A review by elizabethh724
The Ivies by Alexa Donne

4.0

I borrowed this book from the library the maximum number of times I was allowed because I simply wasn't ready. Then I started it and could not put it down. People who say Gossip Girl plus Mean Girls in a high pressure prep school environment and add in a murder whodunit are right.

Olivia is part of a clique at a prep school. The clique called The Ivies has done some pretty cutthroat things to their classmates in order to get ahead with their college applications with each girl getting an Ivy League to apply for Early Decision. Olivia is supposed to apply to Penn. However her dream school is Harvard, but the group leader Avery Montfort has forbidden any in their group to apply to her dream school despite being a triple legacy. Avery comes from a wealthy family as well as Emma, Margot and Sierra who are quite comfortable. Yet Olivia is a scholarship student with a single mom who is a public school teacher.

When 1 in their group is murdered, Olivia is determined to find the killer and also make sure she isn't falsely accused. Pretty much everyone is suspicious including members of their group. But will she find the truth before she makes herself a target of the killer?

I enjoyed this book a lot including the way things ended. 4.25/5☆