From Goodreads: Anne Dowling practically
runs her exclusive academy on New York’s Upper East Side - that is, until
she accidentally burns part of it down and gets sent to a prestigious
boarding school outside of Boston. Determined to make it back to New
York, Anne couldn't care less about making friends at the preppy
Wheatley School. That is, until her roommate Isabella’s body is found in
the woods behind the school. When everyone else is oddly
silent, Anne becomes determined to uncover the truth no matter how many
rules she has to break to do it. With the help of Isabella’s twin
brother Anthony, and a cute classmate named Brent, Anne discovers that
Isabella wasn’t quite the innocent nerdy girl she pretended to be. But
someone will do anything to stop Anne’s snooping in this fast-paced,
unputdownable read—even if it means framing her for Isabella’s murder.
My Rating: 3 hearts
Thoughts
on the Novel: Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor was an average read.
While I liked that the mystery was hard to solve, I couldn’t really understand
why Anne was so invested in trying to solve her roommate’s murder herself since
she only knew her roommate for a week or so. Although I found Anne initially
kind of spoiled and annoying, she slowly grew on me. The
same can’t be said for the secondary characters in Prep School Confidential.
The love interests were dull, and everybody else wasn’t developed enough for me
to care about them.
Prep School Confidential was released
in July 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin.
In exchange for an honest review, this book was received from the publisher (St. Martin's Press) for free via NetGalley.
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From Goodreads: When teenage movie star
Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email
about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and
unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun,
except for their names or backgrounds. Then Graham finds out
that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film,
and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But
can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an
ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's
spotlight at all costs?
My Rating: 3.5 hearts
Thoughts
on the Novel: Like Jennifer E. Smith’s The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, I feel as if her novel This Is What Happy Looks Like is missing
something that will make it go from a cute, decent read to an amazing one. That
being said, I think I enjoyed This Is What Happy Looks Like just a bit more
because the dual narrations enabled me to get to know both Graham and Ellie
equally well. I would have liked this story even more though if I had
been able to see Graham and Ellie’s friendship develop over email.
This is What Happy Looks Like was
released by Poppy in April 2013.
