Capital Girls (Capital Girls, #1)

Jun 13, 2013 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Capital Girls is a fun read. As a fan of the book series Pretty Little Liars and the TV show Gossip GIrl, I knew I would like it and I wasn't disappointed.

Set in Washington D.C., Capital GIrls follows the dramas of a group of friends. Jackie, Lettie, and Laura Beth are three teenage girls' who are devastated over the recent loss of their friend Taylor. The four of them made up a group they dubbed the Capital Girls. Without Taylor-the wild, fun one-to hold the group together, their friendship is...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Elizabeth Nguyen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I had gotten this book along with an advanced copy of Secrets and Lies in a Goodread's Giveaway and it was a great read that I couldn't put down until the end. Capital Girls was interesting but not completely in a good way. This book showcases the lives of the rich and powerful teenagers of Washington DC in a way that is very similar to Gossip Girl. However, there were just too many negative aspects to ignore. From the way Lettie is treated as the poor girl to the underage drinking, that was a b...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Liviania rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ella Monroe is the pseudonym of Marilyn Rauber and Amy Reingold, a reporter and a writer making their YA debut. They've drawn on their own history living in Washington, D.C. to write a series in the vein of Gossip Girl and the A-list with a political twist. You know this kind of novel - lots of narrators, lots of brand names, lots of juicy scandals, and lots of plot twists. It's pure popcorn.

I went back and forth on whether I like the characters or not. There's lots of backstabbing and frenemy a...more Ella Monroe is the pseudonym of Marilyn Rauber and Amy Reingold, a reporter and a writer making their YA debut. They've drawn on their own history living in Washington, D.C. to write a series in the vein of Gossip Girl and the A-list with a political twist. You know this kind of novel - lots of narrators, lots of brand names, lots of juicy scandals, and lots of plot twists. It's pure popcorn.

I went back and forth on whether I like the characters or not. There's lots of backstabbing and frenemy action, which doesn't make them the easiest characters to like. While there are several Capital Girls, the main narrator of CAPITAL GIRLS is Jackie Whitman. Jackie just lost her best friend in a tragic car wreck and has been fighting with her boyfriend Andrew Pierce - the President's son. Meanwhile, her mother is forcing her to cozy up to a gossip columnist's daughter and she's being seduced by an older lawyer. I felt like Jackie had her heart in the right place, but she's very tempted by the easy way out.

Less present in the novel were Lettie Velasquez, a Paraguayan girl in the US on an embassy sponsorship, and Laura Beth Ballou, the only Republican in the core group. I liked Lettie, who is trying her best to get ahead and go to a good school so that she can go back and help her country. Laura Beth seemed a little too naive and easily misled for someone raised in a political atmosphere. Not mentioned at all on the back is Whitney Remick, a California transplant who just wants to go back home. She's the most obviously villainous of the group, but it's a touch hard to delight in her machinations when she just wants her mother's love.

Many plots are introduced in CAPITAL GIRLS, although only a couple are resolved within its pages. The most compelling is the death of Taylor Cane, the one all the Capital Girls considered their best friend. Andrew was in the car with her, but he's remained completely silent about that night. Throughout the book Taylor remains a forceful presence in her surviving friends' lives, and each of them muse on the mysterious crash at times.

If you like Gossip Girl, the A-list, The Elite, Insider Girl, The Clique - any of that kind of series - you'll probably like CAPITAL GIRLS too. If you don't, then you'll probably want to avoid this one. (Quick note for parental types: there is underage drinking, drugging, and sexing. Obvs.) There's discussion of immigration debate and a female president to class up the joint, but it's still a book that exists more to be juicy than good literature. I'm not sure if it qualifies as juicy yet, but I'm willing to read SECRETS AND LIES, coming November 13th, to see what happens next. (less)

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Aug 04, 2012 Chelsey rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book, for me, was like the perfect mix of Pretty Little Liars and Sex in the City! It was fast-paced and kept my attention, literally, until the last page in which I was literally like, “WAIT! That’s all you are giving me!” So yes, the book ends on a cliffhanger and if you get into the book as much as I did you will be dying of agony once you flip that last page. It was not until that last page that I actually realized that this book was planned to be part of a series. I am still in amazeme...more This book, for me, was like the perfect mix of Pretty Little Liars and Sex in the City! It was fast-paced and kept my attention, literally, until the last page in which I was literally like, “WAIT! That’s all you are giving me!” So yes, the book ends on a cliffhanger and if you get into the book as much as I did you will be dying of agony once you flip that last page. It was not until that last page that I actually realized that this book was planned to be part of a series. I am still in amazement at how much this book drew me in. I honestly felt like I was in an episode of Pretty Little Liars.

