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The It Girl by Ruth Ware

37 reviews

mazoagogo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Such a slooooooow read. It felt way too long. It takes such a long time to get into the action,I almost quit halfway through. The ending was disappointing as well, though the twist was good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity

rhgrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

theotheleo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, and Stalking

madlain's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Cancer and Stalking

adriennelarocque's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer

abbeyroad1410's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really could not put this book down once I got halfway through it. I actually procrastinated finishing my homework just to get to the ending of the book this morning. The plot was fast-paced and took so many twists and turns that I just wanted closure. Who DID kill April?
My biggest complaint with this book was that Hannah was very relatable in a way that made her very uninteresting. I do think she served her purpose as a main character, however, which was to live in the shadow of April and to be so plain that you knew she didn't have a real motive in killing April.
Similarly, Hannah and Will's relationship was not well developed. At times, I felt like I was reading about Hannah's infatuation with Will rather than her love for him. Yes, they went on dates, and he was concerned about her pregnancy, but I just didn't feel this romantic connection between them. 
On the other hand, most of the side characters came off the page. Ryan was barely in the novel, yet you could feel his presence. (Honestly, Ryan deserved more time in this novel.) John Neville had the eeriness that made you think he did it and made a reader's skin crawl. November and April had this glowing aura without you having to see them. 
Another thing this novel did really well was to create nostalgia for Freshman year of college. I honestly don't think I've wanted to go back to the awkwardness of freshman year more than reading the before sections of the novel. 
Overall, this is a book that I would read again because it is very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Murder

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The thriller mystery of this was fine, but oh my god the main character just felt so incredibly clueless. I also wonder how much Ware had actually researched on PTSD because it didn't feel like the MC's reactions to the trauma, so many years later, made that much sense. She had already been through therapy, but she couldn't handle her mental health or seemed to have processed the event. And that makes me feel bad because healing isn't linear and everyone has their own schedule, but she's also fictional, so. I'm not sure if it's actually worse that the MC said over and over how stupid she'd been or if I would have had more sympathy if she was just incredibly clueless. May not try reading this author again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Blood, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

madelinequinne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

SPOILERS 

Really enjoyed this, kind of reminded me of if we were villains. 

I would have NEVER guessed Hugh was April’s killer until those last few chapters, i was so sure it was going to be Will the whole time up until then, and I love a plot twist so automatically loved this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bessadams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Ruth Ware’s The It Girl didn’t pack the same punch as some of her other novels, but I loved the way details unfolded to keep you guessing for a large majority of the book. While I feel like the end was more of an “out-of-left-field” twist than a carefully planned “hidden-in-plain-sight” twist, I still really enjoyed it. I think this book as a lot of fluffy information, but it still flows pretty quickly. This is one of few instances where I actually liked the non-linear plot line, since I think it was the perfect framing device for the story. I think this story would have been much more boring if it was told through flashbacks, but making the action present and forefront (and juxtaposing that with the older versions of the characters) was incredibly effective in the pacing and movement of this story. Overall, not my favorite Ware book, but definitely a mystery you don’t want to miss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail