The last thing Ambrosia Wellington wants to do is go to her ten-year college reunion. Her first year of college is something she has worked really hard to put in the past. But her husband, Adrian, has been encouraging her to go. And she got a cryptic message in the mail. She goes, but only so that she can find out who is behind the message and try to control the narrative with her husband. Especially since Sloane Sullivan, "Sully" will be there. Even though they were best friends that the first year of college, Amb doesn't trust her at all. The truth of the matter is that Amb was not very nice when she was in college and she did a lot of things that she regrets to this day. In fact, some of the things they did were downright illegal. Will Amb survive the reunion, or will she be forced to pay for the things she and Sully did all those years ago?
My college freshman roommate was a bit of a nightmare, so I was excited to see what The Girls Are All So Nice Here was all about. I found myself relating to Flora more than Ambrosia, though. Ambrosia and Sully were probably two of the worst characters I read this year. Sully was sociopathic, but Amb was no victim and had sociopathic tendencies herself. More than once I wanted to stop reading this book, but I wanted to see who was behind the emails. And really, even that wasn't a surprise. CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS. This was one book I was glad to see end.
Bottom Line - There is often a fine line that authors walk when writing psychological thrillers. With The Girls Are All So Nice Here the line was crossed by the main character we were supposed to feel sympathetic towards and there was no return. There were no redeeming qualities and no payoff for the readers who finished the book. It was disappointing.
Details:
- The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
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- Pages: 320
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date: 3/9/2021
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the book in exchange for a review.
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