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Private

(Private #1)

Kate Brian

3.79 · Rating details · 17,908 ratings · 1,022 reviews

Tradition, Honor, Excellence... and secrets so dark they’re almost invisible

Fifteen-year-old Reed Brennan wins a scholarship to Easton Academy—the golden ticket away from her pill-popping mother and run-of-the-mill suburban life. But when she arrives on the beautiful, tradition-steeped campus of Easton, everyone is just a bit more sophisticated, a bit more gorgeous, and a ...more

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Published July 1st 2006 by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Nov 02, 2013 Lola rated it really liked it

Shelves: boarding-school, mystery

My first re-read of this book in 10 years. I knocked off a star because it was ten times more juvenile than I remembered - the boy drama, ugh! - but it was still intense and dangerous in a really entertaining way. I would not want to go to this boarding school but seeing everything unfold - good and bad - was fascinating. I'm hoping to re-read the whole series before the end of summer. Wish me luck.

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Feb 14, 2009 Jamila rated it did not like it

Shelves: teens-high-school, friendship, bullying-gossip

Reading this book was mild torture.

The protagonist Reed Brennan is extremely flawed and one-dimensional. She truly has no redeeming qualities, interests or goals. Readers learn that she hates her home life and that she wants to become a Billings Girl, an elite group of 3rd and 4th year students who live in a special dorm. Her obsession with them is trite and poorly written. I kept waiting for her to grow a spine or to evolve even slightly. Apparently, this happens in book two, three, or four in ...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Anastasia rated it did not like it · review of another edition

NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER AGAIN!ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! I only read this book coz I lost a bet and I swear it was the worst punishment I've ever gotten.

This book made me want to claw my eyes out within the first three pages. All she cares about is what other people think of her and what she can do to fit in. Reed basically copies everything everyone does and spends her time reassuring herself that she belongs at Easton. She moans and moans about how she has to stay at Easton because she can't go ...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Tiffany rated it did not like it

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET TORTURED.

Never, EVER, EVER in my life have a read such a naive character! Reed Brennan, the main character (our point of view), is bitchy, annoying, shallow,and fu*king DESPERATE.

Why? Because throughout the book ALL Reed whined about was how she wanted to be one of those plastic barbie dolls.

Someone please blow my brains out.

227 pages, 227 PAGES. Can someone kindly explain to me how this story (or SERIES) got published?

There was no sign of ...more

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Nov 09, 2016 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bought-2013, read-with-abbie, young-adult, read-2016, romance, as, contemporary

This was quite a slow contemporary story about a girl starting at a new private boarding school.

Reed was an okay character, but I didn’t really get where her obsession with the ‘Billings Girls’ came from! One minute she was just starting a new school, and the next she just couldn’t get over her infatuation with these mean girls.

The storyline in this was about Reed starting at a new school, and wanting to be in a clique of girls called the ‘Billings Girls’ who lived in a specific house on campus. ...more

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Jul 09, 2013 Chelsea (chelseadolling reads) rated it it was ok

Shelves: books-ive-reread

I'm in the process of rereading all my old favorite books from high school and I am so amused. This wasn't particularly great but this whole series is BOOK CRACK. It's appealing in the same way as the show PLL is. I just can't stop. If you want something super quick and scandalous, this is it.

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Jun 23, 2017 Fuzaila rated it it was ok

Shelves: chick-lit, books-for-children, romance-lovey-dovey, i-didnt-get-the-point, young-adult, books-in-series, school-boarding-genres

I had expected to love this because I usually love boarding-school genres. I loved Enid Blyton’s The Twins at St Clare's and First Term at Malory Towers series. I also managed to read up to 10 books of the Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal (stopping finally when it felt repetitive), marveling at how easy and relatable they were to read. But Private just didn’t make it. It was an easy read, but the story was just out of place, I’m not sure I’ll read the rest or give it another chance.

