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A review by pagesplotsandpints
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
4.5
<b>Read Completed 9/3/24 |</b> Re-read, rating increased to 4.5 stars
I wanted to read THE CHEERLEADERS again in preparation for its new companion, THE CHAMPIONS. I remember really enjoying this book but I remembered almost nothing about it including, somehow, the ending.
I really, really enjoyed my reread! I had already remembered loving the audiobook but this was even more fun reading it all again. It has the feeling and tone that I enjoy, and even it being the second time around, I still didn't remember how it all ended. It's probably obvious to a lot of readers, but I got so caught up in the story that I wasn't even thinking about that as a possibility (again).
<b>Initial Impressions 7/23/18 & review posted on <a href="https://pagesplotsandpints.com/2019/06/18/the-cheerleaders-kara-thomas/">my blog 6/18/19</a>:</b> I think this was Kara Thomas' best book yet! I really, really loved the writing style and the whole set-up of this novel. It reminded me much more of my adult thriller reads rather than the YA, while still maintaining a YA atmosphere, characters, and setting. Things are set up right from the beginning to come full circle at the end but I couldn't tell how they were going to come together and I kept trying to piece the puzzle together. What I loved about this book was that I was able to follow along and start putting little clues together but it took until the end to really realize what exactly had happened and how they really impacted Monica and why she was involved in this story from start to finish and every piece in between.
I actually thought that this was going to be… a little sillier. The deaths of the five cheerleaders years ago was thought to be a sort of curse and I actually had that Fear Street mentality in the back of my head (there was a Fear Street Cheerleaders series after all), but this read much more maturely than I had anticipated. I think I would have enjoyed it either way but I’m really glad that it read the way that it did and I really enjoyed this type of structure.
I actually think I already want to re-read it because there’s so much that I’ve forgotten writing my review (way, way later… my review schedule has been all over the place with new reviews and old reviews!) and I think I’d enjoy reading it all over again to experience those discoveries like new. Even if I don’t remember all of the details, I do remember how much I enjoyed listening to this audiobook and it’s one I knew I wanted to recommend!!
I wanted to read THE CHEERLEADERS again in preparation for its new companion, THE CHAMPIONS. I remember really enjoying this book but I remembered almost nothing about it including, somehow, the ending.
I really, really enjoyed my reread! I had already remembered loving the audiobook but this was even more fun reading it all again. It has the feeling and tone that I enjoy, and even it being the second time around, I still didn't remember how it all ended. It's probably obvious to a lot of readers, but I got so caught up in the story that I wasn't even thinking about that as a possibility (again).
<b>Initial Impressions 7/23/18 & review posted on <a href="https://pagesplotsandpints.com/2019/06/18/the-cheerleaders-kara-thomas/">my blog 6/18/19</a>:</b> I think this was Kara Thomas' best book yet! I really, really loved the writing style and the whole set-up of this novel. It reminded me much more of my adult thriller reads rather than the YA, while still maintaining a YA atmosphere, characters, and setting. Things are set up right from the beginning to come full circle at the end but I couldn't tell how they were going to come together and I kept trying to piece the puzzle together. What I loved about this book was that I was able to follow along and start putting little clues together but it took until the end to really realize what exactly had happened and how they really impacted Monica and why she was involved in this story from start to finish and every piece in between.
I actually thought that this was going to be… a little sillier. The deaths of the five cheerleaders years ago was thought to be a sort of curse and I actually had that Fear Street mentality in the back of my head (there was a Fear Street Cheerleaders series after all), but this read much more maturely than I had anticipated. I think I would have enjoyed it either way but I’m really glad that it read the way that it did and I really enjoyed this type of structure.
I actually think I already want to re-read it because there’s so much that I’ve forgotten writing my review (way, way later… my review schedule has been all over the place with new reviews and old reviews!) and I think I’d enjoy reading it all over again to experience those discoveries like new. Even if I don’t remember all of the details, I do remember how much I enjoyed listening to this audiobook and it’s one I knew I wanted to recommend!!