smoliv 's review for:

The Thrashers by Julie Soto

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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**This book deals with difficult subjects, including but not limited to suicide, substance abuse, bullying, and abuse. Please read mindfully.**

I went into this one completely unprepared and I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it! I didn’t even realize it was going to be a mystery/thriller. 😂

Being a teenage truly sucks and this book did a stellar job showing all the intricacies of that. Julie did such a good job handling such difficult subjects with so much care and concern. So many of the characters are messy and manipulative and untrustworthy but you never know when things will change. Even Jodi, who strives for honesty, proves herself to be a pretty unreliable narrator. Her lack of self-worth, constant doubt, and trauma made her such a compelling character. But the ending really drew everything together and showed a surprising amount of growth from a lot of characters. The payoff for this story is so worth it. 

I absolutely loved the spooky vibes of this one. It added so much tension and mystery to the story and made it so hard to put down. Give me some unexplained paranormal activity and I will be both entertained and unable to fall asleep. 😂