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Apr 07, 2017 JenacideByBibliophile rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction-ya, school-settings, series

OoOoOo…it’s starting to feel like high school again! I started reading this series when I was in high school, and my oh my was I HOOKED. I recently found this series again and figured I would relive the overly dramatic and pretentious characters that make up this wonderfully snooty tale. It’s the story we all know and love, a scholarship girl comes to a prestigious academy and chases after the rich and popular preps that inhabit it…and don’t forget the scandals!

Reed Brennan has just been OoOoOo…it’s starting to feel like high school again! I started reading this series when I was in high school, and my oh my was I HOOKED. I recently found this series again and figured I would relive the overly dramatic and pretentious characters that make up this wonderfully snooty tale. It’s the story we all know and love, a scholarship girl comes to a prestigious academy and chases after the rich and popular preps that inhabit it…and don’t forget the scandals!

Reed Brennan has just been accepted at Easton Academy on scholarship, and the chance to get away from her family couldn’t have come sooner. Coming from Pennsylvania and from a family that just barely makes it financially, Reed is about to enter a world where money and power is everything. Soon after her arrival at Easton, Reed comes face to face with the elite “Billing Girls” who have the entire campus wrapped around their fingers. Unfortunately for Reed, her first impression with the girls is anything but positive, and she finds herself in the firing range of the girls tormenting and dangerous requests. Determined to make a place for herself and enter Billings, Reed goes to extreme lengths to become accepted.

So let’s start with Reed, our wonderful main character. To me she feels…how shall I put this…desperate? I am constantly rolling my eyes at this girl for allowing this HORRIBLE girls to treat her like they do. They are VICIOUS. Though she did stick up for herself once or twice, the reader will constantly find her cowering down to Noelle and the rest of the Billings girls. Though when I do think back to what it was like in high school, I can understand her actions to a point. The need to be accepted among your peers, especially females, is crazy. Plus if Reed can infiltrate Billings, she will then have the world at her finger tips.

As Reed becomes consumed in the upscale lifestyle and mysterious Billing girls, she is also enraptured by the gorgeous Thomas. Thomas is surrounded by the popular crowd but it doesn’t take him long to start chasing after Reed. Thomas has a wonderful “bad boy” feeling about him, so it is no wonder that this is the first male character that us female readers will fall in love with. What becomes of their relationship is shocking, and this is where our story will truly pick up and start to become dark and twisted.

This series is PACKED with scandals and dirty little secrets. Think gossip girl, but at a boarding school where everyone just gossips to each other. Most of the characters in this story come from a lot of money and have family members that had previously attended Easton, making many of these characters “legacies”. With such money and power surrounding our main character Reed, it’s obvious that there is bound to be some trouble afoot. I guarantee that you guys will FLY though this Series. I am already on book 6 and I still can’t put these down. Though I would have LOVED to do a review of each book, which just doesn’t seem possible with how quickly I am devouring this series again.
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Mar 11, 2009 Elizabeth Wallace rated it did not like it

Shelves: read-and-reviewed

I was mortified by Private. No, not because I looked deep into myself and saw some of the traits of the protagonist, because it was dumb. I'd heard many good things about the book until finally I cracked and got it from the library.
It was a total waste of time. Here's the plot (or my interpretation):
Poor Reed has a problem (okay, a few problems). She has a barely-mentioned druggie mom who absolutely traumatizes her, so she heads of to a private school. Sounds great, right? But she has no ...more

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Jun 28, 2009 Nicola rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, chick-lit, young-adult, still-reading-series, given-up-on-series

This is by no means my kind of book. It's a blatant girly book, and it screams Gossip Girls. I got it as a present last year and just got around to picking it up- wanting a light read.

It basically features 16 year old Reed, who moves away from her dysfunctional family to a posh, private school on a partial scholarship. Naturally, she's willing to do anything to fit in there.

