"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
I listened to the audiobook version of this title. I thought Jesse Vilinsky did an excellent job. It was really well read. The book itself was a unique concept and interesting. The perspective of the storyteller was somewhat expected, but it was done well. The love triangle was a little forced, but overall it was a good read, for older YA (wouldn't recommend for my teen).

Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamacape Media for the free audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
What do we do with teens who kill? Teach them to not get caught of course!
Signal is a "Class A" felon in prison for murdering her best friend. Signal maintains her innocence, however, she is resigned to the fact she will spend her life in prison. So when an opportunity to leave prison and go to a secret "camp" she jumps at the chance.
What Signal doesnt know is that this camp is full of Class A teens and they are being trained to kill, and trained how to not get caught.
When training is done, they have their assignments, will they succeed?
This story has a great group of characters, and an interesting storyline. It shows now everyone is who they seem to be. I couldn't put it down!

Designated as “Class A,” the most dangerous and manipulative criminal profile, Seventeen-year-old Signal Deere is convicted of the murder of her best friend and faces life in prison. Her only other option is to go to a camp for teenage killers and learn to be an assassin. During training, she bonds with her fellow criminals, and it quickly becomes apparent she’s not one of them. She didn’t kill Rose. She couldn’t have. If only she could remember that night. As she races to find the answers that will clear her name, she faces the real assignment of killing someone, and the further she gets into her assignment, the more she realizes it’s not just a random person.

I loved this book. It’s everything I seemingly do not enjoy in a book, killers, murder, true crime, and mystery, but somehow this all comes together into a work I couldn’t put down. I even squeezed in a few minutes while doing back of house tasks at work to finish it up. I desperately wanted to know who killed Rose, and I loved the twists and turns as Signal tried to remember the night/discover who killed Rose.

There is a bit of a love triangle, which I wasn’t the biggest fan of, but it’s enough of a side story that it didn’t detract from the thriller aspects and character development too much, and in more than one situation, it pushed the plot along, so bonus points to Sparks for that.

It’s freshly out, so be sure to check it out if you prefer your YA with a bit of a harder edge with more adult themes and more of the pace of a thriller.

WOAH WOAH WOAH

Normally people would frown upon becoming an assassin but these are bad ass female characters that I didn’t have in books when I was growing up. We didn’t have books that tackled these issues so head on with the right amount of snark and the right about of serious that wasn’t cheesy but relatable to teens. A lot of books fall through on the snark because the author wants to be “down with the kids” but this book just kept it rolling and it felt natural.

Also the author played into my guilty pleasure of the camp/secluded environment trope so I had to love it anyways.

I’ve read nearly 150 books this year and this one is definitely in my top 5. Wow! My favorite thing about it is that is different than anything else I’ve ever read. The audio narration was fantastic. This story has a little bit of everything. Mystery, action, romance, snarky dark humor. I usually only listen to audiobooks on my work commute but I couldn’t put this one down. This book got me excited for laundry so I could listen while I folded. I loved it and would recommend it to literally anyone. Thank you NetGalley, author, and publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

"There is no such thing as good and evil, just strong and weak." but I don't believe that...I believe there is evil, and evil begins when we do what we know is wrong, out of fear......
What an action packed, gruesome-yet-glimmers-of-hope page turner! Just when I'd think I had the story line figured out...wham... along would come a twist to bring me up short.

Main character Signal, psychologically labeled as a (worst-of-the-worst) "Type A" is pushed into making a deal with people running a black-ops type camp for assassins. Having been framed for a murder and mislabeled, Signal arrives at camp and is immediately out -of-her-depth. She is not only faced with grueling physical training, but one early assignment has Signal desperately trying to hide/dispose of a body [it is a camp for assassins after all]. Signal and the other campers are supposed assets for the organization, but are brutally treated and forced to wear "kill switch" implants, making Signal question whether she and the other campers are as interchangeable and replaceable as gears in a machine to be used and discarded without thought.

