Woww.
I was not expecting to be as obsessed with this book as I was. I also wasn't expecting all the twists and turns this book took me thru. I was holding on tight wanting to be part of the Thrashers clique myself trying to solve what had actually happened to Emily.
Usually I'm not a fan of an unexpected paranormal plot but this was done right! Everything about it was perfect.
I could not put this book down and the ending??? Flabbergasted.




Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read this ARC.

first, I wanna thank the publisher for the e-ARC of this amazing book!!!

okay, I’ll just say six words: SPECTACULAR GIVE ME FOURTEEN OF ‘EM 😫🤌🏼

The Thrashers is a mystery YA full of tense scenes and intriguing characters, you never know what will happen next and what twist will the story take.

I really enjoyed all the drama involved and felt the uncertainty that all the protagonists suffered.

highly recommend it!

I would like to say thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the privilege of being allowed to read this book!

This book was incredible! Well this book is geared as a ya novel, this would honestly fit in for that age bracket and above. It has honestly been a very very long time since I have read a great thriller and this takes the cake! I also really glad (I get directed at ya) that it wasnt some graphic and gory thing which most thrillers seem to thrive on making them more horror than thriller, where this was a true thriller through and through!

The characters were amazing and completely enjoyable, the author brings you in for the ride and you feel like you're right there with them all and I loved every minute it of it! That ending was spectacular, I honestly have no idea if this is intended to be a standalone or not, but I really hope it isn't! I need a sequel maybe a split pov with our main character and the character sitting through it all at the end of this book set afterwards. I would fall all over that! Well the ending completely utterly works, I'm not ready to leave this world and those two behind, it's not a cliffhanger but I feel like I'm hanging there and I need more! I haven't felt like this in a long time about a book of this genre!

This also one hundred percent needs to be a tv series, I would binge watch this over and over again. No this is not at all pretty little liars or 13 reasons why, I can see where you could make those references. But this is soo much more! I've read both that series and that book and they completely fall short even their show versions of what a masterpiece this book is! I can't wait until it releases, I could read this book over and over again and never get bored!

Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart again! Ps. Ms. Soto if I was to get lucky enough for you to ever see this review please please please make a sequel novel if you can I need more and please find a way to get this into someone's hands to turn it into a tv series! I love it!

This was such a ridiculously addictive YA Thriller. I'm a sucker for high-school drama and this was like Pretty Little Liars and Ghost Whisperer had a baby, and I am here for it! That Epilogue though!!!

I absolutely INHALED this book! It was delicious. Loved the paranormal activity mixed with the lies and secrets of the group of HS kids trying to stay out of juvie.

The end had me staring at the wall like WTF, because I had to think back on so many events and wonder what was real or not!!

Great read, loved every minute of it!!

I’m a huge fan of YA thrillers, and this one was no exception. Everyone in town is obsessed with Zack Thrasher and his friends, who are known as the Thrashers. Emily Mills, a new girl, fell into that obsession. Tragically, she ends up dead, and everyone is looking at the Thrashers.
I was a bit uncertain about the direction the story would take and whether certain events were real or just figments of the characters’ imaginations. However, by the end, all those questions were answered. It wasn’t exactly a cliffhanger, but it left me wanting more.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for access to this eARC. WHAT IS THIS BOOK. Julie Soto, I was fully invested in all the romance, and now I'm also here for your YA thriller. That ending...

I am (many) years past high school, but Julie has written such a convincing portrayal and description of these characters that you are fully back in it. Jodi is the perfect nuanced, uncertain, hypocritical, confused high schooler. The twists and turns in this magically crafted puzzle were phenomenal. I was many times convinced I'd known what had happened (or was going to happen), and nope. All the way through the epilogue.

If any type of thriller has ever interested you, this one is a must. Easy 5 stars.

I’m not usually a YA reader, but I’ve been following Julie’s publishing journey, and I remembered her talking about this idea many years ago. I really enjoyed the suspense and paranormal aspects of the book. I could feel all the teenage angst and the desperation to fit in. The Thrashers all seemed to be keeping secrets from each other and dealing with their own inner demons. It felt genuine and unique.

