They Wish They Were Us

Reviews

Tree Hugger

There's a death, friends, girlfriends and boyfriends and then retrospect. With no holds barred regarding the social climbing of this group of friends and their family, Goodman delves into the nitty-gritty of privilege and the behind-the-scenes reality makes for some intentionally uncomfortable reading at times regarding the lives of those who on the surface appear to have it all.

Luz

With the age and social group of Jill and her peers, there’s no denying that Goodman has captured the mannerisms, colloquialisms, behaviour, and thoughts perfectly here. If you want that Gossip Girl feel and this age range for a quick entertaining mystery/thriller, this is ideal. I really enjoyed how looking back on events was used in this story, it brought another layer to the plot and characters that I didn't expect.

Micky - bookphenomena

This YA mystery seems at first a little predictable but hold that thought because it's more than it first appears. The media could not be loaded. For the targeted audience of this book, They Wish They Were Us is so well-written. At first this book was slow, I thought I will hate it because of how slow it was, I even started reading the first pages and moved on to another book but I decided to take it back, and boy it did not disappoint, everyone talking about the plot twist but to be honest I was suspicious of everyone, every single soul and when it all came to the killer I was so happy they were able to get him and send him to jail, this book kinda reminds me of agggtm which is the book who got me into thrillers, and to be honest this book what’s amazing, yes it’s way to slow and yes you have to be suspicious of everyone but it’s right under your nose literally the good guy, cause psycho are always the nice ones, 10/10, I will recommend this book.