Definitely YA but definitely kept me invested. There were some parts that were a little draggy and heavier topics than I was expecting. I'd read an entire other book of JodiJulian even if the genre was different. Thanks to Netgalley for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review, book publishes 5/6

"The Thrashers" is a quick read for those who enjoy YA thrillers/mysteries. Some of the high school behavior was not really my cup of tea, but I still think this is a book worth reading. I am intrigued enough to read Soto's romance novels after reading this one.

This book was so addictive! I started it and finished in the same day because I didn’t want to stop reading.
This was giving Pretty Little Liars vibes but all the best parts of that show and not the eye rolling parts 😜
I genuinely think it’s worth the high praise it’s been getting. One of the ways I know I am really loving a thriller type book is when I’m having so much fun while reading it that I’m not trying to figure out how it will end. This was that for me. The pace was perfect and everyone was so interesting that I was just along for the ride. I really enjoyed the ending as well.
This was a great read.
I honestly loved it.

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The audiobook was very good as well. The narrators gave each person a distinct difference so you could always tell who was talking during the dialogue scenes. I loved the audio and highly recommend it!

THE THRASHERS was a unique YA mystery/thriller, putting the pieces together to solve what really happened to one girl. The relationships between the main characters were interesting and well drawn out through various means, although it took a while to truly start distinguishing them from each other. The timeline chapters helped establish the cadence of the story, which was helpful given the way things unwound. There was a mild supernatural element, which isn’t really my thing and detracted from the enjoyment of the story.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review THE THRASHERS.

This was a wonderful YA thriller, great plot and amazing characters, a definite recommendation. This was my first Julie Soto book and will not be my last!

Writing was great as always just a little too YA for me. Would definitely recommend for anyone under 25. Lots of high school drama and suspense.

Thank you for the advanced readers copy of The Thrashers! I have LOVED Julie Soto’s romance novels and was super excited to see she had written a young adult thriller! It was an engaging page turner with well written characters. This book gives off vibes of pretty little liars and mean girls. I highly recommend picking this one up and getting lost in the story while ignoring adult responsibilities. Thank you again for the ARC of The Thrashers!!

Give me a group of popular high schoolers dealing with their own insecurities, a newcomer who want to be part of their group at all costs, ghosts and paranormal activities freaking the bejezus out of you, and you get this delicious and unputdownable YA thriller called The Thrashers. I read this book in two sittings, and I really enjoyed the plot as well as the characters, particularly the main female character Jodi and the main male character's best friend Julian. The dynamics between the 5-6 members of the Thrashers kept evolving throughout the whole story as secrets were revealed and other were bring their walls up or down throughout the investigation of Emily's death. I will definitely read Julie Soto again!

4.5 stars!

A big 'Thank you' to Net Galley and Wednesday Book for this e-ARC in exchange of my honest review.

Secrets, lies and jealousy weave this thrilling mystery into an unputdownable must-read.

I’m sad to say I have never read anything by this author before and I now realize that I have been missing out!

I loved this fast-paced young adult thriller that reminds me so much of the tv show Pretty Little Liars (which I watched as an adult and LOVED!). Despite revolving around high schoolers, The Thrashers is perfect for readers of all ages. I could not put it down. Rich in character development, teenage drama and the unexpected (but necessary) paranormal activity, the fluid writing style made it impossible to stop reading. I loved the epilogue and hope to read a second installment in the near future?

Side Note: Burr’s was mentioned several times and although I did not grow up going there, I know Mr. Burr’s son and that Mr. Burr recently passed away. It brought a smile to my face to read about this teenage hangout.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press | Wednesday Books and the author, Julie Soto, for a DRC of this non-stop thrill ride.

Julie Soto is one of my all time favorite authors!!!

Anything that this author writes I'm going to read it!! The Thrashers was such a thrilling YA adventure!! Hands down one of the top YA books I've read besides The Mary Shelley Club!

