When I saw Amy Christine Parker's You're Dead to Me described as Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day, I knew it was one for me, and it definitely did not disappoint. I love a paranormal aspect to my thrillers, and, even though this was YA, I found it to be fun and entertaining, and I would recommend it to all my thriller-loving friends. The characters, the pacing, the plot, blood-splattered prom dress...loved it all,

This was an interesting one and was pretty average for me. I do not usually read books with a lot of paranormal elements but the way this book fused the paranormal with your typical ya thriller was fresh and kept me on my toes. This one was fun because while there were things I was able to predict, there were others that I couldn’t which was nice. Other than the first scene/interaction with her ghost, it doesn’t really feel like that contributed a lot to the overall story other than it being an omen of her impending murder but the reappearances of the ghost throughout the book just felt a bit random. I loved the gossip girl vibes I just wish we could’ve gone longer before Ruby was exposed. the cast of characters was fun and I enjoyed the eerie Everglades setting. Not my favorite ever but a nice switch up between all the fantasy and romance I’ve been reading.

This is Gossip Girl meets Death Day-well, without the repetition of the same day over and over again, and more focused on seeing your own dead ghost and having to figure out how to avoid your own death.

This story follows Ruby Toller, who is a scholarship student at an extremely wealthy school who likes to investigate and post the deepest secrets of her classmates on a TikTok account called ReputationKiller. When her identity is exposed as the person behind the account, everyone turns against her. Shortly after, Ruby begins to see her murdered ghost, and it is up to her to figure out who wants her dead and how she can stop her own death.

Overall, this is a fast paced YA Horror novel with interesting, well-developed characters. The plot moves quickly enough to keep you engaged and invested in finding out the answers.

This book was a mash up of Pretty Little Liars, Happy Death Day and a hint of Mean Girls for me.
Ruby (a scholarship student) has a gossip TikTok, exposing the elite at her boarding school. She’s pretty mean when it’s anonymous, but now that she’s been outed as the face behind the screen, it goes downhill, fast! Suddenly she’s seeing her own ghost, wearing a destroyed prom dress with a mangled arm and bullet wounds. It’s as though her ghost is trying to help her prevent her death.
Who is trying to kill Ruby? Will she be able to stop her own death?
If all of that wasn’t too much to handle, there’s a serial killer in town called the “Mannequin Man”, oils Ruby be part of his plan? Plus her family business, The Wonderpark, passed down by her grandma, is in the throws of bankruptcy and she’s trying to prevent her family’s business from getting shut down.

Whew. This book.
It's different from my normal reads, and it took me a bit longer than most books but I liked it. It was suspenseful and yucky and romantic and there was character growth and surprises and I would love to chat with anyone who read it.

If you like Gossip Girl, Florida, ghosts, mysteries, alligators, and twists and turns, this one is for you.

Reader expectations: language, gore, death, ghosts, murder, serial killer, affairs

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Amy Christine Parker for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for You're Dead to Me coming out December 10, 2024. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I really enjoy YA mysteries, so this one seemed up my alley. I really loved Happy Death Day and time loop books in general. I really enjoyed the first half of the book. I thought Ruby and her friends were good characters with some complexity. There were some things about the second half of the book that weren’t as clear. It was hard to imagine some of the things that happened. I would check out other books by this author!

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys YA thrillers!

This book hooked me from the start! Ruby is outed as the @reputationkiller on TikTok, an account she uses to expose the secrets of her fellow schoolmates and faculty. Making sure they get what they deserve... At least until she is outed, and the fact that all the rich kids in her school are out for blood, but she also has her own murdered ghost showing up at the most inopportune moments. She is not content to just show herself, but also getting physical.
There is no end to the number of suspects that could want to kill Ruby, that's to her TikTok, thankfully she has her besties Andre and Xavier to help her weed through the suspect and hopefully change her fate.

