From the first page, I was already hooked into the story. The writing is both beautifully descriptive and succinct. The main protagonist's narration is written to truly reflect her age and situation--the drama, the internal conflict, etc. From the description of the book, as a YA mystery thriller about a murder amongst the ranks of an "elite" group of prep kids, I was reminded of one of my favorite books: The Secret History by Donna Tartt. This novel is described to echo a "dash" of that novel, and I could see why, Although not entirely with the murder at the true forefront, (as I would later find out while reading more into the book where more of the focus is on the drama and background of the social dynamics of the characters) I really enjoyed how the story unfolds, from the pacing to the complex character relationships, especially Jill's conflicting position. I was a bit worried about them being high school students with this murder mystery in the sense that I've watched Riverdale and I'm not a fan of that show and the ridiculousness of it. However, this novel is anything but that. It was definitely a page turner and a book I will definitely be recommending a lot to fans of TSH, and those who also want to try this genre of mystery thrillers.

If you all enjoyed 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑠, I can guarantee you will LOVE this one! It’s described as being 𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑝 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 meets 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑈𝑠 𝐼𝑠 𝐿𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔- but I definitely felt more PLL vibes within it.
I will say, though, that the ending to this one was not quite a shock to me. Shaila’s true killer, I had guessed from the very beginning so it lost that “wow” factor for me. That doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy this book, though, I really did! I was super fascinated by the Players and all the perks what came with it. I loved our main character, Jill, for being fearless and standing up for what’s right- even though it cost her everything she thought she wanted.
I love how it ended, and I’m thrilled to know that there will be a second book in the series- I’m just wondering if it’ll still be Jill’s perspective.

This book was amazing! I loved how there were so many different characters and each one was given depth. This book follows Jill, a scholarship student striving to be perfect at a rich high school. She is asked to join the Players, a elite group of high schoolers who have access to incredible resources. The Players are basically a group that hazes the new initiates each year. I love how Jill acknowledges that this is wrong and strives to change it. Another key plot point in this novel is the murder of Jill’s best friend, Shay.
I really enjoyed how Jill was basically the only one of her friends who was trying to resolve the murder correctly. This added doubt to all her friend’s innocence. I think this was amazingly written and bonus points that I actually guessed the murderer’s identity correctly!

This is the Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars mashup I needed. I loved the pacing of this novel and how the writing delved deeper than typical YA mysteries. In this story we cover female friendships, grief and loyalty, and I absolutely loved that. My only issue with this book was that the transitions from past to present could have been more seamless. However, after reading more I was able to get used to it. Overall, this was an enjoyable read.

I AM OBSESSED!

Jessica Goodman wrote one of the summer’s most anticipated books and I am all here for it. They Wish They Were Us is an addictive YA murder mystery set in the backdrop of one of Long Island’s most exclusive and prestigious school for the most privileged, Gold Coast Prep. This is a book that you will devour for its secret society, hazing rituals, exclusivity, popularity and power of the privileged few.

Jill Newman and her best friend Shaila Arnold were selected to join an exclusive secret society called “The Players” with an incredibly vicious hazing ritual that one would die for, to achieve status and the opportunity to access information that would ensure an Ivy League standing. Well, that is exactly what happened three years ago when Jill’s best friend was murdered at the hands of her boyfriend Graham Calloway, who confessed to the murder.

Now it’s senior year and Jill is determined to make this year the best ever! She is now one of the leaders of “The Players” and enjoying the privilege status everyone is coveting for. Everything is going well until she receives a text message from Rachel, Graham’s older sister that claims his innocence. At this point, through Jill’s POV and flashbacks to what really happened leading up to the murder had my fingers flipping unable to put this book down. Amazing!

I loved that the writing delved deeper beyond the prep-school murder-mystery trope and explores female friendships, loyalty and grief. Goodman explores the harrowing consequences of belonging and keeping up the façade. Don’t miss this one.

If you go into this book thinking it’s going to be a murder mystery, you’ll be disappointed. Oh, there is a murder mystery alright but that doesn’t pick up until about 3/4 of the way in and long before that I figured out who the killer was. The book is more about the secret club of over privileged high schoolers and navigating life after their friend died. It was good in the beginning, slow in the middle and predictable in the end. It’s not written badly, I just was expecting more suspense and mystery.

