Tell Me When you Feel Something is a YA mystery about a couple of teenagers who are a part of the local medical school’s simulated patient program in which medical students use the teens as “practice patients”. The teens’ lives take a wicked turn when one girl, Viv, lies in a coma after a party and her friend, Davida, looks for answers about what really happened that night. Is Viv’s overdose really as straightforward as it seems to the police? Or is there more to the story?

   This book hooked me in the first chapter, however, the first half of the book really dragged for me. It could’ve been reduced to 20% of the book instead of 50% unnecessary background. But I started enjoying the book more after that point.

    The reason I picked up this book was because I was intrigued by the simulated patient program, but that aspect just really fell flat for me. It wasn’t as interesting as I thought it’d be. I also didn’t feel any connection to the characters. I thought they were two-dimensional and not very likable.

    I enjoyed the ending. Although it was predictable, the meat of the story really took off in the last 100 pages and I finished it very quickly after that point. I don’t think this book should’ve been labeled a thriller though. The only thrilling things happened in those last few pages. It can be labeled as a mystery, but not a thriller.

    Overall, I thought this book was okay. Not bad, not great, but okay. 

    Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Teen for this arc. All opinions are my own.

TW: sexual assault, alcoholism, and suicide