Wayland was only eight years old when he saw his father kill himself in front of him. On the floor is a note. It says I am not you think I am. Wayland keeps the note a secret. Eight years later, he discovers a shocking truth that makes him question everything about his father's suicide. With the help of his two friends, he begins a mission to unravel the mystery of his father's death and who he truly is. Wayland can't trust anybody, and everyone is keeping secrets.I would have gave this one 5 st...

The book description piqued my interest with I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad. Blackstone Publishing and Net Galley were kind enough to provide me with a copy to read and share my thoughts on. The first eight years of Wayland Maynard's life are so dull they were wonderful, until the mid 1970s, when just eight years old, he witnesses his father kill himself and finds a note that reads "I am not who you think I am." Fast forward eight years, and Wayland has questions. With the help of

I Am Not Who You Think I Am, is an addicting mystery thriller with an excellent pace that kept me listening and finished within a day. I'm totally gobsmacked by the conclusion!Vermont 1984, eight-year-old Wayland witness his dad shot himself in the face. Near the body was a note with a message "I am not who you think I am." In present-day at sixteen and still traumatized from the event and the note, Wayland starts poking around into his father's past and family secrets.This was my first Eric Ric...

Excellent readSome things are better left unknownA young man sees his father commit suicide. Many years later he decides to dig into why his father may have done such a thing. It is what he finds along the way, that shapes how his life goes from there

These eight words had my imagination reaching for all kinds of scenarios and twists! Each time a new mystery was solved, it lead to more questions. The author did a terrific job of keeping the tension high, and throwing in some wicked twists!Wayland comes home early from school one day and watches his father commit suicide. Afterward, he finds a note that says “I am not who you think I am”. He keeps the note and doesn’t tell anyone about it until years later when he starts to suspect that the ma...

Mysteries told from the perspective of teenagers are always interesting to me. Their lack of emotional maturity, the knowledge that only comes with age and their sense of invincibility always makes for an interesting plot. Here, we have Wayland at age 16. At age 8, he witnessed his father commit suicide in his parents’ bedroom. Now, at age 16, he’s having doubts about what he saw. The story takes place in 1984, so Wayland’s search for information is limited to microfiche in the library and publi...

No rating. Just not for me and after 3 tries to get to page 100, I've struck out. Not a bad book but in a style that becomes off putting quickly to me. Effusive hyperbole mixed with general moaning.The others out there are calling.

“I am not who you think I am” Just eight words that hide a myriad of secrets…left behind in what appears to be a suicide note. Wayland Henry Maynard is just eight years old when he comes home from school early just in time to see his father shooting himself in his parent’s bedroom. He snatches the piece of paper on the floor by his father’s body but tells everyone that no note was left behind.His Mother wastes no time in removing all of his father’s possessions, carrying everything from clothes

” words— hold power. Not magic. Not wonder. Power. Power to convince you of things, even things that do not exist.” An exquisitely poignant, coming-of-age story that will keep you turning the page until the end. It will pull at your heartstrings for this boy turned teenager. Someone who wants to protect his sister and to have his love and affection reciprocated by a girl at school whom he thought never even knew he existed.An eight-year-old boy witnessed a suicide in his parents’ bedroom whe

Wayland Maynard is just eight years old when he sees his father kill himself, finds a note that reads I am not who you think I am, and is left reeling with grief and shock. Eight years later, Wayland makes a shocking discovery and becomes certain the note is the key to unlocking a past his mother and others in his town want to keep buried.I absolutely loved this dark and eerie story. It's a quick, emotional and thrilling page-turner with a lot of twists and turns. The story is very engaging and

Wow! This is one of those books that gutted me and will stay with me for some time. I was definitely not expecting the visceral reactions that came with reading this book - at times it was uncomfortable, brutally honest, and heartbreaking. When the book first started and I realized it was being told from a teenager's POV, I wondered if it would have too much of YA feel to it - uh, it definitely does not. Instead, the story being told from an immature teen's perspective helped to mold the storyli...

How did I dislike this book? Let me count the ways. (1) It was boring. (2) The main character was thoroughly obnoxious. (3) Animals were killed and/or mistreated (I skipped over chunks that looked like they would be upsetting, so I might have the details wrong). (4) It was ridiculously implausible. (5) There was excessive drug use. (Ha! There wasn’t. I’m making a stupid joke because I want to stop thinking about the many annoyances of this book.)I went from reading, to skimming, to jumping to th...

Review first published on mysteryandsuspense.comIt’s in the title, we know this will be a mystery concerning identity. But the identity of whom? The story starts with a statement from the police department of a Vermont town concerning a manuscript they’ve recently received in the post. We’re given scant detail but warned that some of the content is disturbing. What follows is the story contained in the document. It takes us back to the mid-nineteen-eighties and introduces us to Wayland Maynard,

A riveting tale of lies and betrayal. Clear you calendar before you crack the cover - you WON’T be able to put this one down!—J.D. Barker, NY Times bestselling author of A Caller's Game

Thank you to NetGalley and Eric Rickstad for this Audio-ARC in exchange for my honest review. Wayland witnesses his father kill himself. The only reason his father left was a note that said "I am not who you think I am". Wayland keeps the note to himself. Eight years later and his mother, his sister, and him are struggling in many different ways. Wayland becomes determined to prove it wasn't his father who killed himself that day. With some help from his friends he is going to find the truth.Thi...

I wasn’t expecting this to be a young adult gothic novel, but that’s what it is. Wayland was 8 when his father shot himself in the head, but the book takes place when Wayland is 16. He is convinced that his father did not commit suicide, despite the fact that he left behind a rather cryptic note saying “I am not who you think I am”. Wayland spends most of the book creeping around investigating, like something out of the Hardy Boys, or mooning over a girl. There is a lot of teenaged angst. If you...

I thought that this was a great thriller, but I don't think it was necessary to include that sweet puppy dog in it. Just saying :(

3.5 stars “I am not who you think I am” Eight words that intrigued, the brought questions, that caused tension and hid a secret.Wayland hides the note that says those eight words after witnessing his father commit suicide. He doesn't tell anyone until years later, when he begins to question the identity of the man, he witnessed committing suicide. Wayland begins to look for answers at his local library.This was slow to start for me but slowly and surely grabbed my attention and sucked me in...

A quiet boy alone, made fun of at school, bullied, and of poor means. He has witnessed his father committing suicide one day as he was unexpectedly sent home from school, whereby he finds a man sitting with a shotgun to his head on his parents bed, Then……Boom!! It’s all over with - blood and brain matter is spread everywhere and the case is quickly dealt with, done, and buried.However, before the body is removed from the bedroom, he finds a note nearby, and scoops it up.not letting anyone else k...

Well, I sat down just to get this book started, and then spent the entire evening finishing it. There was no way I could have put it down! When I end a book by falling over on the couch, you know it’s a good one. This was amazing from page one, and I am thoroughly impressed.Wayland got sick at school one day, and this being the ‘70s, the school nurse tells him to walk on home. He’s expecting his mom to be there, but instead he sees his dad’s truck in the driveway. He walks inside just in time to...