I loved Ruby's journey of self-discovery, investigating who of the many possibilities wants her dead, and the supernatural aspect totally freaked me out. I loved her relationship with her friends and the new friendship she found while in the middle of the worst time of her life. This was a ton of fun from beginning to end, with a great spook factor, and moments that had me on the edge of my seat I will definitely be checking out this author's other books. I've already got Flight 171 in my Amazon cart!

If you want a teen slasher that is truly, absolutely brutal...you've got it. I kept waiting for the turn that people would survive or be near-misses, but nope...there's a lot of death, betrayal, and violence in this book. I was shocked, and then completely hooked so I couldn't stop reading and stayed up too late.

Ruby is a scholarship student at a fancy school in a town that is very haves versus have nots; she's got two best friends, Xavier and Anton, who are a couple but she's never the third wheel. Ruby runs in expose tiktok called reputation killer...and gets outed as the person running the account, but it's the least of her problems because she's also started seeing her own very brutally murdered ghost. So Ruby knows she's going to die and has to figure out how to stop it...

And that's when it actually gets complicated. Ruby is a mess with good intentions and the lack of forethought that is so wildly accurate of a young adult.

The ghost is also scary - while some of it's appearances feel familiar from horror movies, there are a couple that made me flinch while reading. That's some well done writing.

A perfect mix of ghost horror and slasher, with a splash of thriller, once I was hooked I really enjoyed this. It does start off a little slow as the world is introduced and it almost felt like it couldn't quite decide what it wanted to be, but once it really hits its stride you won't be able to put it down.

I absolutely loved the pace of the book, for me this kept it exciting, the characters were great and I found it quick and easy to read.

This book was great! It kept my attention and I struggled trying to figure out what was going to happen next. I really enjoyed it, was fast paced and interesting.

I devoured this book in just one day!
The easy-to-read writing style, loveable characters, and short chapters build great suspense throughout the story, making it easy to get lost in.

I was hooked right from the start by the mystery and paranormal element involving Ruby’s ghost from the future, who keeps showing up as a time bomb for a dark future awaiting her.
I have to admit, the ghost appearances were quite creepy and vividly described.
I wished this phenomenon was explained further; I would’ve love to know why it’s happening to her in the first place.

I liked seeing Ruby's character develop in this story and realizing her actions as the person behind the ReputationKiller account by outing others' secrets is not the right way to do justice.
I love the friendship of Ruby with her other two friends, Anton and Xavier.
They showed strong friendship by having each other’s backs, even in dangerous situations while investigating.

Despite having to suspend my disbelief because some events might seem a bit too far-fetched, I thoroughly enjoyed following Ruby and the gang as they uncovered the truth.
One unexpected twist near the ending really surprised me!
However, I kinda wish the last few chapters weren’t so rushed despite being wrapped up nicely in the last chapter.

Overall, this is a fun fast-paced YA thriller with a dash of romance. Such a page turner!
Highly recommended for teenagers, and I’m definitely keep an eye out for more books by this author in the future!

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: animal death, bullying, child death

This was a wonderful ya thriller I enjoyed it very much
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this one

This had a lot of potential!! It really gave off gossip girl meets happy death day vibes. As someone who loved both that is a good thing!

This is YA paranormal, and has short chapters, which made it a quick read! It was super unique and had a lot of enjoyable parts.

Now for the reason behind it not being a 4 star. The writing could use some work. Now while I know it is YA, the writing itself felt a little immature. The premise behind the story was super interested but I think some parts needed hashed out a bit more before publishing.

Overall, not a bad read if you are into YA thrillers.

This YA thriller was so much fun, I honestly wish I was still reading it. It has a lot of elements you can except from the genre and it’s well written — I enjoyed the overall plot, characters and dialogue.


Ruby gets found out as the face behind the school’s gossip account @reputationkiller and now suddenly she’s seeing her own ghost, wearing a destroyed prom dress with a mangled arm and bullet wounds.

Who is trying to kill Ruby? Will she be able to stop her own death?

And if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s a serial killer in town called the Mannequin Man. Oh, and she’s trying to prevent her family’s business, The Wonderpark, from getting shut down.



