Vanished: Review

Vanished

(Private Series #12)

by Kate Brian

Synopsis:

Lost and found...
Against all odds, Reed Brennan re-established Billings as an underground literary society. She and the new initiates created a glamorous secret headquarters and were ready to show Easton Academy that even though Billings House is gone, the Billings Girls are stronger than ever. But before Reed had a chance to revel in her success, something horrible happened:

Noelle disappeared.

Now Reed has no idea who wants to hurt Noelle or why, but it's up to Reed to save her. As the clues build up, the clock ticks down, and Reed fears that unless she finds Noelle soon, she'll lose her friend forever....

First Line: I couldn't sustain this for much longer.

My Review: I had this book finished in just a over a day, so Kate Brian gets major points there, but other than that I believe the story line is grasping now. Will this stop me from picking up the next book out in December, no but I feel that the story line is running out of places to go, which leads us to the Prequel Kate Brian is releasing. I remain hopeful that I am wrong though.

My Rating: 3 stars

203 pages

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Scandal: Review

Scandal

(Private Series #11)

by Kate Brian

Brave new world....

After her terrifying Caribbean vacation, Reed can't wait to get back to campus and resume her normal life of classes, shopping trips with the Billings Girls, and late-night gossip sessions. But when she arrives at Easton, she gets the shock of a lifetime.

Billings House is gone.

The administration has razed the scandal-rocked dorm and separated the Billings Girls. Outraged, Reed takes immediate action, turning Billings into a secret literary society- with a whole new set of rules. Eleven spots are open to any girl strong enough to endure initiation. Every girl on campus wants in, and it's up to Reed to pick the best and brightest. And only the strongest will survive...

First Line: We came from all corners of campus.

My Review: You could not pay me to go to school at Easton. Holy cow these students family are paying for them to go to one drama filled school! Never ever a dull moment for the girls of Billings. Just when you think nothing else could possibly happen it does, and let me tell you... Kate Brian is a go big or go home type of author. I look forward to reading the next book in this series, waiting my turn at the library.

My Rating: 4 Stars

228 pages

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Suspicion: Review

Suspicion

(Private Series #10)

by Kate Brian

Forbidden fruit...

Reed, Noelle, and former Billings Girls Kiran and Taylor have been living it up on St. Barths over winter break. The tropical sun has melted away all the tensions of last semester, and for the first time in months, Reed is happy. She's got her best friends by her side, she has a palatial suite with an ocean view, and she's landed Upton, the most sought-after guy on the island.

Reed is falling in love.

But dating Upton makes Reed St. Barths' highest-profile guest — and not in a good way. Upton has a dark past, and he's broken a lot of hearts. One of his exes still wants him. And she'll do whatever it takes to get Reed out of the picture.

Favorite Line(s): n/a

My Review: Man, what I would give to know what makes the dudes so into Reed, while most chicks pretend to like her, but really they loathe her, well except Noelle. If Reed was my friend I am not certain I wouldn't drop her just to be rid of the drama that follows this poor girl where ever she goes. This story feels like one you have read many times before, and until the end of it when Kate Brian throws in a huge twist did I realize I would be reading the next book in the series out in March. With that said suspicion might be my least favorite out of the series, which says a lot because it is book #10.

My Rating:

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (September 8, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416958851
ISBN-13: 978-1416958857
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches

** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Last Christmas: Review

Last Christmas

The Private Prequel (Private Series)

by Kate Brian

Synopsis
"Last Christmas" reveals the secret of what really happened before "Private" begins--and the shocking truth will change everything for fans of Brian's bestselling series.

Ariana Osgood has everything an Easton Academy girl could want: straight A's, the perfect boyfriend, and a coveted spot in exclusive Billings House. But on the first night of Christmas vacation, a blizzard traps her on campus with irresistible bad-boy Thomas Pearson. Alone. Instead of snuggling with her boyfriend next to a cozy fire in Vermont, she's huddling for warmth with Thomas in Ketlar House.

As the snow transforms Easton into a winter wonderland, Ariana finds herself falling for Thomas. But someone is watching their clandestine romance unfold, someone intent on turning their holiday weekend into a nightmare...

Kate Brian stayed on course! I always get a tad nervous when it comes to prequels because there is always the risk that the story lines just don't match up. Kate Brian stayed true to the series and I enjoyed having a more in dept look at one of the other girls in the series.

