Staff Writer: Julie
Published Date: May 6, 2025
Number of pages: 352
Format: Physical Book
Genre: Teen/Young Adult, Thriller
Tags: Teen, Thriller, Trigger Warning, Suicide, Friendship, Young Adult
Cardigan Rating: 4 out of 5
Thoughts:
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.
I am a scaredy cat, not one to read thrillers or horror titles, but I decided to try The Thrashers anyway. I'm glad I did. I was hooked from the first page and read it all in one sitting. The action keeps twisting and turning, so you don’t know what is going to happen next. This is a psychological thriller, making the reader wonder if the people could really be that way. I could relate to Jodi and her feelings of inadequacy, as well as her questioning and desire to be part of the “cool” group. I had to know what happened with Emily, and whether the Thrashers had anything to do with the death.
Major trigger warning as this does deal with suicide. It is mentioned on the first page. The author handles bullying and supposed friendship well. The ending is open-ended, so there could be a sequel. I don’t know where the author could go, but I would definitely read the sequel if there were one.