I really am not sure where to start with my review. Everything I have read compares this to Gone girl. Yes it goes back and forth between chapters but thats where the comparisons stop.

Twenty-eight-year-old narrator Ani FaNelli is living what she thinks is the perfect life - "cool job, impressive zip code, hungry body, and the kicker - dreamboat fiancé." But from the first page, when she imagines plunging a steel blade into husband-to-be Luke Harrison, it's clear that whatever she exhibits to the world around her, something inside Ani is dark and broken and desperate. Because something happened to Ani when she was a freshman at Bradley, an exclusive Philadelphia prep school. Back then she was TifAni FaNelli, from the suburbs, with dreams of fitting in with the old-moneyed crowd at Bradley.

Ultimately, LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE is about how hard it is to know ourselves in a world that's all about appearances and one-upping each other. Ani is convinced that a lot of money, an impressive job, and a blue blood fiancé are the things she needs to protect her from the horrors of the world.

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It was ok but I just finished and the end was only meh, also this book centers alot around a high school experience. ( )

Good story, horrible writing. I think I what the author was trying to get at (and perhaps exorcise some personal demons of her own?). She plays out several modern issues we face in society today: empty consumerism, rape culture, school violence, bullying. But honestly, a good editor is in dire need to fix the rambling and dizzy sentences. Too much name-dropping that made the edgy and hip seemed forced. Immature character development.

My biggest complaint is that there was some offensive content that was difficult to excuse. I'm not speaking of the violence or sex, but of the racist and uneducated language, that frankly I am surprised was allowed by such a big publisher. Even if we can say it was to demonstrate the uncouth characters, the immaturity of the teen voice, or even just for shock value, it went a bit far (I dare the author to read her chapter 7 in public).

All in all, it seems that many people enjoyed this book but as for myself I found the tone immature and unsophisticated. With a lot of polish though, perhaps I could recommend this one to readers who are into high-stakes drama. ( )

3.5 Stars

Hard to read, but harder to put down. ( )

I honestly really liked it. Solid 4 stars, rounded up to 5 to combat the negative reviews. I don't think it's anything like Gone Girl but I didn't really see it as a mystery/psychological thriller so I don't really get why that was the marketing point. People are harsh! ( )