I absolutely didn't see the twist! This book had me engage from page 1! Revenge at it's coldest and finest!

Stop Me is told from the past and present. It follows several character's lives. Our main character Jeselle Parsons had her life turned upside down by a few high school students. Jeselle believed that they were her friends in the beginning but she soon learned that that was not the case. Jeselle’s family had money but not quite as much as the people who ruined her life. Jeselle thought that didn’t their difference didn’t matter but she was soon shown just how wrong she was.

Jeselle spent most of her life planning, plotting, and setting things in motion to extract the revenge she believed she deserved. Jeselle put her life on hold and dedicated it to making the ones who did her wrong surfer for what they did.

Jeselle was hurt deeply and wanted others to feel what she felt. She didn’t take that hurt and poke it way down deep inside her. No, she kept it floating on the surface to remind her just how deeply she was hurt. She kept it floating to help her remember to keep the flame of revenge burning bright.

Jeselle has had her best friend Dennis right beside her helping her plan her revenge. Dennis has been in love with Jeselle all these years but she has had no room in her heart or life for love. I think that Jeselle never let Dennis or anyone ever get close to her heart as she was afraid of being hurt all over again. And maybe she didn’t think she deserved anything more. That she wasn’t good enough to be loved by anyone.

I wonder if Jeselle kept the true Jeselle hidden deep inside her as there were times when I saw a different Jeselle than the one she tried so hard to be. I saw on a few occasions a very heartwarming Jeselle. It saddens my heart to see Jeselle’s happiness, hope, life snuffed out like it was. It saddens my heart to know that there are people like that in this life.

Stop Me is one of those books that will stay with you long after the book is closed. Jeselle has found her way into my heart. She has found herself a home in a corner of my heart and there she will stay and every once in a while she will poke her head up to remind me of her story. I can’t wait for more stories in the Rue the Day world.

You know I don’t think Jeselle’s story is the only one that is going to haunt me, no there are a few other characters whose story is going to stick around for a while as well.

I highly recommend Stop Me. One-click your copy of Stop Me today!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced e-copy of Stop Me by Michelle Jester.

Jeselle Parsons was the new girl at school who was quickly accepted by the popular, rich kids. She realizes the price of their friendship is too high and waits fifteen years to exact the perfect revenge.

Revenge is a dish best served cold!!!I loved this book. Once I started I could not stop reading it. I liked Jeselle a lot as a character, I could really empathize with her. I liked the writing style and the flow between the present and the past parts worked out really well. There are several triggering things in this book, so it might not be for everyone.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!!

Good story about revenge and retribution. Jesellle and her family moved to a new city and she made new friends in the upscale neighborhood she now lives in. But we're they really her friends? After a traumatic event that changes her life forever Jesellle vows to even the score. This is a great story with characters past and present. The style of writing is great and the characters are well drawn. And the twist at the end you will never see coming! I highly recommend.


Thanks to Net Galley for allowing me to read this arc for my honest opinion.