Girl Dinner
- Judith D Collins
- Sep 2
- 4 min read
By: Olivie Blake
Narrators: Rita Amparita;
Stephanie Németh-Parker
ISBN: 9781250402738
Publisher: Mcmillan Audio
Publication Date: 10/21/2025
Format: Audio
My Rating: TBR (ALC)
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly-fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend . . .
Good girls deserve a treat.
Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected.
After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she's taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as easy prey.
Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner's new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don’t fit right, her girl-dad husband isn’t as present as he thinks he is, and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House’s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves.
As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
Praise
“At once hilarious, scathing, insightful, and heartbreaking―I devoured Girl Dinner! Olivie Blake never pulls any punches, defies genre boundaries, and this book cements her as one of the most unique voices writing at the moment. I live for her commentary on motherhood, relationships, and above all, academia. This book is the fever dream I never knew I needed, and I'm going to recommend it to everyone I meet!”
―Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis
"Bracing and darkly funny, Girl Dinner is filled with the fire of feminist rage that burns so good. Also, some cannibalism, as a treat."
―TJ Klune, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“As always, Blake eats! Girl Dinner is truly brilliant―a precise and ruthless novel about the impossibility of being a woman and a mother, it also answers the question of what it takes to win when you start from a losing position. I savored every morsel of this wickedly fun and deeply satisfying interrogation of sisterhood, sorority life, and the true cost of success.”
―Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty and Immaculate Conception
"A book that whets your appetite before devouring you whole. Girl Dinner is cunning, charged, and just as you’re comfortable―a profound shock. Perfect for the era we live in."
―Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings
“A brilliant head trip of a book, Olivie Blake constantly comes at timely topics from new and interesting angles. I can't wait to see what she does next!"
―Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author of Neon Gods
"Hot. girls. read. cannibal. novels!! Deliciously twisted and lipstick-stained, Girl Dinner serves up a feast of ambition, privilege, and the deadly price of belonging. I loved it."
―Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb
"Whip sharp, nuanced, and highly propulsive. I will be thinking about Girl Dinner for a long time."
―Hildur Knútsdóttir, author of The Night Guest
“Girl Dinner is a crackling, tense journey between the ravenous teeth of feminine rage and sorority power struggles. Overflowing with creeping dread. I devoured it and loved every second.”
―Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays
"A female-fueled tumbleweed of bloodthirsty seduction. A decadent dive into the dark depths of ambition and toxic relationships. Deliciously addictive."
―A. R. Torre, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lie
“An exploration of the many hungers of the female heart and the pain behind the drive to be everything to everyone, Girl Dinner shaves pearls into teeth and bites deep. As a woman, as a mother, as a wife, as an artist―I felt this story in my bones.”
―Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence
"Sinister and downright surprising―you’ll see!...Endlessly quotable, highly entertaining."
―Kirkus Reviews
“Daring, ironic, and bold.”
―Booklist
About the Author
Photo Credit: © Michelle Terris
OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy for adults, including The Atlas Six trilogy, Alone with You in the Ether, Masters of Death, the short story collection Januaries, and her most recent novel, Gifted & Talented. With Little Chmura, she is the co-creator of the graphic series Clara and the Devil. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult novels My Mechanical Romance and Twelfth Knight. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. WEBSITE
