They Wish They Were Us

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It seems like Player drama took too much place. I kept asking myself why they didn’t cut the crap and focus on murder mystery! The book centers around a group of students in an elite New England Prep school. They call themselves "The Players" and they are the cream of the crop, the most revered, the smartest and most privileges ones. They are tapped as freshmen and complete an elaborate year-long hazing ritual that culminates in an initiation. Jill is now a senior Player, but during their freshman year her best friend Shaila died during the initiation ceremony. Another Player, Graham, was arrested for murder, but three years later he is claiming innocence. What really happened that night?

Fourth, the characters are kind of all over the map. Jill has a boyfriend who we never really get to know all that well, he seems like a good guy, but there are hints that maybe he's not. These hints go nowhere (that I can recall?) and he ultimately is a good guy. The other Players are sort of interchangeable in many ways, largely a group of wealthy, white teenagers "struggling" through their senior year. Jill's best friend is a freshman at Brown and while their relationship is well-developed, it sort of goes off the rails for me when it takes steps towards romance seemingly out of the blue. Sheila Arnold, Jill's best friend was killed and in solid cliche fashion, the boyfriend-Graham- was announced the killer because of course, it is always the boyfriend. It was just so boring knowing who the killer was from the beginning and waiting for the mc to finally realize 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. Now, it’s Jill’s senior year and she’s determined to make it her best yet. After all, she’s a senior and a Player–a member of Gold Coast Prep’s exclusive, not-so-secret secret society. Senior Players have the best parties, highest grades and the admiration of the entire school. This is going to be Jill’s year. She’s sure of it.

I wanted to focus on murder mystery but unfortunately the killer was so predictable from the beginning ,wearing a shiny t-shirt with the words; “ I killed her” emblazoned on it. But all those silly characters were too blind or too dumb to see it. Jessica Goodman is the New York Times bestselling author of young adult thrillers They Wish they Were Us, They’ll Never Catch Us, The Counselors, and The Legacies.

Sometimes it's hard to know which qualities really define you, and which ones have been affixed to you by others so many times that you actually begin to believe them and claim them as your own.” Marla - the badass athletic queen. I admired her, but I totally would have been super intimidated by her in real life. She was super chill for most of the book, but she definitely went in on some parts of the book. Todo el tema de Los Jugadores me parece para explorar con incluso más profundidad. Resulta que en el pasado, el alumnado de los últimos cursos de cada promoción –e incluso después, una vez en la universidad– ha ido rellenando Los Archivos, unos documentos solo accesibles para este grupo selecto con toda la información de los exámenes, resultados de tests, trabajos... Así, quien llegue a ser un Jugador, podrá ser la persona más popular mientras saque las mejores notas. Hay mucho más, esto es solo la superficie. No me digáis que no es algo jugosísimo. But when Jill starts getting texts proclaiming Graham's innocence, her dreams of the perfect senior year start to crumble. If Graham didn't kill Shaila, who did? Jill vows to find out, but digging deeper could mean putting her friendships, and her future, in jeopardy. + Read More - Read LessBeing a Player is considered a privilege. Players are a big part of the book. The book Is set over/around/about them but it took half the book for me to even remotely understand what player means.

They Wish They Were Us” is about death, anger and loss. It’s about money and teenagers. It’s about drinking and parties. Most of all, it’s about power. The power that comes from being richer than someone, smarter than someone, prettier than someone. Can’t relate. I couldn’t believe what Jill and the others were willing to do just to get ahead. And while their actions were not exactly realistic, which I think works perfectly for the story, the pressure some kids face to get into a good college and make it in this world I felt was 100% accurate. ⁣ In Gold Coast, Long Island, everything from the expensive downtown shops to the manicured beaches, to the pressed uniforms of Jill Newman and her friends, looks perfect. But as Jill found out three years ago, nothing is as it seems. Realmente he terminado haciéndome preguntas casi rozando lo filosófico. No es un libro que te induzca a ello de manera directa, sino que es tan realista en muchas ocasiones que conecta de alguna forma con esa parte que todo el mundo tiene de querer pertenecer a algo. Cueste lo que cueste. Esto es sin duda el tema principal del libro, narrado de una manera exquisita por Jessica Goodman. A juicy, fast-paced, addictive tale that’s more than a mystery—it’s a timely exploration of ambition, loyalty, and how far we’ll go to belong. I couldn’t put it down.”This is exactly the type of story-line that I just eat up. There is something endlessly interesting about the wealthy elite and their prep-school prodigies for me. The academic setting provided some structure but, very early on, we witness almost every single character vying to test and ultimately shatter their boundaries there. Much of this book took place after dark, most of it was illegal, and all of it was intriguing.

I can feel it unpopular review coming in the air tonight.No, I haven’t been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord! Unfortunately pace was so slow, flat , boring and the chapters were too wordy. It should have been more intriguing, mysterious and gripping with better characterization and slow building high tension to keep attention alert! High school melodrama, intrigue, and secrets? Sign me up every time. That's why I was excited for Jessica Goodman's new book, They Wish They Were Us.Jill was a mean, terrible person, who valued being the most popular girl in school more than anything. It seemed to me she was relieved her friend died, so she could take her place in the hierarchy and be the queen of the school. Even after 3 years of her friend's death, she kept that awful secret club alive, along with its inhumane hazing. This book was a such thrill ride and If I had had the time I would have absorbed it instantaneously. I wanted to throw my responsibilities out the window and binge. But because this was a buddy read and I am a responsible person 😉 I had to pace myself.⁣