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The It Girl by Ruth Ware

52 reviews

raisinreads's review against another edition

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mysterious

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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abernathy_33's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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emma6544's review against another edition

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I enjoyed One by One so I have started to go through Ruth Wares previous books. This book interested me the least but after reading The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley which I really enjoyed and had similar themes (group of friends at Oxford who grow apart after graduating Oxford and one person is at the centre of the group).

However, the book felt bland and I didn’t like the constant switching between past and present timelines. I thought the main character Hannah was bland and her relationship with April was meant to be best friends but I felt that Hannah was more fond of April than Hannah. I ended up googling the killer once I decided to DNF and it wasn’t a huge shock to me.

After reading about the strip picker and seeing how humiliated Hugh was by April, it made sense that this could build into further resentment.

If you like the idea of exploring a friendship group and their dynamics from Oxford, I would highly recommend The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley. You follow multiple characters POVs (whose characters are explored in much more depth) and the past timelines you get are sparse but they play a significant role in the story.

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tiamaria3's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

Quick question— who WASN’T April fucking? Like, good for her but every time a name got added to the list I couldn’t help but wonder when she had the time. She must have had impeccable scheduling skills.

ANYWAYSSS

It’s entirely possible that I just don’t like Ruth Ware’s writing. This book’s friend group sucked ass (not a moral in sight betwixt them) and not one of them had any reasonable consequences for their actions. I don’t understand the heavily understated obsession with practical jokes or why no one just mollywopped April one good time. There were a lot of red herrings but the ultimate twist was boring and unsurprising.

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