![]() ![]() I would absolutely keep going on this dark, hilarious and frequently just-plain-lovely journey. Finally, even though this book has an incredibly satisfying ending, I have to admit I really hope this becomes a franchise. I’m neither a teenager nor a girl - and it’s been a while since I was sent against my will to a government-sponsored off-book summer camp for teenage assassins (long story) - but I felt seen by this novel and couldn’t help but feel immersed in its dark and twisted world. She is a bona fide cat addict and a lover of all things horror. She has been an active member of the kidlit community since 2000, speaking at conferences, leading writing workshops, and emceeing events whenever she can. Every time I thought I knew where the plot was going, or what choices Signal would make, Teen Killers Club surprised me at every turn. Atwood is a creative writing professor at Rowan University in New Jersey. ![]() ![]() Personally, it can be tough to get through a first-person novel where you feel one step ahead of the protagonist - if I wanted to feel trapped in the head of a dummy I’d meditate more! - but not here. Lily Sparks really knows how to write, and her hero Signal Deere is the best combination of clever and intelligent. Teen Killers Club achieves that rare feat of delivering all the things I want from YA thrillers - imaginative concepts, rich interior lives of young people, impossible crushes - but elevates it all with smart writing, existential questions, and crackling humor. ![]()
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