Luckiest Girl Alive

A Novel

De: Jessica Knoll

Narrado por: Madeleine Maby

*NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING MILA KUNIS*

Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will thrill at this “perfect page-turner” (People)—that Reese Witherspoon describes as “one of those reads you just can’t put down!” This “dark, twisty” (Entertainment Weekly), instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel follows an unforgettable young woman striving to create the perfect life—until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret.

HER PERFECT LIFE IS A PERFECT LIE

As a teenager at the prestigious Bradley School, Ani FaNelli endured a shocking, public humiliation that left her desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a glamorous job, expensive wardrobe, and handsome blue blood fiancé, she’s this close to living the perfect life she’s worked so hard to achieve.

But Ani has a secret.

There’s something else buried in her past that still haunts her, something private and painful that threatens to bubble to the surface and destroy everything.

With a singular voice and twists you won’t see coming, Luckiest Girl Alive explores the unbearable pressure that so many women feel to “have it all” and introduces a heroine whose sharp edges and cutthroat ambition have been protecting a scandalous truth, and a heart that's bigger than it first appears.

The question remains: will breaking her silence destroy all that she has worked for—or, will it at long last, set Ani free?

Meh

After being heralded as Gone Girl 2.0 I was excited to read. But really hard to identify the main point author wanted to drive home. And not as twisty and tricky as GG. Didn't love up to hype. If you go in without comparison/expectation, will be an OK read. Maybe good for a casual beach read.

I miss her

I was sorry the book ended, as I was enjoying Ani's company. Even though she's not completely likable, she felt real and I understood her feelings and reactions. I wouldn't have called it Gone Girl in reverse, but I loved how the author revealed a little at a time via flashbacks that fleshed out Ani and explained how she got to be her present self.

Mundane and slow.

The narrator was the only good thing about this book.
Many readers likened it to "Gone Girl"
NO WAY.
I could not finish this piece of work.
Hopefully you get my point !!!!!!!!!

Meh

Honestly it was a little weird. it was a struggle to get past the first chapter and a struggle until the last chapter. The story line just wasn't for me. There wasn't any mystery. I could of done without this book.

Lost Luster

Any additional comments?

This book started out very strong. The story was quick to develop, and captured your attention right away. However, about 4 chapters in, you could tell where the story was going. There was nothing that was explained later in the books that the reader didn't already assume. In the publisher's summary and other reviews, people indicate that the narrator has "redeeming qualities," however she is pretentious and selfish the whole time. The ending was so pathetically anti-climatic that i was completely disappointed when the story ended. The performance of the narrator was so-so. Perhaps my opinion about the story influenced my dislike of the way it was told. I may be biased in that review. Overall, it is an easy read, relatively entertaining, but disappointing in the end.