That was super well done! I haven’t done a choose your own adventure-esque book since I was a kid and those used to majorly stress me out. I’d be dog earring all of the “choose” pages for fear of missing a vein of the story. Because of that I was a little hesitant to read this one. I LOVED Slashtag and would’ve hated to not enjoy this experience.

Luckily this was awesome. Cohn is clearly an (evil?) genius. The kindle format made it super easy to back and forth with the choices. The story was great and had plenty of gore and creepiness. The main character felt a bit hollow to me (tbh I kept forgetting who was the narrator) but other than that the characterization was great as well.

I blew thru this one as well. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for a fast paced horror thriller. The TNTD aspect was really fun and I look forward to checking out more of these books.

I received an advance review copy for free from NetGalley and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This was a delight.

Adult, choose your own adventure, horror. Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

This book married the delight of childhood adventure books with the beauty of adult horror novels. Wonderfully done.

I can't wait to read Slashtag.

Okay, apparently I'm not good at this, because I kept making the wrong choice. I was impressed at how well this was set up, though, because making a bad choice didn't end things for the reader. You can still go back and choose correctly so you can continue your adventures. Anyone who enjoys choose your own adventures will have fun with this. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this.

I've not (yet) read Slashtag but found this choose your own adventure to be fun, funny, gory and so enjoyable that I even went back to check out all the wrong paths. It was extremely well set up as an e-book and instead of forcing you to start again when you go (fatally) wrong it directs you to the correct choice, which is perfect. I'd almost give it 5 stars apart from one of the characters is called Shiv, which is apparently short for Shiobhan, and that extra h in her name hurts my eyes. Yes, I am fussy. But yes I will track down Slashtag and hopefully enjoy it as much. Good job all round (apart from Shiobhan)!

This was very different and I enjoyed the interactive element. I did have to go back and read the original just to make more sense of it, however never the less a very unique and quirky interactive story!

You’ll be happy to know that I died, a lot.

Remember those “choose your own adventure” books? They were always my favorite when I was young. I never got tired of them. I would read and re-read them, looking for every single possible version of every story.

This? This is so reminiscent of that. Plus supernatural shenanigans and horror. Oh, hello wheelhouse! Obsessed is an absolute understatement. Most of us here love reading, but this takes something we enjoy and makes it a downright experience.

Be aware, there is plenty of gore here. Just so ya know. But if that doesn’t bother you, or is your jam, you’ll spend plenty of time laughing at dark humor, dying and trying again, and enjoying the hell out of this book.

Clever, clever, clever!

Ever read a 'Choose your own Adventure' book as a child? Try Not to Die on Slashtag: An Interactive Adventure is a choose-your-adventure horror book for adults. This was a fun, well thought out, entertaining, and horrific try-not-to-die book! This is a prequel to the book Slashtag. You do not need to read that book to enjoy this one!

Jeremy had been invited to the backlot of a studio by a friend who had been an extra in shows for quite some time. He is excited after years of film school to be at an actual studio. Even better to be able to be a playtester for a reality television show where one must survive the frightening Propitius Hotel.

Choose carefully. I did not make the best choices while reading this book. I loved how you got to pick what to do and then read what happens. When you get to the end of that section you learn if you choose correctly and/or the consequences of not choosing correctly. The book jumps around in place as you choose. For instance, you may be at 15% in the book but then you make a choice, and you end up at 54% of the book, but then you got back, etc.

I had a lot of fun with the various scenarios. This was truly unique, fun, original, and well thought out. Obviously, this is not your typical horror book but don't worry, horrific things do happen! Plus, you have yourself to blame!

This is the most fun I have had reading a book in the horror genre.

You’ll be happy to know that I died, a lot.

Remember those “choose your own adventure” books? They were always my favorite when I was young. I never got tired of them. I would read and re-read them, looking for every single possible version of every story.

This? This is so reminiscent of that. Plus supernatural shenanigans and horror. Oh, hello wheelhouse! Obsessed is an absolute understatement. Most of us here love reading, but this takes something we enjoy and makes it a downright experience.

Be aware, there is plenty of gore here. Just so ya know. But if that doesn’t bother you, or is your jam, you’ll spend plenty of time laughing at dark humor, dying and trying again, and enjoying the hell out of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Vincere Press for providing a review copy.

I always have so much fun with the Try Not to Die books. When I found out there were doing a version of Slashtag, I knew I had to read it. Slashtag is one of the best books I read last year and getting to play along was tons of fun. While you don't need to have read Slashtag to enjoy this book, I highly recommend doing so because it's awesome. 5 stars for the 5 times I died on Slashtag.

Hard to enjoy a choose your own adventure when it gives you correct answers after every "game over" at least for me. If there isn't a fail state where is the horror of failing? Other than that it's just an average horror story and building off of the original a little.

Welp I ended up dying, or killing poor Jeremy, a total of 10 times. Oops.

Try Not To Die On Slashtag is an interactive thriller adventure, a ‘choose your own death’ if you will.

The vibes were very nostalgic, it felt like playing one of those old school text adventure games. The game/plot setup was well thought out, immersive and addicting. Being able to hold the character’s fate in your hands and choosing for them with a simple click was simultaneously nerve-racking and extremely thrilling.

I also loved that the idea behind it is based off the thriller, Slashtag. I’ll have to check it out, because a reality tv show mashup of Saw, ghosts, puzzle solving, and a haunted house? I’m in.