The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Scout Press)

High expectations, big disappointment. I'm a fan of Ruth Ware's books, but The It Girl is not up to par with her previous books.

Everything starts at Oxford, where two roommates, Hannah and April, meet. April is rich, vivacious, and magnetic, but also manipulative and spoiled - the IT girl. They team up with a group of friends: Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily.

Everyone gravitates toward April until she is brutally murdered. 

Hannah is now married to Will and they are expecting their first child. For ten long years, ever since the trial, she’s been hiding from the spotlight. For ten years April’s death has been the first thing she thinks about when she wakes up, and the last thing before sleep at night. And she knows it’s been that way for Will too, they have spent the whole of their relationship with the shadow of April’s memory looming over them.

Hannah tries to connect with her friends from the past, to find the truth and tie up some loose ends. Because certain things don’t add up. If it’s true that John Neville didn’t kill April, someone out there got away with murder. And Hannah wants to see that person brought to justice.

I recommend the book only to seriously patient people. It drags and drags, without any exciting points, and only at the end, there is a bit of action that befits thrillers. Unfortunately, the end is predictable.

The protagonists are two-dimensional, and I couldn't relate to them in any way. 

Overall, in my opinion, very boring book.

2/5