This was such a fun and dark queer horror novel. Yeah, it is a lot! I really enjoyed the story and thought at first we had an unreliable narrator. I love the dark horror in it. This book packs a high body count but still has a lot of charm and love to it. This is a must buy for high school libraries.

I really went into this book with high hopes as I felt like it was going to give Friday the 13th vibes, but it just wasn’t quite there.

I absolutely loved the representation in this book. A summer camp full of queer back young women is refreshing in YA literature, and helps fill a void in the genre, especially if you’re looking to diversify your reading.

Overall it was enjoyable, but I felt as if the plot was a little hard to follow at times which left me a little disconnected. It really didn’t grab my attention as much as I had hoped, but what didn’t work for me may work for you.

Audiobook Review - Dead Girls Walking is just the newest addition to the YA horror genre. Taking place at summer camp this title follows many YA horror tropes, while also finding its own voice. Unfortunately, this title just didn't work for me. I had a hard time getting into the story and did enjoy the characters. However, I do think that fans of YA horror will enjoy this title! Recommended where horror circulates well.

The story line was interesting. Reminiscent of 80s horror movies, As an audiobook I found some of the bounding around between the story line and what I am guessing was articles or short stories embedded in the story. That provide a little confusing. I highly enjoy horror movies, especially Friday the 13th, so this provided a creepy summer vibe feeling that brought me back to those sort of horror movies.

I did feel like the ploy was a little choppy and difficult to follow, again this may have been due to listening rather than reading on my end.

Definitely good for people who are fans for horror, slasher flicks and books

This book was hard to get into. It really threw me off. I think I'll give it another try at a different day, so I can give it a fair shake.

Very cool horror! I really enjoyed reading this book, felt the creeps while reading at night, and i could not have predicted the plot, which is always a bonus. The characters had lots of backstory and deepness, and specifically the main character went through lots of character development.
While i enjoyed it as a young adult, i think this storyline could have been even cooler as a not young adult (what do you call that lol). This might however be a personal preference, i definitely recommend anyways!
The audio is really nice as well, the characters are easy to distinguish, and i think the narrator did a good job.

Thank you to netgalley and the author for sending me the book in exchange for an honest review

As a non horror person, I liked but didn't love this book. If you're a fan of slasher/horror films, it feels like there are a lot of nods to the genre you might really enjoy in Dead Girls Walking. Overall, I thought the pacing was really good, I found the main character to be super compelling, and overall it was perfectly gruesome and freaky.

This story follows Temple, whose dad is just an absolute violent nut. He's not only a serial killer, but has confessed to brutally killing her mother while on death row. So now Temple is back at a summer camp for queer girls interested in horror (maybe a bit hyper specific) to try to figure out what really happened to her mom.

I loved this book. It was so suspenseful! When I thought I figured out the ending there was an unexpected twist that was greatly appreciated. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves gore and horror.

In the book dead girls walking by Sami Ellis first of all I’ll listen to the audiobook narrated by Tomika Katon-Donegal although blessed with a great voice she has no character distinction and every person sounds like every other person. Not to mention I thought this was going to be a slasher A camp sleep away tight book but it’s more about tempest whose father is a Serial Killer and she wants to know if he killed her mother and he tells her she has the find the body to find out the answer so she becomes a camp counselor at Northpoint Farm her SK dads killing ground. First of all the campus for transgendered girls who love True Crime such a niche descriptor The book started strong with tempest digging up the grave of her mother or what she thought was her mothers grave and her inner thoughts about how much she was going to dislike her job as a camp counselor I do want to say some of the things Tempestad made me laugh this author is truly talented I just did not like this book as I thought it was going to be something else than what it was an Instagram or does go missing and there is a copy cat or what they think is a copycat killer on the loose it just wasn’t the type of book I thought I would like tempest goes from modern day to past events in her life throughout the book there are spooky paranormal events that happen but the good stuff didn’t happen to write at the end of the book some may love this if I’m going by other reviews it just wasn’t my type of book so I didn’t like it but it has more to do with me the reader then the book itself as I said I found the author very talented and would not pass up another book by her I just didn’t like this one. I want to thank recorded books and net galley for my Free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I loved listening to this audio book. The darkness and violence of a slasher plot is right up my alley and this did not disappoint with the amount violence and mystery.

DNF at 42%.

I unfortunately could not finish listening to the book. As much as I love slasher horror, especially YA horror, this just felt way too juvenile for me to enjoy. I wasn't enjoying a single aspect of the story - so instead of giving a bad rating, I chose to put the book down instead.
I won't be putting any ratings on other sites, as it's not fair for me to rate a book I didn't finish.

Thank you very much for the ALC to listen to.

Temple’s dad is a serial killer, and though he admitted to killing her mom, Temple can’t bring herself to believe him. Deciding to find answers, she returns to the abandoned family farm that has since been turned into an overnight camp for queer, horror-obsessed girls. Temple doesn’t like anyone, so signing up as a counselor might have been a bad idea, but it was the only way she could think of to gain access. But when some strange things begin occurring at the camp, Temple realizes she may have just bitten off more than she can chew.

