sarabearian 's review for:

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

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This story has two sides to it: the present Ani who lives a lavish life in New York with a dream job and a dream fiancé, and the dark past that enveloped her life as the teenage TifAni. Ani is not necessarily the most likeable character – actually no one in the book really is – but as more of the story is revealed you understand what has led to the shell that Ani put up around herself. I tend to gravitate toward stories that flip between past and present and I think Jessica Knoll employs it as well as Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty, two of my favorite authors. I was a little worried she would take me down a cliché road, but she didn’t. It was original, kept me guessing, and was addictive to the point that I only put this book down to go to work. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys edgy main characters and psychological thrillers.
-Michelle V.