Everything You Want Me To Be Review

Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book really surprised me. I didn't expect to be so immersed in a book that tells you in the synopsis outright that the main character gets killed. We start out with Hattie's murder, then the author takes us back and forth between the year leading up to the girl's death and her current murder investigation.

This is the kind of book that stays with you long after you've turned the last page. A part of me was hoping that by the time I got to the end it will be magically revealed that Hattie wasn't really dead so she could have her happy ending, but...
The story is told from three POVs, so the reader has a 360 look at all the events that led to the murder. I suspected several characters at once, all for different reasons.
As for Hattie herself, she was kind of a difficult character to like at first; you never really knew her since she was always putting on a performance for the people around her. She never let anyone know who was the real Hattie. Not even her own parents.
Ironic that it was Hattie's decision to finally reveal her true self that ultimately led to her being killed.
Fascinating book that shouldn't be missed by any mystery fan.



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