Top of the Feud Chain

Alphas #4

by Lisi Harrison

Alpha Where betas get booted.

Eccentric billionaire Shira Brazille founded the super-exclusive Alpha Academy on exotic Alpha Island to nurture the next generation of exceptional dancers, writes, musicians, and inventors. It' s a dream come true for one hundred lucky girls, but those not measuring up can be sent home at any time, for any reason. The one left standing will win worldwide fame. Who will it be?

Skye Hamilton
Is stepping up her game as Shira sheds Alpha Academy girls faster than skin from a will-pumiced foot. There's just one thing standing in her island bad boy Taz Brazille. Can Skye keep a dancer's poise, or will Taz throw her off the music once and for all?

Allie A. Abbott
Finally knows who she really is, and nothing is going to bring her down. Not even AJ, who just can't let go of the past. But she can Bring. It. On. Allie's come too far to be sent home without a fight.

Charlie Deery
After bouncing like a dashboard hula doll between Allie and Darwin, Charlie finally has her BFF and Brazille beau by her side. But as the competition on Alpha Island reaches its boiling point, will her drive to win make her lose what matters most?

If at first you don't succeed, you're not an alpha.

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Drama

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Lisi Harrison is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling series "The Clique", "Alphas", "Monster High," Pretenders," and her first adult novel: "The Dirty Book Club" out 10.10.17. Lisi was born in Toronto, Canada, and lived in NYC for 15 years while she worked at MTV. She now lives in Laguna Beach, CA and is a member or her own Dirty Book Club.

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was definately good, but not as good as the first three books. In the beginning, the remaining Alphas on the island are all trying to gain control and be on top. Competitions are being held and the losers are sent home by their muses. Allie A, Skye, and Charlie are in a PAP flying competition against the best flier on the island. Getting help from Taz, Darwin, and Mel--who are hilariously disguised as girls (complete Alpha Academy uniform and shaved legs!), they end up flying the PAP together and crashing it. It turns out, the fuel in the tank was replaced with vegetable oil. Now stuck in the desert, they have to find a way back to Alpha Island, without dying. I thought this plot was suprising. I mean, who would have thought Lisi would do something like this? At the end, it all comes to make sense. (I don't want to give out any secrets!) The ending is super cheesy! Everything ends up happy! It's like, no depressing parts? It would've made the book more fun to read. Though the happy parts do make it more realistic. CHARLIE AND DARWIN DO END UP TOGETHER. I though i would tell you, cause it's pretty obvious anyways.

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!
It was such a big shock at the end of the book when we find out the entire thing was just a TV show.o:
This book was a GREAT ending, in my opinion. It's like I found 'closure' for the series with this book, instead of getting all sad and stuff like I usually do when I finish a series.
The series in general was just pretty darn good! Lots and lots of drama, and it ends with everyone being happy. C:
It's probably not one of those series that I'm like in love with and I can't get over(like how I felt with Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games), but it is a series that if brought up I would say "Oh yeah! I read that series, it's really good."
So yeah, 5/5 stars. ;D

[Kaavya · Rating 5 out of 5]

the ending really bothered me. it wasn't anything like the reader expected and the unnecessary twist threw me off.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoiler alert!
This was a surprisingly great book, definitely my favourite of the series. Lisi Harrison's style of writing is as addictive and as great as always, and I really enjoyed it, especially the friendships between the characters. Some parts, though, I found a little too cliche for my taste. Like, Charlie working at the White House? Really? Because of something she did on a reality show? And, as Massie once said, everyone knows reality shows are fake. I think that the author also forgot that although the girls are now famous, they are still kids. She completely ignored the fact that they still need to finish school in, and chose to end the series with a perfect-success-story kind of thing. Although I was also very surprised that Allie and Skye ditched their Brazille boys. It makes sense, but I would nave liked for them to stay together... The ending, at first, made me quite angry. I mean, really? All their struggles for someone's entertainment? And also, what gets more cliched than a REALITY SHOW? But then I realized that it made more sense, because now they had a much better shot at being rich, famous, and successful, being shown as the relentless, dedicated, and genius girls, than just becoming an "alpha", which most people don't really know about, and it wouldn't really help them get a job and stuff. All in all, I loved this book, and recommend it to most teens or tweens.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really awesome book. It wrapped everything up from the marvelous series in such an unexpected way! But it was a good way. :) I love this author's writing style from all the pop-culture references to her characters that can manage to get on my nerves and at the same time making me grin. My only suggestion would be that I wished Alphas had more books to the series! Another spin-off would be nice. xD

