Reviews - I Need You to Read This

930 reviews for:

I Need You to Read This

Jessa Maxwell

3.4 AVERAGE

jenybear's review

3.5

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pages_and_papercrafts's review

3.5

Alex takes the job of an advice columnist and shortly after finds the original creator was murdered. This mystery follows her as she investigates what might have happened to her idol, often times suspecting those close to her. There were many twists and revealed that kept me captive, but overall I felt the plot was a bit slower-probably something g in my part because I have a difficult time separating mysteries from thrillers.

Thanks to the author and the publisher for an electronic copy to read, review and offer my honest and voluntary thoughts.

mattybrews's review

4.5

fast-paced

jkcordray_hudson's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This one was not bad it was just too straightforward. Too simple maybe. I liked it, I was just hoping there was more to the mystery.

Quotes:

“There are certain people who appreciate your vulnerability and certain people who will try to use it against you. But they can't if you don't let them.“

“You have to allow yourself to be vulnerable if you want to receive anything good this world has to offer.“

“We can never get back time—it's one of life's biggest tragedies but also one of its greatest motivators. If things were not finite, there would be no need to ever evaluate what is most important to us. You thought you were being true to yourself by keeping your options open, but all that time you were living in fear. If you are not mindful, you can spend a whole lifetime weighing your options. Commitment to anything, let alone another person, takes bravery.“

“Sometimes it is easy to mistake hope for fear.”

“…no amount of privilege can buy you contentment.”

bossbitchbookclub777's review

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Murder mystery.
Alex applies for a job writing at advice collom after the original author is murdered (also Alex's hero)
She is trying to solve the Murder but her past may come back to haunt her.

lkoponen's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

kerriem3's review

4.0

Thanks again to #NetGalley and #AtriaBooks for a chance to read the ARC of #INeedYouToReadThis !

I must confess I was hoping for something like Jessa Maxwell's prior book "The Golden Spoon" as I loved it. (if you haven't already, get yourself a copy of the fun food tv type who-dun-it!) So I was a little disappointed to realize that INYRT is a completely different feel. My disappointment didn't last long.

This a twisty fun mystery / thriller that takes shape in NYC. Alex, plagued by anxiety and hiding her past, is hired to take over a famous advice column with a big city newspaper. The former "Dear Constance" was murdered a year ago but no killer was found. Alex starts wondering about the murder and becomes embroiled in the lives of those around her. While she receives threatening letters, she also makes strides in finding out what happened to the original Constance.

I Need You to Read This kept my attention throughout and I basically devoured the novel in one day/night. Maxwell crafts a great story!