The Girls Are All So Nice Here

Ambrosia worked hard to change herself after college. But sometimes, running away from your problems can only go so far. When a threatening note and a reunion invitation show up at her doorstep, Amb has no choice but to revisit her mean girl past. Someone else knows what she did with her former best friend Sully, but who could it be? One way to find out is to attend the school reunion, where it all began. It's time to face the deadly game they once played with a boy and the innocent girl who paid for it. The past will always come back to haunt you.⠀⠀THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE was a provoking tale of insecure and needy mean girls who lacked morality. As I interweaved through the chapters, I relished the author's superb penmanship in transiting back and forth from the present to the past. I never lost sight of the story, and it also helped me identify the true nature behind every character.⠀⠀Amb and Sully were by far the worst duo I've ever encountered. Ambrosia was a follower at heart, with belonging issues. In adulthood, she was a little less annoying but just as stupid. On the other hand, her bestie Sully needed a good exorcism for all of the terrifying evil that lived within her soul. I just hated them in every sense of the word, making Laurie one hell of a good writer. Luckily we did have a bright light in Flora, Amb's roommate. She was one of the reasons that carried me through it all.⠀⠀Honestly, I'm not too fond of "school drama" themed books, but I'm glad I gave this thriller a chance. At times, I experienced slow-moving parts, but it was all worth it once I hit the middle mark. The gritty curveballs delectably held my attention, leading me to one explosive ending. I would have never guessed the outcome, and oh my, was it damn satisfying! I'm very much looking forward to seeing what Flynn has in store for us next.

I really enjoyed this thriller! I was hooked from the first page, and the author kept me guessing till the end. The exploration of toxic friendship and the way we treat our fellow women was so well done.

Unlike any psychological thriller I’ve inhaled over the years, this one kept me reading—not for the “Who Done It”, but for the “OH MY GOD! THE THINGS THESE GIRLS KEEP DOING!”This book is intense. It’s unsettling. And so real and raw I think I felt my spine split open a few times. Truly horrifying. That said, I binged it in a day, feeding the troops popcorn for dinner because I Just Couldn’t Tear Myself Away.Flynn’s surgically precise language is so sharp, so stunning, it almost feels like a character in the story. Flynn can twist the reader’s gut in just a few words, simultaneously luring you to the next sentence, the next scheme, the next horrific choice—all while beautifying a character’s deadly mouth with fresh coat of lipstick. Her writing made me feel like Amb and Sully were caught in her devious, writerly web, which made me happy. And that’s saying a lot because joy isn’t a central theme in this novel, if it’s even touched on at all. Still, I didn’t put it down. Couldn’t put it down.This isn’t a recommended read if you aren’t comfortable with young women openly exploring their sexuality and the power it holds. Or women who dare decide they don’t want kids, that motherhood isn’t for them. Flynn reminds the reader again and again, that being a woman is transactional. She doesn’t shy away from saying all the things that shouldn’t be taboo to talk about. Like a woman’s pleasure. Disappointments. Desires. All the things that make Flynn an insta-buy purchase for me now and forever.This book has stirred a lot of buzz, with so many readers commenting on the girls. Sully. Amb. Lauren. But Flynn provides us with many reasons to contemplate if the the boys are so nice here. We all play a role in gender politics and Flynn’s searing latest reminds us that none of us are truly innocent.

💜 BOOK REVIEW 💜[All The Girls Are So Nice Here || Laurie Elizabeth Lynn]••This thriller will indeed keep you on your toes as the dual timeline takes you through Amb's college memories while a College reunion unfolds in the present day.•This book picks up speed as you read, throwing some twists in the middle and throwing you for a loop at the end! Stretched out a bit for me on the present day timeline, I wish it had focused a bit more on the "past" timeline rather than as adults.•I also didn't like how unlikeable one of the characters was with literally zero redeeming features in either of the timelines 🙄 makes the character a bit unrealistic.•Overall, a quick-read thriller that kept me coming back for more.•

Considering the two main characters in this story, Amb and Sully are not particularly nice girls. I was both enralled and enraged by them. Yet, I struggled to put this book down. Loved it.