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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
A captivating enough storyline that builds your curiosity enough that you want to know the whole story. However, sometimes the writing style distracted me, like it was trying too hard with its constant name dropping which I understood was a part of the development of Ani's characterization, but several times it was just beating a dead horse and I was over it. A nice, read you don't need to think too in depth about.
Men are the root of all evil.
Okay I did want to do a lil quirky short review but I actually think I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time. This is certainly not a profound book by any means, but it really did make me question my own thoughts on the myriad of topics discussed in this book. Mainly, school shooters.
Candidly, another short “haha” one liner review I had for this book was “They deserved it.” - which… maybe they did? But also Arthur & Ben were still wrong and evil and so fucked up. I think this actually encapsulated the complex feelings I have whenever the discourse starts after a school shooting about “anti-bullying” and “be nice to everyone”. Because while the bullies in this book did a million wrong things and were horrid horrid people, Arthur was certainly no saint and while he distanced himself from the popular crowd he could be just as cruel as them.
I actually really liked Ani? Tiffani? whatever you want to call her - she felt very real to life. I liked that everything that she did made sense to her character. The ending (while a bit rushed) was actually great to me. She finally escaped the thing that caused so much pain for her over the years - status and image. I think so many women will sacrifice themselves for the life they think they need - I’m glad Tiffani realized her worth. (But honestly if she didn’t I still would’ve supported her).
Anyway - I’ll still be thinking about this for awhile but thank god for a 5 star read.
Okay I did want to do a lil quirky short review but I actually think I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time. This is certainly not a profound book by any means, but it really did make me question my own thoughts on the myriad of topics discussed in this book. Mainly, school shooters.
Candidly, another short “haha” one liner review I had for this book was “They deserved it.” - which… maybe they did? But also Arthur & Ben were still wrong and evil and so fucked up. I think this actually encapsulated the complex feelings I have whenever the discourse starts after a school shooting about “anti-bullying” and “be nice to everyone”. Because while the bullies in this book did a million wrong things and were horrid horrid people, Arthur was certainly no saint and while he distanced himself from the popular crowd he could be just as cruel as them.
I actually really liked Ani? Tiffani? whatever you want to call her - she felt very real to life. I liked that everything that she did made sense to her character. The ending (while a bit rushed) was actually great to me. She finally escaped the thing that caused so much pain for her over the years - status and image. I think so many women will sacrifice themselves for the life they think they need - I’m glad Tiffani realized her worth. (But honestly if she didn’t I still would’ve supported her).
Anyway - I’ll still be thinking about this for awhile but thank god for a 5 star read.
Ani has it all: an apartment in TriBecca, a job at a flashy magazine, a hot, rich fiance, and a life any girl would be jealous of. Ani has a big secret, though: her past isn’t as perfect as her present. Growing up, Ani was the victim of a horrible attack, and though she’s worked hard to create a life for herself that would never hint at the horrors in her history, she’s never been able to forget what she endured. When ghosts from her past start to reappear, Ani has to decide if she wants to dredge up the past to take care of things once and for all or continue keeping quiet about the atrocities she endured.
Many have compared Luckiest Girl Alive to Gone Girl. Many have also called this book a thriller. I think the only similarities between the two books are the self-preservation instincts of the protagonists: both Amy and Ani have reinvented themselves to get the lives they think they deserve. Cut-throat at times? Certainly. But as a fellow woman, I can applaud them for doing what they had to do to even the playing field. Calling this book a thriller is a bit weird for me, since the frequent flashbacks to Ani’s childhood didn’t feel as fast-paced or creepy as I would expect in a thriller book. That being said, this book is more dark and twisted than your common fiction novel.
Luckiest Girl Alive appealed to my feminist side. I found the book interesting, though it wasn’t as much of a page-turner as I expected from the hype. I appreciated the bald hostility and unlikabilty of the protagonist, her flaws, and her complications. That being said, the overall effect was a bit bland for my taste. In an interview with Jessica Knoll, she stated that she was inspired by Gone Girl, and after researching her life a bit more, it seemed as though she applied Gone Girl to her own life and wrote a book about it. The end result was just not as interested as I hoped, but it wasn’t a bad read by any means, just “meh.”
Many have compared Luckiest Girl Alive to Gone Girl. Many have also called this book a thriller. I think the only similarities between the two books are the self-preservation instincts of the protagonists: both Amy and Ani have reinvented themselves to get the lives they think they deserve. Cut-throat at times? Certainly. But as a fellow woman, I can applaud them for doing what they had to do to even the playing field. Calling this book a thriller is a bit weird for me, since the frequent flashbacks to Ani’s childhood didn’t feel as fast-paced or creepy as I would expect in a thriller book. That being said, this book is more dark and twisted than your common fiction novel.
Luckiest Girl Alive appealed to my feminist side. I found the book interesting, though it wasn’t as much of a page-turner as I expected from the hype. I appreciated the bald hostility and unlikabilty of the protagonist, her flaws, and her complications. That being said, the overall effect was a bit bland for my taste. In an interview with Jessica Knoll, she stated that she was inspired by Gone Girl, and after researching her life a bit more, it seemed as though she applied Gone Girl to her own life and wrote a book about it. The end result was just not as interested as I hoped, but it wasn’t a bad read by any means, just “meh.”
Was hoping for Gillian Flynn, got Gossip Girl meets Devil Wears Prada... NOT Jessica Knoll's fault, just advertised misleadingly.
If you're going into this hoping for a dark and twisted storyline similar to Gone Girl or Dark Places, don't read this book. If you're hoping for flashbacks to help you relive your high school years at a private school with drugs and drama, read this book. The storyline is easy to follow and there are some twists that all good authors understand need to be part of any decent storyline, but I would hardly call this a mystery/thriller.
If you're going into this hoping for a dark and twisted storyline similar to Gone Girl or Dark Places, don't read this book. If you're hoping for flashbacks to help you relive your high school years at a private school with drugs and drama, read this book. The storyline is easy to follow and there are some twists that all good authors understand need to be part of any decent storyline, but I would hardly call this a mystery/thriller.
This was so much better than I expected. I was hooked from the beginning, and I hated TifAni to start, she just seemed terrible, as the store went on, I got to really like her. This was a well written, addictive book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
The ending of this book very much shocked me, and I was more shocked that I missed the foreshadowing. Given that I spent most of the book engrossed in her ‘humiliation’ (as stated in the book summary) and shook with what so many young women have to go through in this world. This book mimics life in many ways and that made it hard to digest in many moments.
The books travels back and forth between the present and past, leading the reader in a mystery what she is really trying to overcome and what she is trying to prove.
Recommended for those that need to understand the root of so much teenager angst that creates adult shame and misunderstanding.
The books travels back and forth between the present and past, leading the reader in a mystery what she is really trying to overcome and what she is trying to prove.
Recommended for those that need to understand the root of so much teenager angst that creates adult shame and misunderstanding.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
