The It Girl

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Ruth Ware

THE RICHARD & JUDY PICK 'Deliciously dark and utterly addictive — my favourite Ruth Ware yet’ LUCY FOLEYEveryone wanted her lifeSomeone wanted her dead It was Hannah who found April’s body ten years ago. It was Hannah who didn’t question what she saw that day. Did her testimony put an innocent man in prison? She needs to know the truth. Even if it means questioning her own friends. Even if it means putting her own life at risk. Because if the killer wasn’t a stranger, it's someone she knows . . . PRAISE FOR THE IT GIRL: 'An absolute belter. Could not put it down! I thought I knew who the killer was. Then I was CERTAIN it was another person! Then DEFINITELY another! Great characterisation, glamorous setting, all round FABALISS!' Marian Keyes 'A cracking read – and that ending!' Shari Lapena 'Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem and this one is no exception. A heady, tense, slowburn dream of a book, multi-layered and steeped in atmosphere and peril. I loved every page' Lisa Jewell 'Absolutely brilliant murder mystery - seamless, flawless, perfectly clued and utterly gripping' Sophie Hannah 'Impeccably crafted and totally compulsive – you’ll be sad to reach the final page and realise you have to say goodbye' JP Delaney 'Ruth Ware’s richly-textured The It Girl is at once an engrossing murder mystery while also a perfectly crafted and haunting examination of lost youth and the compromises of adulthood, as a woman unpicks the past secrets of her university friends to finally lay to rest her murdered best friend, the dazzling April. Reminiscent of The Secret History, Ware has surpassed herself with this gripping, absorbing whodunnit. I loved it! All hail the Queen' Sarah Pinborough 'If you ever idly wish that Agatha Christie would write a new book, Ruth Ware has got you covered. The It Girl has all the clues, twists and red herrings you could wish for, in a thoroughly modern setting. An impeccably constructed mystery from start to finish' Jane Casey 'It’s brilliant. Ruth is the master of the fiendishly twisty, yet completely believable, plot' Elly Griffiths 'Just finished The It Girl by Ruth Ware and now my life is divided in two: before and after. Before: cool, calm, chilled. After: What? No! OMG! A wild ride that’s deliciously twisting, with countless gasp-out-loud moments' Janice Hallett 'A new Ruth Ware is always a treat and The It Girl is one of her best. You can almost see her smiling as she feeds you the little morsels that should help you work everything out - if only you were as clever as Ruth! As sleek and chilling as a knife between the ribs' Sarah J. Naughton 'Clever. Compelling and with a terrific sense of place. Ruth Ware’s The It Girl grips to the end' Jane Shemilt

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Author

Ruth Ware

Pages

352

Publisher

Simon & Schuster UK

Published Date

2022-08-04

ISBN

1398508373 9781398508378

Ratings

Google: 5

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"The story line could’ve had so much potential. When I tell you nothing happens up until page 320 out of 422 pages. I likes the plot but I was in a reading lump"

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Tatum Lancaster

" DNF"

Sher Free✌️

"I loved this read with all my heart! April is the ultimate it girl, blonde, vivacious, with the world at her fingertips. She makes a splash wherever she goes and draws Hannah, her roommate, right under her wing. Hannah can't believe her luck until everything goes mysteriously, disbelievingly awry and April is murdered. The book shifts between past and present timelines as Hannah is not the same after losing April and defines her life before and after April. Each timeline was insightful and I loved the heartwarming relationship between Hannah and Will, who are there for each other each step of the way, while experiencing their share of realistic conflicts and tempestuous ups and downs. I also enjoyed the novel, in the past chapters, being set at picturesque Oxford, with Hannah finding her way and sense of self. I thought the story was well-written, continuously engaging, and deserving of all the stars!"

Gabrielle Grosbety

"The decade-old murder of a college student is opened up when her convicted killer dies in prison, having proclaimed his innocence to his dying day. Told from the POV of the victim’s best friend, Hannah, who whose niggling doubts about her testimony results in troubling questions about how well she knows any of their friends. Great Ruth Ware plot twists. "

Jackie Davidson

"Listened to it on audio. The narrator was terrific. Book was about a girl at Oxford who had everything beauty, smarts and charisma. Unfortunately she also had a habit of playing elaborate practical jokes, some of which were ugly. What did she do to cause her strangulation? Was one of her Oxford friends guilty?"

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Brian strong

"Really enjoyed it! But very long. Could have been a tad shorter."

Courtney W

"I enjoyed the book. When the convicted murderer of her college roommate dies in prison, Hannah is unsettled by the twenty years of guilt she has felt by unknowingly misleading police to his conviction. Was the creepy porter really the murderer, or maybe that was just too easy???"

Merry

"Ruth Ware does it again. An ending you won't see coming. Red herrings everywhere! Great character development. I could picture myself as a student at Oxford and at Tale Tales Bookstore. I bet you won't figure out who did it."

Brandi Always Reading

"Good murder mystery, following a main character, Hannah, from college when her roommate, April, is killed to modern day when she learns the man she identified as the murderer was likely innocent. Hannah is the main character and we travel through time periods with her, meeting people in modern day (her husband, e.g,) whom she knew back in college. Some loose ends were never answered, and the author’s constant fretting about Hannah’s modern-day pregnancy bump made me want to throw up. Nevertheless, the mystery was brisk. Excellent narration on audio book by Imogen Church."