They Wish They Were Us

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and yes—some of the pops are more intense than these, including the one that led to shaila’s death, but for the most part it's silly stuff the achievement of which doesn’t seem commensurate with the supposed rewards of being a player.

Something I did love were the characters. They were so different and multifaceted, something that isn’t usually covered so well in a clique-y book like this. Everyone assumes that the popular kids are the popular kids and the chess girls are the chess girls and the nerds are the nerds. That’s just them. But they are not and we are not. Welcome! We’re Marie (she/her) and Nyx (she/her), two sisters screaming about books at each other and now with you, too. We love books, traveling and we’re both marshmallows, basically. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a look around and let’s chat!

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The murder of Shaila was blamed on her boyfriend Graham, while Jill and the rest of her squad tried their best to move on. Now Jill is a senior, ready to lead the Players and enjoy her last year at Gold Coast Prep, but suddenly Jill gets a text warning her that Graham might be innocent. Her world turns upside down and Jill has to decide between finding justice for her best friend and enjoying her senior year, pretending that Graham is the one to blame. Five hundred and twenty-three Gold Coast Prep students, ages six to eighteen, raise their voices. Even the new kids, who were instructed to memorize the stupid words before they even set foot on campus. 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.

The Players Table is an upcoming American television series based on Jessica Goodman's novel They Wish They Were Us. It will star Sydney Sweeney and Halsey who will also produce the series. [1] The series is currently in development. I feel his eyes on me, like he knows our secrets, like he knows what happens to the Players. Everything we had to sacrifice. Everything we had to do to survive.” Goodman also will executive produce. Dre Ryan will supervise and executive produce. Halsey will co-executive produce. For a moment nothing else exists outside the Players. We are a force field. And only we know the truth about what we’ve had to do to get here.”

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The Players are the chosen elite who pinnacle the Gold Coast prep school's social hierarchy. They are more than the most popular students though and they do more than throw the wildest parties. The Players have access to test answers, have their chosen college admissions guaranteed, and the futures they desire provided for them. They also have the task of ensuring those next in line sacrifice everything they are to get this place, just like they did.

I know it sounds like I really ripped into this one. And I guess I did. But I take issue with books being misrepresented, if it had been marketed differently, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more. I didn't dislike Goodman's writing at all, she has a clear voice that I found enjoyable, youthful, and if the story had been better, I think it could've been fun. But ultimately, I don't think her voice and the storyline meshed for me. 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." It was just so boring knowing who the killer was from the beginning and waiting for the mc to finally realize I nearly didn't finish this book. For some reason, it took me nearly 17 days to finish a book with 28 chapters. I got really discouraged after a while because I had so much work to do and I didn't think I would have enough time to finish this book. But I'm really glad I took the chance on this novel. "They Wish They Were Us" annoyed me at times, was pretty predictable, but I somewhat enjoyed the novel nonetheless. The real killer was predictable. Goodman tried to make us think it was someone else, but come on now, we're not foolish. I wish that there was just more put into this novel. I feel like there could have been just more ✨creativity ✨ put into this novel. I couldn't stand how ignorant and privileged most of the characters were in this novel (especially Jill). Like, the only characters who weren't in a privileged bubble were Marla and Quentin.Probably the only creatures who wish they were them are frogs on the roadside. And not ALL kinds of frogs but those kinds which just sit and croak and croak and croak Now it’s senior year, which means Jill and her friends are now the leaders of the Players. It’s their time to host the best parties, choose the next freshmen Players, and get into their dream colleges. Everything is exactly as it should be until Graham Calloway withdraws his confession and claims he didn’t kill Shaila. Could Graham be telling the truth? What actually happened that night?