Thank you Penguin Teen for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. I am one of those fans, so this was perfect for me. I love a good trashy rich teen murder mystery drama. The murder is not the main plot of this story. It centers much more around the drama and inner working of the high school hierarchy. It really did feel like it was plucked right out of a season of a CW TV show, which I didn’t hate at all lol.

Jill was such a compelling lead. She’s in this world of privilege and money, without really belonging to the world. Very similarly to a Humphrey dropped into the Upper East Side. Only, she knows what she and her friends is doing to her classmates is wrong. She is very morally conflicted, which was so refreshing to see from a teen lead. She is battling with knowing everything is wrong but also these are her friends, and she doesn’t know how to reconcile the two. What a relatable dilemma.

In regards to the murder mystery, I was pleasantly surprised at moments throughout the investigation. I do think it’s predictable, and I was able to solve the mystery before the characters did. However, I think a teen or a novice mystery reader would be more surprised by the twists along the way. Even though they were predictable, I still really enjoyed them and enjoyed seeing the characters reacting to the twists.

It appears that a sequel is planned as well. I am deeply curious to see what that will focus on. I felt this had a full and satisfying story arc. I will definitely pick up the sequel though.

I won this ARC of They Wish They Were Us in a Book Con (Bookconline) raffle from Penguin Teen but this review is my honest feedback.

They Wish They Were Us is a prep school murder mystery of a wealthy Gold Coast teen (Shaila) presumably by her boyfriend (Graham) at the end of their freshman year during an initiation rite for a club of popular kids called "The Players".
It is three years later and all of the teens involved are seniors and at the top of the Players food chain and they get to decide what the initiation rites will be. But Graham has decided to hire a legal team and rescind his original guilty plea and the Gold Coast is shook. If he didn't kill Shaila then who did? Should her best friend Jill help his sister clear his name or should she concentrate on finishing her senior year strong and get a well-deserved and desperately needed scholarship?

Even though this a typical teen murder mystery I found there to be a lot of good food for thought about privilege and sexism. As Jill begins to unravel the past to find the murderer she sees how inherently misogynistic the Players and their initiation rites (called "pops" ) are to the youngest and most vulnerable girls on campus. You also feel the pressure that Jill and other students are under to succeed and get into a good college after attending such a prestigious school.

Like any good murder mystery They Wish They Were Us has lots of twists, turns and red herrings. I look forward to reading more about this world created by Jessica Goodman.

This was such an entertaining read! It has been a long time since I felt so invested to a story. This story was marketed as a Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl mashup and that is exactly what you get. I usually struggle with pacing, but I think the pace works perfectly with the mystery. I had some trouble understanding when it was the past and when it was the future, but at the end I got the hang of it. All that being said, I really enjoyed this one.

“They wish they Were us” had me since the beginning, and i didn’t stop reading until I finished the book. It gave me everything I liked, basically rich kids and their drama. I was hoping we got more of the murder side, but overall it was enjoyable and entertaining.

First of all, thank you to Penguin Teen for sending me an eARC of this!

I'm not necessarily a huge mystery fan (prefer the TV or movie setting), but I immediately got pulled into They Wish They Were Us!

At Gold Coast Prep, you have a chance to be somebody. Every year, 8 freshman are chosen to test to be a Player. The Players are basically the cool kids. They're untouchable, looked up to, and you're practically guaranteed a spot at an ivy league school.

Jill is a scholarship student and a player. In order to get into Brown, she has to do everything possible to stay at the top of the class. But Freshman year, her best friend, Shaila Arnold, was murdered, and Shaila's boyfriend, Graham, was arrested. Only now, Jill is receiving texts from Graham's sister, Rachel, claiming Graham's innocence. Senior year is supposed to be her year, but can Jill Newman sit by and let someone potentially innocent spend the rest of his life behind bars?

I'm all for the drama in this book. Jill is lie the socially conscious mean girl who wants to change the way they do things. The character development for Jill was strong throughout the book, and you can see how she begins to change and see everything in a different light. She begins ot make connections with flashbacks from the past, and with the help of Rachel, they work their way to the truth.

