The Thrashers follows a group of teens, named after their de facto leader, Zack Thrasher, accused of malicious bullying when a student commits suicide. Jodi Dillon is hanging on by a thread to her childhood friendship with Zack. When he gets arrested under suspicion for Emily’s death, many more secrets come to life about the group of well-off Sacramento rich kids, and Jodi will need to decide if she should be Thrashed.

I completely ate up this story. The audiobook narration by Eva Kaminsky was so captivating, she made Jodi and all the characters extremely likable and I really enjoyed her delivery overall.

Props to Ms. Soto for creating a super interesting mystery, it’s like I was reliving some of my favorite 90s/2000s teen movies. I loved the unpredictability of the plot with the addition of a supernatural sub-theme, there was action, tension, and suspense. Not to mention angsty teen feelings, friendship drama, and so many morally gray characters (Team Julian 4EVA ✌🏼)

I really really liked the paranormal aspect of the book and just I wish it leaned into it a little tiny bit more. But that’s totally not a negative, the book had many interesting things to say and it was a great read/listen.

Thank you to Wednesday Books and Macmillan Audio for the free review copies.

Available May 6, 2025

Title: The Thrashers
Author: Julie Soto
Genre: YA Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️