It really, really surprised me. I was absolutely sucked in from the beginning. I thought Reed was very likable (though she ...more

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Apr 20, 2009 Angelc rated it did not like it

Shelves: already-own-read

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Sep 25, 2009 Page (One Book At A Time) rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2009

Oddly enough, I both loved and hated this book. There were quite a few things that I didn’t like. For example, throughout almost the whole story Noelle calls Reed “glass-licker”, and it rubbed me the wrong way. I also disliked how Reed would do anything they asked and barely bat an eye about it. But, the events were interesting and at times suspenseful. I think Reed wanted the perfect life, and felt like The Billings Girls had it. I think there’s a lot more to her character that hasn’t been ...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Anushka rated it did not like it

Shelves: disappointed, major-facepalm, could-have-been-better, not-for-me, overrated, ya, same-old-same-old, chick-lit

Also find this review on - Don't Stop Readin'

Given the fact that I’m reviewing the first book in the series after finishing 12 of them, my opinions might be a bit ~~biased~~ changed now. But I’ll try to capture what I felt after reading it back then as much as I can.

So, in my opinion Private was awful. Stupid, immature, boring, repetitive and did I mention totally AWFUL?
Anyone with a healthy, well-functioning brain would read this book and discard the whole series right away but I had actually made ...more

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Dec 11, 2008 Ella Perkins rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 7th-grade-ir-books-deb-sadok

This book is about a 15-year-old girl named Reed Brennan. She went to a high school in Croton, Pennsylvania. When she got a half scholarship to Easton Academy. There everyone is rich and comes from a big city, like New York. Also they all wear brand names. She has never seen any group of girls they are so rich. The group of girls is called the “Billing Girls”. She tries everything to get in the cool house with them. In order to get in you need great grades. That is her only issue. But also there ...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Trisha rated it really liked it

a very fun read. light and quick, it's easy to slide right into Reed's life as she works her away around a new school - a new boarding school that is! - and around the ins and outs of friendship, love and trying to keep her grades up.

It's very light so it doens't go in to too much detail about boarding school life. This is Reed's sophmore year and the first time she's away from her parents 24/7. Not that her homelife is so great.

But, of course, there is the 'it' crowd of girls. There's the hot ...more

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May 31, 2010 Bree rated it it was ok

Recommended to Bree by: friends

Private is your classic, trashy, YA gossip girl esc novel. The story centers around Reed, a teenage girl attending a renowned prep school on a scholarship, and her attempt to become accepted to the most popular clique on campus, called "The Billings Girls". My friends have all been obsessing over this series for awhile, and I finally decided to see what the fuss was about. Since my friends and I had planned on going to the beach together, I decided to read it yesterday while working on my tan. ...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Emerald Sue rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult

“Leanne, would you kindly remove your nose from my ass? It's starting to chafe.

Overall Thoughts
I didn't know a thing about this series going into it. My boyfriend (now husband) would always go to the library to pick up books for me and he stumbled across this series and brought me the first book, thinking I would enjoy it. Well he was right, I was instantly hooked and reserving the next book within 24 hours. This series is definitely not realistic and is pretty dramatic lol , but it's lots ...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Vivianle rated it really liked it

*spoilers*

Private by Kate Brian
1. The book by Kate Brian is the first of a series and is essentially about finding yourself and who you are from your greed and the people surrounding you.

2. Because it is written in the point of view of the main character, Reed Brennan, it makes us feel sorry for her in any situations that she gets caught up in. For example, when she gets called down to the office because her grades are bad (and since she’s at the boarding school based on a scholarship), and Ms. *spoilers*

Private by Kate Brian
1. The book by Kate Brian is the first of a series and is essentially about finding yourself and who you are from your greed and the people surrounding you.

2. Because it is written in the point of view of the main character, Reed Brennan, it makes us feel sorry for her in any situations that she gets caught up in. For example, when she gets called down to the office because her grades are bad (and since she’s at the boarding school based on a scholarship), and Ms. Naylor tells her that she wil be “put on academic probation” (124), instead of feeling like Reed had deserved it, we all wish she would pull her act together. If we were put in the point of view of a person in the Board of Directors, we would feel that it was a waste to give such a girl a scholarship, and revoke her admission right away. The resolution of the book makes one very satisfied yet also give the effect of a ciff hanger. Usually cliff hangers don’t neccessairly mean a good ending, therefore unsatisfaction, but within this book, it ends with Noelle saying that Reed is “one of [them] now” (227) finally becoming a “Billings Girl” (which is basically the point of the book). But then it’s still a cliff hanger because it makes us wonder what is going to happen wen she becomes a Billings Girl. Is she going to still be used? Will she be treated differently? Will she start to act differently, now that she’s categorized as one of them? Questions like that.