I really enjoyed the writing style, and I like that we got so many flashbacks to really understand some of the moments reverenced by the other Players. While I liked that the author highlighted the advantage wealthy white people have in the criminal justice system, it could be frustrating ot read about all of these wealth, white kids. You really want to slap some of them for complaining about stuff they had no right to complain about.

Over all, I really enjoyed it, but I will say the elitist theme throughout the book could make it difficult to enjoy snippets! I would love to see this as a mini-series, though. It would make for some great, addictive TV!

Enjoyable summer mystery read for younger teens. The lifestyle of the characters is completely unbelievable, but I think the intended age group will find their personalities relatable & have fun with the exciting events depicted therein. Has some elements of & would be fun for those who enjoyed One of Us is Lying, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, etc. Note that smoking is depicted as a casual, fun activity & this book may therefore not be advised for those who are impressionable.

This was a fun book centered around an exclusive Long Island prep school where there is a secret society for the most exclusive class members. In order to be initiated into the society, prospective members must complete tasks or "pops" that are meant to be embarrassing or maybe a little dangerous. I loved the main character, Jill, and her relationship with her younger brother Jared. I was very invested in finding out what happened to Shaila! I did figure it out, but that didn't decrease my enjoyment of the story. I loved all of the Billy Joel references and I'm very excited that there is to be a sequel! This is for older YA readers as it contains sex and drug use.

They Wish They Were Us is a thriller set at a prep school in Long Island. The story focuses around the Players, an exclusive society at Gold Coast Prep. To get into this exclusive group means to get access to test answers, college acceptance tips, and of course incredible parties. The main character, Jill, and the rest of the seniors in her crew went through the trials to become Players during their freshman year, as has been done for decades before them. Once they finally get to their initiation, they think that it’s all over and they’ve officially made it to the top. No one could know that would be the night that Shaila would die.

Three years later, Jill and her friends are finally at the top in the Players. The story starts out focusing on the first few months of school, with plenty of drama surrounding the seniors picking freshman to join their elite society. Suddenly, things get turned upside down when Jill receives a text from the sister of Shaila’s supposed murderer claiming his innocence. Jill finds herself in the middle of a mystery, and she is desperate to find answers and discover Shaila’s true murderer so she can finally have justice.

I really enjoyed the main character Jill. She is a scholarship student at Gold Coast Prep, but she doesn’t want anyone to know because she wants to fit in. Being in the Players, she obviously took part in some bullying and cheating, but throughout the book I could see her moral struggle. I also really liked most of the other Players, and I was happy to see that a lot of them faced the same struggles as Jill. In the beginning, they can seem really unlikable. However, as the story goes on, more information is revealed about the things they faced to get to their position, and it’s not surprising why they act like they do. They were all pretty well rounded characters and I would love to see even more of them.

They Wish They Were Us was a great debut novel from Jessica Goodman. I was a huge fan of the Gossip Girl books and tv series, and this gave me so much nostalgia. And with the added thriller aspect, it was even more amazing. I tried to take my time reading it, but I devoured the last 150 pages in one sitting. It was such an addicting story! According to Goodreads, we may be getting more books about the Players, and I really hope so because I’m so excited to read them. Regardless, I’m looking forward to reading whatever book Jessica releases next!

Now this is a book that you go in expecting a pretty straight-forward One Thing, and then come out of it with a Completely Different Thing.

It was both a pro and a con, in my humble opinion.

Slated as Gossip Girl meets One of Us Is Lying, They Wish They Were Us follows the lives of the Long Island elite, through the eyes of Jill Newman. Jill is a member of “The Players,” the top of the social hierarchy at her boarding/prep school. The Players are beautiful, wealthy, and connected, but beneath their golden veneer lies tragedy; one of their members, Shaila, was murdered years ago and it’s beginning to look more and more like the person they all thought was the killer, very well may not have been. Chaos ensues.

I came into this book expecting a murder mystery against the backdrop of the uber wealthy and entitled teenagers of Long Island. And the book turned out to be more about the drama of the uber wealthy teenagers, with a good subplot of murder.

