Stella is the star of her cross country team. After an incident at the end of last season cost her an early acceptance to Georgetown she’s even more determined to crush the competition this year.

Ellie is Stella’s younger sister. After getting tangled up with the wrong boy over the summer, she’s worried her secret will come out and ruin them both.

Mila is the new girl in town, possibly an even better runner than Stella. Her arrival knocks the whole cross country team off its axis…

A solid fast paced story. It took a bit to get into the intrigue of the book but I don’t think it was actually meant to be the main focus in the end.
Honestly, there’s nothing special about this one necessarily. It’s a decent story with good character development on the part of Stella, some character undevelopment on the part of Ellie before she goes through a change again… the mystery was predictable until it wasn’t, which I was impressed by

I don't know why I thought this was a sequel to They Wish They Were Us which I absolutely loved. Either way, I was not disappointed with They'll Never Catch Us!

Team sports. Sibling rivalry. Angry outbursts and "rehab" to control anger issues. What more could go wrong? Literally everything. We follow two sisters, one with supposed anger issues and another who is living in her sister's shadow and is trying to make a name for herself instead of "baby Steckler."

So many twists. One that I kind of saw coming if using hindsight.

This is a book that proof that friends and family will do anything for one another and that you also can't trust anyone, including friends and family.

I actually own two more of Jessica Goodman's books and I can only hope they were just as good!

Jessica Goodman is for sure an auto buy author for me! Her stories are so juicy and full of twists. I feel like each one somehow ends up shocking me more.

In this town, running is king and running can get you killed.

The Steckler sisters are both on the high school's cross country team. Stella got in trouble and had to go to a camp for runners that doubles as a rehab. Ellie is younger and getting faster like her sister. This town has had several runners killed and a new girl will be the latest victim.

I didn't guess who killed the new girl but it wasn't the one I expected it to be. The truth is a little twisted. The competitiveness of this town is crazy. Also, school administration knowingly letting underage kids get drunk just because they win races...unreal.

I did like the sister relationship. I'm always a sucker for them, seeing what they will or won't let each other get away with. This was an ok book.

I use YA thrillers as a bit of a palate cleanser. I can’t handle adult thrillers, and the more tame YA ones suit me better. I’m a runner myself, so I enjoyed that aspect here. Overall, a fun story that kept me guessing.

I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.

This was amazing. I loved the relationship between Ellie and Stella and the way it was repaired. I think this was a poignant novel, written during a time where it really isn't safe for women to go running on their own and the way that the police doesn't believe women. I hated Noah, I thought he was the worst character since the beginning of the story. I wanted there to be a much more positive relationship between the track girls but that wasn't the plan. I would have liked more of Stella and Naomi. I love the way the whole family relationship is healed in a way and the Jewish rep!

Goodman always does such a good job at examining bonds, and They’ll Never Catch Us is no exception. Stella and Ellie have a weird, rocky relationship caused by differing personalities and childhood trauma, but it was fascinating seeing the way their relationship morphed over the course of the story. There were also a lot of serious topics littered throughout the book that showed the plethora of problems teenagers are faced with and really questioned the effect adults, especially coaches, can have on young girls. I really appreciated that the author touched on the fact that poc that go missing aren’t always treated the same as their white counterparts, and how that disparity affects the way they’re talked about and looked for. This is one of those books where I didn’t appreciate the missing character while they were present, but then wished we had more time with them as they way they affected the characters, especially Stella, was fascinating to witness. I pieced together some things early on but not everything, which is what I hope for in a good thriller. Overall, I think I enjoyed this one a tad more than Goodman’s debut, but they have very similar vibes, and if you liked her first, you’ll probably like this one.

I enoyed this book more then her previous one. I thought the both the sister elements and also the competive nature and i also like the dynamics between the two sisters. I liked how this story was told and how many times throuhgout this read secets were being kept fom us and that itigues me. This book does deal with harder topics like toxic coach dyanics and also abortion i liked the elements. It was quick read with stil some left handing elements but i enoyed it and and happy i gave this author a second chance.

I have won this book in a giveaway online and did not have the time to read it. I believe this book got archived before I had the chance and would have read it as I heard such amazing things about this book.

