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Pure Sin (Privilege #5)

by Kate Brian

4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 · rating details · 958 ratings · 54 reviews

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Paperback, 208 pages

Published October 5th 2010 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (first published September 25th 2010)

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Feb 21, 2013 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Synopsis:
Best Enemies...
After getting rid of her best-friend-turned-enemy, Ariana Osgood should be on the top of the world. She's in love with a hot guy. She's a member of Atherton-Pryce Hall's best secret society. And she's one of the most popular girls on campus. But now that Lexa Greene knows a terrible secret about her, everything Ariana has worked so hard for hangs in the balance. Can she keep up the facade...or is her house of cards about to tumble around her?

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Synopsis:
Best Enemies...
After getting rid of her best-friend-turned-enemy, Ariana Osgood should be on the top of the world. She's in love with a hot guy. She's a member of Atherton-Pryce Hall's best secret society. And she's one of the most popular girls on campus. But now that Lexa Greene knows a terrible secret about her, everything Ariana has worked so hard for hangs in the balance. Can she keep up the facade...or is her house of cards about to tumble around her?

From the author of the bestselling PRIVATE novels comes a series about the dark world of wealth, secrets, and PRIVILEGE.

My Review:
As I have said before, the Privilege series has been a guilty pleasure since number one. In the Private series, Ariana was always so sneaky and I was thrilled when they announced a new series about her. And throughout the Privilege series I have loved to find what sorts of mischief she has gotten herself into. This one was little different because although she hadn't neccesary done what she normally does, she had to get Lexa to keep her mouth shut.

It was, as all of them are, intriguing and suspenseful. I didn't ever guess what was happening next because it was unexpected. There was also a little more tension added in the relationship between Ariana and Palmer. I've always liked Palmer. Just from the sound of his name to the sweet innocent character he is. But Ariana is bored with him and realizes she likes someone else.

The story mostly deals with the whole Lexa situation. Now that Lexa had witnessed the incident from the last book, (trying not to give away spoilers) she has nightmares and is really going crazy in the mind. Everyone really wonders what is wrong with Lexa because she is freaking out at everything and acting pyscho. Ariana knows that sooner or later she is going to tell, and that is not good for her. Although Ariana tries to make it stop, the stories ends in an unexpected way.