[Ann K · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was soooooooooooo good! I loved it and i was really sad then i finished it and found out that it was the last in the seres. I actually am planning on writing to hte author and telling her to please make more books for these series. But this is like my #1 bok for the months of May/ June. I strongly suggest that peoplew read thease seres because they are very entertaining.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good, but not the best of Lisi's books. It was Too surprising, which was a surprise. However, it was witty, fun, clever and captivating. If you like competition, girls and the alphas series, you will definitely enjoy this amazing book. I will definitely read more of Lisi Harrison's books.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series ended up surprising me - I'm glad I stuck with it after not enjoying the first book, because I did grow attached to the characters. I love that this gave the girls their well-deserved happy ending, as well as having them realize their own worth.

[Lane Crisp · Rating 5 out of 5]

America is waiting.

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an awesome ending to the Alphas series. I loved how the smallest, most insignificant girls got the chances of a life time through Shira and realized she did help them on their way to succeed! Skye was my favourite character in this because I really like dance and she's just so determined and full of life! Even though their friends in the forest were only actors, it opened my eyes to new things everywhere and this book showed girls how amazing they could be with a little determination, hard work, and teamwork with their best friends. Skye, Charlie, and Allie A got the adventure of their lives and showed the world how they could pick themselves off the floor, dust themselves off, and make the world who laughed at them look like insignificant fools. kudos to you all! I hope there will be a book after to talk about each of the girls lives and for all the girls (and guys) reading this, you can be the greatest Alpha ever!

[Queena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top of the Feud chain is the final book to the Alphas series, which I think is a really good book. It is about how three girls are stucked in an island and they are trying to find there way to get out of the island. They have to find food and water for themselves because of the plane crash. But the plane crash wasn't that serious. Now the three girls have to use their brains to get back to Alphas Island on time so that they could be an Alpha.
I would have to say that I really liked this book because it is one of my favorite series. It has a lot of drama in there and a lot that is about compition. This book is great because the author teaches the readers about the real world such as betrayal and backstabbers. This book also has a bit of action which is what makes this book really intresting to read. I would recommend this book to my friends because it is one of my favorite books of all times.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was pretty disappointed in this final installment of the lackluster Alphas series. It was a completely lame ending, I mean... A reality TV show? Really? I have to believe that this wasn't her intention all along, and that lack of sales caused her to wrap up the series quicker than anticipated. Nothing else explains such a cop-out ending. Their parents all found out after they were shipped off that it wasn't a school and they were just okay with that? Another problem - don't you think, if this show was so successful, that the Clique girls would have been watching it?

I can't say I will miss these books.

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personally, I think there should be like a 5th mini book just about sky's, Allie's and Charlie's future in their businesses. Charlie in the white house and what she's doing, Allie on her new show and sky in her dance career and how it's getting better... That's my hope but it prob won't happen . :'(
Also with Charlie, how she and Darwin are doing together and if she sees bee again.
With sky, how her dance career is 'sky' rocketing and to see if she gets any big dance roles etc.
With Allie, to see how her new show is and if she will be in any movies, dramas, comedy's etc
Just pleas make another book!!!!!!!!!

[Carly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just LOVE this series - SOOOOOOOOO much! Before I read this book, I had read spoilers about it and I was thinking WTF O_O'' but actually reading the book - wow, I really loved this! :)
I really do enjoy the Clique series & this Alpha series that Lisi Harrison has written (sadly not Monster High....), and I will always treasure these stories for giving me some more life lessons.
Nice fun read, before school starts tomorrow ):

But anyways, heheheh Charlie x Darwin - I shall love forever!

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought the ending was pretty good actually. The thought that it all could be a TV show never even crossed my mind but looking back there were a few clues that I should of picked up on. The revealing was one of those moments where I was like 'Why didn't I think of that'. Therefore it was quite well written, a secret in plain sight.

[Melanie Douglas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lisi Harrison proves her hilariously brilliant story-crafting skills again with the fourth and final installment of the Alphas series. Though it wasn't my favorite in the series, I will always enjoy Harrison's writing and I look forward to her future novels.

[Kristin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quite honestly probably the worst ending of a book series I've seen in a long, long time.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haven't started reading but I know this book will be the best yet! It pretty much has to be.

[Rebekah Faith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprising, but good and satisfying end to a decent series.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

I had no idea it would be a TV show. I'm glad that all of them won, but I'm sad it has to end. I can't believe it!

