Reviews

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman

exorcismemily's review

3.0

2.5⭐

They Wish They Were Us sounded like something I would love, but I struggled to get into this story. It kept me just interested enough to see if it got better. It was a little too predictable, and the alternating timelines were unclear and confusing at times. This wasn't really a bad book, but it doesn't stand out from any other YA thriller.

CW - sexual harassment, misogyny, bullying / hazing

meganvu's review against another edition

2.0

dnf at 50%. heard it had that gossip girl feel to it but it was just mediocre

monicafrania's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lonewolf000z's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

joanafsrm's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

emilycxmpbxll's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

irlaoifemolloy's review against another edition

3.0

PREDICTABLE.

mandieroz's review against another edition

3.0

I wanted more from this book, I really enjoyed the writing overall and will definitely be getting another book by Jessica Goodman, but this book was a little too obvious from the beginning. Once Adam specifically said that Rachel was nuts, I knew.... the scenes were really well written and the time shifting was easy-ish.... there were definitely parts where chapters would change and you kinda feel like you missed something because the character would do a total change in conversation which I could see some people getting annoyed with.

morguebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

ashleymarie725's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0