Pure Sin definitely set up for the next and final book, Cruel Love. I cannot wait to find out what happens. It's as if you are secretly hoping she won't ever get caught because you enjoy the books so much, but in a moral sense, you think that she should deserve some punishment. I am eager for it to come out.
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Nov 10, 2012 Kelli rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ok, so that was weird. I just marked it as the book I'm currently reading, and then a minute later marked it as read. Haha, I haven't been on goodreads all day and I happened to start this book this morning, and finished it a couple of minutes ago, so I didn't have a chance to ever mark it as read. ANYWAYS...
I didn't enjoy this book as much. I mean, it wasn't bad, but I just really didn't get into it! I felt as if I had to read it, seeing as I had started the series and couldn't just stop it w...more Ok, so that was weird. I just marked it as the book I'm currently reading, and then a minute later marked it as read. Haha, I haven't been on goodreads all day and I happened to start this book this morning, and finished it a couple of minutes ago, so I didn't have a chance to ever mark it as read. ANYWAYS...
I didn't enjoy this book as much. I mean, it wasn't bad, but I just really didn't get into it! I felt as if I had to read it, seeing as I had started the series and couldn't just stop it with that last book, so it was sort of a necessity. It wasn't too bad, I just found it a bit...annoying, I suppose.
So, it's a continued on adventure of Ariana at APH. She's finally with Palmer securely, she's finally killed Kaitlynn, and you'd think she has everything she wanted, and would finally be happy. But no.
It's just a bit of a shock, seeing as I LOVED the last one and this one was just...ok. First off, let me start with the smaller things. I found a few grammar errors, but seriously, who cares about that, there wasn't a ton. But there was one big error that sort of irked me, to be honest. At one point where Lexa is fainting, she says "Kaitlynn?" And SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT KAITLYNN IS, SHE KNOWS WHO LILIAN OSWALD IS. So at first I thought, oh no, she found out about Kaitlynn's secret identity and Ariana is going to freak out. But nope, Ariana acted as if she said "Lilian" which I suppose Brian meant to make her say. This could prove to confuse a lot of readers, if they don't think about it a bit more as I did.
Also, I just really don't like how these books are pretty expensive, I got this one on Kindle for about $10, and they are so short! I just wish she would COMBINE all the books into one huge one and just put it for a bit of a higher price, because this is just annoying. I go through them so quickly, and then I have to pay another $10 for the next one, and they are usually pretty long series, like her last series (Private) had over 10 books! It irks me a lot, but I suppose that's how she makes money, haha.
OK, now getting into the actual book! I don't like Jasper. Haha, very straight up, I know, but it gave me a headache reading about him and Ariana. It's just like, just yesterday you're all drooling all over Palmer and spent a whole friggin book trying to be with him, and then the next book comes and it's like, oh I lied. I like Jasper, Palmer's boring now. Like SERIOUSLY, make up your damn mind! And then there's this one part where Jasper says "I love you" and then after says "...I know there's nothing you could ever do, nothing you could ever say, that would make me not love you." UGH. How many times has this been used in movies and books? Like please, be original dude! I think Brian was going for a romantic feel, but I just felt even more and more annoyed and...disgusted? Haha, I'm sorry, just saying my opinion.
They also got rid of Grandma Convington so easily! I thought that could be like a big issue in this book, the grandma comes to visit and notices it's "Emma Walsh" and that could have gotten the plotline going a bit! This one seemed as if it had no big plot...just that she was trying to cover up the whole murder thing with Lexa and wants to kill Reed. Haha.
I just found this book very annoying. I don't think I've ever rated one of Brian's books so low before, but the description of it fits it perfectly. "It was ok." Her surprise ending in this one really didn't leave me with an open mouth, more like a headache. I guess I'm just a little more than tired of this series, but I still feel as if it is a necessity to finish it. I sort of just want to get it out of the way, find out what happens to Reed, Noelle, and Ariana, and that's it. But of course I still have to go through...I believe only one more book? Oh god, I hope so. I like Kate Brian but she should have just added the last book to this one to make one big book, and just put it for a bit of a higher price. I think $10 for this book was a bit too expensive anyways, to be honest, but maybe it was only because it was on Kindle. They didn't have it at the bookstore so I sort of had to.
So anyways, yeah. 2 stars for this book! I'm hoping the last one will be amazing, because I just didn't feel it with this book. :) Just my opinion, though.(less)

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Nov 20, 2011 Janelle Dazzlepants rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, young-adult, secret-society

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. ***TL;DR SPOILERY PLOT OVERVIEW***

Lexa Greene is having a hard time holding it together after playing her part in the murder and subsequent cover-up of Kaitlynn/Lillian Oswald. She's obsessed with getting the blood off her hands and is becoming increasingly unhinged. Ariana realises her life as Briana Leigh Covington may be coming to an end, and uses the inheritance she received upon her grandmother's death to secure another identity. Ariana begins to see the flaws in Palmer's personality as sh...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Pure Sin is the fifth book in the series that ventures off the Private book series. It is about Arianna Osgood, a troubled young teen, who has escaped from the mental hospital after killing an old boyfriend at her old school, and attempting to kill the girl he had been dating. It has been a year since she escaped and now she is Brianna Covington. She has actually killed the real Brianna Lee, and it attending Atherton-Pryce Boarding School as the real Brianna. Kaitlin, the only person that knew...more

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Jan 03, 2011 Tiny Pants rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, series, young-adult

I know, I've been off Goodreads forever -- busy with other stuff, but also I've really been feeling the dearth of trashy YA lit. For real, I went to a bookstore the other day, and their entire YA section was books with black and white covers with one object (or bit of print) in color. Thanks to Twilight, this is, apparently, the look of YA. Why? Because it's all vampires.

