Even though I didn’t find the 2 main characters (Hanna and April) very personable, I chugged along and finished it. I have to admit I didn't guess the ending so for that, I'll give it 3 stars.

The It Girl is another fabulous and thrilling novel from Ruth Ware. Written in her signature style it is highly enjoyable and unputdownable. A must read this summer!

I am a Ruth Ware fan, but The It Girl was no a favorite of mine. It fell short from the start for me.
The plot fell apart for me in many places, and I could not find one character that I liked. I would have to
say this book is a no girl for me! Thank you Simon and Schuster, and NetGalley for the ARC.

As always Ruth Ware shows she is an excellent writer. I adored this book especially the dark academia vibes both past and present. I love that Ware's women are all piecing together the crimes around them and ultimately turning into an unputdownable book that kept me reading late into the night.

This was a fun read that kept me guessing. I enjoyed both the present-day and the college-years parts of the story. Overall, I recommend it.

Another suspenseful novel from Ruth Ware. Since I had read her previous books, I was excited to get a chance to read this one. (Thanks, NetGalley!!) This one is very readable, quick paced, with engaging characters. A popular young woman is killed in her dorm room and the death has haunted her roommate for 20+ years. There are multiple twists and turns and red herrings that keep the reader guessing as to the murderer's identity. The Oxford setting is clearly articulated -- I could clearly see it in my mind & now I want to visit there. A quick read, but IMHO not as good as Ware's previous books. Well worth the time, just not as awesome as I expected.

If you have enjoyed Ruth Ware's previous books, you will also enjoy The It Girl. While there were some slow parts, overall it was a quick and enjoyable read.

Not my favorite book by Ruth Ware but still an enjoyable thriller. It was an interesting read but I just didn't grab me the same was some if her past books have. Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was just a mediocre thriller. There's a lot of story without a lot of action or direction. Once things start to become interesting the book is almost over and the ending is rushed and not as shocking as the build-up makes it seem.

Still, it's an okay read and if you're a fan of Ware's other books you'll probably enjoy this more than I did. I've enjoyed other reads by her, but this one just didn't work for me.

This book quite literally put me in the worst reading slump of my life. I went from reading 15+ books a month to not even reading a single book in 2 months.

I started this book AGES ago and finally finished it after continually forcing myself to pick it back up. It just wasn't interesting at all to me. I didn't care about any of the characters and didn't really care about the mystery presented.

The only good thing about this book was the plot twist at the end, and that's only because I genuinely did not see it coming. But... a bad book can't be salvaged by one good twist. The other 98% was simply boring and impossible to get through.

Take my advice and skip this one.

I don't think this is Ruth Ware's finest work, but it is still good and worth reading. It follows a period of ten years, switching from past to present, nearly every chapter. The characters are well drawn and and some of the scenes are dark. The story revolves around a murder at Oxford University, and how it has affected some of the students. Well worth reading.

It was a solid mystery! I did feel like I figured it out about halfway through, making me quick read the rest.

The It Girl is about Hannah, a first-time expecting mother, trying to uncover the truth about her best friend’s murder 10 years ago. When the man accused of the murder dies in jail, Hannah comes to realize that her testimony, which had put him in prison, may not have been true at all. Told in alternating chapters of past and present, the novel follows Hannah as she revisits her memories to untangle at Oxford all those years ago.

I was extremely excited for The It Girl, Ruth Ware’s first foray back into a college-campus mystery since The Lying Game, which I absolutely loved. While the premise was intriguing, the book fell slightly flat, with too much emphasis on present-day Hannah wandering around town and up and down throughout the country. The flashbacks Hannah’s Oxford days were fun, but the eventual murderer was too obvious. However, Ware’s writing and atmospheric gloom are, as always, on point, making it worth the read.

Not Horrible, not great. It was super slow to begin with but in the last like 75 pages it picked up. It reminded me a lot of In My Dreams I Hold A Knife. I was a little disappointed because I love Ruth Ware but this juts really didn't hit the mark for me.

This page turner told in dual timelines had me guessing until the very end. April Coutts-Cliveden is the definition of an It Girl. She had it all together and pulled Hannah into her tight knit friend group at Oxford. When April turns up dead, April is the eye witness that puts her murderer behind bars.
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When convicted murder John Neville dies in prison old wounds are reopened. To make matters worse a young journalist comes to Hannah with new information that makes her question everything. I knew there would be a twist but I can happily say I didn’t guess it!
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Thank you #gallerybook and #NetGalley for the gifted book in exchange for an honest review.

There are some moments in our lives that change everything—moments that define the rest of our lives. For the expectant mother in The It Girl by Ruth Ware, that moment was a devastating one—one that’s haunted her for years—and she’s determined to get some long-overdue closure.

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I thought the ending was really creative, but this book really dragged, and I skimmed way too much of it. It pissed me off in some ways because I thought if it's labeled a thriller, it should be more shocking and thrilling, but overall it was a good story, and I did like some of the events that I didn't see coming until I did.

Thank you so much to @netgalley for this advanced reader's copy for an honest review.

***Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
This one kept me on my toes. I never knew who the killer was. Usually, I can guess, but Ruth Ware did a good job keeping me guessing.

I enjoyed this, but it didn't quite have the ZING that Ruth Ware books usually have for me. Hannah was a likable character and easy to follow. There were so many red herrings for the whodunit that it became too much and spoiled a bit of the mystery. Still worth the read, for sure.

I wasn't sure what to expect here, but I ended up enjoying it.

The It Girl is about a group of college friends in Cambridge, told in alternating timelines both before and after the murder of April, the "It Girl" of the group. The story is told from the perspective of April's roommate Hannah, who discovered April's body and has never truly moved on after her murder. When the man convicted of the crime after Hannah's damning testimony dies in prison after maintaining his innocence, Hannah feels compelled to begin looking into April's murder again.

And I have to admit that I was wrong about who the murderer was and did not see the last twist coming. I wasn't a big fan of Hannah's character though, and the setting kept giving me The Maidens flashbacks and I would never have picked this up based on the title alone, because it makes me think about the roaring 20s and flappers. The Turn of the Key is still my favorite Ruth Ware, but I did enjoy this one.