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Luckiest Girl Alive
by Jessica Knoll
I picked up this book with the hopes it was going to be another "Gone Girl" storyline, one which I enjoyed thoroughly. Even the woman at the checkout told me I would die for this book.
She was wrong.
I wouldn't rush out to buy this book, nor would I recommend it to anyone. I can merely "meh" when someone asks me if I'm enjoying/enjoyed it. It's okay. I can't really say much more. For me the book only got good after chapter 12 when we FINALLY learn what major event happened to Ani and her friends. (I must admit i wasn't expecting that revelation and after that I wanted to know what happened) in all honesty you could skip the first few chapters and start at chapter 10 and still have a clue as to what is happening.
Also, Ani FaNelli is not a likeable character. Yes she went through some shit as a teenager but I just could not like her, she was everything I dislike in a character. There weren't really any characters I liked to be honest.
Personally I don't think Jessica Knoll knows which genre she is trying to tackle. I think she had taken the two main events of the storyline and made them the sole focus and put more effort into creating a more emotional story off of them, then the book could have been so much more. I also wasn't a huge fan of her writing style, it was very choppy and a bit confusing at points. I've read it is partially based on her life, which if that is the case, I applaud her for telling her story. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for her.
[[ALSO don't read if you're triggered by comments about severe weight loss, rape and/or mental health issues. This book doesn't handle them that well and some slightly insensitive comments are made.]]
She was wrong.
I wouldn't rush out to buy this book, nor would I recommend it to anyone. I can merely "meh" when someone asks me if I'm enjoying/enjoyed it. It's okay. I can't really say much more. For me the book only got good after chapter 12 when we FINALLY learn what major event happened to Ani and her friends. (I must admit i wasn't expecting that revelation and after that I wanted to know what happened) in all honesty you could skip the first few chapters and start at chapter 10 and still have a clue as to what is happening.
Also, Ani FaNelli is not a likeable character. Yes she went through some shit as a teenager but I just could not like her, she was everything I dislike in a character. There weren't really any characters I liked to be honest.
Personally I don't think Jessica Knoll knows which genre she is trying to tackle. I think she had taken the two main events of the storyline and made them the sole focus and put more effort into creating a more emotional story off of them, then the book could have been so much more. I also wasn't a huge fan of her writing style, it was very choppy and a bit confusing at points. I've read it is partially based on her life, which if that is the case, I applaud her for telling her story. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for her.
[[ALSO don't read if you're triggered by comments about severe weight loss, rape and/or mental health issues. This book doesn't handle them that well and some slightly insensitive comments are made.]]