A review by coleene16
The Thrashers by Julie Soto

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a vastly entertaining ya thriller. I really appreciated the portrayal of the complex and confusing relationships of a teenage friend group. While obviously exaggerated for the sake of the plot, whose high school life wasn't an overly dramatic amalgamation of intense and then standoffish feelings, messages, chats, pairings, fights, and makeups? This particular one just happened to include a death. The supernatural aspect of the book was fun, but not really necessary. The police work was a bit laughable at times as well. The story really accelerated towards the end, and while the main "reveal" wasn't exactly a shocker, a couple of the secrets were.  Would've been an actual 4, but at the end, one party was handed consequences while another wasn't, whom I believed should've received worse.