This book is about four friends who are all somehow wrapped up in the web of politics that is our nation’s capital. The book starts off with the death of one of them. Already the author had me. When there is a death of course you want to know how or why? And this death may have been foul play. This book was totally not what I expected, but in a good way. The girl that was recently laid to rest immediately had my attention as well. I wanted to meet her and I was wishing, secretly, that she were still alive. The way the other three girls described her was so wild and vivacious and I was sooooo bummed out that she was not able to speak for herself in the book!

The characters are literally like a soap opera and it was nice to be into a book like I was with this one. I have read all day and I was not stopping until I finished it. You are constantly trying to figure out what is up with each character and what secrets they are hiding and why. The “Capital Girls” were my favorite part, of course. This was the name that they called themselves. They each had dreams of pursuing big time colleges and were each defying the wants and desires of their parents. They were a tight unit together and when you start to learn more about each of them you, like me, may find yourself questioning their loyalty to one another!

Jackie Whitman was my favorite Capital Girl. She was known as Washington D.C.’s IT girl and was dating the president’s son, Andrew Price. Oh, and FYI, in this book the president is a women! Yep, I know how freakin’ awesome!! Jackie was still mourning the loss of her deceased best friend and was having a hard time coping without her around. Jackie had some insecurities but I believe that is what drew me to her as a character. Even though she was the most popular of the girls and had the most to lose, she was constantly trying to break away from what society expected of her. I really grew to relate and LOVE Jackie. I was often wondering if she was named for Jackie Kennedy!

By the end of the book you are going to find yourself questioning each girl and her motives, even the one that cannot speak for herself! I was flabbergasted by the end of the book and I cannot wait unit Fall 2012 when the next in the series is expected to be released. What a nice change of setting and an amazing author who really knows how to add depth to characters. I was really connected to each of them and wanted to know more and more about their lives as the pages turned. Such a great summer read and I HIGHLY recommend it!

***A HUGE thanks to the publishers at St. Martin’s Press for my copy of Capital Girls which was given to me in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion***
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Jul 18, 2012 Oh! Paper Pages rated it 3 of 5 stars

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A group of friends navigates the world of politics, love, friendship, and betrayal in this story. We have a cast of characters that includes the First Son’s girlfriend, the southern belle, the wild child, and the token diversity member. This is a light read that fans of Gossip Girl will enjoy.

I enjoyed the multiple points of view and the storyline, but I felt very little connection to the characters. Jackie, our main character, starts off as a sympathetic gal who...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Whitley Birks rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mean-spirited, female-hero, had-to-quit

I was surprised at the amount of hatred in this book. Because of what it is, I could ignore the brand-name dropping and the rich girl escapism, but all the characters in this book are MEAN. Right from the very start, they say the most horrible things about each other, their parents, complete strangers. They praise their friend for committing petty acts of 'revenge' and think of a new girl as a 'bitch' just because of how she dresses. Everyone is a stark stereotype, cliched as hell, and has no re...more

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May 10, 2012 Anna rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I wouldn't recommend this book to any age group. It was hard to get through. I didn't sympathize with or care for any of the characters. The narrative and dialogue were eye roll inducing, as were the plethora of Democrat, Republican, Southern, wealthy, cliquey stereotypes. I'm sure there's a way to use all of the stereotypes and make it work but Monroe failed epically. I'm surprised Capital Girls was given a green light for a full series. I was just reading a piece about how authors shouldn't ge...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Ramie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazon-vine, ya

If you like Gossip Girl and you always wished there was a reason for them to be soooo mean spirited and dirty, welp here it is - Washington, D.C.

