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3.5
Scary Movie Night
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In this nail-biting thriller, a horror-themed birthday party turns deadly when guests start disappearing—and the birthday girl realizes that she must face a long-buried secret to make it out alive.
“Buckle up. This clever, sinister, atmospheric thriller had me staying up all night.”—Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of Finders Keepers
Tippi is ready for a fresh start. After breaking off her engagement to an increasingly demanding, controlling, and emotionally unstable man, she is newly inspired to do whatever it takes to put herself first. Plus, her thirty-fifth birthday is coming up: a perfect occasion to ring in this new era. Tippi’s friends see the opportunity, too, and lean into her love of horror films by throwing her a lavish theme party at a secluded mansion, where everyone dresses as characters from iconic scary movies. But Tippi's attempts to enjoy the night are shattered when she starts receiving terrifying messages from her ex, Oliver, to expose a secret she was ready to take to the grave.
At first, Tippi can’t believe her eyes. Oliver moved across the country after they broke up—he can’t have crashed her party. Could one of her friends have found out? But when her guests begin to disappear one by one, it becomes clear that the threats have very real consequences. And the messages make clear one thing: the call is coming from inside the house.
As Tippi is forced to navigate the deception of those closest to her, she realizes that in the end, some things are indeed like in the movies, and she’ll do whatever it takes to just survive the night.
“Buckle up. This clever, sinister, atmospheric thriller had me staying up all night.”—Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of Finders Keepers
Tippi is ready for a fresh start. After breaking off her engagement to an increasingly demanding, controlling, and emotionally unstable man, she is newly inspired to do whatever it takes to put herself first. Plus, her thirty-fifth birthday is coming up: a perfect occasion to ring in this new era. Tippi’s friends see the opportunity, too, and lean into her love of horror films by throwing her a lavish theme party at a secluded mansion, where everyone dresses as characters from iconic scary movies. But Tippi's attempts to enjoy the night are shattered when she starts receiving terrifying messages from her ex, Oliver, to expose a secret she was ready to take to the grave.
At first, Tippi can’t believe her eyes. Oliver moved across the country after they broke up—he can’t have crashed her party. Could one of her friends have found out? But when her guests begin to disappear one by one, it becomes clear that the threats have very real consequences. And the messages make clear one thing: the call is coming from inside the house.
As Tippi is forced to navigate the deception of those closest to her, she realizes that in the end, some things are indeed like in the movies, and she’ll do whatever it takes to just survive the night.
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3.5
“Scary Movie Night by Miranda Smith
Overall .5/5
not like other girls 5/5
predictable plot 4.75/5
trying too hard 5/5
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. These thoughts and opinions are my own.
What a painful reading experience. Tippy is one of those “I’m not like other girls teehee” and is so flipping annoying. The plot is predictable. There was so much added background story filler that served no purpose. This book tried so hard to be mysterious and edgy but fell completely flat. I was bored throughout the book and was excited to finish so I didn’t have to read it anymore.”
“Meh. Not as good as Smile for the Cameras. Characters kept getting confusing. Story ending seemed a bit blah and contrived.”
“Scary Movie Night is about Tippi (aptly named after Tippi Hedren) and her close group of friends as they throw one final scary movie themed birthday hurrah for her birthday before she leaves the country for some months for a new job. I can’t lie, I wasn’t feeling the first third of this book. Tippi tells us how close her and her friends are (Ava, Constance, and Marlowe) but every time I got some of Tippi’s inner monologue I could only think to myself “who wants friends like these?” They don’t particularly get along and it made it hard to enjoy any of them. Tippi especially seemed very judgmental of her friends’ every decisions.
HOWEVER, once I got most of the way through the book, everything I was annoyed about suddenly made so much sense character wise, and I was on board the rest of the time. I thought I saw one twist coming and only got it a quarter right, and some other twists I didn’t see at all, but they were all incredibly believable in the framework of the book.
If you’re able to get through a bit of potential “ugh” feeling in the beginning of the book and you enjoy a “whodunit” you’ll definitely love this one.”
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