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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
Didn’t love the attitude about sex, marriage, and pregnancy
I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't expecting the story to be any of what it turned out to be, to be completely honest. I think it's well written and I love the jumping between the timelines of the past and future. I just thought the ending was a little abrupt considering the rest of the book seems to really lay out all of the details. But it was definitely a page turner.
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars, wished it had a longer ending for all the build up
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dark chick lit. It just kind of ends, like the author was in a time crunch and had to quickly wrap it up.
If I had to sum up Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive in two words, I would say: “Unpredictably horrible.” For a book that was turned into a Netflix movie, I had certain expectations, such as:
(1) Fast-paced, believable storyline
(2) Relatable characters
(3) Character development
Unfortunately, Luckiest Girl Alive delivers the slow, painful story of a seemingly sociopathic fourteen-year-old girl, TifAni, expelled from her Catholic school and enrolled in the “wealthy” Bradley School. From TifAni’s horrible name, to the way she strives to leave her Mean Girls-esque friend group be one of the aptly named “HO”s at school (can we talk about all the slut-shaming in this book?), it all seemed overdone, predictable and painfully boring. Not to mention the “twist” felt overplayed.
I’m not even finished with Luckiest Girl Alive yet and I had to get this review pumped out. Beyond what I’ve already mentioned, Ani is just a terrible person. Her “best friend” after being dumped by the popular kids was gay, and yet, she narrates with homophobic comments while degrading anyone else who dares say anything against the LBGTQ+ community. The amount of pedophilia, racism, victim-shaming (from her own parents and fiancé, no less), and homophobic comments are just…incredible and do nothing to further the story beyond painting Knoll as a homophobe herself.
I have another of Jessica Knoll’s books on my bookshelf, and I just don’t know if I’ll be able to stomach it after reading Luckiest Girl Alive. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to watch this show on Netflix with how disappointed I am in the original story.
(1) Fast-paced, believable storyline
(2) Relatable characters
(3) Character development
Unfortunately, Luckiest Girl Alive delivers the slow, painful story of a seemingly sociopathic fourteen-year-old girl, TifAni, expelled from her Catholic school and enrolled in the “wealthy” Bradley School. From TifAni’s horrible name, to the way she strives to leave her Mean Girls-esque friend group be one of the aptly named “HO”s at school (can we talk about all the slut-shaming in this book?), it all seemed overdone, predictable and painfully boring. Not to mention the “twist” felt overplayed.
I’m not even finished with Luckiest Girl Alive yet and I had to get this review pumped out. Beyond what I’ve already mentioned, Ani is just a terrible person. Her “best friend” after being dumped by the popular kids was gay, and yet, she narrates with homophobic comments while degrading anyone else who dares say anything against the LBGTQ+ community. The amount of pedophilia, racism, victim-shaming (from her own parents and fiancé, no less), and homophobic comments are just…incredible and do nothing to further the story beyond painting Knoll as a homophobe herself.
I have another of Jessica Knoll’s books on my bookshelf, and I just don’t know if I’ll be able to stomach it after reading Luckiest Girl Alive. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to watch this show on Netflix with how disappointed I am in the original story.