"Sorority" by Genevieve Sly Crane is a darkly compelling exploration of sisterhood, secrets, and the complexities of female relationships within the confines of a sorority house. Crane's writing is sharp and evocative, seamlessly blending elements of suspense and psychological drama to create a narrative that is both gripping and thought-provoking.

The novel is structured through interconnected stories, each shedding light on the lives and inner workings of the sorority sisters. Crane masterfully delves into the personal struggles, ambitions, and hidden traumas of her characters, painting a vivid and often unsettling portrait of their world. The alternating perspectives offer a multifaceted view of the sorority experience, revealing the bonds and tensions that define the group's dynamics.

"Sorority" is not just a tale of college life but a deeper examination of the pressures and expectations placed on young women. Crane's insightful commentary on identity, loyalty, and the pursuit of acceptance resonates deeply, making the book a poignant and timely read.

Overall, "Sorority" is a beautifully crafted novel that will captivate readers with its rich character development and incisive exploration of complex themes. Genevieve Sly Crane has created a memorable and haunting narrative that lingers long after the final page is turned.

Thank you to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books, and NetGalley for a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

A slow start to this book due to the many involved characters, I was eventually drawn into the life of these sorority girls and the mystery they were all linked to.
A better read than listen, I would recommend this story to fans of college YA and "murder" mysteries . Not a huge stand out of a book ,but worth the time to read it and reminisce about your college days, though hopefully yours didn't include the death of a friend.

My personal sorority experience wasn't even close to this and it's sort of sad that this book just perpetuates the negative stereotypes of sorority life and sorority women.

Having no experience with the Greek life I thought this would be a fun glance into that lifestyle. I liked how each chapter dove deeper into the stories of each girl that is outlined in the beginning. However, I wish it was more plot driven and in chronological order. It did fulfill my desire to see the truth of sororities so I am pleased with it.

I was curious about the intimate depiction of the happenings inside a sorority, captured by this novel. Was a little difficult for me to love the characters in this book as they were rather shallow and self absorbed, yet the story was juicy, a bit dark at times, but fun nonetheless. Thank you NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions are my own.

I couldn’t get into this book. None of the characters are likable and with each chapter switching time and person it was difficult to get invested in.

I went in reading this book thinking I was going to love it, mainly because of all the hype behind it. Sadly this one just wasn't for me. I didn't enjoy the characters, the writing was alright, but the characters just fell flat for me.

This was quite a weird read. It bounced around from chapter to chapter between the girls and times before Margot's death and after Margot's death. It felt scattered and hard to keep up with who was who. I kept wanting to flip back to previous chapters to find which girl the current chapter was about and it got old doing that. I made it to 70% before I had to finally put it down and walk away.

I thought this was going to be a murder mystery but it was more a collection of short stories with no plot or outcome. Kind of felt like it was a little all over the place.

I had high hopes for this one, and felt like I would get a really in depth look at life in a sorority house. What I got was a bunch of mishmash stories that bored me and made me so frustrated with every character. I never got the whole sorority college experience and love reading about it, this one just fell so flat for me. I felt like it was all over the place and I was getting confused more than I thought possible.

Character wise there was not one that I could connect with at any point in my life. They were vicious and rude and just overall unlikeable. There were so many points where I just couldn’t get over the cruel way they treated people, even though I’m sure a lot of this does really happen.

Let’s just call this one a loss, and I’m not going back here. I really can’t recommend this one unless maybe you were in a sorority at some point, and if that’s the case I’d love to hear if you met anyone like these characters. I wish I could give some examples of things I liked, but I just can’t.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is like a guilty pleasure. You know it's not going to be the next great masterpiece, but you want to read it anyway. I thought the book had an interesting story, was a quick read, and kept me entertained. It would make a great beach read or a book to read on the plane.