In any event, I got the most recent Privilege book as a belated birthday gift, and so I actually read it a while ago (October...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Cornelia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another great installment, although the story is less exciting than before. I mainly find the problem with Lexa annoying, and I couldn't help wishing she'll die in the next book. At least Ariana didn't kill her (or anyone) in this book, which I suppose is an improvement? Part of me really wants Ariana to get her happy ending already, but unfortunately that also means no more books. It just gets tiresome sometimes watching trouble cropping up for her all the time, one right after another. It must...more

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Nov 07, 2010 Jessica Lawlor rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

Pure Sin by Kate Brian is the fifth book in the Privilege series. Life is finally going Ariana’s way. With Kaitlynn out of the picture, her membership in tact in Stone and Grave and friendships with the most popular girls at Atherton Pryce and an amazing boyfriend, Ariana seems to have it all. Briana Leigh’s grandmother kicks the bucket and Ariana learns that with her new assumed identity, she is now the proud owner of houses spanning the globe, a garage full of cars and a bank account with more...more Pure Sin by Kate Brian is the fifth book in the Privilege series. Life is finally going Ariana’s way. With Kaitlynn out of the picture, her membership in tact in Stone and Grave and friendships with the most popular girls at Atherton Pryce and an amazing boyfriend, Ariana seems to have it all. Briana Leigh’s grandmother kicks the bucket and Ariana learns that with her new assumed identity, she is now the proud owner of houses spanning the globe, a garage full of cars and a bank account with more zeroes than she can count.All of the murders, all of the lies and all of the scheming have led up to this moment. The moment where Ariana finally feels like she has control of her life.

But she does have one teensy little problem: Lexa.

Lexa Greene, the most popular girl at Atherton-Pryce is going crazy. And Ariana is the reason. In Sweet Deceit, Ariana set Kaitlynn up to attack Lexa. Then, of course, Ariana came to the rescue and killed Kaitlynn. In Ariana’s perfect scheme, Lexa and Ariana buried Kaitlynn’s body and Ariana thought her troubles were over. But Lexa isn’t as strong as Ariana originally thought…she may not be able to keep their little secret private for much longer.

Wow….Kate Brian has done it again! With each book she writes, I am more and more in awe of her writing style and her ability to make a reader turn the pages until they are finished. I read both of these books in the matter of a few hours because I was so completely sucked into this world.

The other thing that I am absolutely in awe of is Kate Brian’s ability to make me FEEL for Ariana. Let’s make one thing clear: Ariana is a murderer. She won’t let anything- or anyone, for that matter, stand in the way of what she wants. In a perfect world, a reader wouldn’t empathize with Ariana. BUT, because of Kate Brian’s brilliance, she has somehow twisted the story so that readers actually WANT Ariana to get her way, no matter what she has to do to get it. As I’m reading, I feel conflicted as to if I should be supporting Ariana or I should want her to get caught by the police and have the series end and justice be served. I think this is truly the sign of a strong writer to make a reader feel all these conflicting emotions.

I didn’t like the crossover in both of these book with characters from the Private series Kiran and Reed both making appearances. I like the direction Privilege has been taking and I thought re-introducing these characters took away from the already strong plot. It seems like Reed will play a more prominent role in the next book, but Kiran’s appearance seemed pointless and changed my opinion of Ariana to be even more negative than before. I do look forward to seeing how Reed will play a role in upcoming Privilege novels.

There was one small plot hole in Pure Sin that had me confused for a couple of chapters…in one scene, Lexa calls out the name “Kaitlynn” during one of her breakdowns. However, there was no way that Lexa would know Kaitlynn’s name, as Kaitlynn assumed the identity of “Lily” during her time at the private school. I thought this missing detail was pretty sloppy and I was surprised no one caught it in editing.

I did enjoy getting to know a new male love interest, Jasper, in both of these books. He is definitely a more suitable, mysterious match for Ariana than her cookie cutter, preppy boyfriend Palmer. Jasper adds a new element of intrigue and drama, as Ariana struggled to juggle two men, along with all of the other secrets she’s keeping.

