I Am Not Who You Think I Am

By: Eric Rickstad

Narrated by: Steven Weber

One secret.

Eight cryptic words.

Lifetimes of ruin.

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. Who was his father if not the loving man Wayland knew? Terrified, Wayland keeps the note a secret, but his reasons for being afraid are just beginning.

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.

With the help of two friends, Wayland searches for the truth. Together they uncover strange messages scribbled in his father’s old books, a sinister history behind the town’s most powerful family, and a bizarre tragedy possibly linked to Wayland’s birth. Each revelation raises more questions and deepens Wayland’s suspicions of everyone around him. Soon, he’ll regret he ever found the note, trusted his friends, or believed in such a thing as the truth.

I Am Not Who You Think I Am is an ingenious, addictive, and shattering tale of grief, obsession, and fate as eight words lead to lifetimes of ruin.

©2021 Eric Rickstad (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

I loved this book

It was unpredictable, and exciting, with lots of twists and turns. It definitely kept me at the edge of my seat!

Finding if self and who HE truly is!

what a ride! this book made me feel for Wayland and what he is going through. this poor boy really goes through the weeds! And we finds about is pretty nuts!

Too much

So the story has many highs and lows, confusing turns and WAY TOO MUCH DETAIL. The story became muddy and overly produced but I held on bc midway, the plot twisted and became interesting… but it went downhill again towards the end. I love this narrator though so I held on

Sad

This book kept me intrigued from beginning to end. It’s a shame that the events could have been avoided if the parents just sat the children down and told them the truth. Very sad.

Good Read

The narrator was interesting, plot was good- with twists, and story was the perfect length. I enjoyed listening to it.