A steamy Southern beauty makes one fatal mistake
Natalie Hargrove would kill to be her high school's Palmetto Princess. But her boyfriend M... read full description
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Oct 28, 2011
Kira
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Who remembers that little 1974 video adaptation of The Happy Prince? Well, of course I don't remember the original release, but I saw it when I was little. I thought it was so awesome, just like everyone else, but then...but then...
Then I read the original short written by Oscar Wilde. Let me prelude this by saying that I love Oscar Wilde; he's one of my favorite authors and people. There. I said it.
Now, there's a sneaky little bit of Hide Your Gays going on in the OVA. T More...
Then I read the original short written by Oscar Wilde. Let me prelude this by saying that I love Oscar Wilde; he's one of my favorite authors and people. There. I said it.
Now, there's a sneaky little bit of Hide Your Gays going on in the OVA. T More...
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Jul 29, 2011
Emma
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I do not respect Lauren Kate as an author.
She is a chameleon type, mimicing whatever style seems to be selling. With Fallen, her writing was bland, as were the characters and premise, all wrapped up with a pretty cover. Just like all the other Twilight knockoffs.
This one was clearly written before she realized that rewriting Twilight was where the money is. It has that "I wanna be trendy" feel to it, like the Alphas series, or Private. The main character, Natal More...
She is a chameleon type, mimicing whatever style seems to be selling. With Fallen, her writing was bland, as were the characters and premise, all wrapped up with a pretty cover. Just like all the other Twilight knockoffs.
This one was clearly written before she realized that rewriting Twilight was where the money is. It has that "I wanna be trendy" feel to it, like the Alphas series, or Private. The main character, Natal More...
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Oct 18, 2011
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I got this ages ago when I was at the coast with my Mum (and her friend) and my two younger sisters (and their two friends) My friend who was supposed to come had bailed on me (she was sick) so I was in for a week of spending time with 4 kids under the age of 11. It was a painful experience. We were in Big W and I was bored, as a normal person would be. We were looking for something and my mum kept finding stuff she liked.
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Jun 22, 2011
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This is a modern retelling of Macbeth, with Natalie Hargrove obsessed with being crowned the next Palmetto Princess. She has always been popular, and works hard to maintain her position as 'Queen Bee' in school. Her handsome boyfriend, Mike is not very interested in becoming Palmetto Prince, but to Natalie he must, and she'll take care of anyone who stands in his or her way.
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This is a modern retelling of Macbeth, with Natalie Hargrove obsessed with being crowned the next Palmetto Princess. She has always been popular, and works hard to maintain her position as 'Queen Bee' in school. Her handsome boyfriend, Mike is not very interested in becoming Palmetto Prince, but to Natalie he must, and she'll take care of anyone who stands in his or her way.
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Jan 18, 2012
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"The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove" is Lauren Kate's debut novel (prior to Fallen by about... a month, if Goodreads is anything to go by). I took it out of the library because... well, honestly, I don't know why I took it out.
Sorry. I lie. I'm in my exam period and I needed something to counterbalance all the academic texts I was reading.
Given how much I liked her other books, you might imagine what expectations I had when I went into this one. Well, dear readers More...
Sorry. I lie. I'm in my exam period and I needed something to counterbalance all the academic texts I was reading.
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Dec 30, 2011
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I have to say that I think this book was simply breath taking! Lauren Kate is a relatively new author in the paranormal romance genre but she is fantastic. I would recommend her Torment series to everyone. Again that series is amazing! However back to the book in hand…
The first three chapters were a little slow as they spent time to let us know the back story of the main character Natalie, her boyfriend and her More...
I have to say that I think this book was simply breath taking! Lauren Kate is a relatively new author in the paranormal romance genre but she is fantastic. I would recommend her Torment series to everyone. Again that series is amazing! However back to the book in hand…
The first three chapters were a little slow as they spent time to let us know the back story of the main character Natalie, her boyfriend and her More...
Sep 24, 2011
Kay.Anne
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Natalie Hargrove is hungry for power. Growing up on the wrong side of town is hard. With no father Natalie’s mother went from man to man getting what she needed to make a good life for her daughter. The current man, The Duke and his daughter Dala are an embarrassment to the future Palmetto Princess. After years of plotting Natalie won’t let anything drag her back down. At the annual Mardi Grass party everything begins to crumble. The perfect reputation she’s worked for is falling. I’ve never rea
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Sep 16, 2011
Amaris
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This book.. is okay.
This book.. is okay.
I didn't really like it. I mean I liked it but I have no idea, it just didn't really interest me. Actually, I liked it. Its just the ending that bothered me. I mean, go through all that work and pain and just leave like nothing ever happened? Come on, Natalie. I'm not trying to be bogus or anything but the ending just got me really mad.
Its sort of type of book that anyone can relate to. You want to be crowned Homecoming Queen or Prom Qu
Sep 10, 2011
Alicia
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The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove is, in a word, awful. Literally the only redeeming feature for me was the beautiful cover - I want that dress so badly!
Firstly, Natalie was utterly unlikeable by anyone's standards and gets right on your nerves from the very first page, even when you learn of her background, which I assume is supposed to make you sympathetic towards her but fails utterly in that respect. Natalie is utterly selfish, manipulative, unbelievably vain and r More...
Firstly, Natalie was utterly unlikeable by anyone's standards and gets right on your nerves from the very first page, even when you learn of her background, which I assume is supposed to make you sympathetic towards her but fails utterly in that respect. Natalie is utterly selfish, manipulative, unbelievably vain and r More...
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Aug 06, 2011
Raya
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How did I come about to read this book? Being on Kaua'i facing 2 flights and a 3 hr. lay over prompted a last minute purchase in poorly stocked Walmart, that's how.
The beautiful cover of this book lured me, the story sounded ok and the fact that there was nothing else I wanted to read lead me to purchasing this book.
First of all, this book is trashy - not too many swear words but so much teen sex, drug and alcohol abuse. Very imoral. I WOULD NEVER let my kids read a boo More...
The beautiful cover of this book lured me, the story sounded ok and the fact that there was nothing else I wanted to read lead me to purchasing this book.
First of all, this book is trashy - not too many swear words but so much teen sex, drug and alcohol abuse. Very imoral. I WOULD NEVER let my kids read a boo More...
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Jul 22, 2011
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Jul 03, 2011
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I hadn't ever heard of this book until I saw it for only $6 at a local bookstore. The cover looked interesting as well as the plot synopsis on the back of the book, and I decided to give it a try.
The story was better than I thought it would be. Yes it's still high school drama, but the main characters were intriguing and well-developed and the story sucked me in a few chapters into the story. The basic plot is this: Natalie Hargrove is the Queen Bee of the very wealthy Palmetto High Sc More...
The story was better than I thought it would be. Yes it's still high school drama, but the main characters were intriguing and well-developed and the story sucked me in a few chapters into the story. The basic plot is this: Natalie Hargrove is the Queen Bee of the very wealthy Palmetto High Sc More...
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Jun 19, 2011
Sandra
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This was a seriously twisted story. Natalie Hargrove is the most popular girl at her school and is practically a shoe-in for Palmetto Princess (aka prom queen). As she and her longtime boyfriend Mike prepare to become high school royalty, something goes terribly, terribly wrong and Natalie flounders to fix it.
Natalie is a deplorable character; she's selfish to the core, but that's what drew me into the story. When something goes wrong of Natalie, she doesn't fess up and move on, she More...
Natalie is a deplorable character; she's selfish to the core, but that's what drew me into the story. When something goes wrong of Natalie, she doesn't fess up and move on, she More...
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May 21, 2011
Emma
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If you've been reading much Young Adult fiction lately, you'll be familiar with love triangles. You might even be sick of them. But "The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove", a standalone contemporary novel by "Fallen" series author Lauren Kate, deals with that problem in an unusual way - the secondary love interest, green-eyed Justin, is dead. Not zombie-dead or vampire-dead. In-the-ground, exit-stage-left dead. This doesn't stop him haunting every corner of the book, completely ou
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Apr 21, 2011
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Natalie Hargrove wasn't always Queen bee at Palmetto high. At one point in time she was on the wrong side of the tracks in this small Southern town. When her father went away and her mom moved them over the tracks and into a new life, Natalie took control. She had everything, the perfect boyfriend, the power, and a past she tries so hard to forget. Now Natalie and her boyfriend running for Palmetto Prince and Princess and there is only one person standing in their way to the top. At a Mardi Gras
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Feb 15, 2011
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These days, Lauren Kate is one of the most popular authors in YA for her best-selling Fallen series. But her first book is actually the lesser-known, wickedly delicious novel The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove — and I’m so glad I picked it up!
The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove is sort of like a cross between the story of Lady Macbeth and “Jawbreaker” (that 1999 movie with Rose McGowan). It’s got plotting, scheming and social-climbing — mixed in with a prank gone horribly wrong, and all set More...
The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove is sort of like a cross between the story of Lady Macbeth and “Jawbreaker” (that 1999 movie with Rose McGowan). It’s got plotting, scheming and social-climbing — mixed in with a prank gone horribly wrong, and all set More...
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Jan 28, 2011
Ashlie
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I'm one of those readers that, if I really like an author, feels the need to get my hands on anything and everything they're written. Enter Lauren Kate. I fell in love with Daniel & Luce's story when I read Torment & Fallen a few months ago. When I meet Lauren for an interview tomorrow, I can't go in there without having done my homework. :)
Natalie was annoying, yet relatable. No, I never played a trick on someone where it got them hurt or killed, and I was never as provocative More...
Natalie was annoying, yet relatable. No, I never played a trick on someone where it got them hurt or killed, and I was never as provocative More...
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May 17, 2010
Missy (Missy's Reads & Reviews)
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I'm one of those people that, once I discover an author that has a great book, I like to read what ever else they have available. I had read Fallen a while back, and looked up on Lauren's website to see if she had any other books available. When I saw The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and read the blurb ... I hesitated.
I'm not a huge fan of the "popular" people, or people that do harmful things to get ahead in life - it's never been my thing. So, I guess it was a blessing in disg More...
I'm not a huge fan of the "popular" people, or people that do harmful things to get ahead in life - it's never been my thing. So, I guess it was a blessing in disg More...
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Mar 21, 2010
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Natalie will be Palmetto Princess. It's as simple as that. The only problem is, her boyfriend, Mike, might not get the crown of Prince so easily. He up against Justin who's basically a shoo-in. Natalie decides to pull a prank of Justin, ruining his reputation and, therefore, his chance at the crown. Her prank, however, ends up with Justin dead. Now Natalie has to face what she's done, or rather, run away from her troubles.
While you won't get anything substantial out of The Betrayal o More...
While you won't get anything substantial out of The Betrayal o More...
Jun 05, 2011
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Feb 09, 2011
Kelly
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This has been compared to Heathers and Cruel Intentions, but more than anything else, it reminded me of Macbeth. (Looking at the author's website, it looks like that's intentional.)
Natalie Hargrove wants nothing more than to be named to the Palmetto Court with her boyfriend, Mike. (It's basically prom king and queen but a much bigger deal.) She's got no real competition on the girls' end, but Mike could potentially lose to a guy named Justin who, incidentally, Natalie HATES. So s More...
Natalie Hargrove wants nothing more than to be named to the Palmetto Court with her boyfriend, Mike. (It's basically prom king and queen but a much bigger deal.) She's got no real competition on the girls' end, but Mike could potentially lose to a guy named Justin who, incidentally, Natalie HATES. So s More...
Nov 15, 2010
Mandy
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I recently read Fallen and Torment by Lauren Kate. When I learned that The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove was her first novel, I thought I'd pick it up, too.
The Fallen books are quite different from Betrayal - which is a fairly straightforward rags-to-riches, riches-to-evil tale. Though I was surprised by the completely different feel of Betrayal, I enjoyed it just as much as I did the Fallen books :)
Natalie Hargrove grew up on the wrong side of the tracks with an alcoholic mother a More...