I am definitely ready for the next book to come out. I’ve read around the blogosphere that the next Privilege book is the last, but I haven’t heard any details about its release or title. If you know, I’d love to hear about it!(less)

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Mar 03, 2011 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Nov 10, 2010 Shonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2010

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU’VE READ THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES

My review: Things are finally looking up for Ariana. She’s the newest member in Stone and Grave, Atherton-Pryce Hall’s secret society, and she no longer has to put up with Kaitlynn’s threats. Briana Leigh’s grandmother’s unexpected death suddenly makes Ariana a very, very wealthy young woman. Finally all that she had to sacrifice, the people she was forced to kill and the painful time she spent at the correctional faci...more SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU’VE READ THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES

My review: Things are finally looking up for Ariana. She’s the newest member in Stone and Grave, Atherton-Pryce Hall’s secret society, and she no longer has to put up with Kaitlynn’s threats. Briana Leigh’s grandmother’s unexpected death suddenly makes Ariana a very, very wealthy young woman. Finally all that she had to sacrifice, the people she was forced to kill and the painful time she spent at the correctional facility has all led to this: a very good life.

But still there’s just one problem she has to deal with in order to prevent her carefully, structured world from collapsing: Lexa Greene.

Ariana quickly learns that Lexa isn’t good at keeping secrets. Especially one so tragic as Ariana killing Kaitlynn in “self-defense”. Lexa is in deep with this secret as the killing occurred in her house and Kaitlynn’s body is buried in Lexa’s yard. Lexa is overtly falling apart. Friends worry she’s on the verge of a breakdown. Both Lexa and Ariana dismiss it as Lexa being overly tired and stressed, but it’s quite obvious there’s more to her story.

Ariana is determined to keep Lexa sane as long as she can. She uses her “BFF” card to stay by her side while she’s secretly giving her Valium under the pretenses to help her sleep. Ariana doesn’t want to resort to harming Lexa (she does like her), but she knows she may need to come up with Plan B in case Lexa snaps.

As if she does not have enough on her plate to deal with, on top of keeping up the charade of being Briana Leigh Covington, Jasper, another fellow pledge, expresses an interest in her. She quickly dismisses his flirting, but soon finds herself jealous when her friend wants him to be her date to a Stone and Grave function. Unable to deny her attraction, she begins to have doubts about her relationship with Palmer, the IT guy at school. He’s now “too vanilla” for her tastes and considers moving on.

I’ve mentioned this in a previous review, but it’s worth repeating. Ariana is really a character I should dislike, but Brian writes her in such a way that I can’t help but feel for her. She’s so desperate to create a life that she honestly feels was stolen from her, that she will do anything (and I do mean anything) to get it back. Yes, she comes across as entitled, snobby and privileged, but knowing all of that, there’s still a small soft spot I have for her.

Like the previous books, Pure Sin ended in a cliff-hanger that made me immediately want to reach for the sixth book. I am pleased with the direction Brian is leading this series as she’s bringing it together with the Private series. I have been waiting for this to happen, as I want Ariana to come full circle with the Billings Girls.

One detail that threw me off a bit was the time difference between both series. I forgot about that when I read about Reed in Pure Sin (she’s freshmen in college). One other editing detail that should be noted is Lexa referred to Lillian as Kaitlynn. No one knows Kaitlynn’s true identity except for Ariana.

Coming in under 200 pages, Pure Sin is a quick read, that will have the reader rapidly flipping the pages to see what Ariana has to do to keep her secret safe. The ending will have you wanting book six in front of you NOW.

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Dec 15, 2010 Sherly Jimenez rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jul 05, 2011 Reading, Eating & Dreaming rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-stars

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Below is my review for the entire Privilege series. This review doesn't contain any spoilers!!

Kate Brian’s Privilege series is a nail-biting spin-off of the Private series. This series is built around Ariana Osgood, who in the Private series murdered her ex-boyfriend (Thomas Pearson) for falling for another girl (Reed Brennan). Subsequently, Ariana attempts, but fails, to kill Reed Brennan, landing her in the Brenda T. Trumbull...more

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Apr 11, 2011 Karla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I found Pure Sin just as exciting as the other books in the series. This series has made me grown to love Ariana. Everything seems to fall in place for here but there is always one issue.

