Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Young Reader's Group for providing a copy of this eARC for review.

I really enjoyed this novel! So far, I've liked everything I've read by this author. In this novel, specifically, I appreciated the time jumps. They added intrigue and had two functions for me. First, they kept me engaged and added suspense where I otherwise may have taken more breaks while reading. Second, they were a natural stopping point for when I did take breaks. They added information and directed the mood and perception of the reader as we went through. I was never quite sure what would happen, and I think this is the sign of a good thriller. The characters were interesting to read about - flawed, sometimes unlikeable, and vaguely obnoxious. Which makes them incredibly believable. These are teenagers who have believed they were above the law, entitled to anything they wanted, and their likeability was not a foregone conclusion.

I will definitely be reading more by this author.

One of my favorite Jessica Goodman books! Fast-paced and thrilling, and the Gossip Girl vibes were on point.

Other people have McManus as their go to for YA thriller or mystery content, I have Jessica Goodman. I know that if Goodman is behind the pen then I'm in for a good time. She'll write a book that I'll want to see play out. It's never anything overly complicated, just compelling enough to spend the day with. It's the book version of a comfort movie that you can put on and have on in the background.

This time around we are following a trio of New York Prep School children chosen to be part of the elite social club. We watch as one of their parents goes missing and long buried secrets find their way to the surface.

Like the rest of Goodman's work the book doesn't overstay its welcome and I was invested from the first page. It does help that I'm a sucker for a story set in New York following children that have more money than a person should have, but even that wasn't necessarily the focus of this story. While I fully admit this won't be a five star for everyone, I do think that Goodman writes books that most people will at least enjoy and this is certainly no different.

In my opinion, this book was a bit slow at times. I enjoyed the book but I couldn't fly through it like I usually can with books from this author. The plot is interesting, but the characters made me cringe quite a bit. I couldn't for the life of me understand how some of the characters were thinking which made me annoyed. The ending was partly expected but mostly unexpected.

A thrilling, engaging, fun novel in the YA category. You are going to want more and wont be able to put down! I thoroughly enjoyed this novel more than you know!

A very engaging, well developed plot that sucks you in and leaves you gasping for more.. What a ride!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of The Legacies by Jessica Goodman. My students cannot get enough of her books!

Really great book with amazing characters and a great plot. Was easy to get into and it was very engaging. This is a book that I can see a lot of people in YA enjoy.

When Tori Tasso gets invited to the super exclusive Legacy Club, she doesn't understand why or how. Her family is not powerful or rich, and she has no connections that would have landed her a place. As she continues to participate in the events leading to the ball for the club, she finds out that she has more connections than she expected and that this club hides more secrets than anyone could imagine. It's an intriguing and suspenseful thriller.

It was a quick read. It took me awhile to get into the story with trying to remember who all the characters were. The kids had secrets and their parents have secrets and this story follows along as the secrets come out. The characters weren’t so likeable.

This was okay if you're the intended audience. I've read Goodman's other books and I feel like they are so similar that if you've read one you've read them all. That being said, I think it's a safe recommend for YA fans looking for another thriller outside of Mindy McGinnis and Maureen Johnson.

Gossip Girl + Elite vibes >>>
The story and execution was perfect for a quick thriller read, but none of the characters were likeable :/

Since I read these books for study, a well-written one is usually a pleasant surprise, and the rest are useful but expected. After reading three of Jessica Goodman's works, I can categorize them all into the second group. The youngsters on scholarships live "real lives" and provide a good contrast to the one percent of students who attend creme de la creme private schools and are entitled to the tips of their Louis Vuitton shoes. I give Goodman credit for her hard work even though the characters never quite seem to be anything other than predictable. She always does a workmanlike job of keeping you engaged in the plot.

I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. The downfall was that I requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before the book was archived. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it!

In this YA thriller, the most elite teens of the city have been invited to join the Legacies, an organization that will secure their place within the upper echelon forever. But this group of teens is about to find out that it's not all it's cracked up to be. Their parents have secrets. They have secrets. Are these secrets worth doing anything to protect? How deadly will they be?
Teenager me would have liked this book more than adult me did. And it was mainly because every single character is so incredibly unlikable. But once I got through the background and set up and the action really started, it was entertaining and well written. I really like Jessica Goodman, the author, so I'll keep reading her work!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced digital copy. All opinions are mine.

3.5/5 Stars

An invitation to the Legacy Club can open doors for its members. It is no surprise when Excelsior seniors Bernie Kaplan, Isobel Rothcroft, and Skyler Hawkins are nominated as Legacies. They come from a long line of members. When Tori Tasso is nominated, everyone is confused. She is a scholarship student from Queens, not the typical nominee, and everyone is dying to know how she secured her nomination.

Big fan of books with betrayal, backstabbing, and a bunch of drama. I also love when we know there has been a death, but we don't know who the deceased is. I love trying to figure out the identity before its revealed. I can't say I particularly cared which one of them died, as I didn't truly connect with any of them but Tori - but it was fun trying to figure it out. Each nominee is hiding secrets from the rest, and I liked waiting for it all to be unveiled. We got POVs from Tori, Isobel and Bernie, as well as alternating timelines between the night of the Legacy Ball, and the days leading up to it. The writing style was very easy to read, and I flew through the book in one day.

Overall, a fun little mystery to solve, Jessica Goodman is a great author if you want something quick and easy to follow.

Thank you to Penguin GROUP Razorbill and NetGalley for this ARC of The Legacies in exchange for an honest review! This book gave me such Gossip Girl vibes with the secrecy, the opulence, the thrill, and most of all THE DRAMA. If you ever wanted Gossip Girl to have a sharper edge to it, The Legacies is the perfect book. It was short and didn't drag on, either. It was a fantastic read.

3.5 stars rounded up

THE LEGACIES is a fast paced mystery/thriller that I could not put down once I started it! It follows the perspectives of Bernie, Isobel, and Tori as they navigate the secrets, high society customs, and drama leading up to their induction into the exclusive Legacy Club.

The mystery surrounding the death teased throughout the book through short flash forwards is slowly revealed as you learn more about the characters. I loved how you didn’t find out the whole story until the very end.

Jessica Goodman is a favorite of mine - I am never disappointed by her thrillers! They keep you hooked until the very last sentence.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

this book was fun! if you like gossip girl type of high society and YA murder mysteries in a private high school setting, you'll probably enjoy this, it reminded me a lot of the spanish netflix tv series "elite". it's easy and fast to read. while i predicted some of the twists, the author still manages to surprise me at times. one of the thing that kept me engaged while reading is that we don't know who died until the very end. my only issues with this book are that most of the characters were unlikeable so it was hard to root for them and i kept waiting for a huge reveal that never came. i also felt like the pacing was off at time, the author choosing to focus on things that didn't turn out to be important instead of things i wanted to know more about. overall, i would recommend this to teenagers who are looking for a mystery book with a lot of high school drama!

This book gives me gossip girl meets a scary move vibes and I was 1000% down for it and loved every second Jessica Gordon had me hocked