Exclusive Cover Reveal: Introducing Joelle Wellington’s Sophomore Thriller The Blonde Dies First
Joelle Wellington’s debut novel Their Vicious Games is one of 2023’s buzziest YA thrillers, the fast-paced, frequently gory story of an outsider who takes part in a lethal competition to salvage her reputation and fight for a new future. And her sophomore novel, The Blonde Dies First, sounds as though it will be every bit as entertaining and boundary-pushing.
Described as Final Destination meets Scream Queens, The Blonde Dies First is a high-stakes thriller about a group of friends whose knowledge of horror movies is put to the test against a demonic force that seems determined to take them out using all the classic tried and true tropes from the genre.
Given that Devon and her friends are unapologetic horror buffs, you’d think they know better than to mess with an Ouija board during their epic final summer together before her younger sister Drew leaves for college. But when they accidentally summon a demon intent on hunting them down in typical slasher movie style, they’ll have to figure out a way to break the pattern and save themselves. Because Devon happens to be a blonde, and in these sorts of stories….the blonde always dies first.
Here’s how the publisher describes the story.
Devon is always being left behind by her genius twin sister, Drew. At this point, it’s a fact of life. But Devon has one last plan before Drew leaves for college a whole year early—The Best Summer Ever. After committing to the bit a little too much, the twins and their chaotic circle of friends learn why you don’t ever mess with a Ouija board if you want to actually survive the Best Summer Ever, and soon find themselves being hunted down by…a demon?
