counselors who lived. That’s where CJ comes in she was at the second killing and witnessed her dad get killed by the Wolfman. Now years later Cj just wants to live her life without having to relive that night over and over again but unfortunately her trauma was published into the Slasherville books and the fans are crazy. One day CJ comes home to find the manuscript for the new book but it doesn’t have information about the previous murders but about ones that are going to happen in the near future. CJ thinks its a joke but the murders start happening and CJ tries to change the trajectory of the book and the final girl who was supposed to stop the Wolfman ends up dead and now its up to CJ to fill that spot.

What drew me into this book was the synopsis and this book didn’t disappoint. CJ has been through a lot in her life she watched her father be killed in front of her eyes and now her mom is a bit paranoid and makes her and her siblings do drills to be prepared for everything. When CJ gets that manuscript she just thinks it’s a prank until she does see the Wolfman kill one of her fellow classmates. During this time CJ meets Nadia and her cousin Sebastian and they become her friends and the people she can trust about what’s going on. I liked the representation with CJ being nonbinary and still trying to figure out who they wanted to be. It was also nice to see how bonded her family was, her siblings always knew that they could come to her. The whole plot was well executed it was interesting to see how some of the things from the manuscript take place and CJ try to stop the new Wolfman. I didn’t know who the Wolfman was I had some suspects put their were a lot of possibilities especially because people like to be copycat killers.

Overall, you really can’t go wrong with any of Winans books they’re all engaging and have great plots. This book is no different I loved the mystery and seeing everything unfold. CJ was a great character she was strong and determined to make sure those around her were safe. Winans is an author whose books I’ll always pick up and if you guys haven’t you have to check her books out!