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A review by okiecozyreader
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Pregnancy