Everything You Want Me to Be: A Thriller
Written by Mindy Mejia
Narrated by Caitlin Thorburn, John Moraitis and Jeff Harding
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About this audiobook
High school senior Hattie Hoffman has spent her whole life playing many parts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen. When she’s found brutally stabbed to death on the opening night of her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of her small town community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a family friend of the Hoffmans, vows to find her killer, but trying to solve her murder yields more questions than answers. It seems that Hattie’s acting talents ran far beyond the stage. Told from three points of view—Del, Hattie, and the new English teacher whose marriage is crumbling—Everything You Want Me to Be weaves the story of Hattie’s last school year and the events that drew her ever closer to her death.
Evocative and razor-sharp, Everything You Want Me to Be challenges you to test the lines between innocence and culpability, identity and deception. Does love lead to self-discovery—or destruction?
Mindy Mejia
Mindy Mejia is a CPA and a graduate of the Hamline University MFA program. Her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, was published by Ashland Creek Press in 2012. She lives in the Twin Cities with her family, and is the author of Strike Me Down, Everything You Want Me to Be, and Leave No Trace.
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Reviews for Everything You Want Me to Be
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5My sympathies to the author, whose talents are obscured by an unbearably bad male narrator. My genuine interest in how the mystery resolves couldn't withstand the horrendously off-base accents and the feeble attempts to voice female characters, and I stopped well before the end. Audiobook producers, what were you thinking?
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The book was okay, a decent crime drama. The narrators were horrible. I can't say it enough. Maybe I would have enjoyed the book if it weren't for the voices. It was so irritating it would actually put me in a bad mood.. I can't recommend this book whatsoever because of how much the narrators sucked. Especially Peter. Wow.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Terrrrrrible narrators. Plot had me thinking something completely different (not in a good way). Pretty bored throughout.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty good! A little predictable, but enjoyable nonetheless if you're looking for a crime drama.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I hate this book. to the point that I can't listen to it past half way point.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not a bad book - better than average. It’s really not something that will stick with me a year from now, but it was definitely entertaining and enjoyable.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was a good book, nothing too thrilling but still has interesting characters. The narrators were NOT good though, and they constantly mispronounced words that took away from the overall experience.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. I enjoyed the first person point of view from each character.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely terrific! Let the story flow! You guess at what will happen, then you second guess, third guess, and fourth guess.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The author leaves you wondering to the end. It was a pretty entertaining book.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The characters were well developed. Plenty of suspense. Great narration.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I would have given 4 stars, but narrators were the worst I've ever heard. (Though it could have also been the director). First, the male keeps mispronouncing the name "Nguyen" throughout. (Pronounced like "win" by the way) and all narrators slipped in and out of male/female voices and they'd give them dialects they clearly weren't too comfortable with and the result was a mess. The book was ok, if a little predictable. PS: sorry, narrators, if you read this. I'm sure you shine in other works..?
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5a most exciting read very well written. A must read suspence.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best! You won't regret the time you'll spend on this.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mejia weaves a great story. The storyline unfolds well and has plenty of surprises. The characters and storyline have more depth than most novels, which gives the surprises plausibility. The word choices are colorful. The dialog is believable and the banter is at times entertaining. The characters are likable enough and consistent even as the plot turns. Even if this is not your genre, you will probably appreciate this well-crafted book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing. Absolutely stunning. My new favorite author. Please write more!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book! It had me guessing right up to the end. I will definitely be checking out other books by this author.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The 10x and then the other side is that the
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I Have a Question! Spoiler Alert!... don't read if you haven't read the book... HOW /WHERE/WHEN did the "weopen" get involved? Why did "LG" think the college friend was involved?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Twist and turns, very well written. I like the diffrent narrations and the story line was great!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good. The compartmentalization style worked really well in this book. A tangled web of love and lust in which older man (fly) gets ensnared in young lady's (spider) web but she pays the price.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was just okay, not the best not the worst