Reviews

Teen Killers Club, by Lily Sparks

paigemorgan17's review against another edition

3.0

this book was very mid. the characters were kind of thought out, but not well enough that i wanted to root for them. the story was very good in theory, but in execution was messy and not detailed enough to where i was immersed in the world. i think that if it was 100 pages longer (because it's a fairly short book) that a lot of the problems this book has would be solved. also the ending pissed me off but the cult stuff was fun!

cboddie's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

8th & up

star485629's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

readwithdee's review against another edition

3.5

Look. For a book about killers, there was a lot more romance and less killing than I expected. That said, I still enjoyed it.
I really like the ensemble of characters even if I do find the love triangle a tad bit tiresome and Signal to be a bit too helpless to not be annoying

reads_cats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mommasaystoread's review

4.0

Teen Killers Club was - Well, it was different. Needless to say, it had that in the plus column from the get-go. I don't read (or listen) to much teen or young adult fiction anymore. Mostly because the older I get, the more trouble I have relating to teenagers, especially today's teenagers. Nevertheless, this book caught my eye so I jumped right in. And I wound up being quite impressed. I won't go into the details since anything that isn't included in the blurb doesn't need to be out there. Instead, this is definitely one to be soaked up without spoilers. There are lots of twists, some sit up and take notice moments, and a group of characters that, love them or hate them (and there are some of both), you'll be intrigued enough to want to know more. This one is even more impressive for being a debut, and Lily Sparks has definitely set the bar quite high for her next novel. The narrator for this book, Jesse Vilinsky, was new to me but I'll be happy to listen again. She does get a bit quiet at times, but I'm not sure if that was the narration or just a problem with the audio. Either way, I did have to turn up the volume a couple of times. I will note that this one does get a little disturbing at times, so I'd use caution depending on your teen's maturity level.

dipali17's review

4.0

Whoa. I was not expecting this to be so good!

vmontori's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

dreaazu's review

3.0

I thought I was going to really like this book, but it fell short. It’s very Twilight love triangle meets hybristophilia.
Sparks is a really engaging writer though, and that did keep me turning pages. I thoroughly enjoyed her fight scenes. I guess I was expecting more action and less confused romantic melodrama.

kalishane's review

5.0

This might be the best YA novel I’ve read since Dig. I loved all the characters and cared about them all. (Which, for me, is hard in YA.) A bit dark but, highly recommend if you’re looking for a YA horror to dive into.