Soto you KNOW how to WRITE girl!!! I binged this book and read it in less than 24 hours!! I've read all of her books and this one is going on one of my top contender YA books!!

5/5 stars

I’m a big fan of Julie Soto. She’s written another fantastic story!
The Thrashers by Julie Soto is another excellent and thrilling read who pulls together another insane, yet highly clever, mystery that you really cannot put down.
I loved the well fleshed out characters and found them to be entertaining.
They were vivid and actually believable.
The story itself was decent, there was a wonderful atmospheric and suspenseful tone set.
A quick and interesting read that I enjoyed.

The Thrashers, an elite friend group at New Helvetia High, are the epitome of a high school clique. Even though it's been a while since I was in high school, the bullying and the characters rang true for me. I liked not knowing who to trust, and that kept me invested in the story. There was also a paranormal angle that acted as a surprising addition to the mystery plotting. The ending was a bit open for me, and I'm hoping there is a sequel in the works. I think YA fans will really enjoy this one.

Thank you, NetGalley|St. Martin’s Press|Wednesday Books for an eARC of this book. **Though I received an ARC, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review in any way**

WOW. For Julie Soto’s debut YA Mystery/Thriller, this truly delivered! Prior to this book, I had only read one book by Julie Soto, but I absolutely loved it. I will admit, I was a little skeptical going into this, given her primary genre has been adult romance. The Thrashers put my skepticism to rest almost immediately.

I was hooked from the Prologue; to the point that I was taking notes on each chapter and trying to figure this out along the way myself. I loved that the mystery of it all kept me wanting to read to learn how everything happened and who was truly to blame. I will say, please check the trigger warnings! From the very beginning, some heavy and sensitive topics are covered. Additionally, there is paranormal content that may not be suitable for all. While I personally enjoyed being surprised by those elements, I know not everyone will and your personal well-being is most important.

I’ll start with what I didn’t like (which wasn’t much), I wish we would have gotten more at the end. I wanted to hear more about Emily’s motives from her true perspective and get more of a resolution for her. I wasn’t sure if this book was being set up for a sequel (I wouldn’t mind that), but if there aren’t plans to continue this story, I did feel a little let down by the end.

I also wanted more seance! This is one of the topics that I feel should be a trigger warning and I don’t believe it is. We had one scene with this, and it was very informative without giving too much away or being too scary. I wish there was more time spent doing something of this nature in with The Thrashers or with Nan. The goal of the book is to figure out the truth, and this would have helped fulfill that.

Now, for what I did like (SO MUCH!!), first, I think that Julie Soto does a very good job of giving her characters personalities. I felt like I knew each member of The Thrashers and understood where they were coming from. With a group of 5 (arguably 6), that is a lot of personalities to navigate and I thought it was done well.

I also felt like the pacing was appropriate. With the sequence of events covered, I didn’t feel like it went too fast from one event to another. I do think more could have been said at the end, but with the content provided it was great. I didn’t wish we had stayed in one scene for longer at any point. It was covered just enough to say WTF and want to keep reading.

I also liked the underlying romance plot that developed. This is another point that makes me feel (and hope) that a sequel is coming. I need to know what is next for Jodi and Julian. Does she help him navigate his new situation and new…friend? That’s the biggest question I still have.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel and I hope that Julie Soto explores this genre more!

woooof this one was addictive!!! I saw the main plot twists coming but honestly the story had me so engrossed that I enjoyed it beginning to end. Jodie was a very well written fully fleshed out MC, and I loved reading about her. Julian is such a good MMC, conflicting and bad and not wholly bad and not wholly good. I love a good realistic man. I loved that it still felt very young/YA, but the romance didn’t make me feel icky (as it sometimes does with teens). The epilogue?? Straight up WTF. Read it and lmk your thoughts!
Check the TWs for this one including suicide, bullying, and more. (FWIF I don’t read bully romances and this book had topics of bullying but not in a romantic relationship between leads so it didn’t bother me. As someone who has been bullied a lot, it felt very real and approachable despite the sad topics)

