Holly Fitzgerald has inexplicably woken up inside the body of an LA teenager called Trinity Byrne in 1980 – trapping Trinity in Holly’s forty-year-old body back in Melbourne, 2020.
Mind. Officially. Blown.
Holly finds herself navigating a brand-new body, family and cute boy next door – not to mention rock band that might just make it, and potential kidnapper. Meanwhile, lies intersect with truth, hurtling both Holly and Trinity towards a dangerous fate as the connections between them grow deeper and stranger than either could have ever imagined.
Gabrielle Williams is the author of a number of critically acclaimed YA novels, including Beatle Meets Destiny and My Life as a Hashtag, all of which have been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards. It’s Not You, It’s Me is Williams’ most surprising, ambitious and dexterous book yet.
I loved this novel! It’s fun, intriguing and was right up my alley. I’d describe it as Freaky Friday meets Pretty Little Liars – if the Liars were an all-girl punk band from the 80s. As a person born in the 90s growing up in the early 2000s, this novel helped me envisage what life was like in the 80s – if only I could soul-swap too!
I thought the concept of soul-swapping was interesting and helped express the importance of finding who you are, and bettering yourself in the present to create a better future. These messages are timeless, and Holly and Trinity’s likeness proves this – despite the year they respectively live in.
It’s Not You, It’s Me is a literally life-changing novel about time travel, soulmates and serial killers that asks a very big question: can you ever change your fate? My attention was instantly captured and held until the very last page. I recommend it for YA readers aged 14+.
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