Spoiler alert: they are not.

This is a story about the depths of moral flexibility we explore to for the friends that we love... and the friends that we hate.

I loved this book at points & felt deeply uncomfortable at others because it depicted the dynamics of toxic friendships so well. That feeling of loving someone so much that you let yourself be treated in a way you would normally quickly disengage from? So well done here. I typically prefer linear story telling but in this case the dychotemy between young college Amb, who just wants to become someone interesting & older adult Amb, who just wants to forget about who she became is well structured and clearly delineated.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 rounded to 5.

Thank you Netgalley & Simon & Schuster for this e-Arc! It will be available at bookstores everywhere on March 20th 2021!

Wowza! Another brilliant, deliciously juicy, gripping mean girls at college theme conquered my mind from the first chapter!

What makes this story unique and different from the other mental abuse, bullying stories? Well this time our narrator is one of those means girls: ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to meet with Ambrosia Wellington! She did something really bad and hurt someone: there is no turning back from that deadly mistake and she has been paying her dues for 10 years.
She is mostly laying low, not chasing her acting dreams but working full time as PR job, married with five years younger, easy going, naive, college dropout husband who loves to spend his time on couch , playing consul games instead of chasing his writing dreams.

But that’s okay for Ambs, at least she’s away from accusing, prejudged looks of people from her school circle. She thinks she left her past behind. Till she starts getting invitations for 10th year reunion of her college and her husband dearest Adrian finds out, pushing her to accept the invitation.

But the person who sends her invitation also wants to talk what happened 10 years ago which will open can of worms and destroy her secluded, safe life she’d built in small apartment in Astoria/ Queens forever.

I’m not gonna give so much clues that usually do at my reviews. The main things attracted my attention of this story are intriguing, captivating writing style going back and forth between past and present/ reunion.

The chapters were riveting, keeping your attention intact, making you question what those mean girls involved in and which one is the worst to be blamed on.

Ambrosia awakens different feelings inside you. You just want to decide between punching her face or caressing her hair to soothe her. You hate her, you want to shake her by grabbing her shoulders, you want to scream at her face , you pity on her, you disgust her, you feel sorry for her and finally you understand her motives, her way of her thinking, her dilemma, why she did things and why she’s so insecure. It’s well portrayed anti-heroine.

And of course Sloane/ Sully was hell of a mean girl! And Flora, a sweet-swoon-soft girl like she belongs to a romcom.

It’s a great written story about betrayal, lies, insecurities, relationships, rape, friendship, manipulation, mind games, deadly secrets.

I enjoyed characterization and story’s development. Twists are predictable but ending was still satisfying and well played.

I’m giving my five blazing psychological thriller, meanest,ugliest,most dangerous mean girls stars!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Simon&Schuster for sharing this fast paced arc with me in exchange my honest thoughts.

I love this kind of story. A secret between two friends that someone has found out about and the person of course wants revenge. Who could it be and will ultimately the true friends end up being destroyed by this secret? I absolutely loved this book I would highly recommend it to anyone that likes a good psychological thriller

4.5 stars! I cannot believe that this was a debut novel! I love stories about college aged friendships for some reason, friendships that happen in a college or school setting. The Girls Are All So Nice Here fits that bill and so much more. We follow Ambrosia in her 30's, who has just gotten an invitation to her 10 year college reunion. She's nervous to go, but why? As the story moves along, we are taken back to the past to Ambrosia's freshman college year with her roommate, Flora, and the campus wild party girl, Sloane (Sully). We follow Ambrosia's choices, and basically who she chooses to develop into by the choices she makes and who she befriends. These choices end up having their consequences..not only only in the past tense of the story, but also the present. This novel was a wild ride that took me on a vicious, crazy cycle of toxic friendships and lies. The final twist at the end, I would have never guessed. I look forward to more from this author!

I received my copy from Netgalley, and would like to thank the publisher and the author for my advanced review copy in exchange for my honest opinion and feedback!

This was a great thriller. I couldn't put it down and I finished it in a few hours. The mystery is well done and I did not see the ending coming.