The Other Girl
Author: Sarah Miller
ISBN: 9780312334154

In The Other Girl by Sarah Miller, Molly McGarry and Gideon Rayburn have been happily dating for a few months now. They are happier than ever thanks to Molly’s ability to adjust herself to Gideon’s every want and need. Yes, Molly is still inside Gideon’s head. Everything is perfect until, in a moment of intimacy, Molly sees that Gideon is picturing Pilar Benitez-Jones, the most beautiful girl at Midvale Academy. In a rage, Molly breaks up with Gideon and heads home to Buffalo for a school break.

The problem is, she can still see inside Gid’s head. She sees how heartbroken he is, but tries her hardest to put him out of her mind and focus on studying for an important scholarship that she needs to go to college. While Molly is home in Buffalo, Gideon is stuck at an airport hotel on his way to vacation with Cullen and Nicholas. Coincidentally, the beautiful Pilar is also stuck in the same hotel. Cullen and Nicholas, party boys that they are, decide to throw a party in their hotel room and play a little game of spin the bottle with the attendees. Molly watches in horror as Gideon and Pilar kiss. Then, everything goes silent.

Molly wonders where Gid’s voice in her head went. She goes to bed completely confused and when she wakes up, she hears a new voice….Pilar Benitez-Jones. If Molly thought being in Gid’s head was bad, being in the mind of a girl crushing on your ex-boyfriend will be a whole new adventure.

This book sucked me in from page one, which surprised me since it took me so long to get through the first book. Since this book was mostly told from Molly’s point of view, I think I was better able to relate to the feelings of jealously, heartbreak and insecurity that Molly felt throughout the novel.

I loved the entire story. I was fascinated by Molly getting to hear the inner-most thoughts of the love of her life and her number one nemesis. The emotion in the book was so raw. I could feel my heart ache for Molly.

I couldn’t imagine a better way for this story to end. I was definitely satisfied with the ending and I hope to read more from Sarah Miller.

4.5/5