They'll Never Catch Us

They'll Never Catch Us, is an extremely engaging YA thriller that takes place in a small town called Edgewater. We follow two sisters, Ellie and Stella, whose whole lives revolve around their high school's cross country team. There has always been competition and tension between them because of this but they both become familiar with a new girl on their team, Mila. Mila goes missing one day on a run and her disappearance bears resemblance to serial killer killings that occurred about a decade prior in their town.

I usually have a problem with YA thrillers and horror where it feels too immature and juvenile. I honestly didn't really have that problem with this book. I felt like this perfectly balances high school sports drama with heavy topics like abortion and abusive relationships.

The mystery had me engaged the whole time and I never ended up guessing the killer/what happened to Mila. I do wish we had more resolution to the killings that occurred before because that also really intrigued me. It had almost no conclusion and was left hanging empty.

While this did engage me I feel like I won't really remember it after a month because the characters didn't really stand out. I often got confused because the two sister's perspectives sounded identical and it was hard to distinguish what was happening to one of them from what was happening to the other.

I would recommend this book but don't expect to be knocked out of the park. It's more something to keep you engaged and be fun while it lasted.

Thank you to Penguin Young Readers Group, Jessica Goodman, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.