By Rory Power (author)
"A fantastic portrayal of female teenage friendship groups and how complex they can be."
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Last summer, Nan and her three friends embarked on one last boat trip for the summer. The idea was simple, take a swim in the sweltering summer heat and have some fun. Simple. The problem is, only Nan returned home from that trip. And what happed to Edie, Jane and Luce is a complete mystery. Nan’s story has always stayed the same, she doesn’t know what happened.
One year later, as the town is holding a somber vigil for the missing teens, Luce emerges from the river, breathing and fully alive. Nan is surprised, because she’s pretty convinced that she killed all three of those teens before returning home.
Kill Creatures is an a fantastic portrayal of female teenage friendship groups and how complex they can be. The mystery of this story isn’t who the murderer is, it’s how and why Nan committed the crimes. What could have happened to spark this murderous rampage within Nan’s heart? It’s clear Nan loves them, and as we turn each page we find out more and more why this event happened.
This isn’t a novel that provides a “I saw that coming” twist to it at the end. It’s disturbing and it’s real and it’s written by a top-notch YA author. With themes of being backstabbed, FOMO, being an outsider, this is written by someone who has lived through these experiences and has taken them all in and unleashed them upon us on the page.
Nan is a very relatable character despite the fact that she’s a murderer. And that is a testament to Power’s style and writing ability. Nan is a complex character that craves control and for good reason but is not a psychopath from birth. And when Luce emerges from that river like a spectre, Nan is forced to reckon with her actions and why she did what she did.
What follows is a truly unhinged series of events that is simply impossible to put down. I loved this new YA from a great author!
From the bestselling author of Wilder Girls and queen of twisty narratives, Rory Power, comes her highly anticipated new Young Adult thriller.
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Last summer, Nan's three best friends disappeared into Saltcedar Canyon.
She's spent the year since grieving their loss and avoiding questions about what happened that night. Now, on the anniversary, she's ready to say goodbye, and so are the girls' families, who have reconvened to hold a memorial. But their vigil is interrupted by the shocking return of one of the missing girls alive. Everybody is overjoyed. Everybody, that is, except Nan, who was pretty sure they were dead.
After all, she's the one who killed them.
"Kill Creatures blew me away. A YA thriller masterclass. Nan is a standout protagonist, all jagged edges and pointed teeth but with a soft and vulnerable underbelly. I cannot stop thinking about it. Rory Power is at her very best" - Laura Steven, author of Our Infinite Fates
"A shuddery and gripping specter of a book, Kill Creatures is an ode to the knife-sharp edges of teenage friendship." - Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
"Electric.a terrifying and stunningly crafted thriller." - Kara A. Kennedy, author of I Will Never Leave You
"Kill Creatures grabs you by the throat and demands to be read in a single sitting." - Kara Thomas, author of That Weekend and The Cheerleaders
" Kill Creatures is a pulse-pounding page-turner. A true master class in suspense, character, and tension." - Kayla Cottingham, New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest
Reviews for Wilder Girls:
'Your new favourite book' Cosmopolitan 'Wholly original and compelling' Observer 'A staggering gut punch of a book' Kirkus
Rory Power grew up in New England, where she lives and works as a crime fiction editor and story consultant for TV adaptation. She received a Masters in Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia and thinks fondly of her time there, partially because she learned a lot but mostly because there were a ton of bunnies on campus.
Her debut novel Wilder Girls was an instant New York Times bestseller. Burn Our Bodies Down is her second novel.
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From the bestselling author of Wilder Girls and queen of twisty narratives, Rory Power, comes her highly anticipated new Young Adult thriller. Last summer, Nan's three best friends disappeared into Saltcedar Canyon.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Kill Creatures and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Kill Creatures features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Thrillers, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups)
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Kill Creatures was written by Rory Power and published by Scholastic
Kill Creatures has 273 pages
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