While the truth behind Signal's story is revealed, Signal learns her own truths about her humanity and she vows to find a way to regain a hold of her soul and choices.

I will recommend this book to my library students because Signal's story is just the type of book that older middle school students and high school students wanting a thrill, will dive right into. From page turning thrills to a bit of romance, this book tell quite the story.

This audiobook was addicting. From the minute I started it, I couldn’t stop. I listened to it all in one day with my full attention.

Standardized testing in school is nothing new, but what if they weren't just testing your knowledge, but your personality, looking for those students who might show violent tendencies, or mental illness, or serial killer tendencies. People now known as Class A’s . Signal, the resident goth girl is a loner, with just one friend, until that friend winds up dead and the only suspect is Signal. After conviction Signal is looking at a lifetime of prison, or take a job that will probably kill you young.

This job includes preying on those serial killer tendencies to take out targets of value to the government. But before the first assignment, comes training camp. And I mean camp, in cold cabins and everything. Think camp Crystal lake before Jason. But when your camp activities are dismembering fake bodies and trying to hide the remains, you better get it right, or your might be the next remain.

This book is about more than blood and guts. There is a true mystery, and a love triangle that keeps the story moving. Plus lots of blood and guts for those of us that like it. In a way it reminds me of #Murdertrending and Clown in a Cornfield while at the same time being completely different. This book was so much bloody fun I am highly disappointed I have to wait for the next one. But I do know for sure that I will not be deleting this audiobook because I see myself revisiting it before book 2 arrives.

*Audiobook review**
Signal has been convicted of killing her best friend and is offered an opportunity to join a secret agency of teenaged assassins. She is sent to "camp" where she meets other teens with a propensity to kill.

This book had so much potential, but I just wanted....more. Maybe it was because I listened to this book instead of actually reading it, but it fell a bit flat.

I felt like the time-line was off. Signal killed her friend at like 15, was convicted and sent to camp all within a year? Most of the time, the justice system doesn't work THAT fast. And at camp, they were there for all of two weeks? And all became besties and fell in love? That's just pushing my ability to suspend belief.

The narrator voiced Signal as if she was on the verge of a breakdown or tears the entire book. With a wavering lilt. At some times, it was warranted, but all the time? It wore on me.

There were absolutely things I liked about this book. I didn't see the twist of who actually killed Signal's best friend coming. I felt all of the characters were well fleshed out and singular. The plot was solid, just the time-line was off.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend. Not terrible at all, just not good enough to be responsible if anyone else hates it and I recommended it.

3.5 stars!
Signal is arrested and imprisoned for the murder of her best friend, Rose, after she is discovered at the scene of the crime. She is given a Class A rating due to the violent nature of her crime and being seen as an extremely dangerous prisoner. She is approached by a government official who offers her the opportunity to be released from isolation and sent to...camp? When she arrives, she discovers she is joining a group of other Class A juvenile felons who are being trained as assassins for the government. Signal meets the other campers and shortly realizes her life will never be the same.

The characters in this story are fascinating! Signal was very likeable and who doesn’t enjoy a love triangle? She becomes the love interest of two very différent boys at camp and a nice subplot develops out of that. She navigates new friendships along with her new relationships and the reader slowly learns about the other campers and their pasts. I did find the plot a little wonky as it weaved in and out of Signal’s quest to prove her innocence and the problems at camp. The author’s voice came through clearly in her writing and it is definitely set up for a sequel! I listened to this on audiobook thanks to @netgalley & @dreamscapemedia and I did not love the narrator. Her voice kind of grated on me a little bit as every line was read very dramatically, even lines that were just transition sentences. Overall, a very unique YA thriller that you will like if you enjoy character development!

