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⭐️2.5Having wanted to read this book last year, I must say it was not for me. A book with an overly character-driven plot, I didn't particularly care for the characters, which made reading tedious and unsatisfying. It was also frustrating how slowly the mystery surrounding April's death was unravelled. It was made worse by how long the book felt. You could literally finish several chapters and think that you have made a huge dent in the book or made significant progress, but in reality you haven't. The book drags and it’s very easy to lose focus. In many ways, the book was tedious and dull, especially since we are privy to Hannah's inner thoughts.Lastly, I was underwhelmed and unimpressed by the mystery and the culprit reveal; everything seemed so predictable and meh. Overall, this book was a miss for me personally, but as it was my first Ruth Ware book, I would be interested in reading another one. Hopefully, the next Ruth Ware book I read will be better.

I truly wanted to love this one. I had a really difficult time finishing this one. The pacing and storyline reminded me of Lucy Foley’s, The Hunting Party. The only striking difference was knowing who had been murdered in It Girl, where hunting party kept you guessing which deplorable character had been killed. I found it to be extremely slow paced and there wasn’t enough mystery for me to get truly hooked. I think a more interesting take would have been Guraint’s point of view and his podcast. I will definitely give Ruth Ware’s other books a try, this one just wasn’t for me.