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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
The Ivies starts off a little slow but once the body is found, it really picks up. I was suspecting everyone because they all had motive, and I loved the red herrings. I would have loved an epilogue for closure but other than that, I loved this book. So entertaining and a quick read
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great book, just the right amount of plot twists and shocks to keep you on your toes.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Damn this book was so good! It reminded me of another book I love AGGGTM because of the mystery plot but also If We Were Villains because of the academic side of it
A fun, quick read! It was some Nancy Drew meets Gossip Girl realness and while not some ~revolutionary~ read it was a delight and I couldn't totally put it down. 3.5/5 stars!
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
wasn’t a huge fan, it got better as i went, but maybe the style of writing just wasn’t for me?? idk
the book is exactly like those unbelievable show/movies from american high school and i still eat it up everytime
Welcome to the world of elite prep schools, where some people will do anything to succeed. Meet The Ivies -- a group of five prep school teenage girls who are ready to take down anyone standing in the way of their entrance into an Ivy League college. They sabotage competitors, I mean, classmates, grades, club positions, class status, and even personal relationships just to ensure the five friends will have a smoother path to Ivy League acceptance. But sometimes they get a little too competitive. When one of them ends up dead, all fingers point to the so-called friend group having "taken out" one of their own. Olivia, a surprising member of The Ivies given her middle-class family status, is shaken by her friend's death. She's determined to figure out what happened and just who is to blame -- and who is left for her to trust...
Thoughts: I'm so excited to share this new YA thriller with my students! The drama, the intrigue, the "red herrings" -- there's a lot going on in this elite school murder mystery! And despite the setting being at a school for "rich kids", the main character Olivia is a scholarship student from a middle class family, which makes her much more relatable to most YA readers. I wasn't buying her plea of innocence as to how far her "friends" would go for an Ivy League admission, but considering she's not nearly as cutthroat as the rest of her peers I guess it shouldn't be that surprising. Given that this story centers around college admissions, I'd highly suggest it for high school juniors and seniors just because I think they'd feel the tension of the college admissions process moreso than younger YA readers. I think the inappropriate relationship got glossed over a bit, there were a few predictable aspects, and I could do without the no-trustworthy-or-completely annoying-adults YA trope, but otherwise I give this book a solid 4.5 stars. It was a page-turning, suspenseful mystery with surprisingly relatable characters and enough twists and turns to keep the story moving.
Thoughts: I'm so excited to share this new YA thriller with my students! The drama, the intrigue, the "red herrings" -- there's a lot going on in this elite school murder mystery! And despite the setting being at a school for "rich kids", the main character Olivia is a scholarship student from a middle class family, which makes her much more relatable to most YA readers. I wasn't buying her plea of innocence as to how far her "friends" would go for an Ivy League admission, but considering she's not nearly as cutthroat as the rest of her peers I guess it shouldn't be that surprising. Given that this story centers around college admissions, I'd highly suggest it for high school juniors and seniors just because I think they'd feel the tension of the college admissions process moreso than younger YA readers. I think the inappropriate relationship got glossed over a bit, there were a few predictable aspects, and I could do without the no-trustworthy-or-completely annoying-adults YA trope, but otherwise I give this book a solid 4.5 stars. It was a page-turning, suspenseful mystery with surprisingly relatable characters and enough twists and turns to keep the story moving.