Lily Sparks

The adults in Brockton, Connecticut are turned into monsters one day out of nowhere. Now Kay is one of the Student Council members of Jefferson High trying to keep her classmates from starving after they were forced to lock themselves in their school. When Kay stumbles onto a secret from the other leadership at the school she is left for dead. But she is saved from cheerleaders from another school, Moore High. Moore High has taken a different approach to the new world they live in when she finds they have a king and actively fight the monsters instead of hiding away. But can Moore High be trusted any more than Jefferson High?

“The Merciless King of Moore High” by Lily Sparks is a unique YA fantasy with dystopian vibe. I liked how ridiculous some of the characters and their actions were because it was realistic to how some teen would act given their immaturity. I liked kay a lot though because she was smart but also not needlessly brave. It was not like any other story I’ve read which was nice. I give a 4 out of stars.… (more)

And so it ends. For the last 3 years I have been living off the Halloween high of the Teen Killers Club books. Quick recap. There is a test to determine how possible it is to become a serial killer. Kids who get an A on this test are sent to camp to become assassins for the government. Book 1 is about the test and about Camp. Our main character Signal Deere swears she did not kill her best friend and that she is no killer. Erik is the bad boy. He is Class A all the way. Book 2 Erik and Signal run away from camp and fall in love. Signal also learns about Erik’s backstory, where the test came from, and why he is a Class A. Read the books, their great I promise. I loved books 1 and 2,

Now for book 3. This is the cumulation of the story. Signal is back with her campmates. They are trying to take down camp, get rid of the test, and get everyone free. Yeahhhh. Erik is still on the run, because his brother wants him dead. The entire group have become celebrities. There are pro killers club groups and anti-killers club groups. It is time to end things. This book is my least favorite. Some much revolves around drama. Not horror drama, girl/boy drama. Teen drama. Drama that has been absent from the rest of the books. While I hate using the word this book would be considered “clean”. There is extensive talk of marriage that services a purpose other then to allow for sex. But the marriage is just more drama that I could not wait to be over. This book does wrap up nicely. I thought the very end was too rushed, but it does set up for a sequel series. I don’t think a direct sequel (I could be wrong), but a new series about after. I hope not. I like it where it is. I love this series, and while this is a nice wrap up, it is the worse book of the series.… (more)

I have been on a roller coaster ride with this series. What a ride it has been. Signal has been through a lot. She is not the same person as she was in book one. She is a fighter. Although, she is not alone as she has Erik and the Class A killers.

They will all have to give it everything they have for this final battle. Having been with Signal and Erik from the beginning, I was on board with their budding romance. I was cheering for them.

While I did like this book, at times it did feel a bit disjointed. Sometimes it felt like things were moving too fast and it was hard for me to focus on it all at once. I did listen to the audio version of this book and to be honest, this is the way to enjoy this series.… (more)

CW: Bloody murder scene where victim was beheaded, loss of loved one, mental health, cult run by older guy who seduces teenage girls.

Well that last line was hilarious!

What an exhilarating ride! A training camp for teen killers? I mean what's not to be excited about when Signal, an innocent teenager, is dropped in with these Class A ultimate murderers. Day one task: Dismember and dispose of a life-like dummy. I loved the killers themselves too, particularly 'Nobody'. You kind of get a bit charmed by them and their sassy teen vibe, right up until they prove just why they have been deemed Class A, and then you are like holy smokes Batman, they are stone cold killers! Heaps of fun with a twisty murder mystery woven in there too.… (more)