A review by thenovelmaura
The Girls Are All So Nice Here by L.E. Flynn

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

2.0

 This book was just... disappointing. I mean, if you want to read a book that switches between the present, which is a boring college reunion, and the past, which is the main character and her friend bullying, back-stabbing and manipulating her roommate solely because they're bored, then this is the book for you! I'm not against flawed characters, but when we're asked to both read about a woman with no redeeming qualities for 300 pages and care that someone at her reunion knows her secret, I am not ashamed to admit that I do not care. I think this one would have been much better if we had gotten perspectives from people besides Amb.
I have no idea why the author only chose to use Poppy's perspective for a 6 page epilogue. She was actually interesting and her quest for vengeance was something I could get behind, unlike Amb's pathetic efforts to hide her involvement in her roommate's death. While including Poppy earlier would have ruined the big reveal at the end (which wasn't even that much of a surprise), hearing the "villian's" POV would have made for a more compelling book.
As it stands, this was a quick read but I wouldn't recommend it to any thriller fan. 
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