[♫✯Em loves Hollenstein✯♫❤the summertime and butterflies all belong to your creation❤ · Rating 3 out of 5]

predictable but fun

[♡ thea ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

okay, here's my review of the series. i liked this series and found it to be better than the clique, even though i have not finished that series yet. i think the premise is actually really cool, it reminds me of the hunger games, but like it could actually happen. like i could actually see a billionaire doing something like this in the near future. i also liked how even though the characters were all young, they had very clear personalities and they seemed like actual girls i would know. they also had very clear weaknesses, which i liked because sometimes characters in books like these can seem too perfect.

CHARACTERS:
skye: her boy-craziness got on my nerves, but i still love her. as a dancer myself, i am always happy when i see another dancer in a book or piece of media. i did get annoyed with her the most, but it's because i genuinely love her and think she has a heart of gold. i did like how the author did not automatically make her the best in the class, it was more realistic to see her struggle and more interesting to see her overcome that. also, i want those dance sleeves!
charlie: MY BITCH. she's the best character and i think her struggle was the most realistic. i really felt for her, she's spent her whole life being belittled by shira and now she finally has a chance to prove herself but she has to humiliate herself and the people she loves to do that. i really admired her strength and perseverance. i'm so happy she got her happy ending<3
allie: my least favorite of the Big Three, but i still like her a lot. she annoyed me in the first two books but then i came around in the third book. i think her problems seemed the most one-dimensional, like okay you got dumped by your boyfriend and you are pretty. and? but i really did like how she found her passion in acting and found the confidence in herself. she is also the funniest character.
shira: nah, this bitch is EVIL, for real.
darwin: my little lover<3 he is such a sweetie and you can tell how much he loves char. i would have literally burned the book if they did not end up together LMAO.

SHIPS:
charlie + darwin = OTP, duh.
mel + allie = she needs someone smarter who is going to challenge her thinking, not a boy toy.
taz + skye = 13 year olds are too immature. babe, give it a year and then go for the 16 year olds.

THINGS THAT BOTHERED ME:
1. in belle of the brawl, there is this throwaway line that actually bothered me a lot. skye is trying to land taz, and the narrator mentions that there was a tabloid rumor going around that taz dated taylor swift, and i was like HOLD UP! these books came out in like 2009-2010, which would make taylor about 20 years old. TAZ IS THIRTEEN. THAT IS ILLEGAL. i was gobsmacked that the author would put that in there, like did she not know taylor's age? anyway.
2. i don't like the fact that taz and dingo are 13. this is just a personal thing, but i hate the idea of skye going after taz when he's younger than her. it's so dumb but i'm like girl? also, i don't like the fact that melbourne is 16 and dating allie who is 14. i know that is only a two year age gap, but think about it this way: mel is a junior in high school and allie is a freshman. idk that's weird to me.
3. i did wish we got more information about the girls' passions, we got a lot of time with skye and her dancing, but i wish we got more of charlie's engineering classes and allie's acting.

overall, i actually liked this series more than i thought i would. the second book is the worst in my opinion, but the second half of the third and the fourth are both really good.

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Top Of The Feud Chain
PLOT: Shira Brazille has left the island for an unknown amount of time and the Alpha's FULLY take advantage of this to break all Shira's LONG list of rules. But soon little challenges between them soon turn to full-on competitions to eliminate each other. Skye initially wins a surfboard competition, but then is challenged to a piloting contest. Even though Charlie practically designed the whole island single-handedly (thus the plane's) she's no match against the school's top aviator. So they enlist the help of the Brazille boys (Darwin, Melbourne, and Taz). Who're all excellent pilots and very familiar with the plans which give them an edge. But wouldn't that be cheating? Part of the agreement was you only get one other co-pilot. So in disguise as Alpha girls the boys sneak on to the plane. In mid-flight the plane breaks down, and there stranded on the other side of the island. Now the competition really beings. Allie J has snuck on board. Charlie can't get a signal on the GPS. And Skye wonders if Sydney will ever forgive her for dating his emo brother. The heat from more than just the temperature turns up when a plane lands on the island and the boys are rescued leaving the girls with a message they only have a limited amount of time to make it back to Alpha Academy or it's over and they are OUT. Tempers and frustration cause Allie, Charlie, and Skye to go their separate ways. Which one will be the last girl standing?


