That's Not My Name

Good book to ease into thriller genre

All I’ll say about That’s Not My Name is that I didn’t realize it was a young adult novel when I picked it up. I went in expecting darker or more graphic elements, but instead got a quick, easy, and lighthearted read than the usual. While it’s not exactly my style, I can’t complain—it does what it’s supposed to as a YA book. If you’re into not so disturbing plot lines, this one will probably hit the mark for you. For me, it was just a little detour from my usual reads.

Awesome read to me personally, thrilling and twisting story, ending broke my heart!

I found this book super easy to read because the author got me hooked and kept me on edge and eager to find out what would happen next! I’m a big fan of psychological thrillers, especially when they’re easy reads. I was so excited to finally have a psychological thriller as our book club read and especially because this book was on my TBR list for a really long time. I enjoyed the themes, the suspense of not knowing if she was actually the daughter was so good. However - I did feel like the book had a very high school vibe and I think that’s largely because it was told entirely from the perspective of teenagers, with no adult point of view to balance it out. Spoiler Alert ❌ The entire time I was telling Madison/Mary, “Run, run, run!” there were just too many red flags. I also think Drew’s point of view gave away the plot twist a little too early, which lessened the impact. And poor Lola... she didn’t make it. I enjoyed how the author used the jacket with the floral prints to hide clues that Lola did not make it, however it also added to my confusion because of how Drew described her versus the way Madison (Mary) was describing herself. OMG when the poor old neighbour guy came over, I just knew that was it for him. Poor Guy and his wife. Well done Drew for going out there and rescuing Maddison, how frustrating was Autumns father OMG - just shows how flawed the system can be. Also why did the first cop not pick up that he said she was homeschooled but then she had school identification?? So frustrating. I like how the author revealed in a very subtle way that Lola had not survived and that was actually Maddison not Lola with Wayne. Overall I enjoyed this read, however I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more had it been from an adult perspective.

This book had me in literal tears at the end! Oh my gosh what an amazing book! I love when I go into a book not expecting much and ABSOLUTELY blows me off my feet! I was literally screaming during the fighting scenes because you get so invested into it through Drew’s love for Lola! The twist at the end had me mind blown as well with the girls! I finally found a site where I can give more than 5 stars on this book !