Little Monsters

Kara Thomas

Jul 2017 · Sold by Delacorte Press

About this ebook

For fans of Pretty Little Liars, comes a psychological thriller, from the author of The Cheerleaders, about about how when you're the new girl in town, you can't trust anyone, especially other teenage girls.

Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-new life. A life with a stepbrother, a stepmother, and strangest of all, an adoring younger half sister.

Kacey's new life is eerily charming compared with the wild highs and lows of the old one she lived with her volatile mother. And everyone is so nice in Broken Falls--she's even been welcomed into a tight new circle of friends.

Which is why it's so odd when her closest friends, Bailey and Jade, start acting distant. And when they don't invite her to the biggest party of the year, it doesn't exactly feel like an accident.

But Kacey will never be able to ask, because Bailey never makes it home from that party. Suddenly, Broken Falls doesn't seem so welcoming after all--especially once everyone starts looking to the new girl for answers.

Ratings and reviews

Little Monsters is an engaging thriller about the lengths some dangerous girls will go to. Kacey's new best friends seem to be keeping secrets from her, but the biggest secret is when one of them goes missing and winds up dead. Now, the town is looking at a variety of suspects, but she is also a person of interest as the authorities think she knows something but is hiding it or protecting someone. Very soon, she is unsure of where the clues are leading her, and whether she even knew her friend well enough. There is also an urban legend plotline mixed in which adds to the thrill of the story and general creepiness of the atmosphere. Within her house, she is unsure of her position with her family, considering her own history of anger management issues, and how losing her cool would affect her relationships with others. Meanwhile, an insidious rumor is spreading around about her, and she doesn't know how it did. The story is so well-constructed, you see how the pieces connect as the story goes on, especially when we get snippets of Bailey's journal spliced in throughout the book at appropriate intervals. There are a lot of red herrings, as you would expect from a mystery novel, and I was so caught up in them, I overlooked the possibility of the killer revealed at the end. (That was an amazing twist, by the way). Also, there is no romance in this book, and considering what caused the murder, it was a good choice! The only part which went off was the last few chapters, when it shifts from the mystery and starts recounting everything in a clinical form, giving us the 'what happened next' but still kinda breaking the atmosphere set up. This book is dark, and a bit vicious, and you will love it. The characters are not good nor bad, all in complicated shades of grey. There are chilling choices, and there is a little horror mixed in. Overall, a treat for mystery lovers! Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Delacorte Press, via Netgalley.

This book is interesting,I love the mystery in this book and how you keep on reading because it's not boring💫

real thriller Great book to read recommend 💯 makes you watch to finish in one go

About the author

Kara Thomas has written for everything from her high school newspaper to Warner Bros. Television. She is a true-crime addict who lives on Long Island with her husband and rescue cat. She is the author of The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, and The Cheerleaders. To learn more about Kara and her books, visit her at kara-thomas.com or follow @karatwrites on Twitter and @kara_thomas on Instagram.