Overall, I could not put it down and kept turning the page to see what happened next. The end made me think about a few things and wish for another chapter or a sequel.

First, I would like to say WOW!!!! This book... oh this book... once it comes out, I will buy it as a trophy book because wow.

Right off the Prologue, this book sucks you in. The characters are so well thought of. You can feel what they feel, you can see them alive in your head.

This book kept me guessing throughout the entirety of it. The plot was well thought out and well paced. The teenage angst is alive and well in this book.

Some particular points of this book made me say "awweee finally" but now I hope there is a second of some sort because I nees two of the characters to BE TOGETHER!!!!

This book is emotional, powerful and really makes you think about some of your own experiences and how they had consequences. It reminds you that you are not alone and you should never take anyone for granted.

This was a masterpiece!! An absolute masterpiece!! I am so happy I was chosen to read the ARC, it definitely left an impression!!

Okay this book actually rocked🙈 I didn’t really know what to expect other than Pretty Little Liars meets Veronica Mars but this was such a fun read and I genuinely couldn’t put it down!! Was a bit more paranormal thriller-y than I was expecting but I do love a good thriller vibe! I also feel like a movie adaptation for this book would be right up my alley - it is teenage, creepy mystery, sprinkle of romance perfection

Any character named Julian I am immediately going to like I can’t help myself (this Julian did not disappoint)

And the epilogue💀 I don’t know if there is supposed to be a sequel for this book but I for real hope there is - feeling like we’ve got unfinished business

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the Advanced Digital Copy!!!

This book does an excellent job of ensuring you hate every character. The resolution felt pretty unsatisfying because there is lack of sympathy for the dead girl. She, just like the others, was a bad person. The “clique” at the center of this story lacks the development that makes this story more believable. The epilogue felt unnecessary and the sprinkling of fantasy in this didn’t quite work for me.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When I was younger I would eat up a book about a rich clique of teens and mystery. But now? I approach it with caution and want authors to add some flare to the staleness that has absorbed the genre. The Thrashers is a good read mixing mysticism with the reality of bullying.

The book is also deeply unsettling, the creep levels are off the charts, it’s sinister and eerie. And, I absolutely loved it. Julie Soto does a lot within the mystery genre in this book but and she does it well. This is a twisted rollercoaster that just keeps on winding and weaving. Plus the epilogue?! We need to revisit that in the future (fingers crossed). Giving this 4.5 Stars because there were certain elements that required a stronger payoff.

Thank you so much St. Martin's Press & Wednesday Books for the ARC!

This book gave pretty little liars and mean girls vibes.

The trashers are the elite friend group. Who doesn’t want to be apart of that group. Emily wanted to be an apart of the thrashers. When she dies, people start suspecting the trashes. There was so much drama! I love how quickly I was able to read this book. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!! There were so many twists it had me guessing until the end. I love a good YA thriller.

This is the first book I read by Julie and I really enjoyed her writing! I’m looking forward to reading more books by her.

Thank you NetGalley, Julie and St. Martins Press for the E-ARC!

Publication Date: May 6 2025
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an early review copy.

Julie Soto's YA debut is relentlessly fast-paced and electric. Perfect for fans of "We Were Liars" and "Five Survive", this book follows The Thrashers, a group of friends, who have been given their nickname by their peers, for luring classmates into their circle and suddenly ignoring them. When Emily, their latest and begrudging addition, commits suicide, the group is the biggest suspect in the lead-up to her death. This book primarily follows, Jodi, the closest in the circle to Emily and her fear of one day being similarly Thrashed by the group. The story is incredibly engaging, and will be popular amongst YA readers.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

4/5 stars

Where do I even start. The Thrashers was action packed all the way through. We were constantly getting new information that would bring up new questions. I think the author did a good job of sprinkling information in and making us try to piece together what happened. I enjoyed the journal entry snippets and what they added to the story.

