How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Shailee Thompson
How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Shailee Thompson
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How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

Author: Shailee Thompson

Narrator: Stefanie Kay, Patrick Zeller

Unabridged: 11 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2026


Synopsis

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“A delightful celebration of rom-coms, slasher flicks, and the women who love them.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A humorous, swoony, and downright terrifying slasher rom-com in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.

When Jamie Prescott and her best friend Laurie attend a speed-dating event, Jamie expects to meet a roster of mediocre men and indulge in some street food afterwards. She doesn’t expect one of her dates to have his throat slit at their table during a blackout. After the lights come back on and there are more bodies on the floor, it becomes clear that dating can be a very dangerous pastime.

Armed with makeshift weapons and Jamie’s extensive knowledge of what NOT to do in a slasher, the remaining speed daters try to find an exit while the killer adds to their body count. As the night progresses and Jamie comes face-to-mask with the murderer, she begins to suspect they are committing the slayings to woo one of the daters and turn them into a real-life Final Girl. But Jamie has other plans, and as she fights for her life, she can’t help but find herself ensconced in a love triangle with two of the other survivors. Will she make it through the bloodshed to find her Happily Ever After? Or does this machete-wielding psychopath have another ending in mind?

For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers and Butcher & Blackbird, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is one killer love story.

About Shailee Thompson

Shailee Thompson is a writer and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. She’s always had a penchant for women with smart mouths, soft hearts, and strong wills going up against extraordinary odds. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is her debut novel. Find her on Instagram @ShaileeWrites.


Reviews

Goodreads review by ClaudiaTalksFilm on September 12, 2025

this is a slasher romcom YES a SLASHER is taking place while two people fall in LOVE amidst a KILLER HUNTING THEM DOWN and it’s fucking hot and addictive and I thoroughly enjoyed it this shit HITTTTT......more

Goodreads review by Alina ♡ on March 02, 2026

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson was such a strong and impressive debut. It’s always exciting to discover a new author who confidently delivers on both concept and execution, and this book absolutely did that for me. The balance between slasher and romance was handled really well. T......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on February 07, 2026

sometimes i think if i was a taylor swift, girlboss, millennial i would enjoy things more......more

Goodreads review by Floren on February 17, 2026

Slasher meets rom-com? I had so many reasons why this shouldn't work… but somehow, it did. It REALLY did. I'm literally obsessed.......more

Goodreads review by megan ◡̈ on February 09, 2026

3.5 ish???? this was fine. fun in some parts, mostly entertaining and also simultaneously boring......more