The novel follows a young woman, Ani Fanelli, who has sought to reinvent herself in her adult life, following a series a traumatic events she experienced as a teenager, including a school shooting and a gang rape.

Yet Ani also hides a secret – as a teenager, she underwent a series of horrifying and emotionally crippling events, including a school shooting, that have continued to impact her well into her adult years.

[1][6][7] The book received praise from Entertainment Weekly and USA Today, the latter of which wrote that "Recent newsworthy topics create a backdrop that can, at times, make the reader uncomfortable.

"[8][9] In April 2015, Lionsgate announced that they had obtained the film rights to Luckiest Girl Alive, with Reese Witherspoon's Pacific Standard set to produce.

Produced by Made Up Stories and Picturestart, with the screenplay written by Knoll, Luckiest Girl Alive got directed by Mike Barker.