It was a good thing because the characters were interesting. Goodman sets you up to think they are little more than shallow creatures at the start of the novel, but slowly, very slowly, she peels back little layers and makes pointed references that allow the readers to show just how messed up these teens are. And how messed up everything they worked hard for to be in The Player’s was to achieve. (Hazing rituals are abound in order to achieve Top Dog Status, it seems.)

Jill is a decent protagonist. She’s smart, even if she does rely on the facade of being a wealthy, bitchy Player a little too heavily to hide her scholarship status. She genuinely misses Shaila, but you do see both the good of her best friend and the bad, through Jill’s eyes.

Wealth, privilege, ambition-- it’s all explored her in this novel in the extremes. To be a Player is a lifelong sentence. And that’s something that is played into in depth.

What I am disappointed in, however, is that I came into this book expecting there to be a heavy mystery to solve. And I was let down. The murder plot is very much pushed to the back to the novel. The twists in the murder plot were well done, but there just wasn’t enough of an emphasis on what really happened the night Shaila died throughout the whole book.

However, this book most certainly lives up to its Gossip Girl predecessor. This book is about the lengths people will go to maintain the status of the adored. And it’s certainly worth a pickup if you’re looking to lose yourself in that lifestyle for a while.

3.5/5

**Thank you to Penguin Teen for proving me with an ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review

Looking for your next summer binge read? How about a YA thriller with secrets galore? Jessica Goodman’s debut mystery/thriller, They Wish They Were Us, focuses on a Long Island prep school and a three year old murder case that could destroy everything. This August 4th release includes swirling secrets in an Anna K meets One of Us Is Lying-esque plot.
I absolutely adored the setting of a prep school on Long Island (since that’s where I grew up) and how opulent and perfect everything seems from the outside but the demons and secrets that lurk underneath. The seemingly pristine reputation of the school and the students in it slowly cracks as more rumors swirl and skeletons come out of closets (but not literally!).
This book strays more on the YA side of thriller/mystery. The novel focuses more on the inner workings of Gold Coast Prep and the people who go there rather than follow the twisty path to discovering the truth behind Shaila’s murder. Goodman really dives deep into teen culture and how popularity and status can bring people together or drive them apart. The peek into the teenage mind is fascinating and makes for a fabulous YA read! However, as the mystery of whodunnit gets tossed around, Goodman will have you second guessing the things that Jill thought to be true and will have you reading until the very last line.
They Wish They Were Us is dark, twisty, and just as enjoyable as any other YA thrillers! With a second book and TV show adaptation in the works, you’ll definitely want to jump on the bandwagon and take a peek at the lives of Gold Coast Prep’s finest.

*I received an ARC from Penguin Teen in exchange for my honest opinion.​

They Wish They Were Us is a story of betrayal and privilege, of elite of the worst kind, and its mystery will pull you in straight away! This YA thriller centres around a group of Players', an elite group in Gold Coast Prep, which you can only get accepted into based on rigorous criteria and after completing a great number of daunting and frankly terrible tasks. And once you do get in, you will be the coolest, most envied person in the entire school. You will be a Player, but this title doesn't just carry perks of the popularity kind; you will also get cheat sheets for different subjects and Ivy League schools won't only be a dream, but a fast approaching reality. People will know your name. This quote from the book says it best: "Look around. Look at everyone else," Shaila whispered into the huddle. "They wish they were us."

Jill Newman, our main protagonist, was one of the lucky ones when she got drafted into the Players as a freshman. Despite the terrible tasks she had to complete in her first year to get in, she always had her best friend Shaila and her will-they-won't-they friend Adam at her back. But when the initiation rolled around at the end of her freshman year, Jill and her group of other Player recruits had to pay the ultimate price: Shaila's life.

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.

"I want to mourn what I thought I knew about the people I love. Loved. How do I recover? How do I get over this? I can't. Not yet, anyway. Because it feels like my heart has been smashed open and every truth I ever knew is spilling onto the floor."