MY THOUGHTS:
*Some of the reasons for the cuts start getting ridiculous in this one. For example
1. Someone gets cut from the house for an impromptu pie eating contest because she's allergic to blueberry pie (So what they'd rather she end up in the hospital? What in the hell does this have to do with being an Alpha. I guess Alpha's don't have medical flaws like allergies).
2. Someone got cut because they couldn't fire juggle and their hair got burned (and again don't see the relevance of this if her career path wasn't a circus performer)
3. A dismal karaoke performance and messing up the lyrics
*Why are they eliminating each other without Shira there? Personally, I wouldn't give anyone BUT Shira the opportunity to eliminate me. Another student PLEASE.
*It smelled like the year 3000?
*I already had a suspicion Shira knew about the planes. I know AJ was the culprit of the "prank" but had it not been her I would have bet MONEY Shira tampered with the engines as part of "the game."
*Does anyone else think it's not good to think of ALL your boys as weak and not being able to take care of themselves? So she puts all these girls through months and months of tests to test their strength and character (although by false means) (some of which the events test them physically) and her own boys are the weak links? Is Shira going to take care of them forever?
*I thought it was impressive that Allie A could turn NOTHING into makeup. And do it so well that all the Wilderness Girl's look like beauty queens.
*The ending was.. I'll get into that. I was pretty happy with how each relationship played out (literally). Charlie stays with Darwin. I think Charlie and Darwin are cute and like them as a couple. You just kinda believe they're the ones that will make it and grow old together. Allie A doesn't want either guy. (Rolls eyes) Why do they always come crawling back after some years thinking you'll give a damn? I wouldn't want the ex. I think she judges Melbourne pretty hard. I've had this happen when someone walked ahead of me to something and left me and yes like Allie A I was MAD but I didn't break up with them over that. Maybe she should have given Mel another chance because truthfully he was perfect for her. The only thing I can say to this is it was probably best since she'd be leaving the island soon and was destined for bigger things (which I like that she didn't need a boyfriend in the end). Same with Skye. I guess Taz for her was just a fling. Though it did annoy me to have a character agonize over someone for pages and pages and pages and then come to the end of the book like yeah it was fun but I really don't want you after all. I guess though you want what you can't have. And by the way, Taz was the one that caused Skye to walk away because she first saw him out with another Alpha. So he really shouldn't have been able to throw his brother in her face.

RATING: 6 This book really had me fooled. I was betting on Charlie to be the winner. Turns out there is no winner. It's a big GOTCHA! The Wilderness Girls aren't rogues. The contest was "staged" for a reality show. Umm. So I don't quite know how I felt about this. Is it legal to film a bunch of teenage girls without their knowledge or permission? And ALL the parents went along with this? The line is blurred about whether this is right or wrong, but it gets celebrated. The girls all act like their thrilled at the end because the prize is they all got to be on television and have fan clubs back home. I didn't like this one as much as the others before it and I'm still blank. Coming to the end of this was just a great big question mark. But what I did like was that at the end Skye, Charlie, and Allison's really were the winners in the end. They each had kick butt jobs and lives. So in actually Shira's "fake school" really did turn them into stars and Alphas. So you just never know that what you mean for a person's embarrassment and your own entertainment might just be the push they need. It would be AMAZING if all of them ended up WAY bigger than Shira Brazille.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was absolutely ridiculous. So get fetched and unrealistic it was insane. So much more so than the other books. The only reason I didn’t give it a lower rating is because I was interested in how they’d escape the desert. And the twist at the end really got me. But then of course the results of said twist were very far fetched.

I also couldn’t stand the terrible editing in grammar and double words or words left out of sentences and the way the characters kept saying ohmuhgud. Like who speaks like that? They’re supposed to be smart and successful.

[Andrea Guadalupe · Rating 3 out of 5]

El libro es un 3 estrellas por sí solo, pero si juntamos el inicio y este final no estuvo nada mal esta saga. Me precio un buen final, un buen plottwist y un gran desarrollo de las protagonistas.
La serie es una 4 de 5 en general.

[No, David! No! · Rating 3 out of 5]

About half way through I really was not happy, and thought we had hit the “jump the shark” moment. It ended up alright. Overall, it was a fun, easy little series.

[Hazel Leu · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s finally over! I can’t believe I finished reading all the Clique books and the Alpha books this year. That plot twist though.

[Mesia Loriana]

I haven't words

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed with the ending

[Claire Kirscht · Rating 3 out of 5]

girlbosses!!!