She is innocent, she is not a murderer. Yet, only Signal Deere knows this is true and the reason she is headed to a secret killers compound. Can these murderers help her prove her innocence or will she became one of them? The Teen Killers Club is a fast paced mystery suspense novel. Sparks weaves a complex murder mystery with physiological elements to create a multi tired plot that will have readers thinking twice if they really know the characters. Signal is an innocent teen who is thrown to the wolves and must navigate her way through a special force for murderers. While the premise of the plot is intriguing, Signal is shallow and the reader does not get much depth or foundation of who this protagonist is. Very little of Signals past and her relationship with her deceased friend is given. This makes the set up for the whole book flimsy and unengaging. Readers learn more about the other members of the Ten Killers Club and even this information is not very much. The testing for admission to the compound is mentioned in passing and not really thought out. The school itself is loosely based on a training facility and does not offer any "assassin training" to aid the teens. Overall the book is a fast paced mystery that does not have any real depth to it.

Gory and icky and fun and mysterious. Glad to buddy read this with my favorite 15 year old. Lily sent a hard copy to Esther, so I grabbed the audio so I could guide her through her review on the podcast. It went really well. We disagreed about which characters were our favorites and our least favorites and agreed that this is definitely a great book for older teens that aren't creeped out by blood and gore.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Murder mystery fans will enjoy this. Give to readers who liked A Good Girl's Guide to Murder or Sadie. Signal Deere has been convicted of murdering her best friend and rated as "Class A". Instead of serving out her sentence, she is taken to a camp where she and other Class A, convicted murderers learn to become assassins. It's an interesting premise for a plot and it is well-executed (no pun intended) for teens. There are a few feel-good, camp moments that don't quite fit the narrative or mood. Not all the characters are well developed, but, at times, you end up sympathetic to those that are. Then you remember that they killed a bunch of people and why should you be interested in this tangential love story. Mentions of sex and assault place this in high school collections.

Wow hi this was absolutely the most fun book I’ve read this year. Now please excuse me while I attempt to calm down and stop shaking so that I can write a proper review.

Teen Killers Club was a tremendous pleasant surprise that well exceeded my expectations. I was skeptical because of the hokey title (is it too late to change this? It really doesn’t do the book justice), but I was hooked from moment I started reading and continued to be impressed by this fun, intricate and somehow both creepy and heartwarming thriller.

Heroine Signal Deere and I don’t have much in common (personally, I would LOVE to go to assassin camp), but I found myself adoring her anyway, along with the rest of the band of quirky, enigmatic misfits tabbed as dangerous Class As and sent into a deep state government training program that turns teenage violent offenders of the worst sort (or are they?) into professional killing machines.

The dual storylines of life at camp and Signal’s attempts to find out who the real killer was in the murder she was convicted of weave together beautifully, both plot lines equally riveting and magnetic.

The audiobook narrator was also exceptional. She reads with such intensity and spirit, but never feels hammy or overly emotive.

If you like action/suspense stirred in with a heaping dose of character-driven psych, then this is the book for you, especially if you like those things with a side of the delightfully creepy. Oh, who am I kidding? This is the book for EVERYONE.

I just have one question: How am I ever going to survive the wait for a sequel?

Signal is sent to camp . . . for convicted murderers. Well, to be specific, Class A types. Not everyone at camp has a number, though. Does Signal want to disclose that she might not have one, either?

After the campers are partnered together for unique assignments, to take out a target, Signal starts to plan. She decides she wants to make a run for it, but discovers that the tracking device implanted is set to detonate if she breaches her route within a few miles. How will she escape her assignment?

Part romantic thriller, part murder mystery, Teen Killers Club will keep any reader on high alert.

I recently finished this debut novel by author, Lily Sparks, and I was really impressed! I look forward to reading more from her in the future.

Synopsis: After being framed for the murder of her best friend, Signal finds herself serving a life sentence in prison. Meanwhile, a new classification system to rank citizens from least to most dangerous has been created, resulting in Signal receiving the most dangerous classification, Class A. Utilizing the new classification system, the government has created a top secret program for the most heinous offenders offering them a chance at freedom. With all appeals exhausted, and little details on the objective, Signal decides to join this new program in an attempt to escape the monotony of life in prison.

I loved the premise of this book! The ambiguity of the ending and almost dystopian type government makes it perfect for a sequel.