Everything came together nicely in the end but initially it felt like two separate stories were taking place. There was the part about the serial killer and then the part with Ruby trying to prevent her own death. That’s my only critique really.

When exposing the wealthy upperclass, an outcast high school student finds herself coming face to face with her own ghost covered in a bloody prom dress... and she has to future out who her killer is before it's too late. Ruby is a scholarship student at the elite Oleander High school and she's tired of the rich and wealthy getting away with their scandals.. so she sets up a local anonymous gossip blog and exposes people's secrets and becomes famous. When her latest expose gets her outed as the voice behind the account the whole town turns against her save for her two best friends and the boy she has a crush on. Then she begins to see a vision of her own ghost dressed in a bloody prom dress... and she knows someone is going to kill her unless she figures out who it is first. With a endless list of suspects and potential killers, Ruby has one week until prom and until she could be killed, to figure out who it is. With a ticking clock, and a town full of people willing to kill for their secrets...who could it be? This was a Gossip Girl x Happy Death Day-esque YA mystery, I feel kind of in the middle with this one despite it being something I would normally give a five star. It had everything I could love in a YA mystery however I just never really connected to Ruby or felt invested in the mystery or the side characters. It just felt alright to me, but I do think other YA mystery readers will have fun reading it!

Release Date: December 10,2024

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's | Delacorte Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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You’re Dead to Me
Author: Amy Christine Parker
Source: NetGalley
Publication Date: Dec. 10, 2024

This story is set in the great state of Florida, where Gators roam the swamp. Our lead protagonist is senior high school student Ruby, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks attending an exclusive high school as a scholarship student. In YA books, scholarship students are bullied for being poor, and Ruby feels scorned. Ruby gets payback by starting a TikTok page that reveals some of the deadly small-town secrets of the wealthy and elite. But when her ownership of the gossip girl’s post is uncovered, she is targeted for death. Think Carrie meets Gossip Girl in a gator-infested swamp town, where prom is held on a private island. Phew. It was a good story, but I wasn’t sure what the paranormal part of the story was all about. One thing is sure: someone will not come out alive from this Prom. #YoureDeadToMe #mystery #thriller #teens #YA #murder #poorVsRich #Horror #YoungAdult #meangirls @netgalley @delacortepress
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I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own. Thank you to the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for the opportunity to read this novel.
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I really enjoyed this book. I don't normally read horror, but this was pretty well done. I will say you suspend your beliefs a little bit as some real unorthodox and unbelievable things are happening (besides the supernatural stuff). However, my teenage self would have been in love with this book!

Ruby, a scholarship senior at Oleander High School has a chip on her shoulder and an attitude to match—which she puts to good use as the infamous local anonymous gossip blogger ReputationKiller. When she’s outed as the voice behind the account, the entire school turns against her.
But after she’s scared witless by a vision of her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress, she is faced with an awful truth. Someone out there doesn’t just hate her—they want her dead. With less than a week until the prom, Ruby starts investigating. Turns out Oleander Bay isn’t the picture-perfect resort town it appears to be. With so many secrets, scandals, and people hell-bent on covering them up at all costs, the murderer could be anyone. Can Ruby beat the clock counting down to prom—and her death—and survive the night?

This fast paced YA thriller is perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Sara Shepard. There is also the paranormal aspect for the paranormal mystery fans out there. There is a wide cast of characters everything from from ones to root for (Ruby) and plenty to dislike. The mystery kept me guessing until almost the very end. Overall this is a solid 3.5 rounded up to a 4.

I enjoyed this, although there was nothing necessarily shocking, it kept me fully entertained throughout the story. The paranormal aspect added something different to the story. If someone has YA age readers in their household, I think this would be a good read for them.

Thanks to NetGalley for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a true suspend belief thriller that’s YA. It was wildly unrealistic with kids living in hotels to serial killers running wild. It was a pretty chaotic read and not in a good way sadly