Ani FaNelli seems to have it all, a fancy Manhattan apartment, a top job in the publishing industry, and a blue-blood fiancé.  On the inside, however, she is broken, ruined by what happened to her in high school.  When she agrees to participate in a documentary looking back at what happened at her prestigious school, she finally confronts the demons that she has hidden for years and just might find the closure she has been looking for.

I first added Luckiest Girl Alive to my to-read list based on its inclusion on a list of “new” Gone Girls.  When I checked it out last week, I was unaware that 1) it was by Jessica Knoll, who I had just read for the first time less than two months ago and 2) I had seen the movie adaptation starring Mila Kunis last year.  I even mentioned both of these facts in my review of Bright Young Women and it still didn’t stick.  This was not as pleasant an experience as my previous one with Knoll’s work.  The attempt to make FaNelli a sympathetic character came way too late and was sort of forced into the last chapter or two, making the ending feel rushed.