A review by thissagreads
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman

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

1.75

A YA mystery for sure, but at times I was confused about the characters and their roles. There were a lot of names bounced around and the mains character started to annoy me with keeping all these secrets to herself. In my opinion, this book would’ve been better had there been clearer “game” instructions and there was a lot of internal thoughts from the main character, that I wanted to just tell her to shut up and continue on with the story! Lol because when she went down a rabbit hole of thoughts it became such a slow read. Towards the end the book picked up thankfully, so it wasn’t all a drag.
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