Private by Kate Brian

There is an emerging pattern...oh, yes, I have moved on to the next guilty pleasure series- Private by Kate Brian. And, of course, I loved every bit of this one too! Reed Brennan is from boring old Pennsylvania where she is an A student and longs to get away from her pill-popping mother with dreams of girlfriends and a normal social life. What she doesn't expect is that nothing about Easton Academy is normal-especially when she meets the uber elite and unattainable Billings Girls. What will Reed do to secure her favor with these girls? Or perhaps the better question is, what wouldn't she do?

Okay, honestly here, there is almost no substance to this novel. There is not an original plot line. So why did I enjoy it? Well, really it's because this book was entertaining. Superficial but well-written and extremely fast-paced. With virtually no reflection from Reed and chapters that are 3-4 pages long each. What grabs you is Kate's simple but flawless writing and the ever present cliffhangers that just tug at you until you give in and say "Okay! I need to know what happens next or I'll go crazy!" This was fun and enjoyable. I see nothing wrong with needing something light that will cheer you up every once in a while...or, in my case, a looming phase that is pushing me to go pick up the next two books in the series AND continue reading Pretty Little Liars AND now The Luxe series. Am I doomed? Perhaps. But my addiction aside, this novel was 227 pages of fun with just the right amount of surprise and a dash of comfortable predictability that leaves you wanting more. And if you want more, you're in luck because you'll have ten other novels in the series to satisfy your craving for juicy gossip, hot boys, and secrets and lies galore! (OH my!)

Rating: 4.5 (this one is hard to rate...so this 4.5 is based solely on it's entertainment value)

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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard is about Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer, four friends grown apart due to their friend Ali's mysterious disappearance three years ago. Each friend has dark secrets that only Ali knew about and now they're each getting cryptic text messages and emails from an alleged A who seems to know about all their current scandalous mishaps...and about things that happened in the past...so who is A when Ali is supposed to be dead?

For being one of those name-dropping clothes brands, privileged kids, underage drinking in places where in reality there's no way they could get away with, who is she going to have sex with next books, it was well written and mildly unpredictable. I really enjoyed it, actually. Someone told me these books would be addicting and they sure are!

Each chapter is dedicated to a different character since the four characters really don't interact at all until the end. Each character was really different and I kept wanting to know what would happen to them. This book really kept me on my toes! I had sympathy for all of them at times and I have no idea who A could be or really anything about that mystery aspect of the book, so I already know I'm going to read them all!

Pretty Little Liars was exciting, fast-paced, sexy, and still pretty grounded in comparison to other privileged teens novels I read. I loved it! If you haven't picked up this series yet and you're in the mood for a light, fun read definitely check this out! There's cute boys, lies, mystery, and scandals-what more could you want?

Rating: 4.5