The book is written in an interesting way, with voices and sounds interspersed throughout the narrative that highlight everything constantly running through Temple’s mind and odd things that she hears. Temple is an angry protagonist, so angry that I did find it off putting and her inner dialogue became quite repetitive. It made it difficult to connect with her as a protagonist. The secondary characters were all quite difficult to tell apart as well as there was almost no development given to them.

The setting was well written and brought to life through detailed descriptions. It helped to add to the atmosphere of the read. There are also multimedia elements to this book, including an excerpt from an interview and posts to forums, that are scattered between some chapters.

This book got weird, especially in the last portion. There was a lot going on, and it didn’t take the direction I thought it was going to based on the blurb. Instead, it was more supernatural/magical realism that became pretty odd. I had a difficult time being drawn in by the things going on, which made the resolution a little less punchy than I wanted it to be.

If you’re looking for a YA supernatural horror with great representation that explores multigenerational trauma and has an angry protagonist, you’ll likely enjoy this one. My thanks to NetGalley and Amulet Books for allowing me to read this work. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I think the narrator did an amazing job differentiating the voices of different characters and starts and stops of the dialogues and had great intonation.
The story itself wasnt really that compelling to me, considering the blurb and what it promised me i find that the story is a bit of a let down, also the stereotipical cat fights really dissapointed me because i came here for a thriller and i got so much teen drama i kept forgetting that there was a killer
Also the skips between flashbacks and current happenings were not properly written and sometimes confused me

"Dead Girls Walking" didn't work for me. I felt like I was dropped into the middle of a story to the extent that I went back and checked if it were actually a sequel. I couldn't tell if Temple had some sort of power, and the dream(?) sequences weren't cut in clearly. Every other character seemed like the same person. It was just confusing to me, and I couldn't finish it because I didn't know what was happening. The synopsis sounded amazing, but this one didn't grab me.

Title: Dead Girls Walking
Author: Sami Ellis
Page Count: 368
Dates Read: 4/2-4/5
Format: Audiobook
Length: 11Hrs 37 Mins
Rating: ⭐️
Review: This was an Arc given from Netgalley for an honest review. Book was released March 26th. I listened to this on audiobook.


Temple goes to camp to go back to her Serial Killer Father's home. She is on the mission to find her mother's body and discover the truth behind it all.

This was an interesting read to start out with. Then the story kind of turned Juvenile with the drama. The story tries to relate to current times and fell a little flat to me. I did enjoy the mystery behind the story and the horror aspects.
This will not be a reread for me.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC!

3.5 stars

I really loved the first 60% and was sure this would end up as a 5 star read. Sadly the last 40% dragged on a bit too much. A lot was happening and yet nothing at all.
It felt as if the climax of the story came too early and then the author tried to bring a point across but it took too long.
Temple was a really interesting character and the setting of the story (a summer camp) was appalling.
The slasher vibe was so immaculate but I really wished it would’ve stayed a classic slasher. Personally I couldn’t quite connect to the paranormal twist this whole story had.
It was definitely interesting but I guess I’m just more into the classics.
Generally I feel like there was a lot going on with all these side plots and a ton of characters, personally I would’ve toned it down a bit but still: a good story!

Since it’s YA it’s not super horror-ish but that was fine.
I think this should be on everyone’s summer TBR this year!
Also the audiobook was really well performed I loved it!

I'm not entirely sure where to start this review, because this book was so much. This was my first "slasher", and I did not expect that. When that is said, I found out that I'm not a fan of that kinds of books, but Sami Ellis really know how to write them!

I really enjoyed the backstory connecting the maincharacter to the place and the whole story. It may start a bit slow, but when the action starts it REALLY starts. It's no turning back after the first few chapters of Tempel Baker's twisted world.

I really love the cover though!

I got this as an ACR Audiobook from #NetGalley. Thank you so much!

3.25 Stars
Love the premise and setting!

As someone who enjoys Friday the 13th, I was excited to read a book set in a creepy summer camp for horror fans. While I love the premise, I felt that the execution could have been stronger. Although the story had potential, I found myself struggling to fully immerse myself in it due to some issues with character development and plot progression. In particular, I found Temple, the MC, to be unlikable and the other girls in the story to be underdeveloped and blended together. Additionally, the plot felt somewhat disjointed, which made it difficult to follow at times. Despite these issues, I like the big reveal. If you're a fan of YA slasher/horror/paranormal stories, this may be for you.

***Thank you to NetGalley, Sami Ellis, and RB Media for graciously sending me the audiobook to review. As always, all thoughts are my own.***

There's a lot going on in this book. You kick off the book already in the heart of the story and need to piece together whats happening as you read which made the story a bit hard to follow. I did enjoy the plot, but after the 50-60% mark it started getting rather repetitive. I do think I would have liked it more if it was just a little shorter. It definitely a slasher with more layers to it. The writing was good, the book was very eerie, funny in the right spots, and very gore filled.

overall its a good debut and I'm happy to have read it!

thank you Netgalley for the audio arc in exchange for an honest review!

This was such a tense read. The author did a great job of setting the tone because I felt like I was constantly looking over my shoulder. I loved that the book was set at a summer camp too. Classic! This was a really well done YA horror novel.