Thrashers

I really enjoyed this book! I listened to it on audio and the narrators did a wonderful job!This book follows Jodi Dillon, who is apart of "the Thrashers", what everyone calls her friend group. This group of five teenagers are the clique that everyone wants to be a part of. But now a girl has died and her journal implicates the Thrashers. It seems that this girl seems to be haunting the fantastic five. Or could it be a coincidence that the lights flash, dreams are nightmares and anonymous texts are incoming?This was a fun read. It definitely will bring back to your high school cliques. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing. It definitely made me thankful to be out of high school. It is very bingeable. If you are a fan of the Heathers movie or the show Pretty Little Liars, then you will love this book! . The characters are morally grey (some are even more black then gray). The story is fast-paced with twists and turns and full of tension. There is definitely YA thriller vibes. While I did enjoy this book and the ending, I would have liked a little more clarity in regards to some of the reveals.Eva Kaminsky and Jesse Vilinsky were amazing on audio. I definitely recommend the audio for this one!Read if you like:-YA thrillers-Pretty Little Liar/Heathers vibes-DRAMA-Paranormal-Bullying

Just as the title says. It’s only 4 stars because there was a second mystery that was teased and mentioned but never fully finished.

Could not put this down. What a wild ride this was. Not much else I can say!! Still need to process what I just read…

Julian Hollister stole the show for me. OMG! This was hauntingly freaky YA character driven can’t put this down kind of book. I mean I have read two other books by Julie Soto and I really hope she had intentions of writing dozens more because she is a fantastic writer. She grips you into her stories and you can’t stop turning the pages when you start. Who needs sleep. To think I almost skipped this one because it was about high schoolers.Was hesitant with a YA genre and wasn’t sure as I read some paranormal was included and that’s just not my thing. However reading about Jodi and her navigating her friendships and her worries of shortcomings and lack of self esteem are all human traits that I enjoy reading about and rooting for. There were times when Jodi annoyed me. But the real star of the book is actually Julian Hollister for me.Spoilers here:What was the obsession with Zach the constant idolizing of him was what annoyed me about Jodi. She also had bad self pity moments that worked my nerves at times. I also wanted to shake her. I knew there was more to Julien then what met the eye in the beginning. The guy covered her with his own body at the drive in to protect her. That told me he had his flaws but he was the more sincere one of the pack. Hello how many times did he ride to her rescue. These two were everything.It left me feeling sad that Julian seemed to be truly the only one that paid for Emily and not the others. In the end he wasn’t perfect but he told it like it was. If there isn’t a follow up one day I would like to think he and Jodi somehow stay together in the future overcoming Emily.Either way this story will haunt me for a while. What a twisted ending.

This was different than what I usually go for, but it’s Julie Soto so I had to read it. YA isn’t my favorite genre either. That all being said, I enjoyed it.