Little Monsters by Kara Thomas: Book Review

Check out my full review here.

Little Monsters by Kara Thomas was an engrossing and thrilling novel about a High School Senior, Kacey, trying to make sense of her life, relationships, and the disappearance of her friend, Bailey. Since this was my first mystery/thriller book ever to read, I wasn’t excited going into this book because it was sort of an unfamiliar territory for me, and it took me about half way through the story to really get consumed in the plot. After that though, I couldn’t even put it down. This book was deeply, compulsively satisfying, and I am so happy that I chose this book for my first mystery/thriller read. I felt like all of the characters played a major and huge part in this story, and I wouldn’t even select a few to be considered the main characters because they all play a large role in this story. Of course, there were minor characters, but even the story wouldn’t be the same if the minor characters were taken out. Also, for this particular novel, I feel giving my opinion about some of the characters can give away a major spoiler for this story. Each detail really matters in the book, and it blends beautiful at the end, were you find yourself answering your own questions. I can say that I really liked how Kacey had some mental issues that were revealed quite quickly, and how it played a big role in the disappearance of her friend. I really liked the set up that Kara Thomas gave us for this novel, because this book was not at all predictable. I finished this book literally thinking how much of a genius this author was, and how artfully thought out the whole plot was. My favorite character, I will say, had to definitely be Andrew. There was light humor that he brought out in the beginning of this story, that had me immediately falling in love with his character. It was the simple things that brought a smile to my face, and maybe even a little giggle, because he said the most quirky, nerdy, and hilarious things when you least expected it. I wouldn’t say that all of the characters in this story can be relatable, but I definitely think a few of them can. For example, Kacey’s mental illnesses, or just the fact that she has to move to a new school living the divorced parents life. Overall, even though this is a short review (I am terrified of giving away spoilers), I really enjoyed this novel! It was just so brilliant, and very genuinely sculpted together very beautifully. It’s not confusing, but you do find yourself immediately giving opinions that are answered as the story progresses and is being wrapped up. I will say that I wish the author gave more answers at the end, but I do like how she ended this book nonetheless. I think anyone who is hesitant to the mystery/thriller genre should definitely try picking this one up, because it has me wanting to read more books similar to this one. Also, a patient person would be best reading this book, because mysteries take time to really get into since they have to give you a lot of background information before they can really develop the plot of the mystery or thrilling aspect of the story. Any mystery/thriller loving readers would really enjoy this book also, because it is not predicting in any way shape or form. I found myself giving different predictions throughout the story, because I just truly never knew what was causing all the problems, or the disappearance of Bailey in this story. In conclusion, I don’t know if I will ever be picking up Little Monsters in the future, but I can say that is was an excellent read that I will never forget!

#bookreview