3. The user Anastasia says that Reed Brennan “spends her time wishing she could be a part of Billings and lets that distract her from her work.” Which is true. But it’s the first book out of the 14. We’ve got to give the girl a break. She’s new to the school so who doesn’t want to fit in? Who doesn’t want to be popular and have friends at a place where you know no one? Private is the first of 14 books as I mentioned, and I am pretty sure she is going to mature within the next books. This was just a starter to let everyone know who she was in the beginging and maybe throughout the serious, she finds her real dreams and goals. Everyone expects Reed to be mature from the start, but you have to realize that she is only a 15 year old girl and if she were to be mature and smart from the beginning, then what is the fun of the series?

4. Excerpt from the book:
My stomach twisted “But what about—”
“The Billings Girls?” he said. “Can someone tell me what’s so great about them?”
“I’m just trying to make friends” I said.

5. The author’s writing style is basically just dialouge. About 90% of the book is dialogue between Reed and her peers. It keeps us from zoning out because it’s consistently switching a point of view. I liked it because the book felt alive, real, and kept me awake, since I’m not that much of a reader.

6. I would definently recommend this book from anyone who likes things like “Gossip Girl” and such. It’s not a book where one can find intellectual life lessons or morals. It’s basically a really girly book and is entertaining for those who just want to triumphs of a teenage girl who wants to fit in.
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Jan 30, 2010 Emily added it

Dear Glass-Licker,
Oh Reed Brennan, what am I going to do with you? Why are you so delicate and oblivious? Still, I've got to give you props for sticking to your goal of fitting in at the ever-so prestigious Easton Academy. But what's with all the self-demeaning stunts you've pulled this semester? That is so not cool Reed. I know that you are ashamed of what you used to be (and pretty much still are), but that is no excuse. You have the potential of being much, much more.

XOXO,
Emily

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Jun 04, 2015 Janie Johnson rated it liked it

Shelves: 2015-challenge

I read this book to fulfill a challenge for a read-a-thon I am participating in. I was not too sure about it since it is a 'boarding school' plotline, but I was pleasantly surprised with the story and really liked it.

In this book you have Reed Brennan who finds her scholarship to Easton, a private school, as a means of running away from her normal everyday life, but what she finds here is far more than she bargained for. She struggles figuring out who she can trust and actually count on.

I ...more

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Sep 10, 2018 Susan rated it liked it

This book is different. I love going into books blind because the synopsis has a tendency to spoil things and I hate when that happens. This book isn't bad and I am planning on reading more from the series because I can't quite figure out what this book is all about. I think it's a type of contemporary but it's kind of dark. It's not even that anything dark has happened (at least until the end) and even then you are left with just an unknown. The feel of the book is just odd.Not sure if it's odd ...more

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Aug 01, 2019 Samantha (WLABB) rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, audiobooks, pre-2017

I don't know why, but I love a boarding school setting, and this one came with lots of delicious drama. Reed was looking to escape her mother and her life at home, and did so by winning a scholarship to Easton Academy. As expected, she was constantly swimming upstream. She was looking for a way to fit in at the academy, and set her sights on becoming one of the Billings girls. This had all the things you expect from a crew of rich and privileged kids, and I am definitely looking forward to the ...more

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Nov 01, 2015 Briar's Reviews rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-obsessions, drama, romance

Private by Kate Brian is a dramatic, teenage angst drama perfect for the Young Adult audience.

This novel is a great turn in the Young Adult genre. Why? Because it's not supernatural. I love that this book is not part of the supernatural trend, and it is all about teenagers and their petty drama.

