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The Ivies by Alexa Donne
3.0

girls who will Literally kill to get into college sounded fun to me right away & well,, that was indeed a ride. first and foremost i did Not guess the plot twist (but i am also terrible at guessing the plot twists so).

i haven't read a ton of ya mysteries but i have read a few and i mean this was obviously very formulaic in regards to books about rich private school kids and the main character who makes it clear that she is on scholarship. very clear. like every chapter. multiple times. sorry i am tired of reading about Very privileged white characters attending Insanely good high schools who lean on being poor as a way to show that they are not privileged, it's just soo annoying but anyways i digress.

the plot twist/reveal, specifically the motive was... unexpected. it was so odd honestly, like i got it but was just so caught off guard by the reasoning lol. overall though i gave this 3 stars so i obviously didn't hate it, it was pretty fun & entertaining. if you're into these types of ya mysteries i'm sure you'd have a good time. also my school is mentioned in it so i guess i got a cameo