First as this is a YA novel the mandatory warnings - Surprisingly for how cruel and nasty this book would be seen - how parents would NOT want their kids to be this, there is little beyond the occasional "bad" language (just the one or two word to describe someone they don't like and nothing shocking for the age range this targets), underage drinking, a...more If you like Gossip Girl and you always wished there was a reason for them to be soooo mean spirited and dirty, welp here it is - Washington, D.C.

First as this is a YA novel the mandatory warnings - Surprisingly for how cruel and nasty this book would be seen - how parents would NOT want their kids to be this, there is little beyond the occasional "bad" language (just the one or two word to describe someone they don't like and nothing shocking for the age range this targets), underage drinking, and mentioning of sex (without actual graphic depictions).

This book is so like the feel of Gossip Girl it's not even funny. The kids, the adults, they're all just so mean spirited. Give them some money and/or power and they lose all sense of their humanity. Well, I mean c'mon they do some charity work -- because it looks good. And the younger generation (the Capital Girls themselves) they'll even be friends with someone like Lettie (her dad works at the Paraguay embassy), giving her their old clothing but they'd never want one of their brothers to date someone like that.

This particular book starts out the series six months after the girls lost one of their best friends (Taylor) in a car accident. She'd been in a car with Andrew (the president's son) who also happens to be Jackie's boyfriend. The press wants Andrew to answer questions about that night. Taylor's twin does too. This is D.C. though and while the girls are sad about the loss of their friend, it was an accident, right? Andrew would have told them if there had been anything to it. They're all in this crazy mess together. They have senior year to worry about. The new girl Whitney, who has a gossip columnist mom -- so she could be a spy. The immigration bill could be a blessing for Lettie or the coup back home could be a disaster. All of the hormones - well it's tough to always be on your best behavior, to always be proper and "on".

Secrets always come out. It's all a matter of how you handle them.

Could have used a little more character development earlier in the book as it took me awhile to start to even tell these girls apart. Otherwise for a mindless trashy book, it was a fast fun read.(less)

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Apr 21, 2012 Amber rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I won this book through Goodreads First Reads.

What I Didn't Like

The premise of this book was interesting, but I found myself disliking the execution. I could not relate to the characters at all and I found very few of them to even be likable. Most of the time I felt a disconnect between the age the characters were supposed to be, and the age they felt like they were.

The story started out slowly, but the plot itself had a lot of potential, and I was pulled into the intrigue by the end of the nove...more

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May 21, 2012 Kylie rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Capital Girls begins by introducing two of the four main characters, one of which you discover is dead and is being shown to the reader through flashbacks. 17 year old, daughter of a democrat Jackie visits the grave of her friend, Taylor, and tells all about a liaison with a Republican candidate at the White House, behind her boyfriend’s back. She asks for advice on what to do, then decides to ‘Do what Taylor would do’. Taylor, shown by the flashback as the wild one of the bunc...more Goodreads Giveaway

Capital Girls begins by introducing two of the four main characters, one of which you discover is dead and is being shown to the reader through flashbacks. 17 year old, daughter of a democrat Jackie visits the grave of her friend, Taylor, and tells all about a liaison with a Republican candidate at the White House, behind her boyfriend’s back. She asks for advice on what to do, then decides to ‘Do what Taylor would do’. Taylor, shown by the flashback as the wild one of the bunch of friends, must mean that this can only end in tears. Then we are introduced to Paraguayan Lettie, who, unlike her privileged friends, ‘lives in Reality’, and ‘Rich Girl’ Laura Beth.

The story begins with a new family entering the political and social circle. Whitney, a ‘Californian hippie type’ comes into town and immediately Jackie feels threatened, her status as Washington DC’s IT girl may be jeopardized by the arrival of this casual, natural beauty. Double agent Whitney is scoping for information for her gossip columnist parents. She refers to the three friends as ‘The Virgin Queen Bee’ after hearing about Jackie’s pact with the President’s son (who she is dating), a Southern Belle Wannabe and the Token Charity case – they do not compare to her friends back in California.

