How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates (scream Meets 00s Romcom In This Must-have Sexy, Funny And Scary Slasher Romcom)

By (author) Thompson, Shailee
Short description/annotation:

A humorous, swoony and downright terrifying horror romance in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romcom and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.

Description:

‘Fresh, funny and criminally addictive’ HANNAH GRACE

‘I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup’ ALICIA THOMPSON

For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, Butcher & Blackbird and anyone who''s always wanted to see the perfect mash-up of Scream and nostalgic 00s romantic comedies in a book. 

When Jamie’s best friend drags her to a speed-dating event, she expects mediocre men and an opportunity to eat her feelings later. 

What she doesn''t expect is a blackout and for her date to be gruesomely killed at their table. After the lights come on, she sees only more bodies and a group of survivors she suspects the killer could be amongst. 

Like every slasher movie she''s ever watched and studied, Jamie knows that the rules of making it out alive are simple: don''t split up and definitely don''t have sex. But that''s easier said than done when she finds herself caught in a love triangle with two dangerously attractive strangers. 

Nothing speeds up love like fighting for your life and if Jamie''s going to get out in one piece, she''ll have to figure out who''s playing for her heart and who''s playing to kill.

Speed Dating Trope Sheet

Fatal flirting

Trapped together in a nightclub

Choose the survivor

Readers are OBSESSED with this killer love story

‘This felt like if Scream was a love story and I’m so here for it!’

‘The suspense, the romance, the fear . . . I couldn’t put it down’

‘Packed full of fantastic pop-culture references, an excellent leading lady and plenty of twists and turns’

‘A fantastic tribute to the slasher genre and the final girls we love to root for’

‘It kept me on the edge of my seat and made me seconded guess everything’

Review quote:
''This thrilling debut romance, with touches of humour, is well-written and excellently plotted, and the many twists and turns keep the killer’s identity hidden until the very end'' LIBRARY JOURNAL
Review quote:
''Like a romcom twist on Scream, debut author Thompson’s unputdownable slasher-romance mash-up is a gripping and often gory high-stakes drama that leaves room for romance to blossom. It’s pure entertainment'' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)
Review quote:
''Alternating romance, peril, chemistry and gore, this is an absolute romp through movie trivia Easter Eggs and fan-favorite tropes'' ALEXIA CASALE
Review quote:
''I laughed, I cried, I screamed. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is the slasher-romcom we never knew we needed in our lives'' L.M. CHILTON
Review quote:
''Fresh, funny and criminally addictive. I couldn''t put it down!'' HANNAH GRACE
Review quote:
''Propulsive and cinematic, Shailee Thompson''s How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates kept me guessing until the very end. Reading this book was like hanging out with a friend who has the most perfectly curated movie references and witty commentary on both the horror and romcom genres. The only thing that could make a speed dating event worse would be to turn it into a killing spree, but from the safety of my own couch I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup'' ALICIA THOMPSON
Review quote:
''Leading Lady or Final Girl? That’s the question in this delightful debut . . . Thompson does an admirable job of keeping the reader guessing – and second-guess