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‘Gone Girl meets Mean Girls and The Secret History’ Guardian
A darkly intoxicating novel of female friendship and obsession that will keep you turning the pages, perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa and The Virgin Suicides–––––––––––––––––
Nice girls can do bad things…
When Ambrosia first arrives at prestigious college Wesleyan, she’s desperate to fit in. But Amb struggles to navigate the rules of this strange, elite world, filled with privileged ‘nice’ young women – until she meets the charismatic but troubled Sully, with whom she forms an obsessive friendship.
Intoxicated by Sully’s charm and determined to impress her, Amb finds herself drawn deep into her new best friend’s dangerous manipulations. But if she wants to play Sully at her own game, Amb has no idea just how devastating the consequences will be…
Deeply unsettling and compulsive, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a gripping exploration of the brutal lengths girls will go to, to take what they think they are owed.
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Readers are gripped by The Girls Are All So Nice Here:
‘I couldn’t stop turning the pages of this obsessive thriller’‘The Secret History meets Heathers, with a dash of Mean Girls’
‘Dark, twisted and compelling’
‘A compulsive exploration of the dark complexities of female friendship’
‘Gripping and addictive’
‘This deliciously dark tale had me on the edge of my seat’
‘Impossible to put down’
‘This book really got under my skin’
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Taut, compulsive and deliciously savage." - Kia Abdullah
"I thought it was brilliant!" - Michelle Adams
"With The Girls Are All So Nice Here, Flynn takes the insecurities that come with being a young woman and sharpens them into a deadly point. I read open-mouthed as Amb navigated the complex social calculus of her worlds right up until that stinging kick of a final chapter left me breathless." - Chandler Baker
"Juicy, twisty, and relentlessly unsettling, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE is more than a thriller; it's a masterful portrait of the complexities of female friendships and the raw yearning to fit in. With characters unflinchingly wrought in all their vulnerability and a setting so real, I felt I'd visited the Wesleyan campus myself, this book is a brilliant and wickedly wild ride. I couldn't put it down." - Andrea Bartz
"The easiest five star rating I've given. The pace doesn't let up, the twists never stopped, and you never ever know who to trust or what to believe." - Louise Beech
"A stand-out thriller." - Catherine Cooper
"THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE is twisted, compelling, and so very dark. This devastating story about the friends we keep—and those we don’t—is surprising in the best possible way. Flynn's first adult fiction book makes me wonder what she'll come up with next." - Samantha Downing
"Absolutely brilliant – so claustrophobic and tense." - Lisa Hall
"Dark, twisted, and utterly gripping, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE explores the unparalleled cruelty of mean girls on a leafy college campus. This propulsive thriller has a killer ending to match its killer title." - Robyn Harding
"WOW! I read this in 24 hours straight – barely stopping for sleep! I was addicted. Utterly thrilling." - J M Hewitt
"Absolutely mesmerising." - Annabel Kantaria
"OMG this book! Vivid and darkly compelling." - Cressida McLaughlin
"Laurie Flynn smartly examines the darker complexities of friendship, ambition, and social dynamics in this propulsive thriller. Full of twists and surprises, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE reminds us that the past has a long reach, and secrets never stay buried forever. I couldn’t stop reading until the shocking final twist!" - Megan Miranda
"A brilliant portrayal of how intense female friendships can be. The Furies mixed with Mean Girls." - Katherine Slee
"Captures perfectly the devastating cruelty teenage girls can inflict on one another." - Nikki Smith
"I thought it was brilliant!" - Michelle Adams
"With The Girls Are All So Nice Here, Flynn takes the insecurities that come with being a young woman and sharpens them into a deadly point. I read open-mouthed as Amb navigated the complex social calculus of her worlds right up until that stinging kick of a final chapter left me breathless." - Chandler Baker
"Juicy, twisty, and relentlessly unsettling, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE is more than a thriller; it's a masterful portrait of the complexities of female friendships and the raw yearning to fit in. With characters unflinchingly wrought in all their vulnerability and a setting so real, I felt I'd visited the Wesleyan campus myself, this book is a brilliant and wickedly wild ride. I couldn't put it down." - Andrea Bartz
"The easiest five star rating I've given. The pace doesn't let up, the twists never stopped, and you never ever know who to trust or what to believe." - Louise Beech
"A stand-out thriller." - Catherine Cooper
"THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE is twisted, compelling, and so very dark. This devastating story about the friends we keep—and those we don’t—is surprising in the best possible way. Flynn's first adult fiction book makes me wonder what she'll come up with next." - Samantha Downing
"Absolutely brilliant – so claustrophobic and tense." - Lisa Hall
"Dark, twisted, and utterly gripping, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE explores the unparalleled cruelty of mean girls on a leafy college campus. This propulsive thriller has a killer ending to match its killer title." - Robyn Harding
"WOW! I read this in 24 hours straight – barely stopping for sleep! I was addicted. Utterly thrilling." - J M Hewitt
"Absolutely mesmerising." - Annabel Kantaria
"OMG this book! Vivid and darkly compelling." - Cressida McLaughlin
"Laurie Flynn smartly examines the darker complexities of friendship, ambition, and social dynamics in this propulsive thriller. Full of twists and surprises, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE reminds us that the past has a long reach, and secrets never stay buried forever. I couldn’t stop reading until the shocking final twist!" - Megan Miranda
"A brilliant portrayal of how intense female friendships can be. The Furies mixed with Mean Girls." - Katherine Slee
"Captures perfectly the devastating cruelty teenage girls can inflict on one another." - Nikki Smith
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