We follow 15 year old Reid Brennan in Easton Academy where she is a scholarship student among many rich kids. It is full of the typical teenage drama - popular cliches, boys, silly drama, high school Private by Kate Brian is a dramatic, teenage angst drama perfect for the Young Adult audience.

This novel is a great turn in the Young Adult genre. Why? Because it's not supernatural. I love that this book is not part of the supernatural trend, and it is all about teenagers and their petty drama.

We follow 15 year old Reid Brennan in Easton Academy where she is a scholarship student among many rich kids. It is full of the typical teenage drama - popular cliches, boys, silly drama, high school angst and gossip.

It is entirely what you expect it to be - dramatic and fun! An outside girl is trying to fit in with the popular girls, and of course she will do whatever she wants to be apart of them! And of course you throw a hot, bad boy into the mix and the drama and gossip gets juicier.

I absolutely loved this book. It moves at a fast pace - something is always happening! Sometimes it's romance, sometimes it's drama, sometimes it's both! But it doesn't leave you feeling bored!!

I find it hard to pick up a Young Adult novel that doesn't go on and on about plot lines we don't actually need. Private gets to the point, pulling every piece of drama out of Kate Brian's magical dramatic bag.

It does have it's low points - our main character does not have a back bone like many teens to do today. She is pushed around easily and her emotions get the best of her. School work isn't mentioned that much, but in a soap opera type book who cares about the grades and studying parts of Reid's "real life"?

It's a great read for someone who wants a teenage soap opera. It is for sure, very entertaining!

I would suggest it to anyone who likes novels such as Pretty Little Liars, but with less murder. If you are not interested in petty drama, silly high school drama and soap opera like plot lines, it is not the book for you. It is a book that requires little thought to read, and I find it great only for the amusement - I don't have to follow any crazy plot lines or insane theories. It's just a soap opera! So do not expect Gone Girl with plot twists and awesome endings. It is definitely your cookie cutter drama. Our main character is going to complain about being a teenage girl and she's not going to try to change. Our cast of characters are all very cookie cutter as well, we don't have any awesome background stories - this book isn't going to be made into an Oscar-worthy movie, that's for sure.

This book would sit well with young readers - it's the type of book they need at aged 13ish. It's relatable to that age group, but if you are an older teen or an adult it will seem pretty lame. It's not realistic to the adult mind, but to a pre-teen reader who deals with this type of drama at school, it'll hit a home run right to home base.

It's quick. It's scandalous. And it's mindless for the adult reader.

Four out of five stars! I would love to pick up the next book soon! ...more

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Oct 23, 2014 Jess rated it did not like it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. OK, I don't actually know why this book was on my Kindle. I often download books on hearing recommendations and then forget about them and discover them ages later, which I assume is what happened with this book as I have no memory of purchasing it, but that means someone that I know, or at least someone I follow on a blog or Twitter, recommended this book, and I don't understand how that's possible. It was AWFUL. I like YA, so that was not the problem. I also would actively like to avoid having OK, I don't actually know why this book was on my Kindle. I often download books on hearing recommendations and then forget about them and discover them ages later, which I assume is what happened with this book as I have no memory of purchasing it, but that means someone that I know, or at least someone I follow on a blog or Twitter, recommended this book, and I don't understand how that's possible. It was AWFUL. I like YA, so that was not the problem. I also would actively like to avoid having my daughter read this book once she reaches the target age. It was terrible, and the messaging was totally messed up. I do NOT understand how this book got turned into a massive series (a quick glance at Amazon indicates at least 11 books, which, WHAT?) or why its overall rating is so high.

