I’m the Girl is an incredibly powerful and spine-chilling read. It is the story of Georgia, who has always wanted to adventure to the secret club of Aspera…what seems to her an ethereal world of power and privilege. Yet while on the road to Aspera, she finds the broken corpse of Ashley James and Georgia is intentionally hit by a car. As Georgia struggles to remember who was in the car, she is drawn into the decadent lure of Aspera. Then comes Nora, Ashley’s older sister, who demands Georgia help her unmask Ashley’s killer. Georgia agrees, but is plagued by amnesia and a promise to her older brother to keep out of trouble. As the town mourns and the killer is nowhere to be found, Georgia must decide how much she will risk at Aspera for justice and the truth about what happened on the road. 

I’m the Girl is a heart-pounding story; I couldn’t stop reading once I started! The prose draws you in, creating a compelling plot as the mystery is unraveled. One of my favorite parts was the unlikely friendship (and something more…?) between Georgia and Nora. Georgia is a fierce heroine, who overcomes so much. I also loved how she had a great relationship with her brother, they always tried their best to be there for each other no matter what. 

The writing was simultaneously elegant and realistic. I appreciated how Georgia must reconcile the memories of her mother and what she uncovers about the truth at Aspera. I’m the Girl holds up a mirror to real world issues of people in power, privilege, sexual assault, missing girls, and grief. I would recommend I’m the Girl for fans of queer romance, true crime, and powerful plots. Absolutely check the trigger warnings as they are very important. Thank you to Courtney Summers, Wednesday Books, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.