And then one day, a tiny, sleek black devicewith an apple logo on itfalls out of her best friend’s backpack and lands at Jess’s feet. As more cracks appear in Jess’s world, she faces a choice: can she live the rest of her life knowing it’s a lie, or should she risk everything for the truth?Ī fast-paced, mind-bending YA thriller packed with ’90s pop culture references and perfect for fans of Riverdale, This Is Not the Jess Show will keep readers guessing until the very end. Conversations end awkwardly when Jess enters the room. Jess is resigned to her small-town life, until the day she discovers a mysterious device with an apple logo, causing her to question everything and everyone she’s ever known. This is Not the Jess Show goes deep in exploring how people live their lives and create their own realitiessometimes at a cost.Foreword Reviews The fast-paced, intricate plot ramps up Jess’s paranoia and frustration, both of which are vividly expressed through her first-person narrative. Between a crush on her childhood best friend, overprotective parents, and her sister’s worsening health, the only constant is her hometown of Swickley, which feels smaller by the day.

Personal Website for Anna Carey View the Website Share. The year is 1998: Titanic just won six Oscars, boy bands are dominating MTV’s airwaves, and like any other teenager Jess Flynn is just trying to survive high school. Nineties nostalgia takes a dark turn in this thrilling sequel to This Is Not the Jess Show, perfect for readers of We Were Liars and One of Us Is Lying.Months after Jess escaped from the set of Stuck in the ’90s, the nostalgic reality show she believed was her real life, the teen star is getting to know the outside world for the first time. Video Book Trailer for This Is Not the Jess Show Grade 7-12 Genre Historical Fiction. “A fantastically smart, funny, and thoughtful thriller.”-Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star

This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey