[2025 October Book Review] Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

Book: Girl Dinner. Author: Olivie Blake. Genre: Satire/Horror. Year of publication: 2025. Publisher: Tor Books.

Rating: 5/5 stars

Disclosure: I listened to the audiobook, which was a free ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.com

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*Note: For every book, I always try to summarize three things I loved and three things that might deter some readers. This is not a reflection on the authors or their skills in the craft, and I mean no disrespect. Not every book is for everyone. I’ll do my best with my review so you, my dear readers, can decide whether the story is for you. Also, I don’t summarize the premise or the plot unless they’re the items I loved on my list, as anyone can go to Goodreads and read the blurb.

Soon to be published in October of 2025, this fresh-off-the-press book might be one of my top favorites this year. I wasn’t expecting myself to like a dark academia book. Having joined but never felt belonged to a sorority in my college years, I went in without high hopes, but more of a curiosity about Olivie Blake’s work, and I was not disappointed. Let’s begin with the three things I loved:

1. The protagonist