Now I want to start by saying that this is the perfect YA thriller if you are new to this genre as there is a lot of intrigue and back-stabbing and mystery involved. They Wish They Were Us was described as Gossip Girl meets One of Us Is Lying and I can partially agree with that. In the centre of the story are the ugliest bits of being a part of the elite, similar to what Gossip Girl had to offer. But unlike Bayview Four and the Gossip Girl gang, this story focuses mostly on Jill. Sure, we get to meet her friends, Nikki, Quentin, Adam, Marla, Robert, and Henry, but they take the backseat to Jill's storyline and mostly act as sounding boards for her story and character development.

Jill herself is in many ways a rather unlikeable character, but with a few beautiful redeeming qualities. For example, her love for her brother and friends is commendable and I think many of us would react in similar ways she did if put in the same situation. On the other hand though, she is rather judgmental, especially towards other girls in the story, both main and side characters. This fuels the idea that Jill is, despite being a scholarship student, privileged, and was raised with many prejudices. However, she does make strides towards being a better person.

And while we're on the topic, one of the things I loved most in this book was how Jill becomes more and more aware of the casual sexism and misogyny present in their elite group. The tasks for girls are harder, more cruel, and full of shaming and humiliation. Sure, Jill and her friends are now seniors and in charge, but the price they paid to get there was steep and they are not done paying quite yet. This whole sexist situation in the midst of the Players is a nice reflection of our world in many ways as women have to work harder to prove themselves and then keep proving themselves worthy. Goodman did a really good job of portraying that in this YA thriller.

Now let's get down to the whole 'Who killed Shaila Arnold?' part. While the story served a few unexpected plot twists, there were also quite a few bread crumbs that made it possible to uncover the real killer pretty quickly. I wouldn't consider myself the next Sherlock Holmes, but I could smell something fishy from a mile away and made a wild guess at who the killer is on the mid-point of the story. And guess what? I was right. The killer might not always be the most obvious character. Sometimes there are invisible strings linking them to the victim... or are the really that invisible?

They Wish They Were Us was a quick and intriguing YA thriller with some nice plot twists and good character growth when it came to our main girl. Goodman also interwove past and present storylines without disturbing the flow of the story and all the snippets from Jill's freshman year added a lot to the overall mystery. And while I did want something more from all the side characters, I am also convinced that this story is a very nice allegory for the world we live in today, where the elite can go unpunished and all sorts of discrimination are still in full swing.

Make sure to add They Wish They Were Us to your August TBR if thrillers and dramatic stories of betrayal, love, and murder are your thing!

This is a YA thriller due out Tuesday, August 4th (tomorrow!!!) that I think a lot of you are going to want to grab. They Wish They Were Us is like Gossip Girl, but it takes place in a beach community and people get murdered. It just exudes the major Gossip Girl vibes where everything is big houses, fast cars, beautiful clothes, and exclusive cliques, but it also gives off those Pretty Little Liars vibes where one of their own has been killed and the teenagers are out to figure it out on their own without consulting literally one single adult or law enforcement official at all (you know you love it).

If you’ve been loving books like One of Us Is Lying or A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, I feel like you’d really enjoy this one. They Wish They Were Us follows Jill Newman, who lives in the wealthy community of Gold Coast, Long Island, and attends an exclusive private school. But what’s even more exclusive is her friend group. They call themselves The Players, and in the eyes of themselves and their peers, they have the best of everything: the best parties, the highest grades, all the accolades you could dream of. The Players are all hand chosen and then go through a version of hazing as freshmen before gaining access to the inner circle, an app of cheat sheets for tests and exclusive contacts, and of course, the perception of being at the top of the food chain.

But when Jill and her friends were freshmen, Jill’s best friend, Shaila, was murdered on initiation night for The Players, and her boyfriend Graham, was charged with her murder. Now, three years later, as Jill embarks on her senior year, she begins getting messages telling her Graham might not have been the murderer, and she sets out on a twisted journey to find out who took her friend’s life that fateful night. The investigation ends up putting her closer to danger than she imagined, and uncovering secrets she isn’t sure she wanted to dig up. Jill puts everything at risk—her friendships, her future, and her exclusive access to Player perks—to solve the mystery once and for all.

