Girl Dinner: A Novel

· Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Rita Amparita and Stephanie Németh-Parker
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"[Narrators Rita] Amparita and [Stephanie] Németh-Parker excel in providing distinct voices for the many female characters. Listeners will find themselves entranced by their performances. " — AudioFile

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.

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"[Narrators Rita] Amparita and [Stephanie] Németh-Parker excel in providing distinct voices for the many female characters. Listeners will find themselves entranced by their performances. " — AudioFile From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly-fun novel...

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3 reviews
Darcia Helle
October 12, 2025
GIRL DINNER is hard to review. Bear with me as I ramble. The book is marketed as horror, but readers looking for that vibe will likely be disappointed. The “horror” occurs off page. The vibe is more of a dark and twisted thought experiment with a side of yuck. And none of it comes into play until well after the halfway point. The first half is a set up for what’s to come, and pacing is slow. We have two distinct viewpoints. One is a young woman pledging for a college sorority house. We spend a lot of time watching the young women build and destroy relationships, as they’re vying for placement in one special house. I appreciated the point of this, but I also grew bored with it all. The second POV is that of a married college professor who recently returned to work after a lengthy maternity leave. She’s trying to find her footing, struggling with her role as a working mom and the constant push-pull for her time and attention. This focus interested me much more. We look at the growing popularity of “trad wives” and mommy bloggers, society’s views on the value of stay-at-home moms, and the pressure on working mothers to outperform working fathers. The whole thing had a strong philosophical feel, which surprised me. I think this would make a fantastic book club selection because there’s a lot that inspires deep discussion. I loved the audiobook narration, done by Rita Amparita and Stephanie Németh-Parker. They made the experience believable and immersive. *Thanks to Macmillan Audio (#MacAudio2025) for the free audiobook download!*
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OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, One for My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, and Gifted & Talented. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince / toddler, and rescue pit bull.
OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, One for My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, and Gifted & Talented. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She li...

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