This had a super strong start. I really appreciated the things we examined here: needing an abortion, parent struggling with alcoholism, queerness, and tough sibling relationships. The problem lies in that, around the 50% mark, things start to get very obvious. It was clear that the sister and her ex were involved in the murder. It started getting really lackluster and the ending fell so unfortunately flat. But the first half was really a sweet spot and great examination of certain topics.

This mystery is one I've been putting off for a while, but I have to say, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Goodman has a way of making you hate everyone in her books, including the main characters. That being said, a murder mystery is kinda the only genre where I'm okay with that. Obviously, I'd prefer to root for the main character(s), but it does make everyone seem like a suspect when no one is inherently good or likable.

The sister dynamic in this book was new one for me and I lived for it. It made situations stickier and upped the stakes. I was here for it.

The pacing was an issue for me with this one. It was pretty slow and drawn out. When exciting things were happening, it was great and shocking and whatnot, but in between, I was a little bored. I didn't care about the messy teenage relationships and who was seeing who. I just wanted more murder!

Overall, this was a good mystery that did surprise me in the end, so two thumbs up for that. Definitely made for those who don't mind the slower pace and can take disliking most the characters.

This was a bit of a slow burn, but I still didn’t want to put it down. There was family drama, mystery, and excellent commentary on the double standards that women face when they go after what they want. Even though I didn’t really care too much for any of the characters, I still felt as though there was a good amount of character diversity. Although this wasn’t my favorite, I still look forward to more of Jessica Goodman’s writing.

Stella and Ellie are both sisters and competitive cross-country runners, but a new rival is in town as Mila Keene joins their team.

From a slow burn beginning to a page turning ending, I loved this newest release from author Jessica Goodman.

*many thanks to Penguin Teen/Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

ave found a new auto buy author! Another excellent read by Jessica Goodman. I like her character development and the flow of her writing. In this one I really appreciate the sisterly bond between Stella and Ellie. I didn’t see the final chapters coming and I love when a story surprises me!

Oooh yes, I love everything Jessica Goodman writes. She knows how to write a thriller like nobody's business. I'm convinced she made a dark magic bargain to have the gift to write this well. The twists and turns kept me guessing the entire time. I always thought I knew was responsible but NO, I was wrong. This was another gripping thriller that I devoured in one sitting and ended up sleeping with the lights on... just in case.

I literally will never write a thriller because I NEVER guess whodunnit! This had such a great twist just like Jessica Goodman's debut novel. I cannot wait for her third novel to come out. Anyone who loves Karen McManus should pick up these books.

This title was captivating. The scenes kept me on the edge of my seat like it always happens with Goodman's books. I enjoyed the plot, it was dark and mysterious. The slow burn had me distracted at times but nothing that made me like the book less. The characters were interesting and the plot twists were pretty great to encounter.

Her feet hit the ground in a steady rhythm while her heart pumped steadily. She focused on her breathing and putting one foot in front of the other. The trail stretched in front of her and she kept pounding the dirt, increasing her speed little by little as she approached the finish line. No one was behind her and she knew she had this race won… if only the secrets she were carrying weren’t weighing her down.

They’ll Never Catch Us is a YA thriller about two sisters, Stella and Ellie, on a cross country team together. They reside in a small town where cold case murders of female runners have yet to be solved. Will there be another victim or has the killer moved on?

While the premise was a good one I found this story to bit a bit predictable and it took quite a while for anything to start happening to really grip my attention. There were also some very unrealistic scenes and the ending was a bit of a letdown for me. Also, were the adults oblivious in this town? A lot happened that I found shocking and I have a hard time believing the adults truly had no clue. Plus, the reaction to a girl’s disappearance was very oddly calm.

Overall it was an okay YA thriller, and if you like that genre you may enjoy this one. Just know it’s slow-moving and predictable throughout.

I wasn't able to read this book prior to it's pub date due to unforeseen circumstances in my personal life. I regret that I was not able to do this, but I want to let the publisher and Netgalley know that I did not simply ignore this responsibility. I appreciate the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for gifting me this copy anyway.