The ending of this book makes me crave for the next one. Bringing Reed back in Ariana's life makes it even more exciting. Although it did annoy me a bit that they mention where Reed ends up going to college because the Private Series is still happening and she is still at Easton. It made me also a bit confused...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Lady Entropy rated it 3 of 5 stars

While all the other books were on the upper side of 3.5, this one, while still a 3.5 is slightly less than the others. I still devoured it in a matter of hours, and I still am going to go check the next one.

Are you probably know, the original opponent (who was quite interesting if a little too exaggerated at times) is now gone, and the void of her presence is now obvious. However, there is always the possibility that this is opening up for the character to become her own enemy.

Definitely will ke...more

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Oct 16, 2010 Karissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

Couldn't give this one five stars because the big moment was all too predictable. And I'm not really interested in the return of the walking disaster. I would have preferred a someone a little more on Ariana's level. Cause come on we all know that had that someone not caught Ariana, Ms. Walking Disaster would have been sprawled out on Billings front lawn.
Only one book left and I'm not gonna lie: I want Ariana to get her happily ever after. Is that bad???
I'm interested to see how this ends. Tha...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Daniela rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, own-paperback, read-in-2012, disappointing, never-again

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ok, the Privilege series started ok, not great, but ok with all the things Ariana had to do to get out of Brenda T. and everything. But, the more i read the following books the more i started to get bored. The fact that i found so many mistakes annoyed me like hell. Sometimes, in some conversations the name Kaitlynn came out of nowhere from one of the characters, when they were referring to "Lillian", but no one besides Ariana knew who Lillian really was, so, why is her name appearing in the con...more

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Oct 11, 2010 PurplyCookie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bitch-lit, book-series, guilty-pleasure, young-adult, boarding-school, revenge

Ariana thinks that her troubles are over since Kaitlynn is finally dead and buried; she’s officially initiated in Stone and Grave, and Briana Leigh’s grandmother has died, making her inherit the wealth that she was once so used to. However, she didn't count on Lexie--who helped her cover up her latest murder--to act so guilty about it. Lexie starts to act like Lady Macbeth throughout the book, making her friends wonder question her sanity and position of leadership within APH. Also, Ariana has a...more Ariana thinks that her troubles are over since Kaitlynn is finally dead and buried; she’s officially initiated in Stone and Grave, and Briana Leigh’s grandmother has died, making her inherit the wealth that she was once so used to. However, she didn't count on Lexie--who helped her cover up her latest murder--to act so guilty about it. Lexie starts to act like Lady Macbeth throughout the book, making her friends wonder question her sanity and position of leadership within APH. Also, Ariana has a bit of a breakdown herself upon learning that Reed is at Georgetown University which is not far from where she's in school.

Ariana also starts to like Jasper, who’s proving to be more interesting than her “predictable as white bread” boyfriend Palmer. This seems reminiscent of the plot of the Private prequel ”Last Christmas”. The series is still really good and I'm kind of wondering where it will go from here. It's kind of utterly convenient how Ariana inherited all the money and properties even though she's 16—and even if she was the sole heiress—since by law she would still have to wait until her 18th birthday.

There are some plot holes in the book though. Like when Lexie calls out the name Kaitlynn even though she didn't know Kaitlynn by that name, and when it was mentioned that Ariana's father visited her several times in prison but in the first book it was stated that her dad didn't visit her once. I wonder if Brian remembers what she wrote, but it's understandable that she will forget some small details since she is writing three different book series right now. Still, these are some details that she must be careful about given how her fans devour each installment.

Anyway like I said, this book is a good addition to the series and judging by the ending where it seems like Ariana has finally went nuts, it seems like it's going to be the beginning of the end of her but of course she's going to find some way out of it. I honestly think this book is going to start colliding with the "Private" series.

