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The It Girl by Ruth Ware

62 reviews

michaelawatkins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Husband got me this book. Enjoyed the writing and tense feel throughout. It was slightly predictable and a couple of unanswered questions 

Will was very sus… why was he laughing and treating Hannah like that? I get the misdirection but come on, why are you chasing after your pregnant wife? We never address that after it happened. Hannah goes back to her rose-colored glasses with her relationship.

… but not a bad page-turner! May have to check some of Ware’s other books out!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood and Drug use

rhgrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

littlealderman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Grief, Classism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Cancer and Stalking

adriennelarocque's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Death, Drug use, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer

sarahmarie094's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The thriller mystery of this was fine, but oh my god the main character just felt so incredibly clueless. I also wonder how much Ware had actually researched on PTSD because it didn't feel like the MC's reactions to the trauma, so many years later, made that much sense. She had already been through therapy, but she couldn't handle her mental health or seemed to have processed the event. And that makes me feel bad because healing isn't linear and everyone has their own schedule, but she's also fictional, so. I'm not sure if it's actually worse that the MC said over and over how stupid she'd been or if I would have had more sympathy if she was just incredibly clueless. May not try reading this author again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Classism, Drug use, Bullying, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

booksandbujos's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a good mystery book, not my favourite Ruth Ware, but an intriguing enough mystery to keep me reading. The twist was something you could have guessed, but not obvious. I think I was hoping for more thriller and ended up more mystery which may have lowered my rating by a little. Overall, enjoyable read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Drug use