I can't wait till it is my turn at the library to get the next book in this series. I just love that they are fast reads, and well... it makes me feel young!

I am giving Last Christmas and it falls into these reading challenges....

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Paradise Lost: Review

Paradise Lost

(Private Series #9)

by Kate Brian

Paradise awaits...

Now that Cheyenne's murderer has been revealed and Reed knows the truth about who's been stalking her, she's ready to leave the heartache and turmoil of last semester behind. And what better way to recover than a five-star Caribbean vacation?

Reed is reunited with former Billings Girls Kiran and Taylor, and she and her friends take over the exclusive island. They spend their days tanning on white-sand beaches and thier nights partying on sixty-foot yachts.

It's heaven on earth.

But as they raise teir champagne flutes to toast their friendship, Reed worries that it's all too good to be true. Because even in paradise, the Billings Girls are never far from trouble- and nothing's more dangerous than the clam before the storm....

Are you kidding me....... how long do I have to wait for the next book to come out? Do I really need to say more.... this book leaves you wanting, no craving more!!!!

Paradise Lost
is getting 5 stars and falls into these reading challenges...
*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Revelation: Review

Revelation (Private Series #8)

by Kate Brian

Synopsis:
The biggest mystery of all...and Reed is dying to learn the truth.

Two months after Cheyenne Martin was found dead in her Billings House dorm room, exclusive Easton Academy is rocked by another stunning revelation: Cheyenne was murdered. No one knows who the killer is, but everyone agrees that Reed Brennan, who took over Cheyenne's role as Billings's president, gained the most from her death. Once the most powerful girl on campus, Reed is now powerless to stop her classmates' accusing whispers. Rumors begin to swirl that she killed Cheyenne.

And just like that, Reed is kicked out of Billings.

She's lost everything — her friends, her home, her boyfriend — and Reed knows the only way to get it all back is to figure out who really murdered Cheyenne. And she has to do it fast because the killer is still out there. The more Reed investigates, the more she uncovers. And as any Billings Girl knows...secrets can be deadly.

Reed shows some balls in this book and a lot of determination ( which every young girl need to have in life). I think this book might be my favorite out of the series!! Normally I can figure things out before the story reveals things, and I wasn't even close on this one... good story!!

Revelation is getting 5 stars and falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

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Ambition: Review

Ambition

(Private Series #7)

by Kate Brian

Synopsis:
The higher you climb, the farther you have to fall....

Reed Brennan knew being elected president of exclusive Billings Hall would change her life. What she didn't count on was being dumped by her boyfriend, Josh Hollis, or being held responsible for a fire that destroyed Easton Academy's oldest building.

And now the administration wants to shut Billings down. Forever.

As president, it's up to Reed to save Billings Hall. What better way to win over the head­master than to host a glam fund-raising event in New York City? Everyone needs a date, and the newly single Reed is the most eligible girl on campus. All of Easton's hottest boys are angling to take her out, and for once, Reed's biggest problem is which one to choose.

Reed has never felt so popular or powerful -- until the police start asking questions about Cheyenne Martin's death. Excited party buzz quickly turns to whispered rumors and dark moods, and one thing becomes clear: There is someone who wants to see Billings, and Reed, go down. And they will do anything to make it happen.

This book is a perfect example not to believe what happens in Vegas at the Legacy stays at the Legacy.Reed has just turned into a whole new girl from the first book in this series, a little vixen!

I like the new vixen Reed, I am giving this book 4 stars!

Ambition falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

ISBN: 1416958827
ISBN-13: 9781416958826
Format: Paperback, 282pp
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Pub. Date: May 2008
Sales Rank: 10,878
Age Range: Young Adult
Series: Private Series, #7

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Legacy: Review

Legacy

(Private Series #6)

by Kate Brian

Synopsis:

The price of power...

After Cheyenne Martin's death, everyone at Easton Academy is struggling to recover from yet another tragedy—especially the girls of Billings Hall. With Cheyenne gone, they need to elect a new leader. And who better than Reed Brennan, the ultimate Billings Girls?

As the new Billings president, Reed suddenly has access to power she never imagined. Gossip is reported to her immediately, she has first dibs on everything from dining tables to dorm rooms, and Billings's most powerful alumnae are at her beck and call. So when Easton's students discover they're the only prep school on the East Coast not invited to this year's all-inclusive Legacy party, everyone turns to Reed to get them back on the list.

Reed is the most powerful girl at Easton.

