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Jul 12, 2022 · The It Girl is a psychological thriller about a murder at Oxford and the woman who may have been responsible for the conviction of the wrong man for the crime. Before: Hannah Jones experiences imposter syndrome when she arrives at Oxford University to study literature.
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Jul 12, 2022 · The story follows Hannah Jones, whose roommate was murdered when she was a student at Oxford. April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah met when she arrived at Pelham College and the two ...
Jul 20, 2022 · But in this novel she touches upon the issue of female harassment, hesitance to disclose and victim blaming. Hannah is being stalked by one of the school porters (who is eventually convicted for April’s murder), and he both speaks to her, and treats her inappropriately.
The It Girl is a psychological crime thriller by best-selling British author Ruth Ware. Partially set at Oxford University, The It Girl is Ware’s first novel featuring the dark academia aesthetic. The book became an instant bestseller upon its 2022 release.
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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...
A woman hunts for her roommate's murderer after the convicted killer dies in this thriller murder mystery novel by Ruth Ware | rated high for content.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the "claustrophobic spine-tingler" (People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend's murder.
