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The Girls Are All So Nice Here by L.E. Flynn

44 reviews

rbookish's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this made no sense for like 80% of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

literarymarvel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don’t like books that put girls against girls. And I hate psychological and emotional manipulation. And that is literally all this book is: two narcissistic, drugged up, drunk college girls who ruin another girl’s life - all because they can. The four stars for this novel are primarily for the writing. It’s gripping, suspenseful, and leaves you reeling with that ending. But it was a total trauma to read. So if you struggle with any of the trigger content warnings, don’t read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

illegiblescribble's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a viciously sharp dual-timeline thriller that is just as likely to stab you in the back as it is to congratulate you on putting the pieces together. 

it's been a while since i've read a thriller that left me reeling like this one did. the characters for the most part were unlikeable, the depiction of college life mildly unrealistic, the ending a wish fulfillment, but "the girls are all so nice here" is more than the sum of its parts. the real treat is the number of breadcrumb details scattered throughout the book that are easy to miss due to the first-person narration; ambrosia's voice is so strong it drowned out my inner skeptic that usually scoffs at the ridiculousness of most thrillers' plots!

while my college experience was nothing like ambrosia's, her constant worry and desperate attempts to fit in resonated with me (and i heard plenty of wild tales from the more adventurous of my friends!). ultimately, "the girls are all so nice here" was a page-turner that i could not put down until i had finished it... at 4am! if that's not high praise, i don't know what is.

thank you to netgalley and simon and schuster for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

jeanetterenee's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, and Cursing