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Title Pure Sin (Privilege, Book 5)
Author Kate Brian
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Aug 07, 2012 Elise added it

As a likely rare reader of Privilege who has not read Private, this series is starting to get beyond me. At first it was just a few references to characters or events i didn't get but apparently one character from Ariana's past will become more important. So from my standpoint, this series may become more difficult for me.
Overall about the same as the others: a blazingly quick read, not written particularly well, a few mistakes (character refers to "Kaitlynn" even though they knew her as Lillian...more

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Jun 11, 2011 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011, young-adult, own-it

My favorite teenage psychopath is back in another installment of the Privilege series (which I like wayyy better than the Private series). However, after 4 action packed books (especially the 4th one!), I found this one to be kinda dull and more like a filler book. Lexa slowly breaks down after the aftermath of Kaitylnn, and Ariana spends the whole book trying to keep an eye on her while dealing with with some romance issues of her own. Nothing that exciting really happens until the last 30 page...more

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Nov 26, 2010 Nola rated it 2 of 5 stars

I lived te book but I gave it only 2 stars because I thought it was incredibly stupid to kill off brigit. While her death made me able to feel ariannas pain and how positively crazy and heartless that kaitlynn was that could just kill brigit off it took a lot f the joy out of book. Whenever Brigid was mentioned the scene was funnier happier but now most of it is depressing and all about Ariana tryin to decide what decision will screw up her life less

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Jan 24, 2011 Kristina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen-books

I like this series a lot but I get a little annoyed at how arianas feelings towards people change so quickly from book to book. The same with Reed in the Private books, they jump from guy to guy so fast when they were just obsessed with someone else in the last book. also Lexa was super annoying in this book, not at all like the previous ones. And I wanted to hear something about Kiran! I hope Kate Brian keeps the continuity when the Private books catch up to these in timeline

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Oct 21, 2012 Lydia added it

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Nov 24, 2010 Magan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: private-privileged

I really enjoyed this it, it only took a couple hours to read and i was somewhat upset that it was so short ! the ending was shocking and honestly i just hope Ana does not do anything stupid to really miss up her new life. Good book can't wait for the last one

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Jan 29, 2012 A_B_B_Y rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 7th-grade-books

I loved this book so much! Kate Brian really has me hooked. I love her use of description, cliffhangers, and mystery! I do think that she could decrease the amount of murders she creates. It's beginning to get a little weird because Ariana is pretty much killing everyone that crosses her path, which is an extremely selfish thing to do, much less a horrible way to do it.

Although I think Ariana shouldn't kill everyone, I do think that she deserved to kill Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was a crazy psycho murder...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Danielle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: kate-brian

As others on this site have said, this installment wasn't as good as the previous four, although the cliff hanger made me yearn for more. I'm ready to start the last book in the series shortly. Let's hope Ariana's secret isn't discovered...

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Aug 10, 2011 Tara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another death for Arianna... Or possibly.
Palmer's perfect right? Wrong. When you get a taste of fun, you get tired of boredom...
Grave and Stone? Well, it's happening, but how much power will Ana actually get to use?
And Remember Reed? Well... she's back! :D

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May 04, 2011 Elaine rated it 5 of 5 stars

This last Privilege sequel tops the others by far. It's great, with lots of twists and turns and you finally see Ariana's dark side again. There were a few spots that I found annoying to read but the cliffhanger made it all better :)

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Oct 14, 2010 Liza rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really liked this one. It didn't take me long to read,which I appreciate about these books. This was a first in a while where the events were not as detached from reality. I have found that with Kate Brian, she is always trying to add some life shattering event, and they add up to be completely unrealistic at times. I almost want to write to Kate Brian telling her that it is ok to write some mundane events throughout the story, it is not boring, it would be more relatable and realistic.

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Oct 15, 2010 Virginia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Very possibly the best Privilege book since the first! I keep being thrown off by the time difference between this series and Private, but it sets up some intriguing possibilities.

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Nov 26, 2011 Lashonta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Kate Barnes never surprise me with the twist endings of the privilege series these book are freaking amazing!! Keep them coming please! I can't wait to see what Ariana does next.

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Jan 26, 2013 Aileen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Wow...just wow...this series is the most drama filled RIDICULOUS series of attempted murders, suicides, secrets, and blah blah blah. One more book though. Just ONE MORE.

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Kate Brian is the prolific author of many books for teens including the Private series, the new Privilege series, and Sweet 16. She lives with her husband in New Jersey. She writes under the pseudonym Kate Brian, instead of using her real name: Kieran Scott.

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