Luckiest Girl Alive

The review quoted on the cover promised me the likes of Gillian Flynn, but the book did not deliver. This is the absolute definition of “chick lit.” It reads just like a young-adult high school drama (fitting, as the plot revolves completely around unsettled high school drama), thinly veiled with some easy literary references and current adult pop-culture notes. The characters were flat and on the whole un-likeable, most of all the narrator. I did get some enjoyment from the overly dramatic, mostly predictable plot - indulging my inner adolescent. But that is not enough to redeem the book or for me to recommend to anyone else.

I don't know why it took me until 2022 to find this book. It was written in 2015 but nonetheless a timely story. I finished this book at midnight, went to bed thinking about it and woke up to think about it some more. First, I loved Ani's inner monologue. Her acidic wit was spot on- especially the description of women in New York. So many truths, painful but perfect. Second, it turned out that I was reading a whole different book than I thought I was- and that was really interesting. Great story and it went deep. I felt empathy for Ani and I don't think there's a teenage girl alive, particularly those of us who are now grown, who can't relate to her life. It was that well done.

didn't know what the book was about before I started reading but all I knew were a bunch of people online saying “don't read the book/watch the movie without knowing what it's about because it's very upsetting and triggering” and the way this book is planned is that you should NOT know what it's about before watching/reading it. I can't explain why without spoiling it. I would say to only read/ watch it if you can handle dark topics and disturbing crimes, if you can't then don't read it