⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars

They’ll never catch us is a mystery thriller in which a killer, thought to have disappeared a decade ago, seems to be back in town when a cross-country runner goes missing once more.

While I did enjoy this book, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations of it. It has a lot of drama to keep you invested in multiple storylines, but I expected the murder plotline to be more present. A lot of times it felt like the murder was something on the background. I would’ve liked it if there had been a bit more focus on that.

I also struggled a bit with the amount of cross-country talk. It is not a sport I participate in, on the contrary, I hate running. Usually, I don’t struggle with this, but the talk and the running started to feel repetitive and had me going like “oh… again…”

The writing style was nicely done. It flowed and was powerful at the same time. Only point is how the flashbacks were sometimes quite abrupt, they could’ve been woven in a bit more seamlessly.

The main characters, sisters Stella and Ellie, were really complex and life-like. I mostly liked reading about them together, their dynamics was really interesting and seeing how they reacted to the pressure put on them by themselves and how the other performed. I also liked how both sisters grew character-wise. You could really see how they slowly changed and it made them more likable and the book more enjoyable.

The themes of teamwork and friendship were present, but the theme of feminism really stood out to me, even without saying the word.

Overall, it was a good book that felt a lot more like a coming-of-age story in a town where there happened to have been a murder than a thriller, mystery YA story.