The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

Publisher:  Delacorte Press
On Sale Date: July 31st 2018
Pages: 384
Age Range: Young Adult

(this review contains spoilers)
Five years ago, some strange things happened to five cheerleaders that shocked the small town of Sunnybrook. It started with a suspicious car ''accident'' that killed two girls, then two other girls where killed by the man next door who was shot by Monica's cop stepdad Tom and then and Monica's sister died because of suicide.  After her loss, the high school cheerleader squad ended for good, because it reminded everone too much of the things that happened.

With a lot of memorial's going on for the cheerleaders at Sunnybrook High, it's not easy for Monica to let go of her grief and to move on. It becomes even more difficult when she finds her sister's cell phone and some strange letters in her stepdad Tom's office. She does some sleuthing and finds out that what happened to the cheerleaders is anything but over, and it certainly will not be over for the truth will come to the surface. Was the man that was shot by Tom the real murder? Or is the real suspect still walking around freely? She figures out that many people around her and on Sunnybrook high knew more and never told anyone, and this develops and ends to a suspect that is closer to her then she might expect..


The Cheerleaders is a thrilling new book by Kara Thomas. As far as I remember I haven't read one of her previous book so I didn't know what to expect. The book starts thrilling, and stays that way until the middle of it. Then it lacked a bit in speed and progress in the story. There is quite a cast of suspects in the story, even  Ginny who helps Monica to find the suspect, is not telling her everything that she has on her sleeve. Also Tom, a guy named Ethan and another cheerleader named Carly are on the list of suspects. Why is Tom hiding Jen's phone in the drawer of his desk? Who is the owner of the pickup truck that was seen by neighbors in front of the house of one of the cheerleaders the night that they where murdered? Monica search for anwers from all of them, and then finds out that there is one suspect that has been flying under her radar. All together the storyline is very good, with some slower moments but with an ending that gives you the chills! Don't miss out on this one!