Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll is a suspense novel set in 2015. However every other chapter is a flashback to 2001, TifAni’s first year at the Bradley school. Now 28 and a writer for The Women’s Magazine, Ani has the perfect life. Perfect, job, wardrobe, friends, and the perfect fiance. As the book goes on the truth starts to unravel about Ani’s previous life, before she made it to New York. Doing the documentary on the incident at the Bradley school seems to be the only way she can get her side of the story out. No matter who or what it may hurt.
I enjoyed this book very much and couldn’t put it down. Going back and forth between chapters trying to balance Ani’s new life and piece together the secrets of her old life kept the book very interesting. It was a good, well-paced book that didn’t give too much at once but kept me reading. I loved the character development for Ani as she grew to accept the not so idealistic things in her life. There were many choices made throughout the book that frustrated me with how they impacted the story line.
I made the mistake of watching the movie after reading the book. The differences were too great for me to ignore. The movie was well adapted, but lacked so much of the gory detail Knoll gave in the book. It irked me how much was missing and how much played out differently than it did in the book.
The ending to the book showed great character development. For Ani it was the perfect ending as she established her independence. It was a satisfying ending that touched well with all aspects of Ani. Brimming with suspense and gory details Knoll doesn’t hold back in creating the story of TifAni FaNelli.
If you don’t have a weak stomach and can handle brutal truths of the reality we live in, this book is perfect to read and gain a sense of the world through a scarred woman’s view. Readers looking for something to get them thinking, both to piece together the past and the future, will enjoy The Luckiest Girl Alive.