Reviews by Category: Thriller

Teen Review
The Girl in the Castle by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

The Girl in the Castle

By James Patterson & Emily Raymond
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Basil Park
Jul 2, 2024

A Girl in the Castle is an interesting, fast-paced book is about a girl named Hannah and her story that will draw you in. Hannah is a girl whom people think is crazy as sometimes she will hallucinate. After being readmitted to Belman Psych she receives more treatment, and we learn more about her hallucination or delusions of being a peasant in the Middle Ages. We also meet a student that’s volunteering at Belman Psych named Jordan.

Teen Review
The Death Cure by James Dashner

The Death Cure

By James Dashner
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jun 20, 2024

Summary: The Death Cure by James Dashner is the third book in the Maze Runner series. It follows Thomas and his friends as they escape the clutches of WICKED, the organization that has been conducting experiments on them to find a cure for the Flare, a deadly virus. The group faces various challenges as they attempt to uncover the truth and survive in a world ravaged by the disease. Thomas, grappling with loss and betrayal, ultimately learns that he and his friends were part of a series of trials to save humanity.

Teen Review
Poached

Poached

By Stuart Gibbs
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
A.T.
Jun 17, 2024

If you enjoy mystery or thriller books then this is a perfect find for you! The reason I loved this book was because when I read another one of Stuart Gibbs books, I just fell in love with the way he wrote his books, and they are all fantastic! The plot to this book is very suspenseful, and the characters make this book not only a mystery or a thriller, but a comedy book, and feel good vibes. This is a very compelling book, and once you start reading it, you won’t be able to stop. 

Teen Review
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Warrior Girl Unearthed

By Angeline Boulley
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
S. Morris
Jun 14, 2024

Warrior Girl Unearthed is an Indigenous historical fiction. It tells the story of Perry Firekeeper-Birch, who finds herself taking an interest in the reunification of native artifacts to their respective tribes. As the number of missing Indigenous women rises on her reservation, Perry hatches a plan to return the human remains of a warrior girl to her tribe. 

Teen Review
Unwind

Unwind

By Neal Shusterman
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 26, 2024

Following a second US civil war between the pro-choicers and the pro-lifers, the process of “unwinding” has been legalized, in which a child’s body parts are harvested for others to use. Parents may opt their child up for unwinding between the ages of 13 and 18, and because their body is fully used, they are considered not dead but alive in another form. Unwind follows three teens, Connor, Lev, and Risa, who are all put up for unwinding for different reasons. As they try to run away from choices they didn’t make, they find their paths to cross, uncross, and cross again.

Teen Review
Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials

By James Dashner
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mininja5896
Apr 10, 2024

After escaping the terrible maze trials, they ended up being rescued only to find themselves in another simulation, designed to rule out the weak kids in the lot. Thomas is confused on what to do next and doesn’t even know if he can trust his own friends in the process. Join them on the journey they will take filled with mysteries, hideous creatures, and some of the deepest and darkest secrets about the situation of humanity and what’s to come in this dystopian novel.

Teen Review
We Were Liars

We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 10, 2024

We Were Liars is a captivating novel that intertwines themes of family, love, and the corrosive nature of lies. Set on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts, owned by the wealthy Sinclair family, the story is told through the eyes of Cadence Sinclair Eastman. Cadence, her cousins, and a close family friend (the "Liars" of the title) spend every summer together on the island, living a life of privilege and leisure.

Teen Review
Fight Club

Fight Club

By Chuck Palahniuk
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
wesley
Apr 10, 2024

“First rule of fight club. You do not talk about fight club”

This book follows the experiences of a man struggling with insomnia. His doctor suggests that he visits support groups, and he finds relief and that maybe his insomnia isn’t as bad as what he could have. Everything changes when he meets a girl at one of his groups, and soon after, a man named Tyler Durden, who forms a strong bond with the main character.

Teen Review
As Good as Dead

As Good as Dead

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
chen358
Mar 18, 2024

Pippa Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the two murder cases she solved, by the victims, by the attention her crime podcast garnered, and by the survivors, which is bad enough--but then it starts to feel like someone is watching her. 

Teen Review
The Dare

The Dare

By Hannah Jayne
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Mar 18, 2024

The Dare by Hannah Jayne is a gripping thriller centered around three best friends, Brynn, Mia, and Charlotte, whose friendship is tested when they receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a dangerous game. The game, orchestrated by an anonymous sender known only as "Daredevil," forces the girls to complete increasingly risky challenges in exchange for money. As the dares escalate, the girls find themselves trapped in a web of secrets, lies, and betrayal, with their lives hanging in the balance.

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