A YA thriller for fans of Nikita and murder mysteries. Wrongfully convicted for the murder of her best friend, Signal Deere faces a life in prison... until she's offered an out: join a secret government program training teen assassins. Only problem? She's never actually killed anyone. But she's been designated as a Class-A-- the most dangerous and unredeemable classification of criminal--so there's no hope of appeal. And at this camp where the number of people you've killed determined your standing, she's going to have to do her best to fit in as the hardened criminal she's supposed to be. But before she's through she's going to bring this misfit group of unrepentant killers together, because no one else is going to look out for them. And someone in the woods is determined to kill them first.

Misfit found family, complicated characters, twists and turns galore-- this had everything I could've wanted in a murder mystery thriller about teen killers forced to become assassins at a summer camp. A thoroughly entertaining YA thriller that is excellent in audio.

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“But hey, new girls, how many huh?”
“Getting straight to it I see”, Dennis says still not looking up from his paper.
“Dennis’ number is obviously 0”, Jada looks from me to Nobody again., “C’mon ladies, we already know each other’s numbers already. How many?”.
“How many what?”, I stall.
“She’s asking how many people you’ve killed”, the deep voice from the tree says. Only it’s not in the tree anymore, it’s right behind me. He’s crept down so silently I didn’t hear him over the wind rustling in the leaves. There’s a throb in my chest as my heart rate surges. I can feel him hovering so I don’t turn around. I pick up a yellow crayon and start drawing a line of stars across my paper, using all my focus to keep my hands from shaking.
Of course that’s the first question here. They’re killers . Underneath the bright shirts and construction paper, that’s all we have in common. We’re convicted murderers.


This book had me hooked from the very beginning. The story follows Signal Deere who has been framed for the murder of her best friend, Rose. In an attempt to avoid prison, Signal signs into a secret program for 18 and under Class As ( the most dangerous and manipulative criminal profile) and whisked off to an abandoned sleep-away camp where she and seven other bunk-mates will be trained as assassins. Their first mission: to hide a body.

Thank you @netgalley and #dreamescapemedia for providing this audiobook. Thank you Jess Vilinsky @jsvilinsky for the narration. You rocked it! And thank you Lily Sparks @teen_killers_club for writing a great book. A beautiful 5 stars from me.

Publication Date: Nov. 10, 2020

This book is crazy and I mean that in the best way. I was pulled in from the beginning but it was the twists and turns in the second half that really kept me engaged. The narrator of the audio book Jesse does a great job at playing Signal and voicing all the characters. I laughed and cried along with her. Even though Signal is at camp with a bunch of class A's, the writer makes them all empathetic. You feel for every one of them, even Eric. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves YA and thrillers.

Engrossing from the first (audio) page! An exciting and thought-provoking story of found family among misfits. Sparks strikes a delicate balance between the salacious details of a gaggle of teen murderers and the rich and complicated inner lives of those characters.

Teen Killers Club is a perfect read for die-hard YA readers who might want to try a little bit more of a "mysterious" book.

Usually, I don't incorporate the actual audiobook too much in my review, but dang, this narrator really gave it their all. All of the characters had distinct voices and didn't sound too cheesy/forced when reading. Especially during the climax of the novel, I was surprised and a little bit startled about how much they put into the acting. But definitely two thumbs up for the actual reading.

What I thought Teen Killers Club was mainly lacking was a darker theme. I understand that it was trying to be self-aware and almost comedic at some parts, but I really think a slightly darker undertone would've helped. And when I say "darker", I'm meaning something a little bit deeper and unsettling than just explicit death and violence. I signed up for Teen Killers Club but all of the members are slightly exaggerated high school stereotypes? I really didn't feel the aspect of fear or discomfort with its setting, which I think definitely needed some work.

If you're thinking about reading this, just know that it has the same teenager plots we usually read about just with serial killers as characters. I wouldn't expect too much from the mystery/thriller/horror aspect, there's more of the romance/friendship aspect.