She revels in her newfound status, but knows better than anyone that the Bilings leaders have a tainted legacy: Ariana was institutionalized, Noelle was expelled, and Cheyenne just died. History has a way of repeating itself at Easton, and now that Reed has everything she's ever wanted, she has everything to lose.

I think my mom should read this book and see how much of an angel I was when I was a teenager. I mean I got busted for doing many of stupid things, in fact I could even name so names of the gals who are most likely reading this now, but I won't. Let's just say thes girls don't know when to back off and lay low, something I would like to think I had down pack, or not if you ask the mama!! HA HA HA

Legacy is getting 5 stars from me and falls into these challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

ISBN: 1416950427
ISBN-13: 9781416950424
Format: Paperback, 256pp
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Pub. Date: February 2008
Sales Rank: 12,027
Age Range: Young Adult
Series: Private Series, #6

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Inner Circle: Review

Inner Circle

(Private Series #5)

by Kate Brian

Last year was just he beginning. Welcome to the inner circle.

Reed Brennan arrived at Easton Academy expecting to find an idyllic private school experience -- challenging classes, adorably preppy boys, and a chance to create a new life for herself. Instead, she discovered lies, deception, blackmail, and...murder. But, thankfully, the killers were caught and the nightmare is finally over.

The old Billings Girls are gone.

Now, with a new school year ahead of her, Reed steps back on Easton's ivy-covered campus ready to start over. So when the headmaster announces that billings is forbidden from holding their traditional, secretive initiation, Reed is relieved. She champions the new rules and the six new girls the administration has picked to live in Billings Hall: Constance, Missy, Lorna, Kiki, Astrid, and newcomer Sabine.

But Reed's fellow Billings resident and new nemesis, Cheyenne Martin, believes the changes are a mockery of Billings history. Despite the new rules, Cheyenne vows to keep the old ways alive, no matter what -- or who -- stands in her way...

I am such a teeny bopper at heart, look at me being the age I am ( ssh, none of your businessm ha ha ha) and totally loving these books. These books are perfect if you want a quick and easy read. Just to prove how fast of a read this can be. I finished one book yesterday afternoon, went to bed after the monkey's were asleep and finished this one. There is some serious drama in this book, meow!

Inner Circle is getting 4 stars!
*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse (August 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416950419
ISBN-13: 978-1416950417

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Confessions: Review

Confessions

(Private Series #4)

by Kate Brian

Sometimes the truth hurts....

Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought...and then he turned up dead. And if that wasn't twisted enough, Reed's new boyfriend, Josh Hollis, was arrested for Thomas's murder.

Now everyone is back to worrying about the regular stuff, like how to sneak to the boys' dorms at night, whether two-ply cashmere is warm enough for fall, and whether to fly to London or Barcelona for Thanksgiving break.

Everyone except for Reed.

Reed is convinced that Josh is innocent, which means the killer is still out there. Now it's up to Reed to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths and the closer she gets to the confession that will change everything...if she's alive to hear it.

Insert Tammy Wynette's, Stand by Your Man song... ha ha ha! I could not help myself.

Confessions is my favorite in the series thus far, so much that I am going to give it 5 stars, count them... 5 stars!!!

Confessions fall into these challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (August 11, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416999493
ISBN-13: 978-1416999492

** Parents this book does contain a lot of adult content, and while I am certain a lot of teenage girls know about this stuff in some form if you are not comfortable with your girls reading this, you might what to either read it first or put a ninx to it. **

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Untouchable: Reveiw

Untouchable

(Private, Book 3)

by Kate Brian

Cheating, partying, blackmail, and now...murder?

Can the Billings Girls remain untouchable?

Reed's boyfriend, Thomas Pearson -- the popular, easygoing, irresistibly handsome and charismatic boy she fell in love with -- is dead. No one knows how it happened, and everyone is after the truth. Or are they?

Life at Easton Academy begins to feel very different. Taylor is acting like the poster child for Prozac, Kiran is spiking her cornflakes, Noelle is being kind of...nice, and Arianna keeps floating along as if nothing has happened.

Thanksgiving break arrives and Reed and Josh find themselves alone on campus. They are forced to confront the feelings they've been hiding. Those feelings combined with an empty campus result in the hottest hookup Reed could possibly imagine. But when Reed breaks the news about Josh to the Billings Girls, there's no fun game of tell-all. Instead, Josh begins to look like suspect No. 1 in the murder of Thomas Pearson.

