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La Chica Que Lo Tenia Todo by Jessica Knoll

17 reviews

erkoning's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

One of the best thrillers I've read. The audiobook reader was good. Deals with many intense issues, so check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Vomit, and Abandonment

januaryghosts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I could not handle all of the eating disorder and body dysmorphia in this novel. There are pages of this book that could be cut down if we weren’t subjected to paragraph after paragraph about what food Ani is eating or trying to not eat or how much weight she has gained or lost to fit into more equally over-described clothes. It’s just this ongoing neurosis in the novel that doesn’t contribute to the plot or character’s journey. By the end, we’re supposed to believe that Ami is committed to becoming a better person and to getting help for herself, but her disordered eating isn’t really addressed. It honestly kind of felt like the author included all of that to bag on women and how they treat their bodies and the bodies of others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

mountainstobeach's review against another edition

The characters felt flat and one dimensional. The main character whom you kind of get to know is not only unlikeable but her stories are told in an unattached/unemotional manner that makes her fall flats. Even stories that can make the main character sympathetic such as her valuing how people treat someone who variously undergone some hard times, is written in a harsh manner so that I will did not like the main character or care about what happens or has happened to her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

despuesdeleer's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

"La chica que lo tenía todo" de Jessica Knoll es una novela emocionante y adictiva que sigue la vida de Ani, una joven exitosa que parece tenerlo todo en la vida. Sin embargo, a medida que la historia avanza, se revelan secretos oscuros y traumas del pasado que han estado plagando a Ani durante años.

La narrativa está bien estructurada y se desarrolla en dos líneas de tiempo, alternando entre el presente y el pasado, lo que le da a la historia una sensación intrigante. La trama es emocionante y llena de giros inesperados, lo que mantiene al lector interesado en descubrir qué sucederá a continuación.

La protagonista, Ani, es un personaje complejo y bien desarrollado, con muchas capas y contradicciones. Su voz narrativa es honesta y realista, lo que hace que el lector se identifique con ella a lo largo de la historia.

En general, "La chica que lo tenía todo" es un thriller psicológico cautivador que aborda temas importantes como la identidad, el abuso y la percepción pública. La prosa es envolvente y la trama es intrigante, lo que hace que sea difícil de dejar una vez que se comienza a leer. Si te gusta el género de thriller psicológico, este libro es definitivamente una lectura que no te decepcionará.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I have mixed feelings on this one - 3 stars seems too low, 4 stars seems to high, 3.5 still doesn’t seem right 😂
The writing here, I feel, is really solid. The narrative of bad things sometimes also happen to bad people is an interesting take - the protagonist here is an insufferable sociopath, she has very little redeemable qualities and everything she does/says makes you not want to root for her. But, at the end of the day, her trauma is STAGGERING. At what point does it become understandable that you’re a terrible person when so many horrible, unfathomable things have happened to you? For me, this is more of a character study than a thriller. Goes without saying that there are many, many trigger warnings here. Many reviews have said this is like Walmart Gone Girl and I think that’s probably selling it a bit short and doing a disservice to the book, since Gone Girl is a dark and twisted thriller through and through, which this is not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

boba_nbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

An interesting book but nothing mind-blowing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

molly_miller85's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual content

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I knew I wanted to pick this up before I watched the movie, and boy was I blown away. 
“Luckiest Girl Alive” follows Ani; a kickass woman who is taking New York City by storm. She has the perfect job, she has the perfect fiancé, and she has built the perfect facade that makes everyone love her, but she is far from perfect. In high school she was raped and shortly after a victim in the deadliest school shooting in private school history. When she is approached to take part in a documentary about the shooting, she is forced to finally face all of the trauma she has repressed for fifteen years. 
This book is ALOT and I highly encourage anyone to look into trigger warnings before they pick this up. This book explores trauma in a beautiful and respectful way. Ani has been through more than any one person should have to go through, and all before she could even drive. I think “Luckiest Girl Alive” does an exemplary job at highlighting how much these experiences at such a young age can really shape how a person grows up. Although Ani seems fine, she is at constant war with herself, and there is only so much inner turmoil a person can before they break entirely. 
Ani is a writer at a prestigious magazine based in New York City, and I think this really comes through in the writing in the book. The book is told by her, in her own voice, and the narrative is eloquent, haunting, and beautiful. 

I was not 100% satisfied with the ending of this book, but I think the ending is very indicative of the world we live in and unfortunately it is pretty authentic. Although Ani starts to get her own justice and peace, I wanted to see more wins for her, but maybe that is the point? She has grown to realize she needs peace from herself more than anything and she deserves to pursue what she wants in life.

I will 100% be picking up more from Jessica Knoll in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide attempt