Author: Lily Sparks
Publication Date: 10 November 2020
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Page Count: 263
Reading Method: Physical ARC
Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Signal Deere has raised eyebrows for years as an unhappy Goth misfit from the trailer park. When she’s convicted of her best friend Rose’s brutal murder, she’s designated a Class A–the most dangerous and manipulative criminal profile.
To avoid prison, Signal signs on for a secret program for 18-and-under Class As and is whisked off to an abandoned sleep-away camp, where she and seven bunkmates will train as assassins. Yet even in the Teen Killers Club, Signal doesn’t fit in. She’s squeamish around blood. She’s kind and empathetic. And her optimistic attitude is threatening to turn a group of ragtag maniacs into a team of close-knit friends.
Maybe that’s because Signal’s not really a killer. She was framed for Rose’s murder and only joined the program to escape, track down Rose’s real killer, and clear her name. But Signal never planned on the sinister technologies that keep the campers confined. She never planned on the mysterious man in the woods determined to pick them off one by one. And she certainly never planned on falling in love.
Review:
I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did, but here we are. This one was a weird, wild ride and I am here for it.
Signal was falsely convicted for her friend Rose’s murder, and through a strange personality test and a weird twist of fate, she ends up at a camp with a cast of other teen killers tasked with murder. I absolutely loved all the campers – their range of personalities, their backstories, the way they all are so messed up yet still manage to form bonds and have moments of normalcy. It was so fun getting to know them all and feel like a part of their unnerving activities.
The whole story just flows together really well. It seems like there is a lot that happens in this little book – and there is – but it never feels like too much or that we are glazing over things. In this story we get to go through murder boot camp, attempt to figure out what really happened with Rose and who her killer might be, go on a roadtrip, fall in love, plan to take down a corrupt government agency, and so much more.
I would really really love a second book. It wraps up pretty well to be a standalone, but I want more of Signal and her murderous pals.
You can purchase a copy of Teen Killers Club here (amazon) or here (book depository)
Learn more about Lily Sparks here
