they wish they were us: A book review by Deepika Tulsyan

 

They wish they were us by Jessica Godman: A book review by Deepika Tulsyan

 

they wish they were us, the debut young adult murder mystery by cosmopolitan editor, Jessica godman. A perfect mix for the fan of series like gossip girl and pretty little liars. This novel is for those who love preppy kids behaving badly, crimes, mystery.

 

At gold cost, things are not simple and if one wants to be the part of “The players” they have to pay the price for it. Jill (protagonist) has everything going for her she is now the part of “The players” she’s got an adorable boyfriend. Everything was going great until she got a text claiming graham is not the murderer. You see, her best friend was murdered years ago by her boyfriend (Graham). And he’s claiming innocence

 The rest of the book is Jill’s trying to get to the bottom of this crime. Her character in this novel is raw and real, righteous, fearless, and outgoing which stands out her. It was refreshing to see a teen girl stand up for what is right through she faced a lot of resistance from her family and her fellow members of players

 Spending some time in Jill’s shoes throughout the book, seeing her POV, her inner thoughts kept me in a fast- paced page- flipping; the murder, the dark drama of the player and hunt for the truth.

 Jessica godman drove this book to its utmost potential; with the alternating chapters from past and present and her fast pace of writing. If anyone is ever in a book slump  or want to start reading, this book is the one to pick up. Godman will take readers on a trip that showed me how deeply relationships can impact a person through feeling of anger, loss, fear, rage and more importantly the power. This novel will give the chills when the truth will get unfold.

 “Look around. Look at everyone else”

Shaila whispered into the huddle.

“They wish they were us”.