Ellie’s mom’s cancer is in remission (???) Missed that. They celebrate with champagne. Then we finally see some cheerleading. It is about time. When she comes across Jenn's old cell phone in his desk, her suspicion deepens. Why did he keep it hidden? What could possibly be on it?

Monica is still hunted by questions and mystery around Jen’s death and she wants to find out what really happened. can someone please explain to me how this situation is in any way Monica’s fault?? why tf is she apologizing?? she is sixteen!! the guy is twenty-freaking-seven. he got her PREGNANT, for pete’s sake. He is over here acting like this whole situation is Monica’s fault,,,, and she (and the narration) are going along with it,,,,, when,,, it really isn’t her fault,,,, and victim-blaming pisses me off to such extents I mean I was about ready to DNF right there. Arguably my largest pet peeve when it comes to reading is when a book seems awesome but then it decides to do you wrong and include unchallenged problematic crap. So… I went into The Cheerleaders with an expectation to get a story similar to I Know What You Did Last Summer or The Scream, but instead I got… something different.

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If Monica had more growth in this department, this would have honestly been a four- or even five-star read. It was that good. And that disappointing. He ties her up and admits to killing everyone because they laughed at him and put him in the friend zone. He framed Ellie for all the murders and has it all figured out. Ava, Dillion, Pippa, and Chloe break into the house and record her whole confession with their phones. Ellie hits him with a fire poker and takes him out. He is taken to jail to rot. As one can imagine it’s been a rough few years for Monica and now that she is in high school and on the dance team since cheerleading is no longer an option Monica lives with the memories every day. While searching for some pain medicine Monica finds letters sent to her step father insinuating there was more to the girls deaths than mere coincidence so Monica couldn’t help but begin to look into the past and try to find some answers. Everyone goes through shit, and there's always someone somewhere who has it worse. It doesn't make what you're feeling any less real or any less shitty." Dolly Parton made a dazzling appearance on Thursday in Arlington, Texas as she performed the halftime show during the Washington Commanders versus Dallas Cowboys game at the AT&T Stadium.

Then the murders happened – two girls were killed by the man next door. The police shot him, so no one will ever know why he did it. This story was so intense and had so many plot twists! This was looking to be a 4-star read for me until those plot twists at the end I was like ASJLAKJSDLKAJ. I couldn't not give it 5 stars after that, I was blown away and I didn't see that twist coming. It was just epic, and it's rare when a thriller can surprise me like that! I felt so much for Monica and her situation with her sister, and I actually cried at the end????? It was crazy. That scene when Ethan explained his last phone call with Jen how they listened to the audiobook together and she never knew how it ended. YEP I CRIED. Some people say a curse fell over our town five years ago. What else could explain the tragic deaths of five girls, in three separate incidents, over the course of three weeks?”What are the odds that five girls from the same school, all friends, would die within a month of each other?” I wanted to include more of this quote, but it contains spoilers, so I'll let you experience the rest of what Monica has to say there when you read the book for yourself. ;) A group of cheerleaders from the local high school decide to show their school spirit for their football team by sleeping with the opponents the night before the game so that they can be so worn out the opposition won't be able to play.