First of all, the whole premise was so worn and boring, and the author did NOTHING with it. Poor girl from little town comes to snobby private boarding school, feels like she doesn't fit in. Except she actually does fit in? All her peers like her and welcome her and she totally rejects them for some group of weirdo "special" girls who were hand-picked to be mean girls in a way that I hope and assume would never actually happen in a school-sanctioned way? She doesn't even consider being friends with her peers and develops an inexplicable obsession with these other girls? Does all sorts of nutso things for them that violate her own principles and morals (which we are supposed to be OK with because she won't go as far as getting someone fired unfairly) and then in the end, gets rewarded for it? Sucks at school and makes no effort, finally spends a single evening in the library with a smart girl and improves her grades and her academics are never mentioned again? Loses virginity to a guy she barely knows based on warped messaging and confusion and seems to barely think about it? Mentions something, AFTER having sex, about wondering if she should go on birth control or look for condoms, which she says are impossible to find, implying that the sex she did have was unprotected, but there is no further discussion of that? Makes totally weird decisions and is completely unlikable and it's never explained and there is no clear motivation? At the end is totally rewarded for all of her awful behavior and shunning of her own friends and generally terrible decisions? Mean girls are glorified and irresponsible behavior is presented as cool? Listen, I am not overprotective and I'm fine with my kids learning about sex, reading books with adult themes, etc. etc., but KEEP THIS BOOK AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER AHHHHH. ...more

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Aug 15, 2008 Tiny Pants rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, young-adult, series

I avoided this series for a long time, and upon actually reading it, I don't know why. I read the fifth book, loved it, and immediately went to the library to check out all the others. I would definitely recommend reading them in order -- the plot is continuous through the first four and then (I'm assuming as I haven't read yet) through the second four, and there's not a lot of rehash of "the story so far" so it will all make more sense to read in order.

While this is indeed yet another ...more

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Mar 03, 2017 Jacquelyn Simon rated it liked it

Shelves: boarding-schools

Hmm. Ok. So I went into this book (for a second time) remembering absolutely nothing about this book. Keep in mind, I’d only read this book a year previous, so I should’ve remembered it.
It was decent, but nothing to write home about. Although I am going to continue on with the series... I’m just hoping for some MAJOR character development from Reed.
As of now, her character is WAY too dependent on other people for her happiness. For me personally, that is a huge pet peeve. I’d like to think of ...more

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Jul 31, 2019 Ashley ❣️ rated it really liked it

3.5*
I listened to this on audio and I felt like that was the way to go. I thought it was an interesting read. It was fun and enjoyable and a quick read. I felt like this was another book like the Pretty Little Liars series or something and it was fun to read and listen to this. I thought it kinda sucked cuz their were cliques lmao but yea what else can you expect.

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Nov 06, 2010 Sarra Cannon rated it really liked it

This was a fast read. It's not a life-changing book or anything, but it's definitely got a lot of elements I love. There's mystery, a great protagonist I can relate to. Plus, I like books about private school. Don't ask me why. They're just fun!

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Sep 08, 2013 Megan (ChroniclesOfABookworm) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-favs

My inner-teenage self is bursting with such pure, pure joy. I. Love. This. Series. #ForeverABillingsGirl ...more

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Nov 14, 2018 Brooke ♥booklife4life♥ rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2018, tugofwar18

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Basic Info

Format: Audio
Pages/Length: 6hrs
Genre: Young Adult; Chick Lit
Reason For Reading: Self punishment i guess.

At A Glance

Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsession?: Insta.
Cliff Hanger: No
Triggers: n/a
Rating: 2 Stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 5
Plot: 3
Characters: 2
World Building: 5
Flow: 6
b>Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 6
Ending: 5

Total: 4/10

In Depth

Best Part: Ha
Worst Part: This dumb MC.
Thoughts Had: ...more

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Kate Brian is the author of the SHADOWLANDS TRILOGY (SHADOWLANDS, HEREAFTER & ENDLESS), as well as the New York Times bestselling PRIVATE and PRIVILEGE series, and the wildly popular MEGAN MEADE'S GUIDE TO THE MCGOWAN BOYS. She also writes teen fiction under the name Kieran Scott.

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“I half hoped Mr. Pearson would waLk out holding Thomas by the scruff of his neck, still wearing his boxers or pajama pants or whatever the hell a guy like him slept in. But seconds later, when Mr. Pearson emerged, he was red with rage and completely alone.
Thomas was gone.” — 12 likes

“Leanne, would you kindly remove your nose from my ass? It's starting to chafe." - Noelle” — 11 likes

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