Review: The Cheerleaders

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A accident, a murder, and a suicide are all connected by secrets .

This is a teen thriller about a teenage girl going through a lot all at once. Monica had an abortion right before the beginning of the book and she's still cramping and bleeding afterwards. She pushes through it to try out for the dance team and is in agony. No one seems to know but her mom whose only response is that she wants Monica to learn something from it. Abortion isn't said in so many words , but it's heavily implied. On top of this, it's coming up to the 5th anniversary of her sister's death. Monica decides to delve into the deaths because some things just don't add up. She has so many questions and she is on the hunt to get the answers.

Monica delves into her sister Jen's life and finds out things she never knew while gathering a list of suspects. Jen's life wasn't as perfect as it seemed and she was going through a bit of a crisis. Her friends are changing, sniping at each other, and finding other interests (some of them illegal).

Mirroring her sister, Monica makes a new friend scorned by the school and all but abandons her own friends. As she gets more and more entrenched in this investigation, Monica gets into more and more trouble, sneaking around, lying, and hurting those around her. She can see the damage she's doing, but is still compelled to go forward

this book has so much relatable content that I feel a lot of high schools can relate/ understand what is happening.

a page turner, cant put down, need to read in one day sort of book.

you will not be disappointed.

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