Y’all know I love a good murder mystery, so what I really liked about this book were the plot and all the twists and turns. I enjoy plots where people kind of have their realties turned on their heads and begin to realize that the people around them may not be who they portray themselves as, and their world may not be what they thought it was. I love a good “it was one of us” plot, and this is definitely that. As you read, you’ll wonder who you can really trust and find yourself trying along with Jill to root out who’s telling the truth and who has something to hide. I guessed who the killer was and was mentally screaming it at Jill, especially at certain points where I knew she was in danger, but I will admit, Goodman threw a couple curveballs in there to keep you on your toes and give me a couple moments where I went, “Wait, am I confident in my pick for who it was?”

I also really loved the setting of this book. This is my second new release YA in a row that had a beachy setting and I enjoyed it. I liked the way Goodman described the setting and deftly wove it into the characters’ lives. The beach, the crashing ocean, the salty air, and the beach parties are as much a part of them as their expensive school and their popular status. I thought Goodman described the setting beautifully at some points, and also liked that there were a couple sojourns into NYC to really solidify those Gossip Girl vibes.
The only drawback to this book was that one or two characters were a little flat and trope-y. Robert, for example, was kind of this stereotypical leather jacket, joyride bad boy without much personality beyond that, which kind of just made him pale in comparison to the better developed characters who actually felt much more real and fleshed out. But luckily, it was only a few characters here and there, and with a cast of characters this big in a shorter work, I can kind of see how that would happen.

Was it a little bit predictable at times? Sure, but maybe that’s just because I’ve read a lot of books like this. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing and it was still really enjoyable. I had a lot of fun reading this one, I like the dark “seedy underbelly of an otherwise perfect community” vibes, and I would definitely recommend it! I’d give it four out of five stars. I’m a sucker for YA thrillers and just love reading them. And apparently, this book is also being turned into a TV show, which I could be persuaded to watch, considering so many of us still have a Gossip Girl-sized hole in our hearts.

So you’ll definitely want to grab this one ASAP, so that you can check it out before it comes to a small screen near you!

“They say only the good die young, but that’s just a line in a stupid song we used to sing. It isn’t real. It isn’t true.”

They Wish They Were Us is everything that makes a book I usually love: prep school, rich kids, murder.

The Players are the chosen ones are Gold Coast Prep. Eight students from every grade who went through hell to become a Player. Six for the current group of seniors because three years ago one was murdered on initiation night by her own boyfriend.

This year will be different. Jill and her friends are finally in charge. They won’t let the current “undies” go through what they went through the year Graham murdered Shaila. That’s the plan until Jill receives a text from Rachel, Graham’s sister, claiming his innocence.

They Wish They Were Us was full of suspense. It was a bit slow to start but it tied together into a slow burn. I had a pretty good idea of who was guilty early on but I still enjoyed watching the story unfold.

I see this is the first of a series so I’m curious where they plan on taking the rest. I thought this was a good debut novel and the writing made me feel like I was one of the Players. It really drew me in and kept me there. This would be a pretty good series.

Thank you to Penguin Teen for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As soon as I saw Gossip Girl being used to describe the book, I knew I had to read it—not because I loved the show (the exact opposite, in fact), but because I love any story that takes place in a preppy private school. You just know there's going to be drama, murder, and wild behavior that any parent would completely disapprove of. And I was right about THEY WISH THEY WERE US.

The book introduces us to a group of students in Gold Coast, Long Island, told through the eyes of Jill Newman, as they continue the tradition of the Players, their school's secret society. She's ready to carry on, happy to be a senior and at the top of the food chain, until she hears things that make her question whether a former friend was really responsible for her best friend's death three years ago as everyone says. I dig a good mystery, and this one had it in spades, especially since Jill herself is an unreliable narrator.

I do wish some areas had been fleshed out more than they were; there's quite a bit going on, from introducing us to the world of the Players to the friend group to the mystery, and I'm left with just enough questions that I'm not satisfied but not in the sense that it needs a sequel.

That being said, if you're look for a YA murder mystery, with an imperfect protagonist, you'll definitely want to read this one.