{"id":16673,"date":"2026-07-14T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=16673"},"modified":"2026-08-03T01:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:44:46","slug":"book-dia-de-los-slashers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-dia-de-los-slashers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dia de Los Slashers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2555\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_diadelosslashers.png?fit=250%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"D\u00eda de Los Slashers\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> D\u00eda de Los Slashers<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/v-castro\/\">V. Castro<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2023-10-06\">October 6, 2023<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 78<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/dark-romance\/\">Dark Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199325325-dia-de-los-slashers\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>It\u2019s a few weeks until Halloween and D\u00eda de Los Muertos. Tula\u2019s friend Carmen has convinced her to go to a new event called Night of the Calavera. It\u2019s meant to celebrate the two holidays in the nearby town of Driftwood, Texas, not far from Tula in Slaughter Creek.<br \/>\nTula adores Halloween, but Dia de Los Muertos is the night she loves. Every year, she leaves Slaughter Creek and celebrates on her own in a different location.<br \/>\nDespite the forecast set for rain after a week of storms, Tula agrees to go to Night of the Calavera, held at an abandoned petting zoo on a farm. Plus, she wants to get her mind off someone she has admired from afar but is unavailable.<br \/>\nWhen they arrive, the event looks like a total flop with not many people there and even fewer vendors. Little does Tula know that the Calavera is real. And it\u2019s out for blood.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BzPo6j\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2026-07-14T05:00:23+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Dia de Los Slashers\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-dia-de-los-slashers\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"D\\u00eda de Los Slashers\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"V. 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The main character Tula heads to a Halloween event for a little fun and distraction from a crush she can&#8217;t have. What she finds at the event is far more than she bargained for when she realizes why the event grounds are so empty.<\/p>\n<p>The story has plenty of surprises and some unexpected twists that I enjoyed. It&#8217;s a fun little slasher that unfortunately is over just as it&#8217;s getting started and rushes to a hasty conclusion. The ending reveal feels rushed and dare I say over explained itself. I really wish the book could&#8217;ve been a bit longer to develop the characters.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t my favorite V. Castro book but it was overall an enjoyable, campy read. I could envision this story as a campy B movie slasher with some tweaks.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I would <strong>kill<\/strong> to have a night with <em>him<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Bullying, Child Death, Child Murder, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About V. Castro<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_vcastro.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>V. Castro is a Mexican-American author from San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vvcastro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vlatinalondon\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18654442.V_Castro\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gJjAvU\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vlatinalondon\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review D\u00eda de Los Slashers is a quick little summer slasher filled with blood and a little spice. 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