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Smile For the Cameras by Miranda Smith

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5) I went into Smile for the Cameras expecting a full-blown slasher/horror thrill ride—something bloody, tense, and in line with the genre’s classic "final girl" tropes. What I got was…not quite that. The premise is undeniably intriguing: Ella Winters, once a scream queen icon and the sole survivor of a cult classic slasher film, returns to the spotlight decades later for a reunion documentary. But secrets buried on the original set are unearthed when cast members begin dying in eerily familiar ways. Sounds like a recipe for a fast-paced, suspenseful slasher, right? Well, not exactly. The book is divided into three parts— then , now , and excerpts from the Grad Night script. While this structure is a cool concept in theory, it can be confusing in execution. You’ll definitely need to pay attention to chapter headings or risk getting lost. That said, it does add an atmospheric, meta vibe that fans of horror movie nostalgia might appreciate. The issue, for m...