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Jul 12, 2022 · 4.5 stars— “The It Girl” was my 4th Ruth Ware book and by far my favorite. I have always enjoyed suspense novels set in a college environment, and this one was particularly well done. The book is told from the perspective of Hannah whose roommate is murdered by strangulation.
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Jul 20, 2022 · Book review and summary of The It Girl by Ruth Ware, published by Simon and Schuster Canada in July 2022. Review by Anne Logan.
Jul 12, 2022 · BOOK REVIEW. by Alex Michaelides. Ten years after having discovered her Oxford roommate’s dead body in front of the fireplace in their room, a young woman struggles with the realization that she may have helped send the wrong man to prison.
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We read the story entirely from the perspective of Hannah Jones—both during her freshman year at Oxford and in the present. When she arrived to Oxford, the first person she met was the outgoing April Clarke-Cliveden. April came from wealth and has that ‘it’ girl quality. She could be a brat, selfish, mean while at the same time, caring and thoughtf...
Overall, I thought Hannah is pretty compelling. I do think her being pregnant added more tension to the story especially as she goes deeper and deeper into the investigation. I liked reading about her past at Oxford and relationship with April. Their friendship is interesting—initially it seemed stereotypical with rich girl/shy girl dynamic but the...
When I worked as a trade journalist, I used to enjoy listening to true crime podcasts during my travels. I’ve since gotten away from those but I do like when fiction stories feature a journalist trying to find the truth about previous cases through the podcast format. While the journalist in the story is not the smoothest operator, he definitely op...
I found this to be an engaging and even insightful story about image, perception, friendship and more. My favorite mysteries do a deep dive on the characters and this more than delivered on that front. While I do think it would have benefited to have more characters give their input, I still very much enjoyed the novel. If you’re looking for a soli...
Jul 11, 2022 · Do you love classic British mysteries? Then you've got to read this one. Check out my review of The It Girl by Ruth Ware!
Jul 12, 2022 · But when Hannah comes home from a party to find her friend strangled to death, their world shatters. She suspects John Neville, a creepy school porter she’s had several uncomfortable run-ins ...
Jul 21, 2022 · Goodreads. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder. April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford.