I think my main complaint was that Jodi found something that would have made the story a lot quicker (or more involved) and did nothing with it. Which I understand the author wanted her to have flaws but for how much she loved her friends it seemed odd we were shared this knowledge and then it was just kind of forgotten about. It made the story seem unrealistic which is why I took away a star.

Overall I enjoyed this mystery and found it comparable to other school mystery books. I wish the ending wasn’t so rushed but thought it was still wrapped up well (I just wanted more and maybe a slightly different ending).

I was really excited to read this book as there was a lot of hype over it. I thought it was a good read definitely targeted towards a teenage audience so wasn't my favorite read but will definitely be recommending my daughter to read it


Thanks to NetGallery for this Arc and the publisher

Welcome to the Thrashers—New Helvetia High’s untouchable friend group. Julie Soto’s YA debut pulls readers into a world of wealth and secrets. Jodi, an outsider by nature, finds herself tangled in a web of obsession, manipulation, and guilt. When Emily, a girl desperate to be one of them, dies, whispers begin, Emily’s journal resurfaces, and eerie events suggest she’s not quite gone.

The book delivers plenty of high school drama, near death experiences, and tension, making for a fast paced read. The mystery and drama kept me intrigued. However, I was a little thrown off by the paranormal elements, which felt unexpected and slightly out of sync with the story’s initial setup. Still, if you’re looking for a twisty, dramatic YA thriller, The Trashers has plenty to offer.

WOW, Julie has done it again! It's different from her other works and proves that she can write anything and make it work

An enjoyable YA thriller that masterfully characterizes the ups and downs of the teenage mindset and how lonely it can be on top!

For fans of Pretty Little Liars and 13 Reasons Why, after the death of fellow student, Jodi Dillon and her fabulous, rich friends known as "The Thrashers" are the subject of an impending investigation, but when mysterious messages blow up their phones and freak accidents keep happening, they each realize how very deadly high school can be....

I really enjoyed this one! I'm obviously not the target audience so I had to give grace to the ridiculousness of teenagers.
However, I appreciated how the author was able to convey the teenage experience. They are each so self centered but also deeply insecure and it is creative how it all manifests. Although a bit of a slow burn, the mystery immediately pulled me in. Emily Mills is a fascinating victim and Jodi is a relatable MC, so it made for a great read. No one is perfect and no one is innocent and it is truly a roller coaster. And that ending specifically the epilogue? WELL WORTH THE READ.

Thank you to the publisher for my advanced reader's copy in exchange for my honest review.

Wow…just, WOW.

As a reader, have you ever had a moment where you stop and think of the history and evolution of all the books and genres you’ve read throughout your life leading you to question and analyze how your literary tastes evolved? Looked back and tracked your evolution from a fanfiction and YA fiction reader to someone obsessed with high fantasy and its intricate world-building. To suddenly a young adult with a taste for dark, taboo romance that had you clutching your pearls only to end up knee-deep in a reverse harem that’s 97% smut at 3am? No, just me?

Ever had the good fortune of then having a book come along at the crisp age of 29 that hard-resets your mind and makes you feel the same way you did when you read your first haunting romance or great tragedy ?

This was Thrashers for me.

At page one, I was captivated not only with the writing style but also with the fact that you never really know what’s going on and you’re just along for the ride to figure out. Living the suspense and mercurial emotionality through the eyes of Jo was an incredible rollercoaster that leaves you second guessing yourself, the characters and the course of events that followed; fighting to decipher what was real or imagined, only to find yourself with a theory that immediately becomes muddled with the sprinkling of self doubt, mistrust and insecurity.. Thrashers is a unique book with a refreshing take on growing up, growing apart and accepting that not everything is as clear as we think and not everyone is as clean as they say they are. Jo and the rest of the Thrashers will have you questioning everyone and everything in pursuit of what’s real!

A shoutout to the ending that leaves us with more questions than answers and a desperate need for a sequel to figure it out !