This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
From the bestselling author of I Am Still Alive comes a new nail-biter that’s part survival story, part murder mystery, and all thriller—perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson!
Two years ago Mercy Gray was hailed as a hero for saving lives during a mall shooting. She still carries souvenirs from that incident: the fragment of a bullet lodged in her back, a mountain of medical debt, and guilt for ignoring her sister’s warnings that the sweet boy next door was anything but.
When billionaire-turned-TV-host Damien Dare recruits Mercy to compete on his new survivalist reality show, she can’t turn down a chance at the whopping cash prize that could send her sister to college—but when she and the other contestants arrive at the off-grid location, something isn’t right. The set is empty. The gates close without warning, trapping them inside. Then one of them turns up dead. What appeared at first to be a tragic accident quickly transforms as more contestants start dying. With time and resources running low, surviving this show takes on a new meaning.
Published: Viking Books for Young Readers
Expected Publication: July 29, 2025
Why I’m Waiting: My besties from Penguin Teen made up this post that had this book and said that it was for fans of Friday the 13th and OBVIOUSLY I needed it immediately. All the horror classics from the 80’s are my favorites and I swear I can watch them all day. So this being anything like this was amazing. I can’t wait to get this in my hands!
What about you? Will you be waiting on this one with me? Let me know in the comments!
Ohh nice! I can’t wait to read this one as well! I love Marshall’s YA thrillers! They’ve all been entertaining so far! I’m not a horror movie person but I do like to read the scary books, mainly because I don’t envision the scary things as scary as they would be in movie format! Lol. Still get creeped out but the visual effect isn’t there to haunt me for weeks on end! Lol. Hope we both love this one!
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