Kelly (and the Book Boar)'s Reviews > Luckiest Girl Alive

My Goodreads friends gave this one a 3.03 cumulative rating. To you I say . . .



Or maybe, what’s wrong with ME????

I’ll be honest and say Luckiest Girl Alive probably wouldn’t have even made it to my TBR if I hadn’t been scrolling through Netflix (finally learned how to use the TV this year, so yay me) and saw the title/Mila Kunis’ face and thought “was that a book? I think that was a book?” So I went to the library and immediately downloaded the Kindle version – foregoing the movie for the time being.

Maybe it’s because I went into this blind that I thought it was so great? Maybe it’s because I’m prone to dislike things lately and I had low expectations after seeing the aforementioned friend rating? Maybe it’s because I’ve read so many “dark” or “twisty” things that failed to be either dark or twisty? Who knows? All I know is I rarely give 5 Stars and this one is getting all of them.

I’m not going to give much away here since I knew zero before beginning. The only thing I’ll say is this is the story of Ani as we approach her wedding day. Ani is a girl who has finally made it – the body, the boy, the money, the clothes and the lifestyle she has always dreamed of are finally hers. She’s an unlikeable narrator for most – but those tend to be my favorite. And there’s a reason behind her attitude, you’ll just have to read (or watch the upcoming documentary she’ll be featured in) to find out.

So again, loved Ani (and yes her given name of TifAni was barftastic, but that was her thirsty-to-be-rich-and-trendy mother’s fault, not hers). Her voice was so fresh and her story (although one that has been told before) felt completely fresh as well. And when it comes to twists? Oh, I NEVER saw what was coming.

(Oh, and I ended up watching the movie after I finished the book - it was good too and cut out some of the "noise" regarding the teacher I could have lived without in the paper format.)