The Thrashers by Julie Soto Book Review

About the Book:

Either you're in or you're out.

Welcome to the Thrashers, the elite friend group at New Helvetia High.

They’re everything everyone wants to be.

Jodi Dillon was never meant to be one of them. Julian, Lucy, Paige, and the infamous Zack Thrasher are rich, sophisticated, and love attention. Jodi feels out of place, but Zack’s her childhood best friend, so she’s in.

Then Emily Mills, who desperately wanted to be a Thrasher, dies―and the whispers about the Thrashers begin. As Emily’s journal surfaces, detectives close in, and Jodi faces an impossible choice: betray her friends or protect herself.

But as eerie messages and strange occurrences escalate, it becomes clear―Emily isn’t done with them yet.

My Review:

I had trouble getting into this book. I am a septuagenarian and the culture represented by this novel was a long time ago. There were certainly clicks in my school and I was not in them so reading about them here was hard. The book starts out with a suicide so potential readers should be aware of that possible trigger. And I was not prepared for the paranormal aspect.

Because of the content, I would not recommend this book to readers under the upper high school age. I am sure they would enjoy the story but it was just not for me.

My rating: 3/5 stars.

About the Author:

Julie Soto is a USA Today bestselling author, playwright, and actress originally from Sacramento, CA. Her musical Generation Me won the 2017 New York Musical Festival’s Best Musical award, as well as Best Book for her script. She is a musical theater geek, fandom nerd, and the author of many spicy fan fictions. Julie now lives in Fort Bragg, CA, with her dog, Charlie. She is probably drinking coffee as you read this.

Wednesday Books, 352 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)