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The It Girl by Ruth Ware

33 reviews

anne_reader's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Bullying, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Stalking, Medical content, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Cancer

cmkrasman's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Outing, Pregnancy, Drug use, Sexual content, and Stalking

dizpig's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Medical content, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Bullying and Gaslighting

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Too much pregnancy, not enough mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Violence, Stalking, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

bulbasaurcowboy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Definitely full of twists and turns. A really good whodunit thriller that has a great medium pace throughout. Full of complex characters who come from different class backgrounds to meet at Oxford. The main character is a newcomer to the area and through her roommate blends into this new group full of historh and secrets that lead to tragic consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

okiecozyreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Told from a single perspective, with alternating paragraphs Now and Then, Hannah tells us the story of how her roommate, “The It Girl,” changed her life and also died in their doormroom at Oxford. I really enjoyed the “behind the scenes” look at Oxford. It kind of reminds me of Looking for Alaska and The Secret History.

I felt like for a long time, it was a lot of information and not much happened, maybe until the 50% mark… and I don’t know that I’m a fan of the ending. But I did overall enjoy it, I think. 🤔 

“…she is living a stolen life. Not just one she never deserved, but one that was never supposed to be hers.” Ch 8 After

“…her short time at Pelham ended in a long nightmare she’s spent the rest of her life trying to wake up from?” Ch 10 After

“April wasn’t just some wannabe starlet. Maybe It Girl was right, though. Whatever it was, she had it.” Ch 11 Before

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Pregnancy

theotheleo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug abuse, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Suicide

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

sampcole21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug use, Death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

amberlfaris's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use