The Fallen books are quite different from Betrayal - which is a fairly straightforward rags-to-riches, riches-to-evil tale. Though I was surprised by the completely different feel of Betrayal, I enjoyed it just as much as I did the Fallen books :)
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Nov 05, 2009
Kari
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This was a nice twist on the typical unintentional death now cover it up kind of story. Set in a small southern town where there is a right and wrong side of the tracks- filthy rich verse trailer trash, this novel focuses on the rich side of things and I found it to be a somewhat refreshing take on your typical high school drama. It was in there but it wasn't too overbearing, likely because it is the rich snobby kind. What they stress over and why is different and I did enjoy it.There are severa
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Aug 12, 2011
Grace
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I read this book because I'm a semi-fan of the Fallen trilogy. I liked them enough to read them, and buy them (used, value priced) so I decided I'd read this Lauren Kate book as well. It turns out, I liked it a lot more than I liked the Fallen books. While the Fallen books are all about love and passion the furthest the characters went into a scandalous love affair was a stolen and quick kiss here and there. This book had sex, murder, revenge, hate, drugs, more sex, and young girls doing anythi
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Jan 16, 2011
Christina
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I'm a big fan of Fallen and Torment but this book really left a bad taste. Once I got about halfway through I skimmed to the end, and it ended just as badly as I thought it would.
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Jan 13, 2011
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Natalie Hargrove is an ambitious, beatiful and popular teenage girl who is determined to win her position as Palmatto Princess, alongside her handsome boyfriend Mike King. Though when it looks like another nominee may ruin her plans she devises a little plan to humiliate him. But when the prank goes devestatingly wrong, Natalie begins to find herself trapped in a world of lies, guilt & shame, and the final thing that defeats Natalie is not loss of control, though, fate..
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Dec 22, 2011
Misao
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Debo decir que este libro me ha sorprendido gratamente porque después de ver lo delgadito que era, la pedazo de letra apta para todas las personas cegatas y las reseñas que lo tachaban de mierda para abajo, tenía serias dudas sobre darle una oportunidad o no a este libro.
Después leí una reseña que lo pintaba bastante bien y cuando lo vi en el rastro por 7€ se me iluminó la bombilla y decidí traérmelo para casa.
Cual fue mi sorpresa al darme cuenta de que me ha gustado. Y mucho además. M More...
Después leí una reseña que lo pintaba bastante bien y cuando lo vi en el rastro por 7€ se me iluminó la bombilla y decidí traérmelo para casa.
Cual fue mi sorpresa al darme cuenta de que me ha gustado. Y mucho además. M More...
Dec 08, 2011
Kaley {Behind My Smile}
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I completely disagree with all bad reviews. And I do NOT see where yo u are coming from. I will admit, I thought I would hate it throughout the first half. But,in the second.. I ended up falling in love with this book! I LOVE interesting twists, and I found this book very unique, and if you have not read this book, Dont listen to the terrible reviews.. It was great! Maybe it could've been better, but it certainly was not bad, or anything near it.
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Feb 20, 2011
Lettie
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I picked this book up as I was eager to sample Lauren Kate's writing but didn't want to dive into Fallen. The story centres around Natalie Hargrove and her need to be crowned Palmetto Princess- the whole story takes place in such a relatively short time for so much to happen. Natalie sees it as the defining moment of her transformation from Cawdor trailer park to Palmetto Queen Bee. Her boyfriend Mike King doesn't take it as seriously and it is paramount that they be crowned together as the alte
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Jul 16, 2011
Nicole
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I didn't know what to think going into this book. After reading what it was about I wasnt sure whether or not I would even like the main character. I didn't want to get into a book where I despised her and i wondered whether she was going to be the antagonist or protagonist or both. I was pleasantly surprised and ended up really liking Nat. In fact I had a whole range of feelings about her. There were times when I loved her, I hated her, I felt sorry for her, I rooted for her to get what s
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