young adult fiction
Jess
is a 17-year old doing what 17-year olds do in 1998--go to school, hang
out with friends, watch the latest music videos, crush on Scott Wolf--you know, the usual. Except that Jess' life is not usual. One day she
sees something small, shiny, & black, with an apple on it, fall out
of a friend's backpack and when her friends and family start evading her
questions, she begins to realize that all is not normal in her world.
This is Not the Jess Show was far more entertaining than I thought it would be. Anna Carey gave the book a
slow start, but then as the intrigue ramped up, scenes flew past & I
found myself wanting to know what would happen next. Like a YA version
of The Truman Show, Jess must face the reality that her life has never
really been her own and what that means for her own identity, for her
friends and family, and for her community.
This was a quick read
that I enjoyed much more than I expected to. Jess is a very earnest
character and while those around her may not be who they seem on the
surface, it's the deep truth of who they are, and what that means for her
future, that Jess must discover.
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