Book Review | The Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

Of course right on the cover of this book it says, "With the cunning and verve of Gillian Flynn..." Because all suspense books must now be on the same level as Flynn, or at least they need to say they are so that people will read it. I will admit, it got me to read it. So that propaganda must work. Before I started reading this book though, I read some reviews on Goodreads about it and was not too impressed. People seemed to think it was not Flynn-esque (which I was already assuming) but a decent read. I closed out of the reviews and decided to form my own opinions.

 

This book follows Ani ,formally TifAni FaNelli, and she is now living the New York with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe and rich fiance. But she is hiding something, a huge secret from her days at the prestigious Bradley School. While attending school there she was humiliated; which has caused her to reinvent herself now as an adult. But, there is even more hidden just beneath the surface. 

So, I don't want to give stuff away because I was honestly surprised by the turn this story took. I will say, it is upsetting and quite graphic. So if those types of scenarios are bothersome to you, I would recommend steering away from this book. A lot of it is the usual teen pressure to be "cool" and fit in. Ani comes from a family she is embarrassed by and tries so hard to play it cool and fit in with the "right" crowd. Then something terrible happens and it's incredibly hard to read - and frustrating because I wanted to throttle the adults and her lack of guidance from them. 

This book definitely had twists and turns, but Ani is a character I do not like and was not rooting for. Which considering what has happened to her, makes me feel like a terrible person. I gave this book 3 stars.