As a teen book, I felt that it raised many issues that teenagers all around the world go through and tried to highlight the fact that no matter what situation you live in, the issues are still the same. I did feel that all these girls are suffering from growing up way too fast, with their parents using them instead of loving them. Sad, but very true to life. The book tried to be even handed regarding the politics which dominated the storyline, but loyalties did seem to seep through. I did not like this part of the novel, but unfortunately necessary as I felt that again as in real life these kids were being brainwashed by their parents’ beliefs. The character of Lettie provided some factual and sensible relief from the political bickering.

Towards the end I felt that this book began to lose its way a little as the different storylines carried by the different characters began to weaken as they were being prepared for the continuance into the next book – like the author still had 50 pages to write but not the content for it as she wanted to save it for book #2.

Overall, not a bad read and I do want to read about what happens next as the book definitely had a very abrupt end. I think that the book will do well with it’s target audience of the older end of the YA category.

Teenagers, Politics, money and friendships show that even at the White House, it’s still just like High school.
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May 20, 2012 Darcy Odden rated it 4 of 5 stars

Four Washington, D.C., high school friends make up a popular clique. But after their leader, Taylor Cane, dies in a car crash, Jackie, Lettie and Laura Beth are left to pick up the pieces. Jackie Whitman's character is the main focus in "Capital Girls." Her mother is the president's chief of staff and Jackie is dating the president's son. Lettie Velasquez is the daughter of the chauffeur of the Paraguayan ambassador to the United States. Laura Beth Ballou's mother Libby is a Washington fixture w...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Natalie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, childrens-lit, young-adult, series, contemporary

If you love shows like Mean Girls and Gossip Girl then you would probably love this book. Jackie is dating Andrew, the president's son. Her best friend is Laura Beth, who's mother is another political shaker. Their other friend, Lettie, is an immigrant from Paraguay whose parent's work for the Embassy. All three are mourning the death of their other best friend, Taylor, while trying to navigate the poilitical minefield of DC.

Jackie isn't sure what is going on with her and Andrew. She loves him,...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Bert rated it 5 of 5 stars

I would recommend this book for teens, college kids too. The drama is good, but the political element adds a lot more than other YA emo reads. I thought the book had depth compared to Gossip Girl or those sorts of series. I like the mystery about Taylor. The clothes, the mean girl sort of thing is what I like...I like to have details like that I dont live in my real life. The characters are strong personalities which is always good too. Being set in Washington DC is another plus...a city with mo...more

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Apr 14, 2012 Justina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I won this book through Goodreads, and was excited to read it. Capital Girls centers around three girls in the months following the death of their best friend, Taylor. Lettie is from Paraguay and works at the embassy as a dishwasher. She's in the US on a visa, with hopes of going to Princeton. Laura Beth is a southern belle who dreams of going to Julliard - but her mother has already decided she'll be going to Sewanee, the school of the South. Jackie is D.C.'s It Girl. She's dating the President...more

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May 30, 2012 Lisa Miller Chandler rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

CAPITAL GIRLS by Ella Monroe is the first book in a glitzy, fast-paced, fabulous new young adult series set against the backdrop of Washington, D.C. In it, we meet four young women, best friends forever, who must navigate life as the children of some of the most powerful people in the nation. With that life comes not only awesome vacations, beautiful clothes and A-list parties, but also scandal, heartache, danger and the ever-present paparazzi who seem to have a knack for catching them when they...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Patrice Hoffman rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: giveaways

*Won through a Goodreads Giveaway*

I'm normally not into young adult novels but this one was really fun. The story centers around four teenage girls who call themselves Capital Girls. Three of them have been friends since elementary school and are all dealing with the loss of the fourth Capital Girl. There are enough twists, lies, betrayals in this book to keep the average teen girl very interested.

Jackie Whitman is the presidents' son's girlfriend. Laura Beth Ballou is the quinessential southern...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Maria Martin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for a review.

At first I thought I wasn't going to like this book but after the first few chapters I was completely hooked and couldn't stop reading until I had read it straight through. The novel was about 4 best friends surviving as high profile teenagers in Washington D.C. When suddenly one of them dies and a new girl is introduced into the group.

