If I Were You

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 10, 2015

Review

This story is about 2 friends, Katie and Melody, secretly wishing to be each other. When the two of them are on the beach bus and drive through a tunnel, they both say their wishes and the next thing they know they have switched places. But as time goes on, both learn things about each other and themselves and realize that maybe being themselves is not so bad after all. This story looks at a feeling that a lot of people have- they wish they were someone else. It does a pretty good job about looking at the life of each friend and it’s pluses and minuses. I did think that the one friend Melody was a bit too nice in everything she did and that got a bit annoying. I also thought that Katie was a bit extreme in the rude department. For 2 such different personalities it seemed unlikely that they would have been friends in the first place. Fans of books about trading places will probably like this but it won’t be a favorite.

Overall Book Score: good