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Have you ever watched elite? Or perhaps any movie or tv show that entitled in it “boarding school”. Well this book has exactly that, a group of privleaged kids set their life in a boarding school, of love, drama, and adventure.

It was so enticing and captivating reading a book in multiple povs and truly understanding each individuals motives and feelings.

I received a digital ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

For the most part I enjoyed this book and appreciated the attempt at diversity. However, I'm not sure what the point of having so many multiple points of view is because I felt like I received no resolution. The ending seemed a bit lackluster and there are no parts of the book that really stand out to me. It wasn't a bad book, I just found it hard to invest myself in the characters.

I enjoyed this story and definitely found myself rooting for the characters to succeed and find happiness. I thought the setup of a writing group was an interesting way to bring 5 characters together who otherwise would not have been friends. I did find myself wishing the characters were a tad more developed as they all had interesting backgrounds and a lot of growth potential. Overall, a solid and quick read that my students are sure to enjoy!

I appreciated the diversity of characters and the complex issues they all brought to the story. While I did not prefer the writing style and believe the ending felt rushed, I would recommend this for young people to read.

A heartbreaking true comparison to boarding school experiences and the toxic environment it grows. I enjoyed reading this as it opened my eyes and let me see into this world. It’s not my typical read and so didn’t keep my attention entirely but this is a book that needs to be read.

I received a digital ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

There's nothing really wrong with this novel. That doesn't sound like a promising way to begin a review, but it's true. There's nothing wrong with it. The characters are relatable, although I felt that they were a little too generalized; it would be the work of just a minute to put each of them into a stereotype. But they are a diverse group, which I appreciate, and their differences were things that both created problems and fostered friendships. I guess that's really my complaint about the entire book -- it just felt too generalized, from the setting to the characters to the plot.

There's an author's note that implies that much of what happened in this story came from true life experiences. I wonder if, by trying not to write specifically about his own experiences, the author leaned too much in the other direction and ended up making this story too general.

Like I said, it was okay, but I didn't feel emotionally invested in these characters or their struggles. This story felt too much like other stories I've read.

i enjoyed this but it wasn’t my favorite but i think people who liked the inheritance games will really enjoy this!

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I was expecting this to be a little different but I'm glad that I decided to read it and it definitely changed my mind.

This book was a tough read because it was so deep. I was not expecting it to be soo dark, but i thought the author really approached some tough topics with the grace necessary for teenagers. It was realistic and thought provoking and overall tackled a lot of tough issues!

There were things that I really enjoyed about this book. I thought the relationships between the students, and even Douglas times, were gorgeous. The description of a New England prep school campus in Fall were perfection. I thought that this was a low-key love letter to the art of writing, and that was really done beautifully. While I found it to be accurate that teens jump from eager to unsure to completely lost in high school, sometimes the characters felt like they were drawn with too heavy of a hand, or handled too preciously. Overall, I really enjoyed the book, but I would have loved a little more subtlety to the story, which, in its essence, was always going to feel a bit heavy in the end.

I struggled with being able to get into this book. I thought all the characters were relatable and I like the way they all came from different backgrounds. it was a lot of POVs so could be hard to follow and because of that, I struggled to connect deeply with any of the characters. I did really like the setting and some aspects of the plot, though!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!!

I really wanted to like this one more than I did. My two main gripes were the writing style and how I wasn’t able to connect to any of the characters. I thought there were too many POVs and that was probably the reason I disliked it a bit.

I love boarding school stories because I always wanted to attend one myself, so I think that was the saving grace for me!!

I got this off of Netgalley and these opinions are my own. I struggled with being able to get into this book. I thought all the characters were relatable and I like the way they all came from different backgrounds and formed a bond. I liked that they were there for each other, but overall I just struggled with the story.