This is a super fun thriller that had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end.
We follow Jodi, and the rest of the Thrashers.. named after the guy whom everyone loves, Zach Thrasher. When Emily, who is a couple of years younger, decides she wants to be a Thrasher ends up committing suicide, the other Thrashers are possibly somehow involved and the police are itching to prove it. I love the mystery and faint supernatural aspect that kept me guessing. As the story unfolded, I couldn't put it down.
This is the first book I've read by Julie Soto, and I'll definitely check out any thrillers she writes in the future.

I don’t usually read YA and I don’t usually read thrillers so I don’t know what to expect going into a YA thriller, but if Julie Soto writes it I’m going to read it!!! DAMN WHAT A GOOD BOOK!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC of this book!

The story was riveting and had me thinking about it whenever I wasn’t reading. I enjoyed the complexity of the characters and how everyone had deeper issues/insecurities.

The ending was satisfying and the epilogue blew my mind. I wonder if there will be another book?

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me an e-arc!!

This is my second Julie Soto novel and I will definitely keep reading her work!! The Thrashers is full of secrets, scandal, mysterious things that can’t quite be explained, and even death.

Jodi is part of The Thrashers- a name that kids at school made up for Zack Thrasher’s friend group. Zack is probably the most popular and well-liked guy at school, and everyone wants to get in on his inner circle. The Thrashers consists of five people: Zack, Julian, Jodi, Lucy, and Paige. Others have tried to get into the group, but no one else has ever been successful. Those that feel spurned by the rejection refer to it as being “thrashed.”

When a classmate of the group commits suicide on prom night, everyone starts looking at the Thrashers. Emily had been seen hanging out with them recently, leading people to believe she must’ve been the latest victim to be thrashed, leading to her suicide. These are just rumors, until police show up to a party to get the thrashers. The group is accused of bullying Emily, causing her suicide. They insist that although they weren’t the biggest fans of Emily and didn’t really want her around, they didn’t bully her. But as secrets come out, it seems that not everyone is as innocent as they say.

On top of the scandal with Emily’s death, the group also begins experiencing life threatening situations that they can’t explain. The odd things happening seem unlikely to be just a coincidence, almost as if someone is targeting them. The Thrashers are also sure they feel Emily’s presence and even dream of her at night.. and when they start getting eerie text messages from different numbers about things no one else should know about, they begin wondering if it’s all connected to Emily. But how could a dead girl still be haunting them?

This was definitely an interesting read and I do recommend it to those that enjoy mystery/suspense books.

Julie Soto’s first YA thriller and i loved it! It was such a page-turner, I could not put it down.
Here we follow a friend group of friends, known as the thrashers. After tragic suicide of a girl Emily, they become the key suspects. I really enjoyed the characters and the twists and turns.
The writing is really fast paced and interesting. I really enjoyed reading the book.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to net galley and the author for this e-arc!

This was Julie Soto’s first thriller and I thought it was really good! It was also my first book her. It’s a YA that centers around a group of friends accused of driving a fellow student to suicide. The friends fight to prove their innocence and dark secrets come to light. It was a roller coaster of making you suspect each of the friends. It had a lot of twists, and I loved the eerie, creepy paranormal elements to it! Team Julian all the way! He was so misunderstood! 4⭐️

I don’t typically reach for YA, but if Julie Soto writes it, I’m in and I’m so glad I picked this one up. From the first page to the last, I was completely hooked. When a student named Emily Mills dies at New Helvetia High, suspicion falls on a close knit group known as the Thrashers. As the investigation unfolds, buried truths start to surface, pulling you deeper into the mystery. While the story wraps up what happens, it leaves a little tidbit at the end to leave the possibility of another book and if that happens, I’ll be one of the first in line to read it. If you’re into thrillers, definitely add this one to your TBR!

Thank you, Julie Soto and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.