The Cheerleaders by Kate Thomas
This farrago of nonsence centres on a small town where 5 years ago, the cheerleading squad died in a series of, shall we say, mysterious cirumstances. Now secrets emerge and things head toward a would be terrifying conclusion. This isn't even intermitently interesting. Abusive men think everything is justifiable and this was categorically wrong.
Best Lines:
“Glorified ass shaking to the sorts of rap songs that suburban white girls have no business dancing to.”
“Shooter-worship stuff.”
“If it's the least scandalous thing that would have happened when I was in school. A girl in my grade had a threesome. When we were freshmen. God, I do not miss that place.”
“Wasn't exactly rolling in friends.”
“Despite what you might have heard, I did have friends.”
“I think of the type of guys who hang out in the 7-Eleven parking lot.”
“And what are the odds that five girls from the same school, all friends would die within a month of each other?”