I thought that I'd find this book really lame, but wanted to read it anyway, because YA christmas stories make me smile, always.But actually, I thought it was pretty well done. I loved the character of Beau and his background was touching and realistic.The whole teens in high school hierarchy sid...
All Ariana Osgood's want is to move on from her past using the name Briana Leigh. But there's a shadow that keeps hunting her, following her every move and destroying her every plan. Kaitlynn, a sane but clever girl and was even considered by Ana as her bestfriend until she discovered Lily's true...
4.3 - 4.5 starsThe ending was kind of jacked up. Ariana killed 2 people. One who she detested and one whom she once cared so much for. And as the series move on, I'm not so sure I'll like it as much anymore. And shouldn't Ariana kind of hate Reed? I could rant for hours about this book. But evide...
Ok, so that was weird. I just marked it as the book I'm currently reading, and then a minute later marked it as read. Haha, I haven't been on goodreads all day and I happened to start this book this morning, and finished it a couple of minutes ago, so I didn't have a chance to ever mark it as rea...
In this book, Ariana tries desperately to hold her new life together but on top of seeing Reed, Dr Meloni is also the school's counselor that was hired following a tragic death cost by Ariana. And not to mention the fact that her ex boyfriend Palmer is very suspcious of her and Kiran's body has b...
When seventeen-year-old Lila Beckwith’s little brother Cooper ruins her big chance to throw an epic party while her parents are out of town, she only wants to get back at him. Leaving out an article claiming that global warming is melting the North Pole seems to be the perfect way to make him pay...
The 4th book in Kate Brian's hit seriesAriana Osgood HAD it all. After rotting away at the Brenda T facility she's broken out into the real world. Her biggest mistake? Trusting cellmate Kaitlyn Nottingham. Kaitlyn's on the loose and to add to Ariana's living nightmare goes to Ariana's school. Not...
The Short Version:Plot: 10/20Characters: 15/20Writing: 18/20Originality: 20/20Entertainment: 8/10Recommendation: 5/10Total: 76/100I picked up the next Privilege book when I wanted a quick, fast read that I didn't have to think about. Knowing Brian's books, I knew that was what I was in for.The p...
Lucky T by Kate Brian tells the story of Carrie Fitzgerald, a high school sophomore who travels halfway across the world for a t-shirt. Carrie’s shirt is lucky and when her mom accidentally gives it away to a charity in India, Carrie is determined to find it.She travels to India with her ex best ...
More reviews at http://bookbybooksummer.blogspot.com/I've been seeing this around, and finally decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did. It was a quick and easy read, and thoroughly enjoyable. Although it was a quick read, and fairly predictable, it was a good chic-lit that I haven't the recent ...
The princess and the pauperby Kate brian266pp USAChildren's publishing divisionISBN 9781416905202 This story is about two girls who have totally different lives or so they think but maybe their lives aren’t that different besides the matter that one is rich and one is not. Oh and I have to m...
He's absolutely perfect. If only he were real. Lane and Vivi have had it with Isabelle Hunter's boyfriend, Shawn Littig (a.k.a. Sluttig). He is the only person who can turn their smart, confident best friend into a complete mess. When Shawn Sluttig cheats on and dumps Izzy just months before ...
The first four books in the collection that encompass the whole story arc of Reed Brennan arriving at the posh Easton boarding school, falling in love with Thomas, and having him murdered by one of her new best friends in Billings House. Includes the books Private, Invitation Only, Untouchable, a...
Without your help, this one never would have gotten done. Special thanks also to Lanie, Sara, and Josh. You know why. NEVER "It's not fair." It wasn't a whine or a complaint, just a statement. A statement of the obvious, as far as Ariana Osgood was concerned. As she stared out the window of the B...
I felt like I was being chased. Every time I took a turn, I was sure I was about to run headfirst into Steven Nell. Every time I thought about stopping to take a breath, I saw him jumping out from behind a hedge. I couldn’t believe I’d just ignored the warning signs, that I’d chosen to turn a bli...
As I sat on the one divan, fiddling nervously with the key he'd lifted from Josh's room to get us in here, he strolled along the walls, admiring the rows and rows of artwork by the dim light of the one lamp we had dared to turn on. He'd risked everything sneaking into Josh's police-taped dorm to ...
Kiran said, leaning into the railing at the stern of Noelle’s father’s sailboat as it raced along the Connecticut coastline. I stood next to her and looked out at the view, which was rather spectacular. Huge mansions hovered over the water, interspersed with older, more modest Cape Cod houses. Se...
Nothing! You should never have been accepted at this school! You don’t deserve to be here!” My pulse thrummed in my ears as I backed across the Billings roof, Missy advancing on me with predatory ferocity in her eyes. Her black robe billowed in the wind, the hood jumping up and down on her back. ...
It was open to a page full of hideous black-and- white dresses that looked like they'd walked out of an Alice in Wonderland nightmare--all checkerboard patterns and ridiculously poufy skirts. It was only one month until their prom, and neither of them had a dress yet. But if this was the junk the...
I said, pressing one hand on the flimsy wall beside me as the tower above the library swayed in the wind. I swore under my breath as the entire thing leaned to the left. Overhead, the huge, two-ton bell creaked ominously on its hinges. “Rory, you keep forgetting,” Joaquin ...
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Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fi ctitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright � 2010...
The air was crisp and clear and once again hundreds of stars winked overhead. It was as if a huge leaden blanket had been lifted off the campus. Blake was in custody. And we were all willing to believe that this horrible chapter had officially been closed. The worst was behind us. “Who wants to g...
The Billings tables were quiet. No animated conversation, no going over homework and paging through magazines. Everyone was staring at their food, not even acknowledging one another. I hesitated—told myself that we were all tired after sneaking back to our dorms at almost 2 a.m. That they weren’t...
From the mundane, like letting out a string of curses right in front of him, to the profane, like streaking across campus, to the blasphemous, like destroying some important historical Easton artifact. But I had a hunch that the cursing wouldn’t be big enough, that streaking might send me to the ...
Kiran had been avoiding me all day, but I was not going to let her leave campus without talking to me. I had to know what was going on. A cozy fire crackled in the fireplace in our lobby, and Rose and Vienna sat in front of it, chatting, surrounded by at least a half dozen pieces of luggage as th...
Then she let her gaze travel ever so slowly from her enemy's pedicured toes up her long, recently waxed legs. She took in the pressed shorts, the pink sweater, the perfectly cropped hair. Finally, finally she looked into Kaitlynns eyes. Jade green, they gleamed with malevolence. In moments of abj...
Everyone was talking jovially, reviewing their purchases, striking deals over who could borrow what from whom. Clearly retail therapy was a legitimate method of treatment for depression. At least inside the circle. "Reed, you have to stop by and try on that red dress for us again," Shelby demande...
You can't go in the pool after the hot tub! The water will be freezing," Amberly complained, shivering in her pink underwear as we all made our way down the hill toward the pool a little while later. "You're supposed to do it the other way around." "I like to live on the edge," Kiran said flatly....
As he saw me approach, he got on his knees and pushed up the sleeves of his navy-blue cotton sweater, exposing his perfect forearms. "I've brought you three types of croissants," he announced. "That has to earn me some points." He pronounced "croissants" with a flawless Fr...
Theresa screamed as Eliza emerged from the tree line into a small clearing. Catherine and Theresa stood on the far side of a ravine that cut right through the trees. Theresa’s dress was soaked, the heavy fabric clinging to her skin. She whirled on Catherine, her dark hair matted to her face and n...