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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
Jag tror jag har sagt det förut; psykologiska thrillers är något av det bästa jag vet. I alla fall om det görs på ett bra sätt. Debuter är också något som lockar mig, det är så kul att upptäcka en författare som ännu inte är känd. Den här boken beskrivs som en psykologisk thriller och är en debut. Läs mer på min blogg
I picked up this book with the hopes it was going to be another "Gone Girl" storyline, one which I enjoyed thoroughly. Even the woman at the checkout told me I would die for this book.
She was wrong.
I wouldn't rush out to buy this book, nor would I recommend it to anyone. I can merely "meh" when someone asks me if I'm enjoying/enjoyed it. It's okay. I can't really say much more. For me the book only got good after chapter 12 when we FINALLY learn what major event happened to Ani and her friends. (I must admit i wasn't expecting that revelation and after that I wanted to know what happened) in all honesty you could skip the first few chapters and start at chapter 10 and still have a clue as to what is happening.
Also, Ani FaNelli is not a likeable character. Yes she went through some shit as a teenager but I just could not like her, she was everything I dislike in a character. There weren't really any characters I liked to be honest.
Personally I don't think Jessica Knoll knows which genre she is trying to tackle. I think she had taken the two main events of the storyline and made them the sole focus and put more effort into creating a more emotional story off of them, then the book could have been so much more. I also wasn't a huge fan of her writing style, it was very choppy and a bit confusing at points. I've read it is partially based on her life, which if that is the case, I applaud her for telling her story. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for her.
[[ALSO don't read if you're triggered by comments about severe weight loss, rape and/or mental health issues. This book doesn't handle them that well and some slightly insensitive comments are made.]]
She was wrong.
I wouldn't rush out to buy this book, nor would I recommend it to anyone. I can merely "meh" when someone asks me if I'm enjoying/enjoyed it. It's okay. I can't really say much more. For me the book only got good after chapter 12 when we FINALLY learn what major event happened to Ani and her friends. (I must admit i wasn't expecting that revelation and after that I wanted to know what happened) in all honesty you could skip the first few chapters and start at chapter 10 and still have a clue as to what is happening.
Also, Ani FaNelli is not a likeable character. Yes she went through some shit as a teenager but I just could not like her, she was everything I dislike in a character. There weren't really any characters I liked to be honest.
Personally I don't think Jessica Knoll knows which genre she is trying to tackle. I think she had taken the two main events of the storyline and made them the sole focus and put more effort into creating a more emotional story off of them, then the book could have been so much more. I also wasn't a huge fan of her writing style, it was very choppy and a bit confusing at points. I've read it is partially based on her life, which if that is the case, I applaud her for telling her story. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for her.
[[ALSO don't read if you're triggered by comments about severe weight loss, rape and/or mental health issues. This book doesn't handle them that well and some slightly insensitive comments are made.]]
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hated this book in the beginning and almost gave up on it. I glad stuck with it. First, it is nowhere near similar to Gone Girl. This is not a suspenseful book and shame on the publishers for claiming it is. What it is, is a girl who decides to take charge of her life again after a traumatic event when she was a teenager. After the event, Ani, changed and not for the better. The way this book is written (kind of bad in the beginning) will almost make you want to add it to your DNF pile, but stick with it. It does get better.
I listened to the audiobook on @LibroFm. I accidentally watched the movie before so I knew what was coming. Had I not, this would have been more intense for me. Knoll created the theme from a devastating, personal experience. However, Ani, the main character is very unlikable. I found her too implausible and extremely shallow. Worth the read though!
Although this book didn't leave me with a happy, warm feeling inside. This was a good book! Dark and intense. A lot of victim blaming which is not something that is unheard of but the story, and the "What I know" (found after the acknowledgements) were powerful.
I think this book suffered for me because I am a little tired of the thriller with an unlikable main character genre. The other unfortunate part of the timing of this book is how it seemed to coincide with some difficult current events that we're experiencing. The whole story does redeem itself at the end. It just didn't hit it out of the park for me.
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll tells the story of Ani FaNelli, a successful New York writer at a women's magazine, engaged to successful financier, Luke. But, Ani is really TifAni and she has a past she's been running from since the day she graduated from high school. At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to relate to Ani because of the judgements of other women she threw around and the New York rat race she was so obsessed with, but she did have moments of humanity that I really loved. And, then as her layers started to peel away we learned her story and the secrets she was hiding ***spoilers*** including having been gang raped, a follow up attack by one of the boys a few weeks later, and a school massacre where her tangled high school webs cast a shadow on her reputation and called into question her involvement. I thought Knoll had some incredible insights on life after rape. And, also the messy feelings of having been friends with and liked a person who committed a serious atrocity. I ended up really enjoying this book, so if you can get past the first quarter of the book you will be roped in for a haunting walk through a dark and troubled past.