Lettie was my 2nd favorite of the girls in the group for being completly rea...more I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for a review.

At first I thought I wasn't going to like this book but after the first few chapters I was completely hooked and couldn't stop reading until I had read it straight through. The novel was about 4 best friends surviving as high profile teenagers in Washington D.C. When suddenly one of them dies and a new girl is introduced into the group.

Lettie was my 2nd favorite of the girls in the group for being completly real and honest and true to herself the whole book no matter what was going on in her life. I really liked her qualities and her ability to give second chances. I also liked that she continued to question what really happened to her dead friend. I think it showed her loyalty and kept that story mysterious and interesting.

But Jackie was my favorite even though she always seemed to end up in heaps of trouble. This was mostly because she was following her heart and her hormones instead of her head. She had the perfect relationship with the president's son, but it turned out perfect for her wasn't so perfect at all. Despite being used, conned, being betrayed and being the betrayer, she never lost herself. Even when she was betraying two core people in her life she was trying to figure out how to avoid it or make it better.

Laura Beth: most of the time I really didn't enjoy her character. Even though every girl has been there: wanting the guy she can't have and doing anything to try and get him - she took it way too far. There was no end to her ambition for that one guy and she proved willing to use anyone and anything to get him.

Whitney: in the beginning and through much of the book I disliked her character as well. But later on her character began to show some real depth and range that turned out to be a pleasant surprise.

I would recommend this tale of friendships under the pressure of the media in the big city. I can't wait to read author Ella Monroe's next novel in the series!(less)

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Aug 15, 2012 Hannah rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was good, probably for older high school and college kids but was a bit too much for the kids who are younger, also there was some political biasedness, it seemed to paint republicans as corupt (as bring more conservative myself it was a bit annoying at times). I think that yes politics should be a part of it, but instead of real parties, make up invinted ones to not offend people. At first I did not think I would even finish it but the story line is gripping, and makes you want to fin...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Shawna Buchanan rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: firstreads

Maybe some people like reading books about rich bitches acting bitchy. Maybe some people like characters who are whiny spoiled brats who honestly believe that when they get caught using a fake ID to get into a bar for some underage drinking, they did absolutely nothing wrong. Maybe some people like books about nothing but underage sex, drugs, drinking, and endless bickering. Maybe some people love gossip so much that they fantasize that the rest of the world is dying to know about every detail o...more

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May 20, 2012 Kim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Quick and easy read. I read it in a couple of days while sitting at the beach. It's cute, but a little too simple even for my book taste.

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Sep 01, 2012 Emilie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-fiction, washington-dc

Okay, if I am being honest, and putting myself in the shoes of a teenage girl reading this book, it may be closer to 2.5 stars purely for entertainment value. There is nothing original about this book. It's a cross between Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, set in DC amongst the most powerful and elite. There are a lot of DC locations mentioned, both local landmarks and places that are nationally known, and a story of mystery, backstabbing, teenage angst etc. High school girls may enjoy this b...more

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May 12, 2012 Lynne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Received this book through the First Reads Program.

This book was quick read, because it interested me from the beginning. The story follows the life of three best friends growing up in Washington DC with political power parents and trying to deal with the secrets and emotional toll of their group's "leader", Taylor.

I found the book very entertaining. Sure, the characters are dramatic and unlike the typical girl next door, but they're growing up in the spotlight with high expectations that would...more

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May 28, 2013 AnnaLisa Grant rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was so excited to have won this copy through a Good Reads giveaway! It is the first in a series and I'm a fan of series books.

To be honest, the book didn't grab me at first. The characters exist in a world that I can't wrap my brain around: the ridiculous wealth of Washington, DC. The authors name dropping throughout the book was a bit much. I realize it was to establish the world these people live in, but since most people don't have a clue which designers and IT and which neighborhoods and r...more

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Jun 05, 2012 Sarah Bennet rated it 5 of 5 stars

I got this from a friend who won the book. I loved it. Recommend it to anyone you know...If, you like smart writing, girls with lots of drama in their life. Jackie Whitman is my favorite character-pretty, dating the presidents son. The insight into living in Washington DC is cool-it made me want to visit. I like the mystery about Taylor who was Jackie BFF until she died in a car accident with Jackies boyfriend. Ohhh. Great drams, mystery, cool clothes and the writing is good. Really good. It isn...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Valerie Hunt rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Mar 17, 2013 Wendy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm going to talk a lot about specific events in this book, so if you don't want to know, don't read.

