4.75 stars - rounded up!!!
A thriller YA from one of my fave authors? I kneeeeew I’d love this, I just didn’t know how much!
Following the suicide of a classmate, Jodi and her friends are closely watched as they are assumed to be the reason for her untimely death. While trying to find out the truth, weird things start happening to the different members of The Trashers, the worst things happening when they were all together.
The Thrashers was thrilling, suspenseful and kept me to the edge of my seat. I genuinely felt like I couldn’t tell where the book was going and where it did go was so great. Even though this book is told from a single POV (Jodi’s), I really felt like each other the characters were really fleshed out. Sometimes I feel like in an ensemble cast, there is always 1 or 2 characters I forget about or they merge together, but everyone in this definitely deserved attention. Each character was frustrating and clearly holding secrets, and once they were revealed, the story really rounds out. I also loved the paranormal element that was included. It was just spooky enough that you’d want to look over your shoulder, but not too much that it takes away from the overall mystery you’re unraveling. Also, the romance, I’m here for it. That’s all.
This book does have a pretty solid ending, but I really hope it gets picked up as a series because it really has potential to grow!
Truly such a fun read and I’m so happy I had the opportunity to devour this.
Thank you so much to Netgalley, Julie Soto and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.