Genevieve Sly Crane gives readers an interesting look behind the doors at a fictional sorority house filled with less than "sorority" types. The residents at this sorority house range from the deeply disturbed to the just slightly neurotic, but all are entertaining in their own way. Their lives are interwoven through glimpses into their past and futures.

Though I liked the book, I made the decision at the time I finished not to review it on my site. Maybe in the future I will include it in a book list post or another article.

Way back in the day, when I was a sorority girl, my house, I am relieved to say, was nothing like this one. Yet the world that Genevieve Sly Crane creates feels like it could exist, which is more than a little horrifying.

This isn't so much a novel as a series of short stories, each one focusing on a different sister and her relationship with someone who recently died. Through these vignettes, Genevieve Sly Crane shows you the effects of sisterhood on a bunch of young women who likely would have nothing to do with each other were it not for the sorority they joined.

Some of the stories are easier to enjoy than others, just as some of the sisters are easier to enjoy. Well, "enjoy" might be the wrong word. Empathize with? Maybe? These are not likable girls, and they are not people you would want to call "sister" under any circumstance. I felt badly for one or two, but when their chapters ended, I was glad to be rid of them. There are some characters you wish you knew more about. One in particular is too big of a mystery, and she should not be.

I wanted to like this one more than I did, but while some parts of it thoroughly captured my attention, I finished it feeling unsatisfied.

This was not what I was expecting at all I went with a mind frame like oh this is going to be like Greek the tv show. Man oh man was I wrong about that. This was told from different perspectives and each character has their own story within the book. In this book you see a lot of important issues that us women going into college should be aware of. All the dangers in college we face as women and the drama that's goes on behind closed doors in the Greek system. It is dark that's not what a lot of readers are expecting this will be a surprise for them. Over all this book took me by surprise I haven't read any book like this so its a first for me and very unique in every sense of the way.

Crane captures the nuances of female friendship, the dangers and attractions of Greek life, and the problematic nature of relations between young men and women on campuses. I found it hard to believe this was her first book but since it is what a way to debut! I was never in a sorority so I kind of liked the being the voyeur in this story. I learned a great deal, some I liked some I thought sounded a bit dumb. This book is a little dark but it is so good you won’t mind that. Pick this book up, from chapter one you will be hooked

I did not finish reading this book, it was just not compelling for me. The character introductions did not leave me wanting more, I just did not see myself enjoying it. I will share it with a friend who I think will enjoy it and I think maybe it would be more engaging if I was a previous sorority girl myself.

This book was difficult to get into. I was mildly intrigued, but I felt that it took too long to get to the story of the characters.

While Sorority is dripping with all of the staples of Greek campus life—from eating disorders to hazing—Genevive Sly Crane has created anything but a typical college-based book. With each section told from a different sister’s, founder’s, or even a Greek chorus’s point of view, we are given a voyeuristic view of what goes on behind the closed doors of a sorority sister’s room.

What makes Sorority poignant and important isn’t the tackling of the issues expected on a college campus but the unflinching way each character looks at their transition into adulthood. Their connections with their fellow sisters are tenuous at best, but there’s a deeper longing: to feel grounded, to feel like they still belong, to prove that they’re not invisible in a world that would otherwise ignore them. Whether it’s the death of their fellow sister, or an invasion of visiting parents, the women in this sorority always pull themselves together. They do what needs to be done.

Character-driven and open-ended, Sorority won’t be the easiest read for everyone. But, for me, it mirrors life that way and echoed collections like Roxane Gay’s Difficult Women. You get to glimpse into the real lives of women who were only brought together by the chance that they all pledged the same sorority. Their blemishes are on display, but Crane makes it clear that you won’t be able to judge these girls harder than they judge themselves.

For fans of Difficult Women, Big Little Lies, and Prep, Crane delivers a collection of women whose stories are necessary for your summer beach bag.

An interesting collection of vignettes that weave together to tell the stories of the residents of a sorority house. Tragedies, backstories, and closeted skeletons make for an engaging read.