There is one thing that drives me batshit crazy: it's when the back cover of books is completely and totally inaccurate in its synopsis.

The back cover of this book talked about these four teenage girls who have the run of Washington D.C. Only one of the descriptions of the girls was really all that accurate. One of the girls is DEAD and only appears in the book via short flashbacks and hear-say....more I'm going to talk a lot about specific events in this book, so if you don't want to know, don't read.

There is one thing that drives me batshit crazy: it's when the back cover of books is completely and totally inaccurate in its synopsis.

The back cover of this book talked about these four teenage girls who have the run of Washington D.C. Only one of the descriptions of the girls was really all that accurate. One of the girls is DEAD and only appears in the book via short flashbacks and hear-say. It says Laura Beth gets revenge on Whitney for messing with her friends...when she keeps pushing to have Whitney involved with their circle of friends and toward the end of the book, you find out that SHE was in face the one who was screwing over her friends. I feel like for the most part, the back cover story made out this book to be all about girls and boys when it's much more than that.

This is really a book about political corruption in Washington D.C. However, I gave this book a lower star count because I find it highly unlikely that a group of 18-year-olds could really influence politics THAT MUCH, despite the fact that one of the main characters is the daughter of the president's chief of staff and dating the First Son.

I kind of want to read the second book in the series...and I kind of don't. I found some things about this book very off-putting. It seemed like some of the *scandals* in this book weren't all that scandalous and were blown out of proportion and some of the conversations were just rehashes of old conversations.

The thing that makes me want to read the next book is this one just abruptly ends. There are very few loose ends in this book (like the thing with Senator Griffin and the pictures of Jackie) that were tied up. Plus, it seemed like they were just getting around to talking about the only non-reprehensible character in this book -- Lettie -- and then it's over.

Mostly, this book just felt like the Gossip Girl series or Pretty Little Liars, but set in Washington D.C.(less)

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Dec 11, 2012 Lynne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chic-lit, contemporary, family-ties, youngadult, first-reads-from-goodreads, own

Capital Girls wasn't what I expected. Although, to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure what I expected it to be, exactly, but it read like an episode of a highly politically slanted Gossip Girl - or probably, more like several episodes. While GC was not one of my favorite TV shows, for this book, that's not a bad comparison. It worked really well actually and Capital Girls turned out to be an interesting, fast paced story and a quick and easy read.

It starts out with our main character, Jackie, vis...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Mitsy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA/NA readers and parents

Shelves: young-adult, first-read, books-read-in-2013

Yes! I won this! I love it! :)

Capital Girls is all about Jackie, Laura Beth, Lettie, and Taylor. They're high school best friends and nicknamed their group "Capital Girls". Jackie is brilliant, gorgeous, caring, sweet, romantic, trusting, popular, daughter of the Chief Of Staff to the President of the United States, and dating Andrew, the President's son - who she's so in love with. This is, essentially, Jackie's world.

Laura Beth is the only Republican in the group. Lettie's on scholarship. Tay...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Grace rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-contemporary, young-adult, 2012-all, 2012-new, first-reads

Probably a generous 3 stars. In reality, more like 2.5 stars that I've rounded up.

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Jul 18, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Young Adult Women

Recommended to Emily by: First Reads/Giveaway

Shelves: first-reads, chick-lit, general-fiction, young-adult

First Reads

I received an ARC from a Goodreads' Giveaway

4.5 stars

I thought this was a fantastic book, and thoroughly entertaining. Revolving around the lives of 5 girls: Taylor (who is dead), Jackie, Laura Beth, Lettie, and Whitney (new to the club), this book is full of love, life, lies, and deceit. The first four make up the original Capital Girls Club.

The author, Ella Monroe, has done a fantastic job in separating the personalities of the characters. I found I had a love-hate feeling for Jacki...more

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