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Little Monsters
by Kara Thomas
“Sometimes the outside is safer than the inside.”
Seriously, this book was amazeballs. Very, very good. Thriller, well-written, exciting, psychologically twists, with shockers thrown in just for kicks.
A key to this story was that not only was the mystery interesting, but the internal dilemmas for the main character was fascinating. The story explores the hope and dysfunction of friendships, secrets that have be kept, lies that are told, and consequences. The small town where nothing is what is seems helps keep that mystery ambience up and active, helping propel the intensity of the mystery and its outcome along.
Kara Thomas’ writing style is excellent, and not only can you feel the realism of the relationships, the dialogue rings true, and you end up actually caring about the teenage emotions and angsts. I love when books like this dare to focus on darker aspects where things can go wrong with families, towns, suspicions and all these secrets start conflicting with each other. I was practically biting my lip through a few of these tense scenes and it was a difficult book to put down.
It’s not light or fun, but it’s good and well-worth reading.
Seriously, this book was amazeballs. Very, very good. Thriller, well-written, exciting, psychologically twists, with shockers thrown in just for kicks.
A key to this story was that not only was the mystery interesting, but the internal dilemmas for the main character was fascinating. The story explores the hope and dysfunction of friendships, secrets that have be kept, lies that are told, and consequences. The small town where nothing is what is seems helps keep that mystery ambience up and active, helping propel the intensity of the mystery and its outcome along.
Kara Thomas’ writing style is excellent, and not only can you feel the realism of the relationships, the dialogue rings true, and you end up actually caring about the teenage emotions and angsts. I love when books like this dare to focus on darker aspects where things can go wrong with families, towns, suspicions and all these secrets start conflicting with each other. I was practically biting my lip through a few of these tense scenes and it was a difficult book to put down.
It’s not light or fun, but it’s good and well-worth reading.