It Girl Book Review

There are so many ways you can be the popular Girl, it Girl, the one with everybody after them; everybody wants them. But you can also be a nightmare. Keep reading to find out what book I'm reviewing today. 

Hey, it's Kyla Denanyoh, and today, we're talking all about mean girls—well, mean girls in the UK. So we'll call this one the It Girl. Ruth Ware is the book's author of fiction with a suspense thriller theme.

I had never read a book by Ruth Ware. And let me tell you, that was a good one to start with. The It Girl is all about Hannah; she's in love. She's happy. She and Will are having a baby. Well, Hannah is distracted. She misses her doctor's appointment. She doesn't know if Will is cheating or if they're having financial issues. She's being secretive with him. All of the stuff. And it's all because this Girl dies when they're at university, and Hannah blames it on one person. We don't know if they're a killer. We're not quite sure. It's a mess. 

Oh, and to wrap it all up, the Girl who dies was an absolute terror. She always seems to be playing tricks and jokes on other people. Sometimes, the jokes go way too far, and that's kind of what happened in this case.  

Off jump, would I reread this book? Yes, and I say yes because I had to read it twice. The first time I read it, I was mad at Hannah. Like Hannah, just let it go. Okay, your friend passed. You thought this person was the killer. It turns out that they weren't the killer. I get it, but forgive yourself. Move on. You're having a baby. Well, that was a dismissive way of reading the book. 

The second time I read it, I was like I really hated Will, Hannah's husband, because Will knew that April liked him, but then Hannah was with him. But then, did Hannah steal Will from April, but then did April, or did Hannah end up hurting April, and I missed it? There were so many missing pieces the first time I read it, but the second time I read it, I was distraught with Will because I got it. You're allowed to like someone and then like someone else, but Hannah and April were roommates. Then it just was too much. It was like, weren't there other women on campus? It was just too much.

So, the end of the book never really cared for that part. I was just like, okay, all right, sure. There wasn't a big enough reason or motive for Hugh to have to do anything. He was one of the friends. Yes, he misses them. Yes, he wants to come back, but the second time I read the book, I was like, okay, I don't like Will, I don't like Hugh, I don't like Hannah. Pretty much all of the characters. There wasn't one character in the book that you wanted. I liked them, maybe November, but other than that, there wasn't one character where you were rooting for them. All the characters, Will, Hannah, April, and Hugh, have done something that makes you dislike them. 

This book was a thriller because it was all about whodunit was it you? Was it you? I'm mad at you. I dislike you, but does that make you a killer? It was really good, it was good. Then the title is intriguing because you're reading it, and you're like, Hannah is that Girl. Hannah is It Girl. She wasn't in college. She is now. She has the perfect husband. She has the perfect baby. She has the ideal life. Oh, she wrongly accused someone. Oh, her best friend died in college. Oh. 

The characters. There was not one endearing character short of November. And we only get to see her for a couple of pages. The book was fascinating because it takes a long time to determine what happened and whether the motive was legitimate. It was good. It was good. And if that's what Ruth was going for, she did it because you're reading the book, and there's all kinds of intrigue, craziness, and stuff going on. 

The book reminded me of Leanne Moriarty's The Husband's Secret. When you find out that your spouse did something bizarre, maybe even before you knew them, how would that change things? How would that change everything? 

Until the next book review, Kyla