In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - Book review

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - Ashley Winstead 4/10

To be honest, it was kind of weird. The concept of a "college reunion gone wrong" is not a new concept but it's still an intriguing nonetheless. However, the execution of the scenario was.... meh?
It's probably because I have absolutely zero understanding on sororities and American university life but the entire story was just a little confusing to me. What on earth is a phi chi omega alpha girl...

The story is about Jessica Miller, returning to her alma mater after 10 years for a college reunion. Back in college she used to be a self-proclaimed "nobody" but now she is rich, beautiful and successful.
She wanted to use the reunion as an excuse to brag about herself and show off to her old classmates, but things don't go as planned when the brother of her murdered roomate Heather, the classic "Regina George" of the school, threatens to expose her old friend group.

Jealousy, drama, debt, drugs, betrayal, lies, cheating, etc. of the past comes back to haunt them in the present. As interesting as the setup is, the whole book is just mildly boring and pretty confusing.

The other characters are forgettable (I forgot their names.) because I think the author didn't really care about them. It would've been much better if there was more focus on the other characters and their motives, rather than listening to the POV character (Jessica) go on and on about how much of a nobody she used to be.
For example, one of the characters is a drug dealer that gave the victim, Heather, a lethal dose of some party drug.
However, he wasn't aware that it was a lethal dose. In addition to that, it turns out that he was selling drugs because he came from a poor family and needed a way to support his other siblings. His motives are interesting and complex.
However, the author focuses so much on how pitiful Jessica is, that the other characters in the book end up losing a lot of their potential.

So, all in all, 4/10. It's not a bad read but not necessarily a page-turner. Jessica is an attempt at a woobie, it's very distracting.