The perfect life Reed has constructed as a Billings Girl begins to crumble. And as everyone becomes more convinced of Josh's guilt, Reed's private suspicions lead her somewhere she doesn't want to go.

3 books into this series and I am convinced that my high school was super boring! I feel sorry for my fellow students and I that we didn't get nearly has much drama as Reed .

HA HA HA!

I am enjoying this series and I just picked up the rest of the books so I can read the rest straight through. With loosing the baby a few days ago, these books help keep my mind off of anything too deep.

Untouchable gets 4 stars from me and it falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (December 26, 2006)

Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416918752
ISBN-13: 978-1416918752

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Invitation Only: Review

Invitation Only

(Private Series #2)

by Kate Brian

"Reed Brennan's future is looking as bright as the two-karat diamonds in her new housemates' ears. Being accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school in the country wasn't enough for Reed. She had to break every rule to do it, but she has accomplished the impossible:

"Reed is a Billings Girl now.

"And with her new status come respect, envy, and, most important, opportunity. Not to mention the parties. Unfortunately, at the next illicit party in the Easton campus woods, her roommate snaps some pictures of Reed in more than one compromising position. She uses the photos to blackmail Reed: Dig up dirt on the most powerful and popular Billings Girls or she will have Reed expelled.

"And speaking of parties, the Legacy is coming up. It's the invitation-only Halloween party in NYC and it's rumored that Thomas -- Reed's MIA boyfriend -- will be making an appearance there. Too bad Reed isn't even close to invited.

"Life as a Billings Girl is every bit as glamorous as Reed imagined. What she didn't bargain for is the tangled web of private lies these girls weave".

Man I don't remember girls being this mean when I was in high school, of course I went to a public high school that was not for the rich, lol! Than again maybe it did happen and I just didn't realize it because I am anti- drama and can tune it out for the most part.

When I am reading this book now that I am older I feel sorry for these kids who seem to have it all, what is with the rush to grow up and be something your not, trust me being an adult is not all it is cracked up to be, of course you don't learn this lesson until it is too late. I also try to pin the characters in this book with people I may have gone to school with, ha ha ha, I bet your real nervous now if your reading this and I went to school with you. Just my way of getting the look of the character into my head.

Poor Reed, she gets herself into hot water, all because she feels she needs to fit in with the Billings Girls, question is, will it all be worth it in the end??

I am giving Invitation Only 4 stars and it falls into these reading challenges...*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (November 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416918744
ISBN-13: 978-1416918745

** Parents this book does contain a lot of adult content, and while I am certain a lot of teenage girls no about this stuff in some form if you are not comfortable with your girls reading this, you might what to either read it first or put a ninx to it. **

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Private: Review

Private

by Kate Brian

"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 lot wealthier than she ever thought possible. Reed realizes that even though she has been accepted to Easton, Easton has not accepted her. She feels like she's on the outside looking in.

"Until she meets the Billing Girls

"They are the most beautiful, intelligent, and intensely confident girls on campus. And they know it. They hold all the power in a world where power is fleeting but means everything. Reed vows to do whatever it takes to be accepted into their inner circle.

"Reed uses every part of herself-the good, the bad, the beautiful- to get closer to the Billings Girls. She quickly discovers that inside their secret parties and mountains of attitude, hanging in their designer clothing- packed closets the Billings Girls have skeletons. And they'll do anyhting to keep their secrets private".

I knew nothing about this book until last week when I was strolling other book blogs and came across a review on Girls with Books blog. They spoke highly of it, and I was in need of more books that were fast reads, and light! My brain just wasn't going to wrap around anything more than that when it came to my reading.

I am glad I picked this book up, it was everything I needed a book to be at this moment in my life, fast and light! I think most girls/women will be able to relate to at least one of the female characters in this book, no matter how long ago we were in highschool ( and no I am not giving a number to how many years it has been for me now).

After reading the back cover I thought it would go deeper into the dark skeletons the Billings Girls have, but it didn't. Now that I see this series has 9 books ( could be more) makes sense why they gave just enough to get you to pick up the next book in the series.

** Parents this book does contain alot of adult content, and while I am certain a lot of teenage girls no about this stuff in some form if you are not comfortable with your girls reading this, you might what to either read it first or put a ninx to it. **

I am giving Private 4 stars and it falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse (June 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416918736
ISBN-13: 978-1416918738

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