3.75/5

The setting is Gossip Girl, but the tone of the story gives more Pretty Little Liars.

Chiamaka certainly underwent some character development—just consider the contrast between how she initially portrayed herself as the most important figure at the school, then became a victim, and finally faced the situation head-on. However, one thing she never lost was her naivety; I cannot say whether this was written intentionally to reflect a refusal to face reality, or if it simply stemmed from a lack of development on the author's part.

For the majority of the story, my biggest question was what prompted Ace to target Devon as well. His social background was so different from Chiamaka’s, and he really just wanted to get through his school years unnoticed. The plot twist didn't come as a complete surprise, and one only has to look at the news to immediately believe how little morality the wealthy have and just how far they will go. Considering it’s a Young Adult book—and very much reads like one—it deals heavily with racism and classism, which is definitely what kept me engaged with the story.

The credibility suffered due to the ending, making the plot progression feel unbalanced.

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It's not the book's fault,it's just not for me at all. The whole gossip thing stresses me out and I can already tell reading about a bunch of mean,rich kids being mean,rich kids will annoy me. I'm not really in the mood to be annoyed so... I went to read some reviews hoping they would motivate me to continue,but if anything they just motivated me to quit. Again,nothing against the book since I haven't read enough,I just can't bring myself to continue it.