Review: The Thrashers by Julie Soto
This was alright. I should probably give it 4 stars but my heart's not in it.
SUMMARY:
Jodi is part of the most popular group in her high school: The Thrashers. This Group consists of Zach Thrasher, the group's namesake, Julian, the bad boy, Paige, who is the overachiever super-nice prom queen, and Lucy, who is promiscuous and got assaulted at a party freshman year.
Hey why did they do Lucy like that. Why are those her two traits. Why is every other character nuanced and interesting.
Jodi is the only one of these characters that is not insane levels of rich. Like these kids got MONEY. Why does Jodi go to the same school as them? This is never addressed.
Noted weirdo Emily Mills is desperate to join The Thrashers. Having failed to do so, she commits suicide on prom night. Selfish. How dare she ruin their night??? Soon, The Thrashers become suspects in her death. Is she haunting them? Did they really bully her to death? Is it all a misunderstanding? Why choose one of these options when you can do all three!
MY THOUGHTS:
This book was very entertaining. I was invested in the characters and the mystery. I think the ending lost me a bit. I especially think the epilogue was unnecessary. Like, it would have been okay to keep some things a little ambiguous. Instead it feels like the author tried to jam both a supernatural and a normal thriller ending into this book. It could have been both at once!
I think things got tied up a little too quickly and neatly at the end. Like, the entire book has a fun, fast-paced tone. But the third act just slammed by.
The characters in this were really fun. Jodi is a great main character. You really feel like you get to know everyone that shows up. The setting is really nice. Feels cozy almost.
Why can't we just let J&J be happy??? This is not a complaint on the book. I was just rooting for them. XD
FINAL OPINION:
Please don't let my less than stellar review dissuade you from reading this book. It is a quick, fun read. It isn't like, breaking new ground in the genre or anything. But it doesn't need to. It is just a really solid YA thriller that I have some small gripes with. Read it for yourself; I think you will have a good time.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC! All opinions are my own.
SUMMARY:
Jodi is part of the most popular group in her high school: The Thrashers. This Group consists of Zach Thrasher, the group's namesake, Julian, the bad boy, Paige, who is the overachiever super-nice prom queen, and Lucy, who is promiscuous and got assaulted at a party freshman year.
Hey why did they do Lucy like that. Why are those her two traits. Why is every other character nuanced and interesting.
Jodi is the only one of these characters that is not insane levels of rich. Like these kids got MONEY. Why does Jodi go to the same school as them? This is never addressed.
Noted weirdo Emily Mills is desperate to join The Thrashers. Having failed to do so, she commits suicide on prom night. Selfish. How dare she ruin their night??? Soon, The Thrashers become suspects in her death. Is she haunting them? Did they really bully her to death? Is it all a misunderstanding? Why choose one of these options when you can do all three!
MY THOUGHTS:
This book was very entertaining. I was invested in the characters and the mystery. I think the ending lost me a bit. I especially think the epilogue was unnecessary. Like, it would have been okay to keep some things a little ambiguous. Instead it feels like the author tried to jam both a supernatural and a normal thriller ending into this book. It could have been both at once!
I think things got tied up a little too quickly and neatly at the end. Like, the entire book has a fun, fast-paced tone. But the third act just slammed by.
The characters in this were really fun. Jodi is a great main character. You really feel like you get to know everyone that shows up. The setting is really nice. Feels cozy almost.
Why can't we just let J&J be happy??? This is not a complaint on the book. I was just rooting for them. XD
FINAL OPINION:
Please don't let my less than stellar review dissuade you from reading this book. It is a quick, fun read. It isn't like, breaking new ground in the genre or anything. But it doesn't need to. It is just a really solid YA thriller that I have some small gripes with. Read it for yourself; I think you will have a good time.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC! All opinions are my own.
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